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Ed Helms on history's greatest Snafus

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Comedian, actor and musician Ed Helm‘s podcast “Snafu” takes deep dives into historical blunders. Earlier this year, he published many more of them in the book “Snafu: The Definitive Guide to History’s Greatest Screwups.”

We revisit Ed Helms’ conversation with host Scott Tong from May.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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