A man searches for healing after his father, a disgruntled post office worker, falls into a violent downward spiral.
Today we bring you the second episode of our annual 5-week summer rebroadcast series, airing 2 episodes a week. We will return with all new episodes starting Tuesday, September 16, 2025 . Today’s rebroadcast episode “What if you ran through the pain?” originally aired as episode 208 on October 19, 2021.
Today’s episode featured Miles. Today’s episode featured Miles. You can reach out to Miles by emailing him at Miles1357@yahoo.com.
Producers: Whit Missildine, Andrew Waits, Jason Blalock
Content/Trigger Warnings: suicide, mental illness, graphic violent imagery, workplace abuse, sexual harassment, explicit language
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Intro Music: “Sleep Paralysis” by Scott Velasquez
Music Bed: “Cylinder Four/Five” by Chris Zabriskie
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