Acoupleyearsago,ourproducerAnnieMcEwenlistenedtoanaudiodocumentarythat,shesaid,“toremyheartwideopen.”Thatepisode,“FinnandtheBell,”(https://zpr.io/TDjwQuXFDSz6)byindependentproducerEricaHeilman(makerofthepodcast RumbleStrip),wentontowinsomeofthebiggestawardsinaudio(includingaPeabody,https://zpr.io/tu4hwhKQ3TWN),andtherestofthestafffinallygotaroundtolistening,andittoreourheartswideopen,too.It’sastoryaboutadeath,butassomanyofthebeststoriesaboutdeathtendtobe,itendsupmainlybeingaboutlife,inthiscase,thelifeofasmalltowninfarnorthernVermont,thetownwhereEricalivesandmakeshershow.Wethinkyou’lllikeit.

Youcanfindmorethan200otherepisodesofRumbleStriphere(https://zpr.io/dwGNnSFmAEFX).

Erica’sepisodeaboutTheCivicStandard(https://zpr.io/GJMP95QENFKq),thecommunityorganizationstartedbyFinn’smomTaraReeseandherfriendRoseFriedman,ishere(https://zpr.io/9HL9mpZT4LTM).Afollow-upepisodeto“FinnandtheBell”ishere(https://zpr.io/ycxSU7ceDXNi).TheepisodeLulumentionsaboutthecampforpeoplewithandwithoutdisabilitiesishere(https://zpr.io/cnyyUWrfQJey).SpecialthankstoClareDolan,TobinAnderson,AmeliaMeathandofcourse,TaraReese🥚.RumbleStripisamemberofHubandSpoke,acollectiveofindependentpodcastsfromaroundthecountry.

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