246 - Sir Richard Burton (pt. 7): Gorilla Hunting & the Cannibals

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About this Episode

Burton is back in Africa for his first consulship! We tag along for Burton's many explorations into West Africa as he hunts for the mysterious 19th century cryptid, the Gorilla. He also risks his skin to study tribes and kingdoms with some cannibalistic tendencies.

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