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    CRUDE #2 – Bombs, Blood & the Battle of Trickle Creek
    A family poisoned in their homes. Bombs going off in the night. Shots fired and inside jobs. The story of Wiebo Ludwig is There Will Be Blood come to life. So was he a man of faith facing down the full might of Big Oil? Or a terrorist with blood on his hands?
    April 16, 2019
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    A family poisoned in their homes. Bombs going off in the night. Shots fired and inside jobs. The story of Wiebo Ludwig is There Will Be Blood come to life. So was he a man of faith facing down the full might of Big Oil? Or a terrorist with blood on his hands?

    Featured in this episode: David York (Wiebo’s War), Levi Ludwig

    To learn more:

    Saboteurs: Wiebo Ludwig’s War Against Big Oil by Andrew Nikiforuk

    Wiebo’s War by David York

    “Adventures in Wieboland” by Brian Bergman in Maclean’s.

    This episode is sponsored by Endy, Entripy and HelloFresh

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