180: What if your plane was hijacked?

After surviving a stranger’s shove into the path of a subway train, a man confronts his mortality and viral fame, and finds himself transformed by community, clarity, and the everyday poignancy of being alive. Today’s episode featured Joe Lynskey. You can email Joe at upfromthetr ...  Show more

Growing up Black and queer in the South, a man finds an identity for himself through the arts and establishes a wonderful marriage with children, until one day, when his husband is late coming home, there’s a ring at the door and his entire life unravels. Today’s storyteller chos ...  Show more

*Content warning: This episode includes discussion of false imprisonment, drugging, self-harm, sexual, psychological and physical violence. For free and confidential resources, please visit: somethingwaswrong.com/resources RAINN is the nation's largest anti-sexual violence organi ...  Show more

This week survivor Angie shares her story.

Angie married a man named Jeff who was very well-respected and well-liked in his community. Through financial and social dependency, Angie became entrapped in Jeff’s web of lies as his criminal activities led to a very public f ...

This week we will hear Ashley Hall’s story -- told by her Mother Lucia, and her sister Jessa. 

Please note, due to the public nature of this story, real names will be used for this episode. 

*Content warning: This episode contains descriptions of psychological an ...

*Content Warning: Murder of a child, homicide, child abuse, infant abuse, descriptions of injuries, NICU, coma, life-support, cyber harassment, suicidal ideation, cancer, death, depression, anxiety, physical and emotional abuse.*Sources:A Second Miracle for Jace http://asecondmira ...  Show more