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The Ballad of Billy Balls
It’s 1982, and a man bursts into an East Village storefront apartment and shoots punk musician Billy Balls. Author and activist iO Tillett Wright and Crimetown Producer Austin Mitchell unravel a mystery of love and loss, the tender binds of family, and the stories we tell ourselves just to survive. Created by Marc Smerling and Zac Stuart-Pontier.
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4.5 stars from 10,436 ratings
Healing
I think as healing as this was for you, you also helped so many of us. Thank you.
twateverhoe via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 02/09/24
Sensitive and Thoughtful
This is great story telling. It’s deeply introspective yet not indulgent. I’m so impressed.
katie.267 via Apple Podcasts · Canada · 01/10/24
The Best Podcast!
This is one of the BEST podcasts I’ve ever listened to! So we’ll done. I loved the mix of trying to figure out the crime but also all the interpersonal, trauma revealing, humanness to it. I seriously binged this, could not stop listening. Well done 👍🏽 👏🏼👏🏼
Socobluesky via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 01/04/24
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