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227: What if you faced a terrifying beast?

2022/3/22
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John W. Evans reflects on his childhood, family life, and the significant transitions he faced during his adolescence, including moving from Kansas to New York and his struggles with fitting in and finding his identity.

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“What it felt like was - I am absolutely here, but this is not happening to us…This is not happening at all.”

 

Today’s episode featured John W. Evans. John is the author of three award-winning books. His poems and essays appear in Slate, The Missouri Review, ZYZZYVA, *Poets & Writers, *and have been listed as Notable in Best American Essays. He is the Nancy Draper Lecturer of Creative Nonfiction at Stanford University. His author website is www.johnwevans.com).

 

**Producers: **Whit Missildine, Jason Blalock

 

Episode Summary: A newly married man traveling the world with the love of his life faces unimaginable horror on a hiking trail in Romania.

 

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**Content/Trigger Warnings: **graphic violence, graphic bodily injury, death, animal attack, animal death, explicit language

 

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Intro Music: "Illabye" – Tipper

**Music Bed: **“Union Flow” – Spuntic

 

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