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 ...

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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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