141: What if you witnessed a horrific act?
This Is Actually Happening
Wondery
4.6 • 9.9K Ratings
🗓️ 22 October 2019
⏱️ 36 minutes
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Summary
“I just felt something inside of me that was so sickening. It’s just like this point of realization, almost like your biggest fear in that moment had come true.”
Producer: Whit Missildine
Editor: Whit Missildine
Episode Summary: Growing up in a small Midwest town, a teenage girl forms a close friendship with a boy from a nearby town, when things unexpectedly take a very dark turn.
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Content/Trigger Warnings: suicide, explicit language
Intro Music: ""Illabye" – Tipper
Music Bed: Ambient themes by Nigel Coutinho
Outro Music: "The Moon is Down" - El Diablo & Adam Schraft (Rojo y Negro) @eldiablosf @rojo-y-negro www.eldiablobass.com/
Services
If you or someone you know is struggling with the effects of trauma or mental illness, please refer to the following resources:
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255
National Alliance on Mental Illness: 1-800-950-6264
National Sexual Assault Hotline (RAINN): 1-800-656-HOPE (4673)
Crisis Text Line: Within the US, text HOME to 741741
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| 1:13.0 | I just felt something inside of me that was so sickening. |
| 1:20.1 | There's no way to describe that feeling. |
| 1:23.9 | It's just like this point of realization, |
| 1:27.5 | like almost like your biggest fear in that moment had come true. |
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| 1:46.2 | A presentation of the audio podcast, this is actually happening. |
| 1:54.6 | Episode 141. |
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