250: What if a devastating truth only deepened the mystery?

250: What if a devastating truth only deepened the mystery?

Growing up Black and queer in the South, a man finds an identity for himself through the arts and establishes a wonderful marriage with children, until one day, when his husband is late coming home, there’s a ring at the door and his entire life unravels.

Content/Trigger Warnings: use of a derogatory racial slur, use of a derogatory homophobic slur, mention of gun violence, mention of suicide, mental illness, drug use, drug overdose, explicit language

Producers: Whit Missildine, Sara Marinelli

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164: What if a shocking accusation devastated your family?

164: What if a shocking accusation devastated your family?

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163: What if you grew up in a violent gang?

163: What if you grew up in a violent gang?

“Any sense of identity no matter how fake was better than no sense of identity, yet if I don’t have a sense of identity, then who am I as a person?”Producer: Whit MissildineEpisode Summary: After trag...

6 Okt 202051min

162: What if you grew up in a cult?

162: What if you grew up in a cult?

“I didn’t know what normal was, so everything looked so scary….Everything I was doing I was learning for the time it was like my birth into the world.”Producer: Whit MissildineEpisode Summary: A woman...

22 Sep 202059min

161: What if you suffered a shocking loss?

161: What if you suffered a shocking loss?

“That feeling…honestly I will never forget it, just your heart dropping into your stomach…it’s unreal.”Producer: Whit MissildineEpisode Summary: After growing up in an abusive household, a man confron...

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Happenings Vol. 1: No Man's Land

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Today we launch a new series of bonus content called “Happenings” with three stories of people facing their deepest fears in the unforgiving wilderness of the natural world.Part 1: What if the desert ...

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160: What if you were assaulted by a stranger in the dark?

160: What if you were assaulted by a stranger in the dark?

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159: What if someone you love committed a monstrous crime?

159: What if someone you love committed a monstrous crime?

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