I'm looking for everything.

I'm going to be happy Welcome to-new, great moments in weed history.

Happy New Year to one and all.

And thank you for continuing to get high on history with me.

Who knows what 2026 will bring my friends.

But one thing I do know is that we're starting off strong

on the podcast because my guest, this week is the author of a fascinating new book called

The Wireless Operator, the untold story of the British sailor who invented the modern drug trade.

So roll up and get ready because you're about to hear

the never-before-told story of Harold Durber, the debonair British merchant navy veteran who

pioneered the modern narcotics trade with his groundbreaking invention, the drug mothership.

Through his ghost fleet of motherships, floating in international waters,

Derber eventually became the chief supplier of cannabis to post World War II America.

As you're about to hear in my interview with author David took,

this story really does have a bit of everything.

Action, adventure, intrigue, espionage, romance, mystery, murder, and of course the smuggling of massive amounts of weed.

But before we get into the interview, I do want to stop and quickly say a huge thank you

to everyone who supports this podcast on Patreon. I rely on the support of that community to

keep the lights on and also to keep me inspired to keep on sharing these weed history stories with

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Now it's time to meet an international weed smuggler par excellence, except, uh, Oh, I'm getting a wireless transmission.

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