About this episode
The episode explores themes of grief and loss through the lens of a mother-son relationship.
"I'm your mother, I love you." Note to sensitive listeners: Our general CWs are listed in our show description. Episode-specific CWs are at the end of the show notes and contain spoilers. We recommend you review them before listening. Written, Directed, and Produced by Micah Rodriguez & Stephanie Resendes Starring: Micah Rodriguez as Micah Jones, Stephanie Resendes as Elia Cabral, Alozie Nwosu as Devon Williams, Tori Thomson as Aimee Perry, J.T. Shea IV as Brendan Perry, Alex Lupica as John Buckley, Phil Johnston as Wyll Reginald, Paul Kandarian as Dr. Ellis, Brittanny Taylor as Vallon Grant, and Erika Berggren as Rina Castillo Edited by Victoria Cheng Music by Joshua Van Ness Episode transcripts by Evelyn Archer A production of How it Ends Studio Sound Effects Credits CWs: Severe emotional scenes depicting grief, death of a parent, offscreen death of a pet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
People in this episode
Guests: Micah Rodriguez, Stephanie Resendes, Alozie Nwosu, Tori Thomson, J.T. Shea IV, Alex Lupica, Phil Johnston, Paul Kandarian, Brittanny Taylor, Erika Berggren
Topics covered
- grief
- family
- loss
- emotional scenes
- parent-child relationship
Keywords
- mother
- love
- death
- emotional
- parent
- pet
- grief
- family
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