Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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In his new book, “Palaces of the Crow,” Ray Nayler examines human nature through the lens of caring and community amidst the often hidden horrors of World War II.

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(0:00) Intro
(2:25) Why WWII?
(4:21) Clash of totalitarians
(6:13) The four characters
(10:19) The symbology of crows
(15:58) Karma and resurrection
(19:46) Kropotkin’s naturalism
(25:04) The complexity of crows
(27:53) Transgenerational communication
(30:59) Rootlessness and evil
(33:03) Human-animal communication
(38:55) The myth of childhood
(44:05) The forgotten history of WWII
(51:21) Trauma of veterans
(52:11) Outro