Wayward Son

Blink | Jake Haendel's Story

Sony Music

True Crime

4.9 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 16 February 2025

⏱️ 51 minutes

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How does a man like Jake find himself with only six months to live? Friends and family give us a glimpse into Jake’s past—a childhood that seemed ordinary until everything changed. His descent started early, having been introduced to drugs in middle school and running the trade by high school. But when his mother is diagnosed with cancer, his world shatters, and drugs become his escape. What begins as a way to numb the pain soon pulls him into a high-stakes world of addiction, dealing, and danger. As his choices drag him deeper into a world of crime, the stage is set for the shocking events to come. Content warning: Drug use/abuse, addiction, cancer and terminal illness, criminal activity, death & dying, suicidal ideation, emotional distress & mature content. Resources can be found on our website, blinkthepodcast.com Blink is part of The Binge - subscribe to The Binge to get new episodes of Blink one-week early and all episodes completely ad-free. Just Hit ‘Subscribe’ at the top of the Blink show page on Apple Podcasts or visit GetTheBinge.com. The Binge – feed your true crime obsession. Find out more about The Binge and other podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at sonymusic.com/podcasts and follow us @sonypodcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices . . . . . Hosted and produced by Corinne Vien Co-created by Jake Haendel Original composition by Michael Marguet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:31.3	for mature audiences as it discusses topics that can be upsetting such as drug drug use, sexual assault, and emotional and physical
0:39.3	violence. Content warnings for each episode are included in the show notes. Resources for drug
0:45.3	addiction and domestic abuse can be found in the show notes and on our website blinkthepodcast.com.
0:52.2	The testimonies and opinions expressed by guests of the show are their own
0:55.8	and do not necessarily reflect the views of myself or affiliates of this podcast.
1:03.0	Jake Handel has never told his full life story before. Many people meet Jake and they hear of his
1:08.1	diagnosis and his recovery. He's really the poster child for perseverance.
1:12.7	Medical miracles.
1:13.8	He has an unbreakable spirit.
1:16.1	Jake's life is pretty different now that he's on the other side of this disease.
1:20.2	He's relearning to speak, feed himself, walk.
1:23.6	And many of the people that were in his life before aren't anymore.
1:27.8	But his life is certainly not lonely.
1:30.0	Before knowing Jake, I noted how friendly and popular he was in our apartment complex.
1:34.5	I vividly remember watching Jake stroll past me on his way to celebrate his birthday
1:38.9	with a very large group of friends, all of them dressed in matching track suits.
1:43.7	So an unbreakable spirit and an
1:46.3	unbreakable sense of humor. Fast forward a few months, and Jake and I are recording for this podcast.
1:53.1	Our meetings and the podcast recordings were often interrupted by neighbors wandering by waving
1:57.6	to Jake. And actually one time, as we were wrapping up, Jake was interrupted
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