Castaway

Invisible Choir

Reach Freaks

True Crime

4.7 • 5K Ratings

🗓️ 6 July 2025

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Late in the evening on September 3rd, 2022, 41-year-old Mark Bent was sitting in his truck, drinking a homemade concoction of hard liquor and an energy drink, contemplating a big decision. Over the last year, Mark had found himself as the center of some drama in his new home state of Idaho. What started as a rumor escalated into harassment, which in turn made Mark’s life a living hell. It was only after Mark conveniently found himself outside the home of 23-year-old Nikolas Bird, the very man he held responsible for starting the rumors, that he decided to take matters into his own hands… Written by Trevor Pason, edited and engineered by Scott Ecklein, and executive produced by Michael Ojibway. View full episode source list at https://www.invisiblechoir.com/listen/castaway Support Our Sponsors: Quince: Upgrade your wardrobe with pieces made to last with Quince. Go to quince.com/choir for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns! Squarespace: Go to https://www.squarespace.com/choir for a free trial, and when you’re ready to launch, use offer code “CHOIR” to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain! GreenLight: Don’t wait to teach your kids real-world money skills! Start your risk-free GreenLight trial at greenlight.com/choir to get started. Bilt: Start paying rent through Bilt and take advantage of your Neighborhood BenefitsTM by going to joinbilt.com/choir. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Sitting quietly once you've made the house all shiny.
0:04.0	Down time can be just fine, playing bangers from the 90s.
0:08.0	Tea break.
0:09.0	Lunch break.
0:10.0	Maybe listen to the outbreak.
0:12.0	Sometimes it's not time for some tombola, right?
0:15.0	It's enjoying lasagna time, chilling with a book time, or time to visit your nan time go on play some other time put your phone down
0:23.8	tombollah open for fun terms apply 18 plus gambleaware dot org
0:29.3	Invisible choir explores detailed depictions of violence and murder
0:40.2	and is not appropriate for all audiences.
0:43.3	Listener discretion is advised.
0:45.3	Yes, I was telling him I was there with him.
0:48.1	Why?
0:50.1	Because the amount of damage that I saw on his body and the condition he seemed to be in,
0:59.0	I thought it was very likely that he was going to die.
1:03.0	And I wanted to know that somebody was there with him. There are always going to be moments in life where we find ourselves at a crossroads, needing to make a decision.
1:26.1	Most times these choices are benign,
1:28.3	and will likely have minor yet tangible impacts on our lives.
1:33.3	But there are rarer times when we are faced with more serious dilemmas.
1:38.3	The paths we choose may just shape the rest of our natural lives.
1:43.3	In these situations, it's best to take a deep breath and think critically.
1:48.5	The worst thing you could possibly do is jump the gun and choose your path on impulse.
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