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🗓️ 19 August 2020
⏱️ 49 minutes
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We've all heard about the practice of smashing a champagne bottle against the hull of a ship before launching it -- but where does this practice come from? Join the guys as they delve into the surprisingly ancient practice of commemorating ship launches, from ancient Babylon to the modern day.
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0:00.0 | Picture Miami. Picture its beaches. Picture three radio journalists assassinated in cold blood. |
0:09.2 | This is silenced, the radio murders. |
0:12.4 | You left the body there for reason. It was the calling card. It's like the mafia used to do. |
0:17.2 | The mastermind has never been caught. To find him, we had to go deep into a world of drugs and darkness. |
0:24.4 | And there were these hints of a much bigger conspiracy. |
0:30.8 | I'm Osvalotian. Listen to silenced, the radio murders. On the iHART radio app, Apple podcasts, |
0:37.5 | or wherever you get your podcasts. |
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2:08.5 | Welcome to the show Ridiculous Historians. As always, thank you so very much for tuning in. |
2:15.6 | Today's episode is about rituals in a way. A ritual that we've probably all heard of, but |
2:23.5 | one that's that's kind of mysterious when you get right down to it. What are we talking about? |
2:28.0 | No spoilers, but stay tuned for like, I don't know, two minutes. Or read the title of the show. Hi, |
2:34.7 | I'm Ben. Hey, Ben, it's me. When you sent this topic over, my immediate response was, yeah, |
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