About this episode
On The Gist, jail time for absurd reasons. In the interview, journalist Jack Fairweather is out with a new book about the untold story of Witold Pilecki, a Polish resistance fighter who chose to get sent to Auschwitz so he could report back on atrocities happening there during World War II. Fairweather's book is The Volunteer: One Man, an Underground Army, and the Secret Mission to Destroy Auschwitz . In the Spiel, why Ross Perot was so important to shaping American politics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices