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27/05/2020

The Knock at the Door

Josh Holt, a young man from Utah, finds himself on the wrong side of the law in Venezuela, where he's just arrived to get married and spend his honeymoon. How did this happen to an American citizen? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

27/05/2020

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33 min
SEASON 1 BONUS • SUBSCRIBERS ONLY

Premium Episode:“I heard their story…”

When small business owner Doug Richmond heard the story of one Afghan father and how he risked his life helping Americans in their counterterrorism efforts, he was inspired to help his family. He realized the best thing he could do was to offer him a job in his business. It started with one hire, but Doug had no idea he would end up hiring a dozen men from the same Afghan special forces unit. Doug talks to Andrea about what one person can do and how we can’t know the impact of our actions. For pictures and main episodes, go to kslpodcasts.com. For more on Hope4Afghanistan, visit the website: hope4afghanistan.org. And find Sisters of Service at https://sistersofservice.org/ For more information on the PenFed Foundation’s Afghan Rescue and Resettlement program, visit penfedfoundation.org. Stranger Becomes Neighbor is a production of KSL Podcasts.

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14 min
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Premium Episode:“You feel like you are a part of the solution.”

In this week’s bonus episode, host Andrea Smardon talks to one of the founders of the Blacksburg Refugee Partnership, the all-volunteer group that supports Sima and other veterans of the Afghan Female Tactical Platoon as they rebuild their lives in the U.S. Co-founder Scott Bailey talks about how it all started with a conversation among concerned friends in church and shares the secrets to their organization’s success - how regular citizens without any prior experience pulled together to form a community of support. He says it’s not about being ‘helpers’, but being ‘partners’. And he talks about the rewards that partnership offers for everyone involved. For pictures and main episodes, visit us at kslpodcasts.com. For more on Scott's volunteer organization, visit: https://www.blacksburgrefugeepartnership.org/ Stranger Becomes Neighbor is a production of KSL Podcasts.

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19 min
SEASON 1 BONUS • SUBSCRIBERS ONLY

Premium Episode: Hope For Afghanistan

As refugees living in the US, Nazifa and her sister founded a non-profit organization called HOPE for Afghanistan, which funded education for girls and women in their home country. But when the Taliban took power in 2021, everything they had been working on collapsed overnight. The students and teachers they were supporting risked death if they tried to continue their quest for education. It seemed as though their efforts had reached a dead end, but Nazifa and her sister have found a way to quietly keep HOPE for Afghanistan going. This is the story behind that effort. For more on Hope4Afghanistan, visit the website: hope4afghanistan.org For more information including pictures and episodes in the main series, visit us at kslpodcasts.com

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16 min
SEASON 1 BONUS • SUBSCRIBERS ONLY

Premium Episode: Sisterhood Forged Under the Pressures of War

An experiment to allow women in Afghanistan to help U.S. special forces during combat raids was a full-fledged program by the time the American military pulled out of the country in 2021. Sergeant Rebekah Edmondson was there as the Cultural Support Program began and Americans started training women from Afghanistan to became soldiers as part of the Female Tactical Platoon. In a candid interview, she gets honest about the challenges of developing trust across different cultures and under pressures of war. Now she feels a personal responsibility to make sure these Afghan soldiers are supported in America. Rebekah’s work continues now with the PenFed foundation to assist these women who were allies to the U.S. For more information on the PenFed Foundation’s Afghan Rescue and Resettlement program, visit penfedfoundation.org For more including pictures and episodes in the main series, visit us at kslpodcasts.com

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19 min
SEASON 1 BONUS • SUBSCRIBERS ONLY

Premium Episode: “They did it for us”

They’re known as Zero Units – forces of Afghan men who served in their country’s National Strike Units, the NSU. These specially trained counter-terrorism soldiers worked in cooperation with the U.S. military and intelligence communities. In this episode, Andrea speaks with Geeta Bakshi, a former CIA operations manager and counterterrorism expert- code name: Blackbird. Bakshi has first-hand experience with the Zero Units, both in Afghanistan and in America. Bakshi is also the founder of FAMIL, an organization dedicated to ensuring that Afghan partners who served on behalf of the United States are supported as they resettle in America. For pictures and main episodes, visit us at kslpodcasts.com. For more information about FAMIL, visit their website at: https://www.familusa.org/ Stranger Becomes Neighbor is a production of KSL Podcasts.

Season 1 Bonus

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25 min
SEASON 1 BONUS

BONUS #3 - "I Heard Their Story..."

When small business owner Doug Richmond heard the story of one Afghan father and how he risked his life helping Americans in their counterterrorism efforts, he was inspired to help his family. He realized the best thing he could do was to offer him a job in his business. It started with one hire, but Doug had no idea he would end up hiring a dozen men from the same Afghan special forces unit. Doug talks to Andrea about what one person can do and how we can’t know the impact of our actions. For more, including pictures, visit us at kslpodcasts.com. For more on Hope4Afghanistan, go to hope4afghanistan.org. And find Sisters of Service at sistersofservice.org. More information on PenFed Foundation’s Afghan Rescue and Resettlement program can be found at penfedfoundation.org. Stranger Becomes Neighbor is a production of KSL Podcasts.

Season 1 Bonus

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15 min
BONUS

BONUS #5 - "You Feel Like You are Part of the Solution..."

In our final bonus episode, host Andrea Smardon talks to one of the founders of the Blacksburg Refugee Partnership, the all-volunteer group that supports Sima and other veterans of the Afghan Female Tactical Platoon as they rebuild their lives in the U.S. Co-founder Scott Bailey talks about how it all started with a conversation among concerned friends in church and shares the secrets to their organization’s success - how regular citizens without any prior experience pulled together to form a community of support. He says it’s not about being "helpers," but being "partners." And he talks about the rewards that partnership offers for everyone involved. For more, including pictures, visit us at kslpodcasts.com. For more on Scott's volunteer organization Blacksburg Refugee Partnership, visit blacksburgrefugeepartnership.org. Stranger Becomes Neighbor is a production of KSL Podcasts.

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20 min
03/07/2023

Amanda Mallobox on overcoming the pains of addiction to live a happy life of recovery

Amanda Mallobox joins Casey Scott to share her introduction to alcohol as a young teenager, blacking out from alcohol at fifteen, and being admitted to her first rehabilitation center at seventeen after transitioning to harder drugs. Then Amanda talks about the difficulty of staying clean from drugs even during her stint in rehab, being arrested for DUIs, and how Amanda's drinking played a huge part in the failure of her marriage at the time. We also dive into Amanda's rock bottom after causing a car accident while intoxicated, her choice to try and manipulate the system, and the moment she decided to call Action Recovery to start living a life of recovery. Related Links: Action Recovery Group: https://www.actiontreatment.com

03/07/2023

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59 min
01/10/2024

Keith Morey on Struggling to Find Hope After Alcohol Addiction Consumed His Life

Keith Morey (Economic Development Division Director for Provo) joins Casey Scott and Dr. Matt Woolley to share his first experience drinking alcohol out of curiosity in college as a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, drinking to cope after being diagnosed with prostate cancer, and how his faith was shattered after his alcohol abuse began to spiral out of control. Keith also opens up about his rock bottom, what it took to commit to a life of recovery, and how recovery has taught him that resistance promotes growth.

01/10/2024

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55 min

We saw it on the news. The images still haunt us. Two years ago this month, a desperate sea of humanity rushed the Kabul airport as the American military started mass evacuations in Afghanistan. Many were left behind to face the Taliban, while some escaped to countries like Iran and Pakistan. For over 80,000 refugees, America is now home. Their lives continue, but our news feeds have moved on, blasting stories about today’s crisis-du-jour. Now these evacuees live beside us, trying to make ends meet, find housing, gain acceptance, adapt to a new culture, and become valued members of our communities. In Stranger Becomes Neighbor, we follow them. And we meet the Americans who have chosen to help their new neighbors. Like the stay-at-home mom who convinces a neighbor to rent out their basement to a pregnant Afghan woman, then finds herself helping to deliver the baby. Like a young widow who served in a secret pro-American unit of the Afghan military and now struggles to find childcare so she can work at Walmart. Their stories – and the heartbreaking stories of loved ones left behind – inspire us to discover the hope and triumph of the human spirit. What can one person do to help a stranger? We find out on a new podcast from KSL Podcasts, the people who brought you Cold and The Letter. Coming soon, Stranger Becomes Neighbor

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The Knock at the Door

Premium Episode:“I heard their story…”

Premium Episode:“You feel like you are a part of the solution.”

Premium Episode: Hope For Afghanistan

Premium Episode: Sisterhood Forged Under the Pressures of War

Premium Episode: “They did it for us”

BONUS #3 - "I Heard Their Story..."

BONUS #5 - "You Feel Like You are Part of the Solution..."

Amanda Mallobox on overcoming the pains of addiction to live a happy life of recovery

Keith Morey on Struggling to Find Hope After Alcohol Addiction Consumed His Life

KSL Podcasts Premium

Premium Episode:“I heard their story…”

Premium Episode:“You feel like you are a part of the solution.”

Premium Episode: Hope For Afghanistan

Premium Episode: Sisterhood Forged Under the Pressures of War

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