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#6 Lasse i Gatan

Season 1, Ep. 6

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 Lars Gathenhielm, also known as Lasse i Gatan. Erik had heard the name, but didn't know more about the notorious Swedish government-sanctioned pirate. You'll hear about Lasse's conquests, failures and wartime assistance in this hilarious episode.


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