Elizabeth shares the riveting story of Witold Pilecki, who had the desire to protect Polish sovereignty. Pilecki's work had been hidden from the world until recently, when records about his mission were finally made public in the early 2000s. Pilecki was the man who infiltrated Auschwitz, formed a secret underground resistance within its walls, and escaped the camp. His story is one of brutality, humility, and the capacity of humanity for both good and evil.

Sources:

The Volunteer: One Man, an Underground Army, and the secret Mission to Destroy Auschwitz, written by Jack Fairweather

In this Brave Bits episode, Elizabeth and Michelle share stories of heroic rescues and warm-hearted community efforts. They also rate Thanksgiving food and play some Would-You-Rather questions.

Sources

https://modernfarmer.com/2016/06/meet-modern-farmer-robin-emmons/

https://enfhope.org/get-involved/

Michelle shares the riveting pandemic that plagued the world with an unknown cause. The Sleeping Sickness. Michelle and Elizabeth also answer some fun questions and a would-you-rather game

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Elizabeth shares the riveting story of Americas first nuclear accident. Located near the small town of Idaho Falls, Idaho the National Reactor Testing Station was the newest development in energy at the time. The men working at the various reactors were pioneering the field. Unfortunately, the powerful neutrons within the reactor proved to be more impactful than the men wielding it.

On January 3, 1961 the SL-1 reactor explodes leaving its three crew men dead inside. Rescue workers are posed with the life threatening task to retrieve their bodies. Facing levels of radiation double to triple what their meters were initially reading.

Sources

Idaho Falls: The Untold Story of Americas First Nuclear Accident

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In this weeks episode Elizabeth and Michelle share powerful personal stories of heroes from their own lives. Everyone has a hero of some kind in their lives. We love to hear about those heroes. Email us to share some of your personal stories

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In this weeks episode Michelle shares the rivoting story of Juliane Koepcke and how she and her family were instrumental in protecting a small area in the Amazon Rainforest. Not only did they study and live near the small area within the rainforest but Juliane Koepcke survived in it. LANSA Flight 508 went down in the depths of the jungle and after 10 days Juliane was the only survivor.

Sources:

When I fell from the sky - Juliane Koepcke

The Greatest Survival Stories of All Time- Cara TABACHNICK

Join Elizabeth and Michelle in another fascinating Brave bits episode. Learn about heroes who dedicate to make others likes better and Search and Rescue missions that leave the very rescuers lives in peril. And of course some fun questions!

Sources

15 Search and Rescue Stories by Shaun Roundy

The Australian Broadcasting Corporation www.abc.net.edu

purplehearthomesusa.org

www.cnn.com/2013/08/01/world/africa/cnnheroes-bwelle-cameroon-doctor

In this weeks episode Elizabeth shares a story about James Howard an Englishmen who travels across the world to live and work with elephants in the jungle of Myanmar. Bill changes the way elephants are cared for and treated in the teak logging industry and he also is instrumental in the use of elephants during WWII.

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Sources:Elephant Company: The Inspiring Story of an Unlikely Hero and the Animals Who Helped Him Save Lives in World War II by Vickie Constantine Croke