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Nov 2022
29m 39s

Estrangement Purgatory

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Brian is on the fence. On the one hand, he no longer believes in the religion he was raised in, “It’s high control,” he told us, “rules on everything from what to watch on TV," and "what you do in the bedroom.”  But leaving would mean losing contact with his parents and wife. In our first episode of Estrangement, we talk through the stakes—what could you ga ... Show More
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