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Apr 2022
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232: What if you committed a hate crime?

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About this episode

“The feeling of unknowing while you’re going through that is probably the strongest, most terrifying feeling I’ve ever felt.”

 

Today’s episode featured Matt Boman. You can find out more about Matt on Instagram @studioboman , on his website, studioboman.com, and you can check out his car’s tik tok page @the_namastang . If you’d like to contact him directly, you can email him at matt@studioboman.com

 

Producers: Whit Missildine, Jason Blalock

 

Episode Summary: A man suffers a serious injury after a drunken fight, but in its wake, a deeper unhealed wound festers that leads to an act of hate.  

 

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Content/Trigger Warnings: hate crime, graphic violence, graphic medical scenarios, explicit language

  

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