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    Join hosts Evan and C.J. as they discuss Robert De La Salle, architect of the French fur trade in Northern Wisconsin and the rest of French Louisiana. News: WI Judge moves radical priest, RoJo’s recent climate claims, and even more RoJo gaslighting. Cleanser: Kangaroo Invasion?

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