When Lighting the Voids

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🗓️ 25 December 2021

⏱️ 54 minutes

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An audio drama inspired by Reveal’s 2017 investigation into a deadly explosion at a Mississippi shipyard, produced by our partners at documentary theater company StoryWorks. This deconstructed mystery is based on real accounts, real events and real people.

This episode was originally broadcast in December 2019.

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0:00.0	Hey, it's Alan. I hope 2022 has been a good year for you. But to be honest, it's been a tough one for us.
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1:35.0	When I lift the blanket, you're going to grab his hand.
1:40.0	Okay, ready. Too much swelling. Wrap him up. Then get that berm blanket round his legs.
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1:59.0	This is when lighting the voids, a special presentation of reveal from the Center for Investigative Reporting and PRX, I'm Al Etzin.
2:09.0	Today, we bring you an audio drama that deconstructs the mystery around a deadly 2009 explosion at a Mississippi shipyard.
2:19.0	It's inspired by one of our investigations and produced by our partners at StoryWorks, a documentary theater company.
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