The Ballad of Pancho Barnes

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The Ballad of Pancho Barnes

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Feb 28, 2023

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She was an epic badass. She was the fastest woman alive, after she broke Amelia Earhart’s records. She also ran the Happy Bottom Riding Club for flyboys and future astronauts, that is, until J Edgar Hoover and the Air Force went to war against…Pancho Barnes.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Feb 28, 2023

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