S24 Ep14: Horror Movie
Something Was Wrong
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4.1 • 24.6K Ratings
🗓️ 25 September 2025
⏱️ 48 minutes
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hey friends, before we jump into the next episode, I wanted to share some very exciting community updates with you. |
| 0:07.8 | First, you can now listen to all episodes of Something Was Wrong ad free on Apple Podcasts. |
| 0:14.5 | By becoming a Something Was Wrong community supporter, your subscription not only gives you uninterrupted episodes, but it directly supports |
| 0:22.5 | our independent work so we can keep sharing survivor stories and growing this community together. |
| 0:28.7 | Next, after months of hard work and preparing for launch, we are super excited to share that our |
| 0:34.3 | sticker shop is now live at brokencyclemedia.com. There you'll find something |
| 0:39.7 | was wrong logo and artwork stickers from past seasons and limited edition drops, starting with our |
| 0:47.0 | fiery new Burn Down the Patriarchy collection with a spooky season collection dropping next. |
| 1:00.0 | Last but not least, we are super excited to announce our next meetup benefit party, |
| 1:05.2 | and this time we're heading home for the holidays to Sacramento, California. |
| 1:13.0 | Sacktown mark your calendars for Friday, November 21st, 2025 to help us raise money for the Gathering Inn, which serves the unhoused community in Sacramento and Placer counties. |
| 1:19.0 | Join us for a fun evening of karaoke, dancing, merriment, and more. |
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| 1:29.3 | Head to brokencyclemedia.com to snag your tickets while you can. Whether you subscribe |
| 1:35.0 | as a something was wrong community supporter, grab a sticker, join us in person, or simply |
| 1:40.7 | keep listening, all of your support is impactful. |
| 1:45.3 | Thank you so much. |
| 1:54.1 | Something Was Wrong is intended for mature audiences and discusses upsetting topics. |
| 2:00.4 | Season 24 survivors discuss violence that they endured as children, which may be triggering for some listeners. |
| 2:02.0 | As always, please consume with care. For a full content warning, sources, and resources for |
| 2:08.4 | each episode, please visit the episode notes. Opinions shared by the guests of the show are their |
| 2:14.2 | own and do not necessarily represent the views of broken cycle media. |
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