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If Mosquito Hawks Can Fly

99% Invisible by SiriusXM Podcasts and Roman Mars

Jul 14, 202600:41:56Arts

A Louisiana man born into slavery designs an airship with hopes to take flight. Those plans are interrupted, but maybe not forever.

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If Mosquito Hawks Can Fly is an episode from 99% Invisible by SiriusXM Podcasts and Roman Mars. A Louisiana man born into slavery designs an airship with hopes to take flight. Those plans are interrupted, but maybe not forever. The episode...

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