Escaping Communism w/ Defector Denise Mazal | Tanji Patton's Goodtaste for the Soul e65

Sometimes the most powerful journeys begin with a choice — a choice that costs you everything you’ve worked for. My guest today knows that feeling well. Denise Mazal grew up behind the Iron Curtain in what was then Czechoslovakia, where freedom was limited and opportunity was tightly controlled. Denise was a talented athlete, a member of the Czech national rowing team, with a real chance to compete in the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal. But she made a remarkable decision. In pursuit of freedo...