#I'm always on the lookout for neat podcasts

[murderandcoffee]

Have you listened to witherburn afterschool news, as it seems quite similar to some of the podcasts you listen to? If so what are your thoughts on it?

I have not listened to it! I've heard of it, though--I'll add it to my list!

[yessoupy]

Do you love war films, men in military uniform, or displays of brotherhood?

ok thank you for the ask, i have been thinking about it all day!!!!!

first, your second clause:

do i love men in military uniform?

that is definitely not what attracts me to HBO war, or to war films in general. once i'm watching, i definitely do like when they're all dressed up nice and matching in their uniforms, but typically that's very little of the actual show or movie. mostly they're dirty, unkempt, bloody, lacking the proper winter clothes. they're neat and tidy only when they head off to war and if they come home.

do i love war films?

i enjoy films that are based on historical events in some way. i like to watch the movie or show, and then go read source material, find a podcast or two about the events, and then go watch whatever it was again. since i taught history for so long, i was always on the lookout for clips i could use in class. but before i was a teacher, or had any idea that's something i wanted to do, i was drawn to war films.

or do i love displays of brotherhood?

why i love war films/series is bound up in this concept for sure. i like to witness a group of people from all over the place learn to form a unit, work together, rely on one another, and keep each other safe. sports can do this too, but without the element of danger.

but i think the real key for me isn't any of the above, but instead watching the stories of ordinary people doing extraordinary things because that's simply what needs to be done. when called war heroes, these men shrug it off and say, "i was just doing my job. anyone else would have done the same." which is, to some extent, true! human beings are capable of so much, and when one of those things is tenderness and care while in mortal danger, it gives me hope.