Matt Konop's guest appearances

Matt Konop

bohemican

Henry Ford

Kutna Hora

Jan Palach

Reinhard Heydrich

Jan Hus

Cesky Krumlov

Rudolph II

Adalbert of Prague

John of Nepomuk

Jara Chimrman

Bila Hora

Andrew Jandacek

Stara Boleslav

Sam Beckwith

Laszlo Montgomery

OwlTail

It was May 1945 and American forces were freeing the people of western Czechoslovakia from their Nazi overlords. Lieutenant Colonel Matt Konop led several first contact missions into these Czech towns, mainly armed with his knowledge of the Czech language. Just like that, he became a legend. Konop's grandson, Patrick Dewane, has kept the memory of this accidental hero alive with his 90-minute, one-man play. We had a chance to talk with him on the eve of his trip to the Czech Republic for liberation weekend 2017.A show by podcastnik.com — visit the site for all projects and news. Visit bohemican.com for more on this project and the Czech Republic. Check out our new show, Past Access! (YouTube Link) Twitter @bohemican | @Travis J Dow | @Podcastnik — Facebook Podcastnik Page — Instagram @podcastnik Podcastnik YouTube | Podcastnik Audio Podcast  Support: PayPal | Patreon | Podcastnik Shop | Pete Collman Photography Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It was May 1945 and American forces were freeing the people of western Czechoslovakia from their Nazi overlords. Lieutenant Colonel Matt Konop led several first contact missions into these Czech towns, mainly armed with his knowledge of the Czech language. Just like that, he became a legend. Konop's grandson, Patrick Dewane, has kept the memory of this accidental hero alive with his 90-minute, one-man play. We had a chance to talk with him on the eve of his trip to the Czech Republic for liberation weekend 2017.A show by <a href="http://podcastnik.com" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">podcastnik.com</a> — visit the site for all projects and news. Visit <a href="http://bohemican.com" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">bohemican.com</a> for more on this project and the Czech Republic. Check out our new show, <a href="https://www.pastaccess.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Past Access</a>! (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXQKBE0TD34qtifjeemA_5g" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">YouTube Link</a>) Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/bohemican" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">@bohemican</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/travisjdow" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">@Travis J Dow</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/podcastnik" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">@Podcastnik</a> — Facebook <a href="https://www.facebook.com/podcastnik/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Podcastnik Page</a> — Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/podcastnik/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">@podcastnik</a> Podcastnik <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/podcastnikproductions" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">YouTube </a>| Podcastnik <a href="https://play.acast.com/s/podcastnik" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Audio Podcast </a> Support: <a href="https://www.paypal.com/paypalme2/TravisDow" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">PayPal </a>| <a href="https://patreon.com/podcastnik" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon</a> | <a href="https://podcastnikshop.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Podcastnik Shop</a> | Pete Collman <a href="https://www.collmanphotography.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Photography</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Episode #65: The Accidental Hero: Lt. Col. Matt Konop