Podcasts History This Day in Esoteric Political History Sanford Hikes the Appalachian Trail (2009)

Sanford Hikes the Appalachian Trail (2009)

Published: June 24, 2021, 1:20 p.m.

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It\u2019s June 24th. This day in 2009, South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford is exposed for having an affair with a woman in Argentina.

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Jody, NIki, and Kellie discuss how the scandal unfolded, and how Sanford\u2019s team tried to use the feeble excuse that he was \u201chiking the Appalachian trail\u201d when he was in fact in Buenos Aires.

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