What is up, Ghosts? We're back and keeping to the schedule! Hopefully it stays that way. Anyway, in this one we get into some current issues with what's happening in Afghanistan, population decline, and some other stuff. We also preview topics for our next couple episodes which we think y'all will enjoy!

Sorry we've been gone for so long! Life happens and things come up that demand all your attention, but things have calmed down and were excited to get back into it. Sticking with the theme of returning, Chris decided to look at the story The Return of Martin Guerre by historian Natalie Davis. It's an amusing and dramatic real-life story from 16th century France revolving around the lives of two men, one woman, and one trial. Did the stars align, or were they crossed? Find out in the return episode of Socrates on the Mountain!

So... this one didn't go according to plan for a couple of reasons, but that doesn't mean it's bad. Instead of talking about what we originally had planned, we talk about The Last Deployment Project. What's that? It's an initiative I started a few months ago to document the voices of the Marines and other personnel who were on the ground in Kabul, Afghanistan during the final withdraw in August 2021. I warn you now, it's nothing like our previous episode, but we firmly believe that this project is of the utmost importance for both preserving memory and, perhaps, preserving life. As always, feel free to reach out to us at Socrates.Mountain@gmail.com. Hope you enjoy and we'll catch you ghosts on the next one!