“Misha, I got so much out of this podcast, though I honestly didn’t expect to. I am not your intended demographic (your parents’ age), and I have a lot of experience in many of the National Parks. But in each and every episode you opened my mind to a fuller, more honest, more accurate understanding of the people who lived on these lands long before they were National Parks, and what “America’s Best Idea” cost these people. This is not “blaming white people” as one critic posted; this is telling the whole story as it deserves to be known. I honestly wept in every episode, and kept asking myself, “If I didn’t know this, what else don’t I know?” It could be grating to listen to you whine about weather and insects and other discomforts, and your “salty sailor mouth” added nothing of value; maybe you thought that would appeal to a younger demographic, so I ignored it. But this was indeed a valuable and beautifully produced series, and I thank you deeply. I listened to your brilliant “Tell Them, I Am” series and learned so much from it as well. I look forward to your future projects, Misha.”
db from Maryland via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/19/22