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Podcast: Detectivery State of Mind and Other Strange Things (DetectiverySOM)
Episode: Chang Apana the Legend Who Inspired Charlie Chan
Description: Send us Fan MailEvery so often in history, we are blessed with learning the existence of a true badass human. In this episode we dive into the legend of Chang Apana, and some of the astonishing antics that followed him...amazing story. Chang Apana was a police officer/detective in Honolulu Hawaii in the 1930s, his legendary life and career gave rise to the inspiration for the the fictional character of Charlie Chan. Charlie Chan grew to huge popularity in the late 1930s and early 1940s, his story was told again in 1981...but the legend of Cha...