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Oct 2023
34m 4s

Episode 54: Caveat Emptor

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Jack confronts a face from the past he cannot name. 


CW: Kidnapping, confinement, ambient sounds of a large crowded room, sounds of gagging/choking, court/legal proceedings, verbal/emotional abuse, description of/reference to bodily odors, description of death by horse, discussion of sex work, pregnancy, endangerment of a pregnant person, racism, non-graphic mention of the birth of a child.


Written by Steve Shell and Cam Collins

Narrated by Steve Shell

Sound design by Steve Shell

Produced and edited by Cam Collins and Steve Shell

The voice of D.L. Walker: Cam Collins

Intro music: “The Land Unknown (The Bloody Roots Verses)” written and performed by Landon Blood

Outro music: “Atonement” written and performed by Jon Charles Dwyer


Special equipment consideration provided by Lauten Audio.


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