January 12th, 2017. The San Diego Chargers of the NFL packed their bags after 56 years of calling San Diego home, and headed north to Los Angeles. But to understand why, we have to go back decades, even centuries. How is the history of these two cities intertwined by centuries of a bitter rivalry? How did the Chargers come to call San Diego home? And how were the seeds for disaster planted generations before they would bear fruit?

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Written and edited by Raphie Cantor

Produced by Ben Stein

Mixing and Original Music from Jordan Cantor

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