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The man who pierced the Iron Curtain in a flying go-kart – and left civilization forever

42 mins | Jul 30, 2023
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In 1984, Ivo Zdarsky escaped communist Czechoslovakia using a DIY flying machine and sought a new life in the United States. But did he find freedom in the land of the free? Andy Rieber brings you his extraordinary story and subsequent entrepreneurial success.

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