cover of episode 291: What if your wife had 21 personalities?

291: What if your wife had 21 personalities?

2023/9/26
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Matthew Fanning recounts his childhood in poverty and exposure to racism, his involvement in a racist metal band, and his eventual transformation through studying with Jehovah's Witnesses.

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Growing up in poverty, a man finds an outlet in a racist metal band, when one day fate transforms him and he pursues an unlikely marriage, but when his wife begins to switch, new identities emerge that stretch the limits of love. 

Today’s episode featured Matthew Fanning. If you’d like to reach out to him, you can email at [email protected]), or you can find him on Facebook at facebook.com/100091861748877). 

**Producers: **Whit Missildine, Andrew Waits, Jason Blalock

Content/Trigger Warnings:  severe mental illness, Dissociative Identity Disorder, sexual assault, graphic bodily injury, domestic violence, suicide, explicit language

 

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