The Odd Tale of Oregon's Exploding Whale
Our American Stories
iHeartPodcasts
4.3 • 737 Ratings
🗓️ 20 June 2025
⏱️ 13 minutes
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On this episode of Our American Stories, after a whale washed up on an Oregon beach in 1970, someone decided it would be a good idea to blow it up with a large amount of dynamite. Things didn’t go as planned. Jesse Edwards shares the story.
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