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One December evening in 2019, Chris Stedman noticed a new message in his inbox from his friend Alex, sent at exactly 7 p.m. He and Alex hadn’t talked in a while—was Alex writing to tell him off for being a bad friend? But it wasn’t that. “listen,” the note read. “i am writing to let you know that when you receive this scheduled email, i will no longer be alive.” At the bottom of his message, Alex included a link to a private SoundCloud account. “here’s Alice recordings,” he wrote.
Alice. Alex had talked to Chris about her before. A Britney Spears superfan, Alex had befriended...
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4.8 stars from 576 ratings
Beautiful, moving story
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“This show is an intimate look into friendship through the eyes of a compassionate, curious, and hilarious person. Weaving together pop culture, mental health, and investigative journalism, Chris tells a story that will leave you thinking, hoping, and asking questions for days to come. You won’t...”Read full review »
wde84 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
07/19/24
Thoughtful, intimate, and endearing
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“One of the aspects of this podcast I especially appreciated what Chris reflecting on his own challenges with presenting himself as a gay man and how Alex helped him become more comfortable with being “too much”. I have struggled with the same challenge through my life. We should all be so lucky...”Read full review »
mugenkokoro via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
07/11/24
“What do we mean to each other? What does a life mean when it is gone? Are we dropping breadcrumbs for each other to track to find our ways home? Death by suicide creates a storm of questions in the people around the one who has died. This pod takes us down one trail of breadcrumbs trying to...”Read full review »
Abouti EJ via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
07/09/24
Recent Episodes
Published 06/10/21
Chris finds some of the answers he's looking for in a Google folder Alex left behind—and others during a conversation with someone else who loved Alex dearly.
Note: This series discusses topics that may be triggering to some listeners, including depression and suicide. If you or someone you know...
Published 06/10/21
Chris goes down the rabbit hole.
Note: This series discusses topics that may be triggering to some listeners, including depression and suicide. If you or someone you know is having suicidal thoughts, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255) or text 741741 to...
Published 06/10/21
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