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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151: What if he made you think you were crazy?

151: What if he made you think you were crazy?

“I was sure that this was his mental illness and not something wrong with me until I started hearing it in my head. And that was when I started to think, 'maybe I’m actually going crazy'.”Producers: S...

24 Mar 202048min

150: What if you were trapped in a cycle of abuse?

150: What if you were trapped in a cycle of abuse?

“My earliest memories as a child were fear and anxiety…I was never able to control the situation and that unknown just haunted me.”Producer/Editor: Whit MissildineEpisode Summary: A girl straddles man...

10 Mar 202052min

149: What if you committed child sexual abuse?

149: What if you committed child sexual abuse?

“I misused my position of power to get my needs met…How is it that if we’re called by God to this ministry we could possibly do such a destructive thing?”Producers/Editors: Nigel Coutinho, Stephanie L...

25 Feb 20201h 5min

148: What if you killed someone?

148: What if you killed someone?

“We have so much less control than we think we do….Death is really close at hand and we do not do ourselves often any favors by forgetting that.”Producer: Whit MissildineEpisode Summary: Firmly establ...

11 Feb 202059min

147: What if your best friend was dying?

147: What if your best friend was dying?

“It’s much better to try to move forward with your life and accept that things are nebulous, and there are no clear answers.”Producer: Whit MissildineEditors: Sara Marinelli, Whit MissildineEpisode Su...

28 Jan 202048min

146: What if you thought your mother was a robot?

146: What if you thought your mother was a robot?

“I completely lost touch with reality. You can’t rely on those around you, and you can’t rely on what’s within you. That’s the most terrifying thing in the world.”Producer: Whit MissildineEpisode Summ...

14 Jan 202046min

145: What if your best friend met a tragic fate?

145: What if your best friend met a tragic fate?

“I’m the kind of person where I like to know answers. I don’t like secrets I don’t like surprises…I really want to know what brought him to that. I really want to know why.” Producer: Whit MissildineE...

17 Des 201941min

144: What if you suffered from postpartum depression?

144: What if you suffered from postpartum depression?

“All those thoughts were going through my head like you’re worthless, you’re a loser, you’re a failure, you can’t be happy, you can’t feel love…just this feeling of profound failure.” Producer: Whit M...

3 Des 201951min

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