<description>&lt;p&gt;In the winter of 1939, Finland faced overwhelming odds. The Soviet Union was invading with hundreds of thousands of troops. Standing in their way was an unlikely defender: a shy farmer and expert marksman who would later become known as &amp;ldquo;The White Death.&amp;rdquo; But behind the myth was simply a reserved man fighting for his homeland.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Hosted by Zaron Burnett, Dana Schwartz, and Jason English&lt;br&gt;Written by Lucas Reilly&lt;br&gt;Story Editor is Virginia Prescott&lt;br&gt;Senior Producers are Josh Fisher and Emilia Brock&lt;br&gt;Additional Production by Edeliz Perez&lt;br&gt;Story Editor is Virginia Prescott&lt;br&gt;Editing and Sound Design by Jesse Nighswonger&lt;br&gt;Mixing and Mastering by Jesse Nighswonger&lt;br&gt;Research and Fact-Checking by Austin Thompson and Lucas Reilly&lt;br&gt;Original Music by Elise McCoy and Jesse Nighswonger&lt;br&gt;Show Logo by Lucy Quintanilla&lt;br&gt;Executive Producers are Virginia Prescott and Jason English&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Give it up for our excellent cast who brought this one to life!&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Featuring Miska Kajanus as Simo H&amp;auml;yh&amp;auml;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Additional voices provided by&amp;nbsp;Tuomas Ahva,Jukka Hurme,&amp;nbsp;Tuomas Brock, and&amp;nbsp;Tuukka Rantanen&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Special thanks to Sirpa Ristim&amp;auml;ki-Brock&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;See &lt;a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener"&gt;omnystudio.com/listener&lt;/a&gt; for privacy information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

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The White Death [from Very Special Episodes]

JUN 12, 202645 MIN
Stealing Superman

The White Death [from Very Special Episodes]

JUN 12, 202645 MIN

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In the winter of 1939, Finland faced overwhelming odds. The Soviet Union was invading with hundreds of thousands of troops. Standing in their way was an unlikely defender: a shy farmer and expert marksman who would later become known as “The White Death.” But behind the myth was simply a reserved man fighting for his homeland. Hosted by Zaron Burnett, Dana Schwartz, and Jason EnglishWritten by Lucas ReillyStory Editor is Virginia PrescottSenior Producers are Josh Fisher and Emilia BrockAdditional Production by Edeliz PerezStory Editor is Virginia PrescottEditing and Sound Design by Jesse NighswongerMixing and Mastering by Jesse NighswongerResearch and Fact-Checking by Austin Thompson and Lucas ReillyOriginal Music by Elise McCoy and Jesse NighswongerShow Logo by Lucy QuintanillaExecutive Producers are Virginia Prescott and Jason English Give it up for our excellent cast who brought this one to life! Featuring Miska Kajanus as Simo Häyhä  Additional voices provided by Tuomas Ahva,Jukka Hurme, Tuomas Brock, and Tuukka Rantanen Special thanks to Sirpa Ristimäki-BrockSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.