Finn and the Bell

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4.8 • 11.2K Ratings

🗓️ 6 October 2022

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

This is a story about a boy called Finn who loved to fish, play baseball, write poetry, and embroider… and what happens to a small Vermont community as it staggers forward after an unspeakable tragedy.

This incredible Peabody award-winning story comes to us from the Rumble Strip podcast. For more about Finn and the Bell and to read people’s reactions to the show, visit the Rumble Strip Vermont website.

Thank you to producer, Erica Heilman, for sharing this story with us. Big thanks and love to Tara Reese for her insights and courage in the making of this show. Thanks as well to all the people of Hardwick and to the Bread and Puppet Band.

If you or someone you know needs support, The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline telephone number is: 800.273.8255.

Since this show was made, Erica and Tara and their friend Rose have started an organization in Hardwick called the Civic Standard, whose mission is to give the people of Hardwick plenty of excuses to get together... and to make events where everyone is welcome, and everyone comes. To learn more about it, visit The Civic Standard.

Artwork by Teo Ducot

Season 13 - Episode 48

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0:00.0	Snap Judgment Studios
0:13.8	So many times, the first casualty of loss is truth.
0:19.6	Instead of a clear-eyed reflection at what happened, we avoid talking about the thing.
0:26.3	Even the sand, fools be the head, don't look back, or even worse people.
0:31.1	Well-meaning people were revered to platitudes.
0:35.2	Thoughts and prayers.
0:37.3	You will never receive more than you can handle, or they might even tell you
0:42.0	that time heals all wounds.
0:45.6	And I think that's why I love today's story so very much.
0:49.9	Why it's so beautiful, because it finally tells the truth
0:54.0	about one of the hardest subjects ever.
0:57.2	And even still, this is not a story about suicide.
1:02.2	This is a story about a boy.
1:06.6	A boy called Finn who loved to fish and played baseball and write poetry and
1:11.0	embroider. It's a story about what happens to a small Vermont community
1:15.5	as it staggers forward after unspeakable tragedy.
1:21.1	And I love the people who opened themselves to share their truth.
1:26.0	It's a true gift to all of us.
1:27.9	And I know when you hear it, you're going to love them too.
1:35.2	From our friends at the Rumble Strip podcast, today on Stamp Judgment,
1:39.0	we proudly present Finn and the Bell.
1:46.8	He'd write little notes to find in weird places.
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