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Simon of Cyrene has long dreamed of celebrating Passover in Jerusalem. Yet the journey of a thousand miles seems impossible: Simon is crippled, and his beloved wife has been ravaged by a debilitating affliction. So when his sons arrange special passage to Jerusalem for Simon and his wife, the couple is overcome with joy and anticipation. It seems that an impossible dream is within reach...but their journey is fraught with unexpected perils, from deadly gales to dangerous thieves.

Hosts Zach and James delve into the James Bond film and literary universe, one subject at a time. Throughout Bondcast we’ll examine all sides of 007, framing them in their changing cultural, historical, and political contexts. We’ll mine the source material for both the obvious and the obscure, and as we learn more about Bond, our hope is that we’ll also learn more about the world he inhabits. Tune in for film trivia tidbits, historical context, cultural hot-takes, and bad accents.

Irina Balabanova is a beautiful Ukrainian girl, 27 years of age and heartbroken. John Masters, a middle-aged American businessman, travels to eastern Ukraine on an ill-advised romantic venture, and is stranded in Kharkov at the onset of winter. Despite their wide differences of culture, language, and generation, the two are brought together in a whirlwind of love and adventure. Their their dreams of a life together are threatened by the acts of an extremely jealous Ukrainian State Security officer, who will stop at nothing to stop Irina from leaving their native country to marry an American.