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#4: Nellie Bly - Genius Journalist
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About this Episode
A History Snippet about Nellie Bly, a no-nonsense journalist who went undercover in asylums and jails, broke the world record for traveling around the world and wrote a ton of articles and books.
Update: We fixed the audio issues!
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