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Listen to Dr. Michael Alkan talk about his medical adventures from all over the world. In each episode, his son Yoni asks him about a different chapter in his life - from growing up in British and then sieged Jerusalem in the 1940s, through the years of military service and secret Mossad missions, to international rescue teams, and many more! Come hear, in his own voice, his Doc Tales.
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This special episode is not about the past, but about current events. Since the brutal attack by Hamas on October 7th 2023, my father has been volunteering with communities who've been displaced from the towns around Gaza, who've gone through horrendous atrocities and are trying to just find a stable footing to stand on. This episode was recorded a…
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Ep007 - 1969 Mossad mission to Kurdistan
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The Mossad is the Israeli equivalent to the CIA. It is known for its covert missions all over the world, and in the late 60s they assisted the rebellion in Kurdistan. Mick was able to join the mission as a doctor to help the team there. Managing field medical services alone and in disguise is not an easy task, and he finds different ways he can hel…
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Ep006.1 Kurdistan teaser + Censored wedding proposal
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This bonus episode is a piece that was cut from the previous episode, where my dad gives more details on how his side of the marriage proposal looked like. It's a perfect segue to our next episode which will tell the full story of my father's secret mission to Kurdistan. You should totally check that one out as well. --- Send in a voice message: ht…
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Ep006 - 1966 How I met your mother
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In this episode we have a special guest, and we get to hear both Mick and Yardena tell the story of how they met and fell in love. Having met right before the six day war, their budding relationship was forged not only out of doubt and wonder of young age, but also by the horrors of battle and the hardships of distance. All of which cannot compare …
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Pulled out of classroom at medical school, Mick is imminently promoted to lieutenant by the Army's Surgeon General and immediately sent to Jerusalem, where fierce fighting is taking place. Facing the horrors of war and the chaos surrounding it for the first time is an overwhelming experience, the memories of which one must carry for the rest of the…
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While coming to grips with medical studies, new social circles and academic woes and triumphs, Mick spends every school break on merchant ship decks exploring Europe and the middle east. In his 4th year of medical school, Mick discovers what it really means to be a doctor, and also finds his true calling to focus on community medicine with the Bedo…
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In this episode we focus on Mick's life as a child growing up in Jerusalem under the British mandate, and in the harsh and dangerous conditions immediately following the formation of the state of Israel, as Arab armies lay siege to the city. Bombings, sniper fire, power cuts and lack of food and water weighed heavily on the residents of Jerusalem. …
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In this episode we go further back in time to follow Mick’s father, Walter. We learn how Walter’s formative experience as a Jewish medical student in 1930’s Germany pushed him to leave his homeland to escape the Nazis and antisemitism. What follows is an amazing life story, as Walter negotiates the political upheavals of pre-war Europe, finds the l…
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Ep001 - 1969 Sinai war of attrition
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Approaching the end of his compulsory military term, Mick is asked by his commanding officer to travel South, to the Suez canal to fill in as a doctor for a week in a front line bunker. In this episode we delve into the 1969 war of attrition and learn how the daily threat of bombardment and the loss of comrades to enemy fire lead to a life-changing…
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In this podcast I am interviewing my Dad, Mick Alkan; physician, adventurer, career military doctor and a consummate study of history, art and culture. Mick’s experiences span the second world war, the birth of Israel, and decades of humanitarian work in many countries across Africa, Europe and Asia. In each episode we focus on a different time per…
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