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Aerial antics, magic tricks, and unwelcome rescue missions. In this hour, stories of momentous decisions, massive undertakings, and opportunities with no second chances. This episode is hosted by Catherine Burns. The Moth Radio Hour is produced by The Moth and Jay Allison of Atlantic Public Media.In an attempt to be Maverick (from Top Gun), Will Mackin goes to Navy Flight School.Siegfried Tieber gets hooked on magic. Samantha Mathis goes on a mission to bring her father home. 

A View from the Inside

Mon, 19 Apr 2021 00:00 UTC © The Outpost I first met Adrian Bonenberger in 2014, after he completed two tours in Afghanistan. He'd published Afghan Post, a painful epistolary memoir about his experiences. Bonenberger started that book a breezy, confident, idealistic young officer, but as he came across more cruelty, waste, and corruption, started to break down, second-guessing not only the mission but himself, i.e. why he'd volunteered. At the outset of The Odyssey and The Iliad he read as a kid, to All Quiet on the Western Front. But after years of head-scratching missions, circuitous c...