Summary
A special episode of Love Me.
In 2019, Julie Piñero lost her boyfriend Jose. It was sudden. He was 26 years old. A virtual reality video-game designer.
When he died, Julie and Jose were still in that honeymoon phase of their relationship. They hadn’t had their first real fight. Julie’s dad—who has been helping her cope with her grief—never even got to meet Jose. The future was ripped away, leaving Julie with no path to follow…Until she remembers Jose’s idea for a video game called “Delejos”, or From Afar—a fantasy world where players can reunite with what they’ve lost. And Julie becomes obsessed with making it real.
“Delejos” is a meditation on grief and the power of creation. It's also the winner of the 2024 Tribeca Audio Nonfiction Award.
Do you have a story that could be a good fit for Love Me? Read our Call for Pitches to find out!
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| 0:00.0 | Before John F. Kennedy's famous decade was out, before Eagle had set down on the surface of the moon, |
| 0:06.6 | before NASA had rescued the crew of Apollo 13, they had already set their sights on a new vehicle. |
| 0:13.8 | Space Shuttle. I'm Kevin Fong. And in this new podcast, we're bringing you the incredible story of the birth of the space shuttle era |
| 0:22.9 | as told by the people who built and fluent. |
| 0:27.3 | From the ACAST creator network, 16 sunsets. |
| 0:32.2 | This is a CBC podcast. |
| 0:38.3 | Hi, it's Lou. |
| 0:40.4 | How are you doing? |
| 0:42.3 | A lot's happened since our last season of Love Me ended a few years back. |
| 0:47.6 | We've missed you, truly. |
| 0:50.3 | And I'm happy to report that we are hard at work on a brand new season, and we'd love to feature some of your stories. |
| 0:59.5 | Do you have an experience with a complicated relationship or know someone who does? |
| 1:06.0 | Does it have surprising layers or unexpected twists and turns? |
| 1:13.0 | Then it might be a good fit for the show. |
| 1:22.8 | To get in touch, go to cbc.ca.ca slash love me and keep an eye out for our new season early next year. |
| 1:32.5 | In the meantime, we have a very special episode for you, which recently won the best non-fiction prize at the Tribeca Audio Festival. |
| 1:38.6 | It's called De Lejos, and it's a meditation on grief and the power of creation. |
| 1:56.7 | We hope you enjoy it. Dad? |
| 1:59.3 | You want to sit down? |
| 2:00.6 | We can bring sit down? We can... |
| 2:03.0 | Can I bring this down? |
| 2:05.1 | Whatever, yeah, you can face it towards your mouth. |
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