1,300 miles separate London from Kyiv, a distance that affords us the luxury to conveniently ‘forget’ that Ukraine remains under attack.

Brandon Mitchell is not given that same luxury - a combat medic who’s seen the very best that humanity can give, and the very worst that war strips from us.

He’s returning to continue his heroic work, having survived a land mine explosion, but while he’s in the UK we have the chance to hear him share the reality of war that we seldom see in the news.

CONTENT WARNING: Some of the topics in this episode are discussed in graphic detail which some listeners may find distressing.

This episode covers

• Brandon’s challenging family upbringing
• Recovering from substance abuse and starting his 11 years of sobriety
• Answering the call for help in Ukraine
• Determining the value of a human life
• Surviving a blast from two anti-personnel mines
• The everyday heroes evacuating scores of civilians
• Hypocrisy within media coverage of the war

Brandon Mitchell
https://www.instagram.com/ukraine_tbic/
https://www.youtube.com/@ukraine_tbic/

Ty Temel:
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