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Plague Island: Venice's Dark History

Episode Summary

In this episode of Super Respectable, Dave tells Tosh about Lazaretto Poveglia, a small island in Venice that has a dark history. The two talk about how early in Italy's history, the island was used to quarantine the sick, but in later years, it was converted into a mental institute. To make things even more interesting, Dave reports from Venice with the island in question just a stones throw away.

Episode Notes

Sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poveglia

https://www.thevintagenews.com/2016/03/24/poveglia-dreadful-story-haunted-tiny-island-venetian-lagoon-witnessed-lobotomies-last-breaths-infected-souls/

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Poveglia&page=&utm_source=opensearch

Special thanks to Kentaro Ide for making the intro and outro music. Check out his site at www.kentaroide.com

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