Grace Baldridge is joined by Amir Nikoui, Mary Ignatova, & Jack Ruley on MWF’s “Campfire Edition.” This campfire edition’s theme is atrocities of war and this particular episode focusing on Mary’s pick: the Siege of Leningrad.
I have to say, as you asked for suggestions from viewers I couldn’t help but think, “We need to look ahead.” For instance, with the rising voices of racism in the USA of late, I would like to see a campfire edition of some of the historical elements of the KKK and the push back that (I hope) they received from their actions. Dunno if it would be wise though… it might be too tempting for trolls who got a hold of an ep like that to celebrate and immitate it rather than learn from it.
Wow, amazing how learning about war stories from people of other ethnic backgrounds can actually help everyone relate to each other. Thank you for this piece.
I just keep wondering…how in HELL can anybody, in Charlottesville or wherever, be a nazi and copy that communication/imagery. It’s got to be ignorance of atrocities like this and WAY more. We need answers on how to reduce the numbers of young and old modern day cases without having to endure a war worse than WW2 on American soil.
In the grand scheme the number of Neo-Nazi’s in the US are low. They have been greatly outnumbered by counter protestors. If that continues we can avoid tragedy.
I was thinking the same thing..Who might be writing in their diary right now? Who are we forcing to bear witness for future generations? Who will remind us how to remain human in such dire circumstances, and why weren’t the voices of the past enough to convince us never to require new ones?
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I love campfire episodes, but I wish they were just a bit longer.
I have to say, as you asked for suggestions from viewers I couldn’t help but think, “We need to look ahead.” For instance, with the rising voices of racism in the USA of late, I would like to see a campfire edition of some of the historical elements of the KKK and the push back that (I hope) they received from their actions. Dunno if it would be wise though… it might be too tempting for trolls who got a hold of an ep like that to celebrate and immitate it rather than learn from it.
Wow, amazing how learning about war stories from people of other ethnic backgrounds can actually help everyone relate to each other. Thank you for this piece.
I just keep wondering…how in HELL can anybody, in Charlottesville or wherever, be a nazi and copy that communication/imagery. It’s got to be ignorance of atrocities like this and WAY more. We need answers on how to reduce the numbers of young and old modern day cases without having to endure a war worse than WW2 on American soil.
In the grand scheme the number of Neo-Nazi’s in the US are low. They have been greatly outnumbered by counter protestors. If that continues we can avoid tragedy.
Great episode, learned so much: didn’t know Finland fought with the axis, didn’t know about the Russian Anne Frank
Throwing to your brother works pretty well (better than throwing to yourself, tbh)
I think it was more that Finns did not like Russians, as opposed to Finns siding with Germans. It was an alliance of convenience, not ideology.
OK…. why are these segments only 10 minutes long? What did I miss? It’s such a tease…
It’s a camp fire edition. Each person gets 10-15 minutes per segment to talk about an event. It’s a 3 part episode.
Talk about the current atrocities commited by US military.
I was thinking the same thing..Who might be writing in their diary right now? Who are we forcing to bear witness for future generations? Who will remind us how to remain human in such dire circumstances, and why weren’t the voices of the past enough to convince us never to require new ones?
SOOOOooooooooooooooo good!!!
Great episode! I’m loving this season. Keep up the good work! You guys are amazing,