Between the Levees

S2:E145 | Miguel Spinola | Mate (Artco)


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Joining me from Paducah, Kentucky, Miguel Spinola shares his incredible story. Born in Madeira off the coast of Portugal, he grew up near the water and was well acquainted with the local maritime industry there. At the ripe old age of 6, he moved with his family to London, England where his life would change for the better and for the worse. He eventually made his way overseas to the finest city on the planet, hot and humid just outside the Louis Armstrong International Airport, and soon found himself in shipyards renovating towboats. If not for carpentry and online video games, this story would have been very different. Hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

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Between the LeveesBy The Living History Collection