SP/FS BONUS: The Art of Giving a Dam (Skip Waskin)

This is less a bonus episode than it is a bookend. (We recommend you start with Episode #13.) Last time around, Skip Waskin barely survived his first-ever USAID assignment in then-Zaire. Flash forward, and he is now leading USAID's biggest mission in Afghanistan. There are perilous echoes to Zaire, but on a much larger stage with life and death consequences.

Skip Waskin on the Kajaki Dam in Afghanistan

Aerial view of the Kajaki Dam

Skip aboard a helicopter enroute to the Kajaki Dam

U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Ron Neumann at the Kajaki Dam

SHOW CREDITS

SP/FS Producer & Host: Christopher Wurst

Opening Voices: Dmitri Wurst, Elena Wurst, Kjara Wurst, Christopher Wurst

Show Artwork: Kate Furby

Voice of Dubious Aunt Deb: Cathy Zielske

Cold Open Music: BWM – The Brina Band

Dubious Ant Deb Music: Cass County Beauty Queen – Alan Singley

Episode Music:

La Fosca – Blue Dot Sessions

Waterbourne – Blue Dot Sessions

Release (Instrumental Version) – Josh Woodward

Interview date: April 11, 2025