Silvia's Blood and Moon Graffiti

The Truth

Film, Public, Mitchell, Prx, Fiction, Drama, Radio, Storytelling, Audio, Radiotopia, Story, Jonathan

4.7 • 3.8K Ratings

🗓️ 26 June 2025

⏱️ 37 minutes

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On this episode, we're presenting two of our favorite stories: Silvia's Blood was originally released in 2014, and is based on a short story by Philip K. Dick titled, "Upon the Dull Earth." Moon Graffiti was the first episode of our show, which began in 2012. It was inspired by a speech written for Richard Nixon by William Safire titled, "In Event of Moon Disaster." We’re in the middle of a fundraising campaign to bring the show back in October. We have all new merch for sale, and for a limited time, we're taking pre-orders for a vinyl pressing of Silvia's Blood and Moon Graffiti. To see what we have to offer, go to: https://certifiedcrucial.com/truthshop We’re now taking pre-orders through June 30. The album cost is $40, and all of the profits will go to making a new season of The Truth. And if you don't have $40, we're also selling buttons, stickers, and a brand new t-shirt design based on our logo. So if you love our stories and want to hear more, help us make a brand new season by pre-ordering your very own vinyl pressing of Silvia's Blood and Moon Graffiti right now. We're also taking donations, every little bit helps. Thank you so much! Follow The Truth on...INSTAGRAMBLUESKYTHREADSREDDIT And make sure you’re subscribed to The Truth in Apple or Spotify or wherever you listen so you don’t miss us when we return! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Where are you taking me?
0:11.9	You'll see it.
0:14.8	The truth.
0:16.7	Oh, are you okay?
0:17.8	Yeah, I'm okay.
0:19.7	I never met anyone else, like Sylvia. See how I'm, like, kind of pulling the vein tot like okay? Yeah, I'm okay. I never met anyone else like Sylvia.
0:21.6	See how I'm like kind of pulling the vein taut like that?
0:24.6	Yeah.
0:25.6	So you just hold on to one end.
0:26.6	This is already grudging me out.
0:28.6	I know it's just a needle, but I don't even like the thought of you hurting yourself.
0:32.6	I'm totally fine.
0:34.6	She was beautiful and she had this weird fascination with blood.
0:41.3	How long have you been doing this?
0:43.3	Since I was a little kid?
0:46.3	It's not too much further.
0:50.3	All right.
0:52.3	One night, she took a vial of her blood, and she said I had to come with her to the woods.
1:00.0	What's going to happen?
1:01.0	Can you tell me what I'm going to see tonight?
1:03.0	Have you ever read the Odyssey?
1:05.0	Homer's Odyssey?
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