155: What if you had to pull the plug?

155: What if you had to pull the plug?

“When somebody hurts you and then they’re like, ‘now you have to take care of him, you’re responsible for him…’ I didn’t know how to feel.”


Producer: Whit Missildine


Episode Summary: A young woman is forced to make a decision about the fate of a father she never knew.


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Content/Trigger Warnings: death, mental illness, explicit language


Intro Music: ""Illabye" – Tipper

Music Bed: “Cylinder Four/Cylinder Five” – Chris Zabriskie

Outro Music: "The Moon is Down" - El Diablo & Adam Schraft (Rojo y Negro) @eldiablosf @rojo-y-negro www.eldiablobass.com/

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