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#103 Carl Linnaeus

Ep. 103

Teach Me Sweden is a Swedish History podcast by comedians Jonathan Rollins (US) and Erik Broström (SE). Each week one of them reads a true story from Swedish History to the other one who likely knows nothing about it.


In this episode, Jonathan teaches Erik about the famed Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus. Listen, learn and laugh,



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