What if you grew up in a violent gang? [Rebroadcast #163]
This Is Actually Happening
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4.6 • 10.4K Ratings
🗓️ 26 December 2023
⏱️ 59 minutes
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Summary
After tragedy strikes a Vietnamese refugee family, a young man finds his new home in a violent gang, forever marking his life path through acts of destruction and redemption.
Today’s episode featured Quan Huynh. You can read more about Quan’s story in his memoir, Sparrow in the Razorwire - www.sparrowintherazorwire.com. You can also find out more about Quan and
his current work at www.quanxhuynh.com and on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram @quanxhuynh
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Content/Trigger Warnings: murder, gang violence, death, incarceration, explicit language
Intro Music: "Illabye" – Tipper
Music Bed: “Cylinder Four/Five” – Chris Zabriskie
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| 0:00.0 | This is actually happening features real experiences that often include traumatic events. |
| 0:04.1 | Please consult the show notes for specific content warnings on each episode and for more information about support services. Today we begin our annual three week winter holiday rebroadcast series. |
| 0:20.9 | We'll be on hiatus starting today and will return with all new episodes starting January 16th. |
| 0:26.0 | Today's Rebroadcast episode, What If You Grew Up in a Violent Gang, originally aired as episode 163 on October 6th 2020. |
| 0:37.0 | It was terrifying because I realized any sense of identity no matter how fake was better than no sense of identity. |
| 0:45.3 | Yet if I don't have a sense of identity, if I don't have this crutch that I'm comfortable |
| 0:50.4 | with to lean on, then who am I as a person? |
| 0:54.3 | Like, who am I? From Wundery, I'm Witt Misleine. You are listening to this is actually happening. |
| 1:20.0 | Episode 163. What if you grew up in a violent gang? |
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