To Pay the Piper

I thought on it a lot those many months, the debt of hamlin who, for their greed, had their children taken from them. Did you know hamlin is a real place in germany? Yes, not too far from hanover. As i recall, we had a prisoner once from there. I wanted to ask him about the old fairy tale, and what, if anything, he knew of the piper. The poor soul didn't speak a word of english, though, and died from an infected shrapnel wound a few days later. He spent his last minutes humming a familiar tune. That night, as we scrambled through mud and broken metal in another futile attack

Transcript

Play full episode

The AI-powered Podcast Player

Save insights by tapping your headphones, chat with episodes, discover the best highlights - and more!

Get the app