The StoryField #98 - Heroin, AIDS, and Love: A Story of Addiction, Loss, and Redemption

About this episode

Jonathan Tepper discusses his memoir about love, loss, and addiction during the heroin and AIDS epidemic in 1980s Madrid.

“The answer to suffering is always more love”. – Jonathan Tepper In this deeply moving conversation, Jonathan Tepper joins Storyfield to discuss his memoir “Shooting Up: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Addiction.” Jonathan recounts growing up as a missionary kid in 1980s Madrid, where his parents founded a drug-rehab center amidst a heroin and AIDS epidemic. He shares vivid memories of the people who became like family — especially Raul — the painful losses his community endured, and ...

People in this episode

Host: The StoryField

Guest: Jonathan Tepper

Topics covered

• addiction
• loss
• redemption
• memoir
• community
• love

Keywords

• addiction
• loss
• redemption
• heroin
• AIDS
• memoir
• community
• love

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Shooting Up: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Addiction

Places: Madrid

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