Podcast surprise

So, I noodled around on podcast alley and wasn't being particularly impressed by what I was seeing. Finally, I narrowed the list to libraries and found a list of likely podcasting libraries, most of whom are not podcasting regularly.

However, I clicked on the Lansing PL (Illinois, though I thought initially it was the Michigan Lansing) and found a fascinating author talk podcast! Yugoslav born, of German descent, Katherine Hoeger Flotz talked about what it was like to grow up in WW2 Yugoslavia. It wasn't fun. She wrote a memoir A Pebble in My Shoe chronicling her childhood and how she came to America.

This was a real find for me, one I never expected. WW2 has some interest for me as I have relatives who lived through it, on the ground as they say, in Germany. FLotz's account was great to listen too, and the best part was that I could hear what her story in her own words. I certainly never would have known about her otherwise, and going to Lansing IL for the actual program was not an option, even had I known about the program.