Harry And Rachel Part 1: When True Love Lies
3/19/202628 min
In 2001, Harry meets Rachel in Houston. And so begins a complicated and uncertain kind of love story. An on-again, off-again connection that would stretch across two decades of tragedies, lucky breaks, and relentless second chances. Sometimes the hardest lies to see are the ones you want to believe the most...
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First 90 secondsHarry· Guest0:00
[crickets chirping] Campsite Media.
Josh Dean· Host0:03
Hello?
Brandi Churchwell0:05
What is this?
Harry· Guest0:06
So, what do you want me to say? Yeah, what's going on here? Like, why- Oh, it's just a chameleon.
Speaker 30:11
Chameleon.
Speaker 40:11
Chameleon.
Harry· Guest0:12
Chameleon Weekly.
Brandi Churchwell0:12
Oh.
Josh Dean· Host0:13
[laughs] [phone beeping] This is a story about trust and what happens when it's shattered.
Harry· Guest0:19
One of my favorite complaints about me, and I try not to look at the online trolls, is people are like, "That's an AI voice." I'm like, "Bro, give me your name. Talk to you right now. We're not gonna do AI FaceTime. I'm not AI."
Josh Dean· Host0:35
I can confirm, this person I'm talking to is, in fact, real. His name is Harry.
Harry· Guest0:41
I'll be turning 60 this year, which is somewhat unfathomable to me, 'cause I still, in my mind, I'm still 25. Obviously, I have a last name, and I've tried to keep my personal life separate. I know it's impossible, and it's out there, but for whatever reason, it's the one thing that kinda drives me crazy, this concept of having that all out there.
Josh Dean· Host1:03
Harry's reluctance to share his full name will make more sense as this story unfolds. But for now, this is me introducing you to Harry.
Harry· Guest1:12
[upbeat music] My parents are both from Worcester, Mass, and that's where I grew up. And Worcester's an old factory town. You know, the Blackstone River runs through it. It's an industrial place. I grew up in a middle-class neighborhood.
Josh Dean· Host1:26
You may or may not have thought Harry was AI because of