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Episode 411: The True Story of Pocahontas

Episode 411: The True Story of Pocahontas

Author: Riley Knight May 10, 2026 Duration: 52:33
Half-Arsed History
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In this week's episode, meet Pocahontas, the famous Indigenous American woman, and uncover the truth of her story - or as much of it as we know, at any rate.

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