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How to Build an Arctic Airport - #106

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This week, we're digging into The B1M's recent video "How to Build an Arctic Airport". Together, we find out why airport construction in Greenland is (quite literally) booming. Oh, and there's a cheeky Greenlandic themed quiz.


Later in the episode, we cover:



We end the show with an email from Ellie of the "Structures, Practice and Natter Podcast (SPAN)".


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