It's hard to imagine losing a loved one, a wife, a husband, a child.

For many, it's their biggest fear.

I'm Marissa Jones, host of The Vanished.

A podcast that tells the stories of often overlooked and unsolved missing persons' cases,

in an effort to uncover the truth.

Follow The Vanished on Amazon Music, or wherever you get your podcasts.

If I said something that took your world on its head, would you believe me?

Guys, guys and non-binary pals, welcome to a mini-sode of bananas.

How you doing, Scotty?

I'm so, so, so good.

You sound slightly stuffed up, are you riding a little cold?

I don't know.

I don't know.

Maybe they're just old ear buds.

I'm rocking my old 1994 yellow Sony CD Walkman ear buds.

It might just be the general on we, I feel.

No, no, no.

No, I'm excited.

I'm excited to be doing a minute or so.

Anytime we chat, I'm excited.

Now people tell me over DMs and such that a lot of people love the mini-sodes because

they feel like it's like just you and I chatting, a little more behind the curtain, casual.

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