Something True 7: Charlie Joyride
Something True
English - May 09, 2017 14:28 - 14 minutes - 20.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 204 ratingsSociety & Culture History history storytelling comedy short stories humor humour facts trivia idle thumbs duncan fyfe Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Elias Mortimer, a construction lobbyist, needed to land his firm a fat government contract to build veterans' hospitals. Luckily for him, the chief of the Veterans' Bureau had three great loves: getting bribed, misappropriating government funds, and intense 24/7 partying. They thought there was no way anything could go wrong. But what happened nearly destroyed them both.
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Music on this week’s episode:
Jahzzar – Take Me Higher*
Latché Swing – Swing 39*
Alialujah Choir – Kings and Queens*
Latché Swing – Menilmontant*
Costa and Nero – Rast’e Tou Teke*
Podington Bear – Starling*
Nick Jaina – High Beams*
*modified for the podcast.