334: What if your parachute didn’t open?

334: What if your parachute didn’t open?

After coming out and finding self-acceptance, a man faces his greatest physical and emotional struggle yet when a celebratory skydive takes a terrifying turn.

Today’s episode featured Brad Guy. If you’d like to reach out to him, you can email him at hello@bradguy.com, or you can find him on Instagram and TikTok @bradjguy.


Visit bradguy.com to order his memoir “Freefall” and to book him for speaking engagements.


Producers: Whit Missildine, Andrew Waits, Aviva Lipkowitz

Content/Trigger Warnings: childhood obesity, being in the closet, self-hatred, serious accident, serious bodily injury, falling from a plane, parachute malfunction, death, suicidal ideation, explicit language

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Intro Music: "Illabye" – Tipper

Music Bed: Uncertain Outcomes

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