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Apr 2025
39m 28s

The Silent Witness

Sony Music, Corinne Vien, Jacob Haendel
About this episode
Jake’s case exposed an unsettling reality: countless patients may be fully aware, yet locked inside unresponsive bodies—misdiagnosed and dismissed. But just as medicine starts to grasp the scope of covert consciousness, Jake’s experience veers into the uncanny. His consciousness didn’t just endure—it slipped free. Content warning: Drug use/abuse, addiction, ... Show More
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