Stories about Kevin

Explore the incredible tale of Corporal Wotjek, a Syrian brown bear who became an unexpected hero in World War II.

Adopted by Polish soldiers, Wotjek learned to salute, wrestle, and even carry artillery shells.

His antics and bravery on the battlefield earned him the rank of Corporal.

After the war, Wotjek legacy lived on through statues and memorials around the world. Join us to discover the remarkable journey of this bear who symbolized resilience and camaraderie in the face of adversity.

He also has an official website at: http://thesoldierbear.com/

If you want to submit your own stories to the pod, please send them into [email protected]

[Trigger Warning: This episode contains distressing content involving torture, abuse, and mistreatment in a military prison.]

In this episode, we explore the grave story of Private Lynndie England, a former US Army Reserve soldier central to the Abu Ghraib prison scandal during the Iraq War. Amid disturbing photographs and unsettling actions, we navigate England's journey and accountability within a complicated chain of command. Listener discretion is advised due to the distressing content involving torture and abuse in a military prison.

If you have any stories you wish to share with the Pod, please send them into [email protected]

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Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynndie_England

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Graner

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Ghraib

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Ghraib_torture_and_prisoner_abuse

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Ghraib_prison

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/4490795.stm

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Todays story is not funny, nor is it very long, however I thought as Mehdi took the time to send it in, the least I could do is read it out for everyone.

Mehdi is an Afghani-Australian who emigrated to Australia in 2009 at 15 Years old, upon finishing school he joined the Military in 2015 and was deployed to Afghanistan in 2017.

We would love to get Mehdi on the pod in the future to tell his story fully, but for now, here is a short synopsis.

So in this episode we have a couple of great stories come in!

Please be sure to send your stories into [email protected] and we will get them featured on the show

This week we have gone for a little bit of a shorter episode to see how people like a shorter format.

For this weeks episode, we have the following stories:

1. Boofs Porta Potty

Thankyou everyone for listening, and have a great week!

If you are curious how to submit your stories to the Pod, please send them to [email protected]

Here is the Pilot episode for Stories about Kevin!

This was the very first time episode, and after a limited release and some critical reviews, it is now online here for anyone to find!