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This Is Actually Happening

161: What if you suffered a shocking loss?

This Is Actually Happening

Wondery

True Crime, Tiah, Documentary, Society & Culture

4.69.9K Ratings

🗓️ 8 September 2020

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

“That feeling…honestly I will never forget it, just your heart dropping into your stomach…it’s unreal.”


Producer: Whit Missildine


Episode Summary: After growing up in an abusive household, a man confronts a startling, ambiguous loss


Today's episode featured Evan Pestona. If you have any information or resources you feel could help bring justice for Evan and his mother, you can email him at [email protected]


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Content/Trigger Warnings: domestic violence, death, murder, suicide, discriminatory slurs, explicit language


Intro Music: "Illabye" – Tipper

Music Bed: “Re-Entry” – Lee Rosevere

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

 

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Transcript

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0:12.5

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0:18.2

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0:19.2

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0:22.8

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0:27.6

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0:43.2

That feeling, I mean honestly I will never forget it.

0:56.2

Just, you know, your heart dropping into your stomach.

0:59.1

I mean, it's unreal.

1:01.1

Welcome to the Permitimp Corporation.

1:16.0

A presentation of the audio podcast, this is actually happening.

1:24.7

Episode 161.

1:28.4

And if you suffer from the shocking loss.

1:36.4

In a four part series, the Generation Y podcast unravels the story of Khalif Browder, a young

1:41.7

boy falsely accused of stealing a backpack and held at Reikers Island for three years

1:46.9

without trial.

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