What if a devastating truth only deepened the mystery? [Rebroadcast Ep250]
1/8/202655 min
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 chose to remain Anonymous.
Producers: Whit Missildine, Sara Marinelli
Content/Trigger Warnings: use of a derogatory racial slur, use of a derogatory homophobic slur, mention of gun violence, mention of suicide, mental illness, drug use, dr...
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First 90 secondsSpeaker 00:00
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Whit Misseldine· Host0:09
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Speaker 00:21
Hi, listeners. Today we bring you the final episode of our annual three-week winter rebroadcast series. We'll return next week with all new episodes starting January 13th. Today's rebroadcast episode: What If a Devastating Truth Only Deepened the Mystery? originally aired as Episode 250 on October 11th, 2022.
Speaker 2· Guest0:46
I have never felt so utterly broken. Absolutely just lost out of time, out of ... It was just like everything stopped. The world stopped and nothing made sense.
Whit Misseldine· Host1:06
(music) From Wondery, I'm Whit Misseldine. You're listening to This is Actually Happening. Episode 250: What If a Devastating Truth Only Deepened