THE KRAKEN BUSTERS

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**THE KRAKEN BUSTERS**

Telling the story of America’s strangest conflict, the largely forgotten war between the United States and an ocean full of angry sea monsters in the late 1940s and early 1950s.

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19 Endgame, 1951-52 Dec 12, 2021

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Dewey defeats monsters

18 The Clouds Part, 1950-51 Dec 05, 2021

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Victory is within reach, despite a setback in Long Beach. Also: enter Richard Nixon.

17 The Fall of Black Jack Kraken, 1950 Nov 28, 2021

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The war in the Pacific reaches a major turning point.

16 Renewed Vigor, 1949 Nov 21, 2021

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15 Operation Mousetrap, 1949 Nov 14, 2021

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The Trumble Group and Kay Hendry's office hatch a simple plan for blowing up monsters. But will it blow up enough of them? And will it blow them up hard enough?

14 Dewey, 1949 Nov 07, 2021

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As the nation reels from the combined disasters surrounding San Francisco, a new president takes office and sees both gloom and points of light within it. Also, Woody Guthrie writes a song.

13 Unthinkable, 1948 Oct 31, 2021

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Once the sea creatures are in possession of San Francisco Bay, what do they want with it? CONTENT WARNING: THIS EPISODE INCLUDES AN ACT OF EXTREME SELF-HARM.

12 San Francisco, 1948 Oct 24, 2021

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Harry Truman hoped for a decisive encounter with the sea creatures before the election. Then he got one.

11 The Incumbent, 1948 Oct 17, 2021

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Is losing a war to sea monsters a good reelection campaign strategy? Also: enter Ernest Hemingway.

10 Secession, 1947 Oct 10, 2021

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Dominoes continue to fall throughout the Pacific after it becomes the sea monsters' private lake. Also, the Navy reorganizes some deck chairs and tries out some new accessories.

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