War and Peace in just 7 years (WAPIN7)

Did you know that a knoll is a small, low, round natural hill or mound? And what if I told you that you can tell a knoll from a seamount using this one weird trick (that oceanographers hate)!?And would you believe me if I told you that a Grassy Knoll is a knoll with a considerable amount of grass growing on it??We're covering all these and other unbelievable knoll/War and Peace information in this episode. Do. Knoll. Miss. It.〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️Support the show, say Hello, and find the thoroughly diplomat extras at:patreon.com/wapin7Including... (Free!) bonus content, Tolstoy's Hall of Fame, and special episodes.〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️

What do you do when your latest pointless and misguided war is not going well? It's going so poorly in fact that the enemy has gone past the gates, and now they're sitting in your kitchen eating your sweet, delicious roots and drinking your hot, hot beef tea. What you need is a hero, one man who can turn the tide against all the odds. A huge man, a powerful man, a man with an incredible hat. Today we meet that man.〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️Support the show, say Hello, and find the thoroughly diplomat extras at:patreon.com/wapin7Including... (Free!) bonus content, Tolstoy's Hall of Fame, and special episodes.〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️

The enemy is at the gates, the drums are beating, the cannons are primed. The choices you make on this day could change the trajectory of your entire life, of all of Russia. Stick or twist, stay or go, fight or flight. What do you choose? What if I told you there's only one War Balloon? This is War and Peace and war is coming (even more war), and this time is personal.〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️Support the show, say Hello, and find the thoroughly diplomat extras at:patreon.com/wapin7Including... (Free!) bonus content, Tolstoy's Hall of Fame, and special episodes.〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️

We're going full blown horse this week, with horse after glorious horse being named quicker than you can say "My Name Is Horse". We've got fast ones, slow ones, strong ones and even some invisible ones.It's a veritable horstravaganza and humans are not invited. Well, ok a couple of humans can come, but only if they're with their legally appointed horses and they're willing to let their horses shine (finally).〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️Support the show, say Hello, and find the thoroughly diplomat extras at:patreon.com/wapin7Including... (Free!) bonus content, Tolstoy's Hall of Fame, and special episodes.〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️

Indentured peasants, motivated by nothing more than a love of the land and a cripilingly inescapable system of debt and ownership. Poor? Definitely.Stupid? Perhaps.Violent? Only when drunk or angry.But forget what you might have heard about them down at your local gentlemans club, because this week we're joining the unwashed masses to discover first hand what they really think, believe and feel. Who leads them? What do they want? Will they ever be free?〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️Support the show, say Hello, and find the thoroughly diplomat extras at:patreon.com/wapin7Including... (Free!) bonus content, Tolstoy's Hall of Fame, and special episodes.〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️

All good things must come to an end - like the weekend,  sleeping or a bowl of nice chips. Even bad things must come to an end, like the hokey cokey, January, or a bee attack. This week in War and Peace some things are coming to an end. But are these things good things, or bad things? Or to put it another way,  are they a bowl of chips, or an attack by bees, or something in between?Ultimately you must decide.〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️Support the show, say Hello, and find the thoroughly diplomat extras at:patreon.com/wapin7Including... (Free!) bonus content, Tolstoy's Hall of Fame, and special episodes.〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️

Circles, glorious circles, no beginning and no end, round as the day is long, perfect as a polished samovar at dawn.But what happens if you take the humble circle and then slightly overlap it with another circle? What then? What might happen? What could you call it? What would it do?Join us this week as we vennture into not one, but two War and Peace circles that risk overlapping at any moment.〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️Support the show, say Hello, and find the thoroughly diplomat extras at:patreon.com/wapin7Including... (Free!) bonus content, Tolstoy's Hall of Fame, and special episodes.〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️

The dust. It's surrounds you. In your eyes, your boots, your soul - everything is dust. Through the dust you see a vision, a vision of your home also covered in dust - the lime trees? Dusty. Your ornamental English garden? Dusty. Your family, friends and beloved colleagues? Very dusty indeed. What does it all mean? Why is this dust here? Join us this week as we breathe the dust down deep to try and find out.〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️Support the show, say Hello, and find the thoroughly diplomat extras at:patreon.com/wapin7Including... (Free!) bonus content, Tolstoy's Hall of Fame, and special episodes.〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️

Letters, they simply must be delivered. Whatever is going on in the world the sweet, sweet postal imust flow. Join Glorious Post Person No.13 and his 3 canine steeds as we brave the best (beautiful oats) and the worst (horrible exploding bombs) that rural Russia has to offer, in order to deliver paper based information that could literally save lives.〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️Support the show, say Hello, and find the thoroughly diplomat extras at:patreon.com/wapin7Including... (Free!) bonus content, Tolstoy's Hall of Fame, and special episodes.〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️Support the show and get in touch:patreon.com/wapin7

It’s a question as old as time: do nasty old men (who sleep in bread bins) dream of electric sheep?!Not following? Best to probably just listen then…Onwards!〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️Support the show, say Hello, and find the thoroughly diplomat extras at:patreon.com/wapin7Including... (Free!) bonus content, Tolstoy's Hall of Fame, and special episodes.〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️〰️patreon.com/wapin7wapin7.com/rate 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟-  Study us and Rate us, for extra credit!instagram.com/wapin7podcast - View our transformation to world famous [email protected] - Email us your own incredibly dense historical essaysWAPIN7.com - Visit Tolstoy's Hall of Fame for a much deserved rest from all that studying