175: What if you had their knee on your neck?

This Is Actually Happening

Wondery

True Crime, Tiah, Documentary, Society & Culture

4.6 • 9.9K Ratings

🗓️ 26 January 2021

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

“They were there to remind me who I was in the world, and it hurt too much on the inside, being hurt on the outside didn’t matter as much.”

Producer: Whit Missildine, Andrew Waits

Episode Summary: A man’s rage grows after growing up with racism and abuse, leading to transformative encounters with brutality, violence and ultimately, inner strength.

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Content/Trigger Warnings: racism, racially charged language, violence, police brutality, explicit language

Intro Music: "Illabye" – Tipper

Music Bed: “Cylinder Four/Cylinder Five” – Chris Zabriskie

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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.
0:18.2	They were there to remind me who I was in the world.
0:21.6	And it hurt too much on the inside, being hurt on the outside didn't matter as much.
0:27.0	And there definitely come times when you're like, look, I'm not going to eat this shit.
0:31.3	I would rather be beaten than eat this shit.
0:44.9	From Wondry, I'm Whit Missaldine.
0:48.1	You are listening to this is actually happening.
0:58.0	Happening's volume 3.
1:00.1	This is America.
1:02.1	Episode 175.
1:05.4	What if you had their knee on your neck?
1:12.1	Hey, prime members.
1:13.4	You can listen to this is actually happening.
1:18.5	Download the app today.
1:30.0	I was born in Blithe California in 1972.
1:33.9	It's a very small desert town along I-10.
1:37.6	It's the last stop going anywhere.
1:41.3	It's a kind of strange place, but a lot of my family was born in Blithe.
1:46.5	My mother and all of her sisters were from there as well.
1:50.4	My mother was a single mother.
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