A Canadian peacekeeper deploys to Croatia in 1993 to separate armies that want nothing to do with peace. He comes home carrying wounds nobody can see. Decades later, a daughter he never knew existed makes her way across the country to find him.

The Peace Thieves is Brent Van Staalduinen's sixth novel, built around a question the title refuses to let go of: who is stealing the peace, and can it ever truly be kept?

An anti-war novel that openly celebrates the people sent into harm's way, and asks what a country owes them when they return.

Topics: Canadian peacekeeping novel, military fiction Canada, PTSD veterans fiction, Croatia 1993, father-daughter estrangement

GUEST: Brent Van Staalduinen | http://brentvans.com

Originally aired on 2026-06-02

A Canadian peacekeeper deploys to Croatia in 1993 to separate armies that want nothing to do with peace. He comes home carrying wounds nobody can see. Decades later, a daughter he never knew existed makes her way across the country to find him.
The Peace Thieves is Brent Van Staalduinen's sixth novel, built around a question the title refuses to let go of: who is stealing the peace, and can it ever truly be kept?
An anti-war novel that openly celebrates the people sent into harm's way, and asks what a country owes them when they return.
Topics: Canadian peacekeeping novel, military fiction Canada, PTSD veterans fiction, Croatia 1993, father-daughter estrangement
GUEST: Brent Van Staalduinen |<a href="http://brentvans.com"> http://brentvans.com</a>
Originally aired on&nbsp;2026-06-02

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From politics and pop culture to mental health, technology, and everyday life, this podcast is where night owls, deep thinkers, and curious minds come to connect. Featuring expert guests, passionate callers, and Shane&rsquo;s signature style&mdash;thoughtful, fearless, and refreshingly real.
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