Rumble Strip: Finn and the Bell

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Documentary, Society & Culture

4.6 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 14 July 2022

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

This week we’re bringing you a story from independent producer Erica Heilman, who makes the Rumble Strip podcast.

The story is about a teenager named Finn Rooney who loved to fish and play baseball. It’s also about what happened in Finn’s community in Vermont after he took his life in January 2020. (A warning that this story discusses suicide)

The story, “Finn and the Bell,” recently won a Peabody award.

Special thanks to Finn’s mother, Tara Reese, and to the people of Hardwick, Vermont who spoke with Erica for the story.

You can check out other episodes of Rumble Strip wherever you get your podcasts, or at https://rumblestripvermont.com/.

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If you or someone you know is in crisis and may be considering suicide, contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255.

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0:00.0	Last day is a show about the moments that change us.
0:03.0	I just don't think I will ever get used to this.
0:06.0	I'm Stephanie Little's Wax, and I have had one of these moments.
0:10.0	We all have.
0:11.0	So let's unpack the chaos that is our human existence together.
0:14.0	I don't believe things happen for a reason.
0:16.0	I don't believe the universe has a plan.
0:18.0	Each week, I sit down with a new guest
0:20.0	to explore happy, sad stories of transformation.
0:23.0	It's leaning far, far into the pain.
0:26.0	That's what it is.
0:27.0	Listen to last day wherever you get your podcasts.
0:32.0	Radio Topia.
0:34.0	From PRX.
0:37.0	From PRX's Radio Topia, this is Radio Diaries.
0:39.0	I'm Joe Richmond.
0:41.0	This week we're bringing you a story from our friend Erica Hyelman,
0:44.0	who makes the Rumble Strip podcast.
0:46.0	We've been fans of Erica's work for a while,
0:49.0	but this story is particularly special.
0:51.0	It recently won a Peabody Award.
0:53.0	It's about a teenager named Finn Rooney
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