Joy Trafficking (10th Birthday Countdown)

About this episode

Kelly reflects on a significant childhood event involving her parents and the police as part of a countdown to the podcast's 10th birthday.

Kelly connects the dots of what her parents do for a living when, one afternoon, the police show up at her family's home. We're rewinding 10 stories that have stayed with us to coundtown to our 10th birthday and You Had Me at Black's next 10! Kelly also joins us to reflect on what this story means to her all these years later. Join the Patron's Circle and claim your place in You Had Me at Black's next era. Listen on Substack on your web browser to access episode transcripts and more. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit youhadmeatblack.substack.com

People in this episode

Guest: Kelly

Topics covered

• family
• police
• personal reflection
• anniversary
• storytelling

Keywords

• joy trafficking
• 10th birthday
• police
• family
• personal story

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: You Had Me at Black, Substack

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