Some symbols, however small, earn their weight through the specific, irreplaceable moments in which they were held. In our first episode we trace how a wildflower that grew at the margins of cultivated fields became a vessel for grief, resistance, and national memory.

Executive Producer, Writer & Host: Nina Ozier

Co-host and Episode Cover Artist: Jake Kaplan

Audio Producer & Sound Mixer: Elliot Terzian

Theme Music: Paul Oliphant

Episode References:

1. Christopher Clark, Iron Kingdom: The Rise and Downfall of Prussia, 1600–1947
2. Monika Wienfort, Monarchy and Modernity in Prussia
3. Paul Fussell, The Great War and Modern Memory
4. Jay Winter, Sites of Memory, Sites of Mourning: The Great War in European Cultural History
5. George L. Mosse, Fallen Soldiers: Reshaping the Memory of the World Wars
6. Beverly Seaton, The Language of Flowers: A History