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The Escape Pod Traumedy

A traumedy about the trials and tribulations of people in their journeys of “escape”. Escape what, you ask? ALL the things! From trauma, crime, and unhealthy family cycles, to traffic and good deeds not going unpunished. Like we said—all the things! (Just tune in…you’ll understand.)Co-hosted by Charity Doyle and Karabeth Borresen --The Escape Pod aims to connect, educate, entertain, and humanize through the lens of lived experience.

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01:03:10

True Crime, Thanksgiving-style! – Ep. 43

The Escape Pod Traumedy ·

2024/11/22

We are feasting on family dysfunction in The Escape Pod this week, as true crime takes on a holiday twist. (Special thanks to Reddit for giving generously content-wise, coming through BIG for the co-hosts when one asked the other, “Do you think you could find some good stories about holiday dinners gone wrong?” Indeed, she did!) Bullet Points of Key Topics and Markers: Topic #1 :52 Escaping arthritis, a wonky earlobe, and a wrong-way driver. Topic #2 19:29 Intro to true crime,

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54:19

Not Today, Predators! – Ep. 42

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2024/11/15

A female runner stops for a bathroom break and gets attacked from behind. Little did the predator know that he did not choose easy prey. Kelly Herron said, “Not today, mother f@#!er!” and she meant it, fighting back successfully in that moment and then starting a whole movement around her now-famous line. Join the co-hosts in The Escape Pod this week for an episode featuring true crime, a truly incredible escape artist, and tips from self-defense experts who want to give you a fighting chance,

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40:58

Escaping Prison (for Good Reason!) – Ep. 41

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2024/11/08

A woman is brutally attacked and murdered in her Ohio home in 1998. The only witness? Her 6-year-old granddaughter, whose eye-witness account helps to convict her “Uncle Clarence.” But Clarence’s wife is certain he didn’t commit the crime, and she makes it her mission to prove it. Join co-hosts Julie and Charity in the Escape Pod this week, where a wife’s amateur sleuth skills help an innocent man escape a life sentence. Bullet Points of Key Topics and Markers: Topic #1 :35 Escaping bad

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55:18

High Achiever Hits Breaking Point – Ep. 40

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2024/11/01

Good kid, model student, high achiever – just a few of the descriptors bestowed on Sidney Powell during her high school years in Ohio. But college proved much more challenging, and some theorize that – rather than face her academic failures – Sidney turned on one of the people who loved her most. Is she a stone-cold murderer, or a young woman who suffered a mental break? On this episode of the Escape Pod, the co-hosts dive into a deep discussion about the desire to be perfect, and how that very

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48:00

Escaping Eerie Encounters – Ep. 39

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2024/10/25

Hop in for a Halloween-inspired edition of the Escape Pod! This week, we turn up the volume on unexplained (and very eerie) encounters with people or things seemingly from “the beyond.” A deep-breathing, bodiless man? A spirit hell-bent on having clean hands? A ghost cat? Who knows?! But if you’re up for a (mostly) mild scare with a good dose of traumedy, then this episode is for you! Bullet Points of Key Topics and Markers: Topic #1 1:13 Co-host goes on ghost tour. Topic #2

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01:22:25

Easy Cases to ‘Crack’ – Ep. 38

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2024/10/18

Open the “Can’t Make It Up” file, please! The Escape Pod takes a turn toward the lighthearted this week, as special guest (and Charity’s husband) Lt. Tim returns to the pod to share tales of true crime that will “crack” you up – in more ways than one! Bullet Points of Key Topics and Markers: Topic #1 2:27 Escaping the responsibilities of parenthood and computer pop-ups. Topic #2 9:52 Man tries to pull himself up by the beltloops. Topic #3 26:14 Water “rescues”? Not

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01:15:52

The Hard Truths Behind Historical Trauma – Ep. 37

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2024/10/11

One definition of historical trauma is “the cumulative and collective psychological and emotional injury that a group of people experiences over generations.” But it’s more than just a trendy phrase used to explain away some of the world’s biggest problems; science has shown it impacts descendants’ DNA, and in the case of Indigenous peoples in the United States, there are many hard truths behind the historical trauma they experience. The co-hosts welcome a very special guest (by phone) into The

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46:56

Trafficking Trauma & Courtroom Drama – Ep. 36

The Escape Pod Traumedy ·

2024/10/04

The county’s top prosecutor returns to the Escape Pod this week with true tales from the courtroom that rival anything you’d see on a TV drama! Plus, the co-hosts ask for insight on a case out of Wisconsin, where a woman is behind bars for killing the man she said trafficked her for years. WARNING: This episode includes content involving physical and sexual violence. Bullet Points of Key Topics and Markers: Topic #1 4:48 Woman fighting traffic violation gets feisty with the judge. Topic

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47:45

Escaping Crazy Exes – Ep. 35

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2024/09/27

A California couple begins a whirlwind romance in 2014. When it ends, the woman sends a bizarre and threatening email to her ex. After he moves on and marries another woman a short time later, his new wife starts receiving threatening messages in her inbox as well. But the bad behavior doesn’t stop with threats. At one point, the wife reports being attacked in her own home, and law enforcement believes she’s the victim of a “rape fantasy” ad posted online. We take the Escape Pod off-road this week

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01:00:06

Abductions (Gratefully!) Gone Wrong – Ep. 34

The Escape Pod Traumedy ·

2024/09/20

A 13-year-old is abducted in Texas and driven hundreds of miles from home; a 17-year-old is kidnapped in Florida and abused for 26 hours; a 15-year-old is taken in South Carolina by a man later identified as a serial killer. Rarely do such horrific crimes result in even a smidge of a happy ending, but these actually do! In fact, all three cases and others included in this episode put the spotlight directly on amazing young escape artists who kept their cool, outsmarted their captors, and survived to

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30:28

When Childhood BITES (Aggression in Kids)

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2024/09/13

Toddlers have tantrums. Children talk back. Teens push boundaries. It’s all part of “growing up,” but more serious acts of aggression committed by kids can be signs of much bigger problems. Your Escape Pod co-hosts explore the topic this week and share true tales of times they encountered not-so-sweet children and – spoiler alert! - weren’t so sweet themselves. (Eight-year-old co-host drawing blood on the playground? Yep. That happened.) Thankfully, some people escape these especially bad behaviors

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43:21

Episode 32: Justified or Just Another Teen Killer?

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2024/09/06

A 17-year-old boy in Louisiana calls dispatch saying he shot his father. As investigators begin to work the case, they note the teen, Anthony Templet, seems confused about his arrest and oddly calm during questioning. He says he’s endured abuse at the hands of his father, but there’s no record of any abuse in the home, and law enforcement officials doubt his story. But several people come to Anthony’s defense, and as details of his unusual upbringing emerge, so too does the question: Was he

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43:52

Escaping Bad Juju and Creepy Crawlers – Ep. 31

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2024/08/30

Hop into The Escape Pod this week for an episode with just a little bit of trauma and a whole lot of laughs! An Escape Pod listener scolds one of our co-hosts for her recent handling of an odd-looking arachnid, which leads to more tales of escape from creepy crawlers and “bad juju” in general. Bullet Points of Key Topics and Markers: Topic #1 0:43 Listener scolds Charity for killing a weird-looking spider Topic #2 7:31 Trauma on a hiking trail Topic #3 16:45 Trying to reason with an

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42:21

Recognizing ‘Freeze’ Response ... FINALLY! – Ep. 30

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2024/08/23

Fight. Flight. Freeze. Fawn. In the 21st century, most of us know these as very real responses to trauma and fear, but sometimes the laws of the land don’t recognize them as such. In cases of sexual assault, for example, victims often freeze because their brain doesn’t allow them to fight back, even if they want to. For years in the state of South Dakota, prosecuting such cases was a futile effort. But not anymore. On this episode of The Escape Pod, co-hosts Julie and Charity welcome in a special

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01:11:27

HELP! My amygdala’s been hijacked!! – Ep. 29

The Escape Pod Traumedy ·

2024/08/16

Ever respond to someone or something in a way that you recognized later as being completely irrational and over-the-top? Maybe your amygdala was hijacked! Yep – that pesky and primal part of the brain that makes us back away from a hot flame so we don’t get burned can also play a role in impulsive decisions and bad behaviors. Want to escape the effects of amygdala hijack, often referred to on the Escape Pod as “crisis brain”? Jump into this week’s episode to learn about the signs of a hijacking and

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51:03

The Baby Farmer – Ep. 28

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2024/08/09

On this episode we take the Escape Pod across the pond and back in time to England in the 1800s, when being an unwed mother was frowned upon, but women in this situation had limited options to give their babies a better life. “Baby farmers” were like early versions of adoption agencies, but one such “farmer” was both greedy and mentally disturbed – a dangerous combination for the children entrusted to her care. TRIGGER WARNING: This episode contains discussion of crimes against children. Bullet

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Spygate Enters Chatroom - Ep. 27

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2024/08/02

In June 2003, police in the UK respond to a report of a stabbing in an alleyway. The victim is a 14-year-old boy, the reporting person is his 16-year-old friend, and the perpetrator is described as a man in a hoodie, but video evidence later proves no such man exists. The events leading up to this true crime are more bizarre than most soap opera story lines – with tales from a teen chatroom that include love, spies, secret codes, kidnapping, murder, and much more. Did anyone escape alive? Find out

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54:44

Out of Left Field - Ep. 26

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2024/07/26

Kids say the darnedest things? So do people coming out of crisis mode! Back by popular demand, podcast guest and OneHeart Transformation Director Chad Ratigan returns to the Escape Pod to share several true – and truly hilarious – comments he and his team have heard that came right out of left field.DISCLAIMER: Content and language in this episode intended for a mature audience only. Also, these stories and comments are not shared to demean anyone, but – rather – to find a little “funny” in the

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44:43

Where RAGE Meets the Road – Ep. 25

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2024/07/19

In 2023, 92% of people responding to a survey on road rage said they had witnessed at least one act of road rage during the previous year. Some of these incidents end without consequence; others have fatal results. On this episode of The Escape Pod, co-hosts Charity and Julie try to keep their cool as they take on a topic that gets almost every driver revved up at one point in time or another! Bullet Points of Key Topics and Markers: Topic #1 9:23 Scary road rage stats Topic #2 11:32

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45:13

Escape Artists ‘Play Possum’ – Ep. 24

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2024/07/12

A child plays dead to escape his mother’s abusive grip; a woman plays dead and likely escapes a serial killer; a student plays dead to escape a gunman in her classroom. Conscious decision or simply the body’s primitive response to danger? On this episode of The Escape Pod, the co-hosts discuss true stories of people who “played possum” - pretending to be dead – to escape horrific situations and how, in these cases, that response was likely their key to survival. Bullet Points of Key Topics and

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