Hello Listeners! I’m so thankful to be back with a new (to most of you) episode. As I traveled out of town unexpectedly for a funeral this week, I did have to deviate from my planned release schedule. But! I’m so excited to bring back only the 3rd episode I ever released, which remains one of my favorites to this day. My guest is Daniela Wilson, author of the powerful, emotional memoir “On Both Sides of the Iron Curtain”.

When I began telling people about my idea for this podcast, I met people in two camps. On the one hand, I talked to people who immediately *got* the idea and, on the other hand, skeptics. As excited as I was, the concerns of the skeptics had me a little nervous. But I remember getting off the phone with Daniela and just knowing this idea WAS going to work.

We traced the role of food through the rejection Daniela faced in the former Czechoslovakia, her courageous defection to Canada , and the redemption she ultimately found in a dramatic conversion and new relationships.

I remember playing this episode in the car for my kids to hear and feeling so, so lucky that I could get to know Daniela this way and that my kids got to hear her story, learn about her culture, and be enriched by the views forged by Daniela’s dramatic experiences.

Listeners, thank you so much for being here and I’m thrilled to share this special episode with you.

On Both Sides of the Iron Curtain