Radio War Nerd EP #34—War & Ancient Epics
War & Culture
Assassinations — Hezbollah commander in Syria, Taliban leader in Pakistan . . . Egypt Air crash . . . Overview of War & Culture . . . Bhagavad Gita, war in India epic . . . Ames recounts story of David & Goliath (and King Saul) . . . Battle of Maldon . . . Scottish & Irish war songs — recruiting, and keeping the hate flame alive . . .
Total time: 1:48:42
Comments (5)
Holy shit, take a look at this: <a href="http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/elite-us-troops-spotted-assisting-kurdish-led-forces-take-northern-raqqa-238319494" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/elite-us-troops-spotted-assisting-kurdish-led-forces-take-northern-raqqa-238319494</a> US soldiers wearing YPG badge... if this is not a political statement, then I don't know what is
Why did all the hippies love Lord of the Rings? My guess is everyone loves a just war. It's the senseless and/or especially cruel ones that give people second thoughts.
Hey, great stuff as usual. One thing: weren't there some interviews lined up re: Pol Pot/killing fields/etc.? Did those air?
The interviews were going to happen in the countryside. He had to abandon the countryside trip due to the record-breaking heat wave.
Hello. I just want to say that this is my favorite episode so far. I've been listening since the beginning and I've been enjoying all the episodes, but this one was especially good. I'm looking forward to the future war culture episodes.