S2E3 Circle Of Friends
6/1/20261 hr
THE BLURB: In prison, nobody helps anybody. Except their friends. In this episode, John will introduce you to his circle of friends, some of whom remained his friend long after they all got out of prison. Relationships that would probably never have happened except for prison can become some of the most profound, satisfying relationships one has. As you'lll hear...
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First 90 secondsSpeaker 10:00
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Emily· Soundbite0:07
When you picture the First World War, you probably think of barbed wire, artillery fire, and mud.
Carbon· Soundbite0:15
What you probably don't think of, drag shows, love letters passed between those in uniform, queer lives hiding in plain sight.
Emily· Soundbite0:23
In our new series, we're looking at the stories that didn't make it into the official record.
Carbon· Soundbite0:28
Because they were too tender, too queer, or too dangerous to preserve.
Emily· Soundbite0:34
From Canadian soldiers performing in drag at the front- To forbidden love in the trenches. To nurses whose lifelong relationship was reduced to friendship.
Carbon· Soundbite0:43
History looked away.
Emily· Soundbite0:45
But we don't.
Carbon· Soundbite0:47
I'm Carbon.
Emily· Soundbite0:47
And I'm Emily.
Carbon· Soundbite0:48
And this is Lavender Ranks. Listen wherever you get your podcasts.
Speaker 10:53
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John Kiriakou· Host1:06
[gentle music] This podcast, it's a Costard and Touchstone production. One of the things that the CIA taught us in training early on in the training program is that your success or failure as a case officer would be based on your ability to make and maintain relationships.