173 - The Baroness Of Floreana Island
Episode Date: February 13, 2019In the 1930s German lovers Friedrich Ritter and Dore Stauch moved to the remote and uninhabited Floreana Island, hoping to leave society behind foreve...
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495 episodes transcribedIn the 1930s German lovers Friedrich Ritter and Dore Stauch moved to the remote and uninhabited Floreana Island, hoping to leave society behind foreve...
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