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33 | When Life Gives You Chet Lemon | Part II

33 | When Life Gives You Chet Lemon | Part II

FromSports Explains the World


33 | When Life Gives You Chet Lemon | Part II

FromSports Explains the World

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Length:
60 minutes
Released:
Mar 13, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

11-year-old Chet Lemon superfan Allison cheers on the Detroit Tigers on their path to World Series glory in 1984. The team's success is a comfort for a girl whose mother was tragically murdered by a stranger in a robbery gone wrong. Nearly four decades later, Allison's friend, reporter Davy Rothbart, reaches out to the woman convicted of the crime to learn more about the tragic day that changed all of their lives.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Released:
Mar 13, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

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