Nzinga Harrison Recommended Listening: Last Day Season Two

In Recovery

Lemonada Media

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4.8 • 718 Ratings

🗓️ 21 October 2020

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Summary

We open Season 2 of Last Day with a tale of two Kevins. One is Sergeant Kevin Briggs, also known as the guardian of the Golden Gate Bridge. The other is Kevin Berthia, an Oakland native who drove to that bridge on March 11, 2005 with the intent of ending his life. This week, we tell the larger story behind a moment of intervention—what led up to it and what happened in the 15 years since. We’re also joined by Courtney Knowles, our advisor at the Jed Foundation (a nonprofit devoted to emotional health and suicide prevention), who’s here to poke holes in our narrative.

If you or someone you know is struggling emotionally or feeling hopeless, it’s important to talk to someone about it now. Contact one of the resources below for a free, confidential conversation with a trained counselor anytime.

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255

Crisis Text line: Text “Connect” to 741-741

The Trevor Project: 1-866-488-7386

Season 2 of Last Day is created in partnership with The Jed Foundation. Transitioning into adulthood can bring big changes and intense challenges. The Jed Foundation (JED) empowers teens and young adults with the skills and support to grow into healthy, thriving adults.

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0:00.0	The first 100 days of a new presidential administration have the potential to be the most impactful.
0:05.2	Campaign promises and concepts of plans begin to take shape and become reality. I'm Sarah. And I'm Beth.
0:10.6	Together, we host Pansu Politics, a podcast where we take a different approach to the news.
0:14.4	Join us for this different approach where we ask questions, resist hot takes, and have fun no matter what the world serves up.
0:20.2	We'll get you through the first 100 days and beyond of the new Trump administration. Stay informed without all the
0:25.4	anxiety. Join us for new episodes every Tuesday and Friday, wherever you get your podcast.
0:32.2	Lemonada.
0:36.2	Hi in recovery listeners. This is Inzenga. I wanted to take a moment to introduce another
0:41.6	Lemonada Media podcast that is near and dear to my heart. It's called Last Day. And it's an award-winning
0:48.4	series where our own Stephanie Whittleswax confronts massive epidemics with humanity, wit, and a quest for
0:56.7	progress. I'm going to let her tell you about it in her own words.
1:01.6	Hi, listeners, it's Stephanie Wittles Wax from Lemonada Media. Our motto over here is humanity unfiltered,
1:08.2	which means we are taking all the ugliness life throws at you and turning it
1:13.3	into something meaningful. To that end, today we launched season two of our award-winning podcast
1:19.6	last day. I actually host the show, and the first season, which you can stream now, is all
1:25.8	about the opioid crisis and how it's
1:27.7	affected so many of us, including my own family.
1:31.2	But I am here today to tell you about season two, which is a deep dive into mental health
1:36.5	and how we can reduce the rising rate of suicide in this country.
1:40.9	I know, I know that is a very heavy topic, but I can promise you a new conversation, one that's more thoughtful and
1:49.3	multidimensional than the one more typically offered in media and headlines. And most importantly,
1:55.6	a quest for progress. We can make a change. And we'll be doing it together with the same humor and humanity you've come to expect from Lemonada Podcasts.
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