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True to the Story is a podcast dedicated to long-form storytelling. Every episode takes a deep dive into a story that is important and worthy of a lengthy discussion. In-depth, all true, all story—welcome to the True to the Story Podcast.
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From 2001-2014, over the course of 14 years, more than 40, 000 Canadian soldiers participated in the longest war in Canadian history. Now in 2021 many of these Canadian Afghan war vets are fighting a different fight: Their fighting to get these same interpreters who helped them in Afghanistan to safety in Canada. This is the story of these interpreters, the crucial role they played in helping the Canadian Armed Forces, and their ultimate journey to try and seek shelter in Canada...In this third and final episode I talk to an interpreter named "Khan" who underwent an epic journey to try and make it to Canada.  ---Support the show on PatreonSupport the show on Buy me a Coffee ---If you would like to donate directly to the interpreters, please check out: Veterans Transition NetworkAfghan-Canadian Interpreters  ---FACEBOOK: @truetothestorypodTWITTER: @Truetothe_StoryEMAIL: tyhooper8@gmail.com---Credits: Theme Music: We are Giants, Silver MapleVO Music: David Celeste, Pattern View Writing, Producing, Interviewing, and Editing: Tyler Hooper Sound Engineering and Mastering: Manfred Lotz 
From 2001-2014, over the course of 14 years, more than 40, 000 Canadian soldiers participated in the longest war in Canadian history. Now in 2021 many of these Canadian Afghan war vets are fighting a different fight: Their fighting to get these same interpreters who helped them in Afghanistan to safety in Canada. This is the story of these interpreters, the crucial role they played in helping the Canadian Armed Forces, and their ultimate journey to try and seek shelter in Canada...In this second episode I talk to an interpreter named "James" who made it to Canada under tragic circumstances. I also talk to an Afghan interpreter named "Junior" who was seriously injured while interpreting in Afghanistan and is now stuck in the U.S. with hopes of one day getting to Canada. ---Support the show on PatreonSupport the show on Buy me a Coffee ---If you would like to donate directly to the interpreters, please check out: Veterans Transition NetworkAfghan-Canadian Interpreters  ---FACEBOOK: @truetothestorypodTWITTER: @Truetothe_StoryEMAIL: tyhooper8@gmail.com---Credits: Theme Music: We are Giants, Silver MapleVO Music: David Celeste, Organix TexturesWriting, Producing, Interviewing, and Editing: Tyler Hooper Sound Engineering and Mastering: Manfred Lotz 
From 2001-2014, over the course of 14 years, more than 40, 000 Canadian soldiers participated in the longest war in Canadian history. Now in 2021 many of these Canadian Afghan war vets are fighting a different fight: Their fighting to get these same interpreters who helped them in Afghanistan to safety in Canada. This is the story of these interpreters, the crucial role they played in helping the Canadian Armed Forces, and their ultimate journey to try and seek shelter in Canada...In this first episode I talk to an interpreter named Raz,  discuss how the war in Afghanistan started and Canada's early role in the conflict.Support the show on PatreonSupport the show on Buy me a Coffee If you would like to donate directly to the interpreters, please check out: Veterans Transition NetworkAfghan-Canadian Interpreters  FACEBOOK: @truetothestorypodTWITTER: @Truetothe_StoryEMAIL: tyhooper8@gmail.comCredits: Music: We are Giants, Silver MapleVO Music: Mind Shift, Magnus Ringblom  Writing, Producing, Interviewing, and Editing: Tyler Hooper Sound Engineering and Mastering: Manfred Lotz 
True to the Story is a new podcast dedicated to long-form storytelling, with each season telling a true narrative. In this first series I look at the war in Afghanistan and the interpreters who served alongside the Canadian Armed Forces. From 2001-2014, over the course of 14 years, more than 40, 000 Canadian soldiers participated in the longest war in Canadian history. Now in 2021 many of these Canadian Afghan war vets are fighting a different fight: Their fighting to get these same interpreters who helped them in Afghanistan to safety in Canada. This is the story of these interpreters, the crucial role they played in helping the Canadian Armed Forces, and their ultimate journey to try and seek shelter in Canada...Episode 1 will be coming in the following weeks. You can check the social media pages below for regular updates: FACEBOOK: @truetothestorypodTWITTER: @Truetothe_StoryEMAIL: tyhooper8@gmail.comSupport the show on Patreon Support the show on Buy me a Coffee If you would like to donate directly to the interpreters, please check out: Veterans Transition NetworkAfghan-Canadian Interpreters  Credits: Music: We are Giants, Silver Maple Writing, Producing, Interviewing, and Editing: Tyler Hooper Sound Engineering and Mastering: Manfred Lotz 
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