Proto Kitbag 14: Warren Stoddard

Kitbag Conversations

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This week I am joined with Warren Stoddard, a Syria and Ukrainian veteran and published author. Following his time in college, Warren volunteered to fight with the YPG in Kurdistan after Turkey launched their invasion. While with the YPG he was wounded, returned to the states and recently volunteered to train the Ukrainian military. Additionally, Warren has published two books, A Good Place on the Banks of the Euphrates (a collection of short stories from his time in Syria), and No Birds in Yesterday (a western). We talk about:

- Fighting in Syria and interaction with the US military after being wounded

- Work in Ukraine

- Time as a writer

- Our current cultural shift

- And living life as an RPG

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Proto Kitbag 14: Warren Stoddard

Kitbag Conversations

published about a year ago

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- Fighting in Syria and interaction with the US military after being wounded

- Work in Ukraine

- Time as a writer

- Our current cultural shift

- And living life as an RPG

62 episodes

#News #Croatoan Report

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Proto Kitbag 21: Author Peter Maguire 1:02:10

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Proto Kitbag 20: Spycraft 101 1:14:05

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Proto Kitbag 11: Five Eyes on China 1:07:57

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