{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Nature Talks With Humans","title":"VE Day Bonus Season. Ep. 2 - Under Wartime Skies, War Baby RON IVES Recalls Fleets of German Bombers and Buying Sweets With Coupons","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":470,"description":"This is Ep. 2 of the Nature Talks With Humans bonus VE Day season, Under Wartime Skies. When speaking with Allen Chalk and Ron Ives for their podcasts about connecting with nature, conversation turned to the second world war. What Ron and Allen said was like gold dust. I could not sit on their wonderful descriptions of life during the war. I'm delighted to bring you Ron and Allen's VE Day podcasts in this VE Day bonus season. Listen to Allen's VE Day bonus podcast in episodes here.After this Bonus VE Day season, Nature Talks With Humans will be returning to podcast celebrations of cross species communication in nature. Allen's podcast about a shire horse saving his life is here. Ron's podcast about Stonehenge will be released in Season Three. Subscribe here to be sure not to miss Ron's podcast and others.VE Day bonus season War Baby Ron Ives Recalls Fleets of German Bombers and Buying Sweets With Coupons Step back in time to rural England—not through the eyes of soldiers or politicians, but through the memories of a war baby who lived it. In Under Wartime Skies, a VE Day Bonus Season from Nature Talks With Humans, we hear from future podcast interviewee Ron Ives. Ron talks about German Bombers flying overhead in formation and buying sweets at the local shop with coupons.The Under Wartime Skies series of Two Trailers and Two heartfelt Podcasts bring to life Allen Chalk and Ron Ive's memories of childhood in the English countryside during the Second World War. Through vivid and evocative storytelling, Allen and Ron share personal stories of growing up with war on the doorstep: the drone of Nazi planes overhead, the thrill (and terror) of downed aircraft in the hedgerows and the gnawing hunger of rationing—when empty plates and foraged weeds became the norm.From blackouts to searchlights and the distant thud of bombs, Allen and Ron’s memories capture the resilience, stoicism, mischief and bravery of a generation that lived under the shadow of war. When peace finally...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/UWzRFs2J_Mcsvn1k5HIbmBy9wYmE4FJ36He1pP38A8I/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8xYjli/ZGMzZmY3NjY1OTZm/YzNlYjc5NTljMTcz/NDY4Yy5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}