E026 Erek Dorman

08/15/23 • 52 min

Passionately Wrong Podcast

Passionately Wrong Podcast Episode E026

ASH Interview with Erek Dorman

Key takeaway: History is alive and all around us. Erek sees it and helps bring it alive for anyone who’s interested

Topics covered in this video:

Erek’s years at ASH and the years growing up before ASH
Culture shock on moving back to the US from Europe
Attitudes toward drinking and marijuana use (change in drinking age)
Erek’s drawing skills, high school drawings
His interest in military history, why it’s such a broad field of study
Military re-enactors - who does it, why they do it, what it involves
Erek’s promotion through the ranks, and various reenactments
His current WWI impression at the WWI Memorial in Washington, DC
Why Erek likes questions, including relatively ignorant ones
His German heritage and what it means to him
What he liked about living in Holland and being in Europe
Erek and snacks - his position on Frites, McDonalds, Poffertjes
Choosing to be a father, adopting his son
Why he doesn’t have any regrets
Rule #1 for his son: be safe (physically, with emotions, decisions, etc.)
Erek’s love of the nearness of history when one lives in Europe
His freelance tours of battlefields, including for a US Senator
Discussion of how the military looks at battlefield history itself
His cancer diagnosis and health problems, and how they gave him perspective on life
His sense of humor helps him deal with life
Randy’s discussion of military preparation for funeral arrangements
Why Erek doesn’t complain about what happens in life

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Passionately Wrong Podcast Episode E026

ASH Interview with Erek Dorman

Key takeaway: History is alive and all around us. Erek sees it and helps bring it alive for anyone who’s interested

Topics covered in this video:

Erek’s years at ASH and the years growing up before ASH
Culture shock on moving back to the US from Europe
Attitudes toward drinking and marijuana use (change in drinking age)
Erek’s drawing skills, high school drawings
His interest in military history, why it’s such a broad field of study
Military re-enactors - who does it, why they do it, what it involves
Erek’s promotion through the ranks, and various reenactments
His current WWI impression at the WWI Memorial in Washington, DC
Why Erek likes questions, including relatively ignorant ones
His German heritage and what it means to him
What he liked about living in Holland and being in Europe
Erek and snacks - his position on Frites, McDonalds, Poffertjes
Choosing to be a father, adopting his son
Why he doesn’t have any regrets
Rule #1 for his son: be safe (physically, with emotions, decisions, etc.)
Erek’s love of the nearness of history when one lives in Europe
His freelance tours of battlefields, including for a US Senator
Discussion of how the military looks at battlefield history itself
His cancer diagnosis and health problems, and how they gave him perspective on life
His sense of humor helps him deal with life
Randy’s discussion of military preparation for funeral arrangements
Why Erek doesn’t complain about what happens in life

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E025 Felicia Rodriguez, Part 2

Passionately Wrong Podcast Episode E024, Part 2

Interview with Felicia Rodriguez

We hear about sexual assault quite often, but what do we really understand about victims, offenders, the legal system and how our culture, gender roles and unconscious biases influence us in this controversial topic? Join Felicia Rodriguez, former Sexual Assault specialist in the Army, Victim Advocate, Command Sergeant Major with 25 years in the Army, and retiree as she discusses with James and Randy what she learned while working as a Sexual Assault specialist. Felicia will share some interesting insights and examples of the things that challenged her, as well as many people, about Sex Assault and the military justice system.

Topics covered in this video:

Tailoring the message to the culture of the group you’re operating in
Discussion of the UCMJ laws and regulations Felicia dealt with, Art. 120
What happened when responsibility was given to O6 commanders
What the military does better than the private sector in handling tough social issues
Felicia’s advice to women coming into the military
Felicia’s current plans, nursing studies
Resources for sex assault victims

Resources in this video:

National Sexual Assault Resources (RAIN): https://www.rainn.org/resources

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E027 Bill Clayton

Passionately Wrong Podcast Episode E027

ASH Interview with Bill Clayton

Topics covered in this video:

Bill’s time in the Hague, in middle school and his senior year of high school
London, New Jersey, Houston, New York, South Carolina - stops on the journey
The middle school projects were magical (Holland, France, England, Greece)
Amazing teacher engagement, how ASH gave him a break that changed his life
Our respective experience with AP courses
How foreign experience (traveling, languages, etc.) gives one advantage later
How going to ASH makes it more likely one will find their way overseas again
The ASH Facebook groups have had an impact on keeping ASHers in contact
The joy of being able to get around independently (bike, public transportation)
Decision-making advice - doing research, e.g. on learning how to invest
Giving friends advice: focus on their perspective and needs, not yours
Passion vs. planning
Determining good advice from bad advice
ASH quick round: Frites, snacks generally, journey to school, extracurricular activities

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Passionately Wrong Podcast - E026 Erek Dorman

Transcript

Erek00:00:00.000

the no regrets thing, I, I have to believe is true. I, my life is my life. I wouldn't be who I am without the experiences I had. And I can't, I can't dwell on, on stupid mistakes I made, or, or bad ideas.

James00:00:14.603

Greetings, friends. I'm James.

Randy00:00:16.943

And I'm Randy. You're listening to The Passionately Wrong podcast where we challenge your assumptions, offer some diffe