174: What if you couldn't remember that night?
This Is Actually Happening
Wondery
4.6 • 9.9K Ratings
🗓️ 19 January 2021
⏱️ 58 minutes
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Summary
“The hardest part about the whole thing is just not knowing; for a few hours that night I wasn’t me and that’s terrifying.”
Producer: Whit Missildine
Episode Summary: A woman answers a Craigslist ad for a job and ends up on a harrowing night that doesn’t add up
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Content/Trigger Warnings: mental illness, racism, violence, murder, police brutality, explicit language
Intro Music: "Illabye" – Tipper
Music Bed: “Re-Entry” – Lee Rosevere
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | This is actually happening features real experiences that often include traumatic events. |
| 0:04.2 | Please consult the show notes for specific content warnings on each episode |
| 0:07.6 | and for more information about support services. |
| 0:17.3 | The hardest part about the whole thing is just not knowing. |
| 0:21.5 | For a few hours that night, I wasn't me. |
| 0:25.0 | I had myself taken away from me and that's terrifying. |
| 0:40.0 | From Wondery, I'm Whit Missaldine. |
| 0:43.2 | You are listening to this is actually happening. |
| 0:45.7 | Episode 174 |
| 0:56.4 | What if you couldn't remember that night? |
| 1:06.4 | Hey, prime members, you can listen to this is actually happening. |
| 1:10.3 | Add free on Amazon Music. |
| 1:12.4 | Download the app today. |
| 1:24.7 | I am the oldest of three girls. |
| 1:27.2 | I was born in Nashville, Tennessee and then we up and moved out kind of to the middle of nowhere |
| 1:32.3 | and central Illinois to a really small village called Downs. |
| 1:37.2 | I was always a really artistic child. |
| 1:39.7 | You could always find me with a book. |
| 1:41.8 | My dad instilled a really big love for music and me and my mom |
| 1:46.0 | instilled more of a love for reading. |
| 1:48.8 | My youngest sister is 10 years younger than me, |
| 1:51.3 | so it was always kind of like a second mom to her and it was really fun raising her |
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