Welcome back to Circa 1945: Breaking the Machine. A podcast of stories about the Holocaust, and what it would take to build a genocide-proof society.

Parables are a valuable tool for making a quick, important point in a relatable way. Still, after just shy of fifty episodes, it's time for our last parable for a while...the story of the light switch, as a metaphor for interacting with complex machines.

Then, moving forward, I will introduce you to what I call my "Shoah Chorus."