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    This week's episode is a special one. Alasdair and Julie-Roxane share their most disturbing travel story. Crime. Drugs. Sabotage. Charles Manson. It's a small town with a dark past and a malevolent secret. Make yourself a warm drink and curl up (but maybe keep the lights on), let's get into it!

    Listen to this episode and explore:

    • Road tripping and camping down the coast (3:45)
    • On our way to Nevada City (14:52)
    • Welcome to L-Town (19:08)
    • An orgy in the woods? (21:16)
    • Where the road takes a 90 degree turn (25:05)
    • The darkness begins (33:26)
    • We're stuck here (42:47)
    • The tow truck driver (50:34)
    • Meet Chuck (58:55)
    • That's f*cked uuup! : (1:09:29)
    • The mechanic (1:13:53)
    • Charles Manson?! (1:21:20)
    • The devil's in the tarot cards (1:27:09)
    • Should we have guns? (1:31:50)
    • The apple story (1:38:32)

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