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Feb 2020
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Trailer: Back from Broken

COLORADO PUBLIC RADIO
About this episode

Back From Broken is a podcast about the highest highs, the darkest moments and what it takes to make a comeback. Colorado Public Radio’s Vic Vela — a journalist and recovering drug addict — talks to guests about how they’ve struggled and the surprising ways they put their lives back together. It’s an intimate show about challenges like substance abuse, PTSD, gambling addiction and mental health issues. Ultimately, it’s a podcast about hope.
 
 The first episode arrives Feb. 21, so subscribe now!

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