Lions Led By Donkeys Podcast

Episode 410 - The Death of PQ-17

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*PREVIEW* The Mutiny of the USS Somers

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Episode 409 - The Anglo-Satsuma War

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*PREVIEW* Lions Led By Robots 26: FLCL: Part 2 ft. Lucy Valentine

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Episode 408 - The Fenian Ram

SUPPORT THE SHOW ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys?vanity=user PRE ORDER JOE'S BOOK https://www.amazon.com/Highlands-Burn-Foundling-Brigade-Saga-ebook/dp/B0GSG5CNXX/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3O97YGHOXJRP4&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.kBj_XRfH3_GHTnQkYjzECwIddNedvlE4-RCHBWgHXlUErgqNYWgOwY1KYsA7yZvLQTviQGOF346h8IITpO3cNvuwWz7a7NR6wkpDazqkiZ81Klbpu5C-MrbANkkKB0_S4RLO_WvFNKmY8dykmuSv38BFZOwVzb95iFq65uWaHolnpmmeCvadgtqgMwbO_-ixcUjAojfLba2sN_LO48EwZZkCCte9AbJivDEvvYwEeNw.7XuiOakliB9sCJdyw_OJA0I-Ul5yjB2E2RrFAUbPM_w&dib_tag=se&keywords=the+highlands+burn&qid=1775307842&sprefix=%2Caps%2C179&sr=8-1 PRE ORDER SECOND HOME'S DEBUT ALBUM: https://secondhomes.bandcamp.com/album/find-a-way-to-hate-it LIVE SHOW TICKETS: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lions-led-by-donkeys-podcast-live-in-london-29th-may-tickets-1985443952308 LIVE STREAM TICKETS: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/livestream-lions-led-by-donkeys-podcast-live-in-london-29th-may-2026-tickets-1985444086710 A half-blind Irish immigrant to the US freelance develops the first modern submarine with funds from the Fenian Brotherhood. This leads to a lot of arguments and a late-night submarine jacking. SOURCES: Davies, R. Nautilus: The Story of Man Under the Sea Lyons, Chuck. The Holland Submarine. Military Heritage. August 2008. Vol 10, no. 1 Devoy Tells Story of First Submarine: Holland Warship Purchased for Clan-na-Gael, The Original Owners, by Harry Cunningham”, The Gaelic American, New York, 09 July 1927 https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/1935/august/fenian-ram https://www.millrivertrail.com/learn/famous-stolen-submarine https://web.archive.org/web/20121021174106/http://www.navy.mil/navydata/cno/n87/usw/issue_19/holland2.htm