Poetic Justice - chasing a serial pedophile with a microphone - interview with Deon Wiggett, My Only Story

Dakota Spotlight

James Wolner

Documentary, Society & Culture, True Crime

4.9 • 813 Ratings

🗓️ 18 August 2021

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Deon Wiggett woke up one day in 2017 with a startling realization. He had blocked out a traumatic experience from his past; he had been sexually abused as a teen by a schoolteacher. Anger turned to action and the result is a beautifully produced podcast about justice, activism and revenge, told in the most artful way. Dakota Spotlight spoke with him in August of 2021 to talk about his podcast My Only Story Check out the full catalog of Dakota Spotlight true crime podcasts at https://dakotaspotlight.com where you can sign up for a newsletter, subscribe to the new and exciting Spotlight PLUS ad-free experience and much more. Head over to https://dakotaspotlight.com to learn more. Advertise your podcast or brand in Dakota Spotlight episodes by sending email to [email protected] Email: [email protected] Facebook: https://facebook.com/groups/dakotaspotlight Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey folks, it's James here, host and producer of this show, Dakota Spotlight.
0:03.8	I've got some exciting news to share with you.
0:06.4	I've just launched a brand new podcast called The Sleep Retreat.
0:11.6	The Sleep Retreat is designed to help you relax, unwind, and drift off to sleep.
0:17.1	With soothing soundscapes and calming original stories by yours truly,
0:22.1	it's the perfect escape for a busy mind.
0:25.1	You can find The Sleep Retreat wherever you listen to podcasts
0:27.9	or head over to the sleepretreatpodcast.com.
0:32.2	The sleepretreatpodcast.com. You're listening to Dakota Spotlight, and my name is not James.
0:46.3	It's Dion Wiggard.
0:48.4	Don't worry about James, he'll be here any moment.
0:51.7	In the meantime, in the background, you can hear the authentic sounds of African birdlife.
1:01.0	Hello and how's it from Johannesburg in South Africa.
1:06.1	In this episode, you are about to meet me, and I'm about to meet you, to tell you about my
1:12.1	only story. And my name is James, James Walner, and Dakota Spotlight is a production of forum communications.
1:45.9	As you just heard from Dion himself, in this episode, you'll meet Dionne Wiggett, producer, writer, and host of the podcast, My Only Story.
1:55.8	My Only Story, which consists of just four episodes, is perhaps my personal favorite podcast at the moment.
2:02.4	And I had the privilege of interviewing Dion to talk about his beautiful work. I say beautiful work
2:08.4	because it's done in a very beautiful manner, in my opinion, but the topic is far from beautiful.
2:15.0	The topic is a troubling one. Here are the first 20 seconds of Dion's
2:20.3	podcast, My Only Story.
2:23.3	There is something I witnessed the year I left high school. It's been more than 20 years
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