Phantom Airships, Absurd Wars, and the Strangest Spy Experiments

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Previously titled “The Airship Panic of 1896, the War Over a Pig and That Time the CIA Tried to Use Cats as Spies” — renamed by the publisher on Aug 7, 2026

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Recorded26 May 2025

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