americandiplomacy.web.unc.edu/2018/05/in-m... If you’re interested this is a good explainer of why i follow international relations with such intensity The state of the world & our place in it was dinner conversation every night I might have gotten into comedy as a relief from all that consequence - ThreadSky

diedrichbader.bsky.social • 63 days ago

https://americandiplomacy.web.unc.edu/2018/05/in-memoriam-william-b-bader/

If you’re interested this is a good explainer of why i follow international relations with such intensity
The state of the world & our place in it was dinner conversation every night
I might have gotten into comedy as a relief from all that consequence

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jamesriverside.bsky.social•63 days ago

I was a grad student on a Fulbright to Russia in 1999-2000, just as the USIA was folding into the State Dept. It caused immense confusion, to say the least. Kudos to your father for fighting the good fight for me and my cohort.

diedrichbader.bsky.social•63 days ago

He would have loved this
Thank you very much

nedbarrett.bsky.social•63 days ago

That’s a great story that I didn’t know. And by the way, my daughter is a Fulbrighter.

surfacemaximus.bsky.social•63 days ago

The descriptions of his actions are sort of thought what ‘the government’ did. Or rather, used to. I would like MY country back.

rbripley.bsky.social•63 days ago

Thanks for sharing this. What a great role model your father was.

diedrichbader.bsky.social•63 days ago

Thank you my friend

torie138.bsky.social•63 days ago

My gosh, how desperate we are for more men and women of today who possess the sense of integrity such as your late father. 🙏

goeksnet.bsky.social•63 days ago

Hey, Peter-man, stick to foreign affairs and leave the comedy to comedians 🙄

goeksnet.bsky.social•63 days ago

I hope the joke here is not lost .. was told comedy was legal again!

onenjeni.bsky.social•63 days ago

That's a wonderful legacy to leave. Your family must be deservedly proud.

dkelly28.bsky.social•63 days ago

I vividly remember your podcast episode with Kevin Smith years ago in which you spoke glowingly of your father. It remains a favorite episode of any podcast I've listened to over the years.

diedrichbader.bsky.social•63 days ago

How nice!
I have been meaning to listen to that!

dkelly28.bsky.social•63 days ago

It's a good one. If I remember correctly after it came out, I asked you on Twitter if you had ever crossed paths with Dave Grohl at any punk clubs in the Alexandria/DC area, and you didn't believe so.

diedrichbader.bsky.social•63 days ago

I totally imagine we were at the same shows
It was a small world
But we were the Virginia boys so were considered kind of country

dkelly28.bsky.social•63 days ago

I think he lived in Springfield, Virginia, so from what I remember from his autobiography, it sounds like the circles he ran in were IA bit different, too.

Have you ever crossed paths with him out in LA? Kinda surprising if not.

diedrichbader.bsky.social•63 days ago

Strangely no
Our kids went to the same school and we have the same classic car mechanic
The car I’m currently having restored is next to his 60s (64?) Dodge van
So you’re as surprised as i am that we’ve never met

glennh55.bsky.social•63 days ago

I can certainly understand why you are proud of being his son

diedrichbader.bsky.social•63 days ago

Thank you

joshb4joshua.bsky.social•63 days ago

I imagine you’ve thought many times “I’m glad my dad isn’t here to see this….”

diedrichbader.bsky.social•63 days ago

I kept seeing my dads office window during the coverage of January 6th

diedrichbader.bsky.social•63 days ago

So many times

ryanmalikwriter.bsky.social•63 days ago

If those in charge now only had a shred of what your father had.

heyaintthat.bsky.social•63 days ago

My god

lorizl.bsky.social•63 days ago

How proud you must be as I’m sure he is of you.

savinghistory4us.bsky.social•63 days ago

Your father was likely the last of those with integrity and decency. As a family of Fulbright recipients, we honor your father for having kept the Fulbright Program alive. Shameful in 2025, worthless, ignorant, self-promoting, criminal #47 is destroying the important role that program has played!