Baptism of Fire | 2

About this episode

Dougal mourns the loss of his wife and son while reflecting on the tragic past of his first family during the Second World War.

The father, Dougal, is in despair as he mourns the loss of his wife and son. His thoughts drift back 30 years to the Second World War, when his first young family was killed by the Japanese. Dougal is racked with guilt for putting his new family in peril as once again he confronts the unthinkable.  Adrift is an Apple Original podcast, produced by Blanchard House. Follow and listen on Apple Podcasts. apple.co/Adrift

People in this episode

Host: Dougal

Topics covered

• loss
• war
• family
• guilt

Keywords

• Second World War
• Japanese
• despair
• mourn
• family peril

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