The Martyr Made Podcast (private feed for redspade@gmail.com)

MartyrMade Birthday Fundraiser + Special Offer

If you sign up for an annual subscription between today (July 4) and Sunday (July 7), you get a 20% discount ($40 instead of $50 for the year), and half of that will go to Kristina’s House of Hope, a women’s shelter in upstate New York - the only one in its area.*Note* To take advantage of the special offer, you have to sign up by following this link. It’s how Substack knows to activate the offer.KHOH is not some random charity I drew out of a hat. The house was founded and run by my best friend’s mother after experiencing the tragic loss of her daughter. She’s not rich, she’s not some businesswoman doing this as a side-project, she’s a regular person who’s thrown herself into this project full-time, and helped dozens of women turn away from the edge of the cliff and get their lives together. When people say, “we need more people like that,” this is who they’re talking about - someone who has stepped up and done the thing that we don’t have the time, or energy, or inclination to do, but we all agree has to be done. So let’s help her do it.You guys have really come through the last two years, allowing KHOH to serve more women, improve the house, and expand the services provided. And now, in large part thanks to your help, they’re on the verge of being able to open a second shelter to serve homeless men as well. We don’t always know the outcome when we click to round up to donate to cancer research at the grocery store, but I’m telling you from direct knowledge, your donations to KHOH have saved the lives of dozens of women who were staring over the edge of the abyss.After last year’s fundraiser, the ladies who’ve been helped by KHOH got together and took a group photo with a banner expressing their appreciation. It’s sitting here on my desk, and always will be because it’s probably the single thing for which I’m most grateful to have used this podcast and platform. Let’s come through for them again. Thanks guys, for this and for everything.Here’s a link to the GoFundMe I set up: https://www.gofundme.com/f/martyrmade-birthday-fundraiser-for-kristinas-house-of-hope This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit subscribe.martyrmade.com/subscribe

Martyr Made Unscripted

🚨 New Series! 🚨 Introducing a new kind of content from Martyr Made. *Martyr Made Unscripted* is a more conversational series that dives into current events, topics like media and communication, and Darryl’s personal experiences.  Martyr Made Unscripted is only available for paid subscribers.  If you’re already a subscriber, thank you!If you have yet to upgrade to a paid subscription, get started today to access the entire archive of subscriber-only content and get the first Unscripted episode as soon as it’s available.In addition to providing some off-the-cuff thoughts and audience interaction, these episodes will let me bring you content while I buckle down and pound out the last bit of the next Whose America. Thanks for everything! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit subscribe.martyrmade.com/subscribe

Easter Message (repost)

Hi everybody. This is the same short Easter message I released a year or two ago. There are a lot more subscribers now than there were then, so I thought I’d repost it for everyone. I hope you all had a blessed week, and have a blessed day. Happy Easter.The Martyr Made Substack is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or, even better, a paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit subscribe.martyrmade.com/subscribe

War All the Time: Israel vs Palestine, 1948-82 (Bonus Episode)

Hi everybody. So, many of you will have already heard a version of this episode (called The Administration of Savagery, released about a year or two ago), but this version is updated with new information and cleaned up a bit. I thought it was worth re-upping due to the current crisis in Gaza.To those of you who are non-paying subscribers to the MartyrMade Substack, please consider supporting the podcast by becoming a paid subscriber for just $5 p/month or $50 p/year. The show is 100% listener-supported, so your generosity is the only way I’m able to keep doing this. Thanks. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit subscribe.martyrmade.com/subscribe

Letter from a young girl in Palestine

Hi everybody. I recently got an email from a young Palestinian girl. It was maybe the most beautiful, and most rewarding, email I’ve ever gotten from doing this podcast, and I wanted to share it with all of you. Sometimes, it seems near impossible, at a time of heightened tension and polarization, to cut through the noise and get people to see that most of the people affected by a conflict like the one between Israelis and Palestinians are normal, innocent people no different from you or me. But I’m going to keep banging that drum anyway. Thanks for listening.If you’re an unpaid subscriber, or someone just finding the Substack, please consider supporting the show by becoming a paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit subscribe.martyrmade.com/subscribe