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Something Was Wrong

S23 E20: WCN Presents: [John Callas] When the Rain Stops

Something Was Wrong

Broken Cycle Media | Wondery

True Crime, Documentary, Education, Society & Culture

4.124.6K Ratings

🗓️ 26 June 2025

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

*Content Warning: child abuse, physical, mental, and emotional abuse, bullying, harassment, suicidal ideation, suicide, and murder.


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John Callas is a writer, director, and producer with an extensive list of projects including his six novels, the television show Bobby's World, and much more. His career began in the mid-seventies, and offered John a creative outlet after a very tumultuous childhood. From losing his father at a young age to surviving highly abusive school environments, He joins us today to share all that came next for him after publicly disclosing his difficult childhood, and releasing a memoir that was fifty years-in-the-making. The Broken Cycle Media team is deeply appreciative of John's time, energy, and creativity in curating healing.


John’s Filmography & Website

johncallas.com


John’s Amazon Author Page

www.amazon.com/stores/John-Callas/author


When The Rain Stops by John Callas

amzn.to/3NsEhQj


John’s IMDB

m.imdb.com/name/nm0130327


John’s Amazon Author Page

www.amazon.com/John-Callas/e/B004U7GSZA


What Came Next

podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/what-came-next/id1674051643


The S23 cover art is by the Amazing Sara Stewart


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0:00.0

What Came Next is intended for mature audiences only.

0:04.3

Episodes discuss topics that can be triggering,

0:07.0

such as emotional, physical, and sexual violence, animal abuse, suicide, and murder.

0:13.6

I am not a therapist, nor am I a doctor.

0:16.9

If you're in need of support, please visit Something Was Wrong.com

0:20.6

forward slash resources for a list of non-profit organizations that can help.

0:26.1

Opinions expressed by my guests on the show are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of myself or broken cycle media.

0:34.8

Resources and source material are linked in the episode notes. Thank you so much for listening. John Callis is a writer, director and producer with an extensive list of projects, including his six novels, the television show Bobby's

1:11.9

world, and much more. His career began in the mid-70s and offered John a creative outlet after a

1:19.0

very tumultuous childhood. From losing his father at a young age to surviving highly abusive

1:24.8

school environments, he joins us today to share all that came next for him

1:29.3

after publicly disclosing the institutional abuse he endured

1:33.3

and releasing a memoir that was 50 years in the making.

1:37.3

The Broken Cycle Media team is deeply appreciative

1:40.3

of John's time, energy, and creativity in curating healing.

1:45.0

Hi, I'm John Callis.

1:49.0

My loved ones would describe me as a very loyal father, dedicated to his children,

1:55.0

will do anything for his friends, is very open and honest, there's no hidden agenda, but there are some rules with them

2:02.7

and boundaries that you don't cross. You don't ever disrespect my family or hurt them. You don't

2:07.9

lie to me and you don't cheat or steal. Any of those will trigger me to saying, we're done.

2:14.1

Overall, they would say that if John says something, you can bet that he will do what he says he will do.

2:21.0

I'm a 40-year writer-director, producer, veteran in Hollywood that has eight award-winning productions, including an Emmy nomination.

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