Soon after returning from a long trip abroad, Whit Missildine, our creator and host of the show, suddenly blacked out and entered a non-responsive seizure state, but as he woke up to a new reality, struggling to put himself back together again, the gifts from the show itself offered exactly the medicine he needed.
Producers: Whit Missildine, Andrew Waits
Content/Trigger Warnings: seizure, medical trauma, explicit language
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Intro Music: "Illabye" – Tipper
Music Bed: “Re-Entry” – Lee Rosevere
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