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Memory Lane- Ana

I take a trip down Memory Lane with Sarah, who recalls her idyllic childhood visits to her Grandparent's English farm. She muses on the visceral sensory memories she still has. She also worries about the future. The farm may pass out of the family.....for good. 

Join us for this touching story :)

Memory Lane - Sarah

Pooja walks down memory lane. She recounts how, after a childhood in a restrictive, traditional household, she is growing up. Pooja is ready to make up for lost time, to make up for all the experiences she has missed-- fashion, rebelling, alcohol, sex. 

She is ready to take a 'bite' (literally) out of life, but what happens when dem boyz bite her back? Yes, that's right. Pooja was bitten by a boy on her "first time". Where did he bite her? Find out & listen!

After discussing the wild near-loss of her virginity, she goes further into her past, delving into subjects she had long kept quiet on. Pooja has a past riddled with restrictive tradition, double-standards, and endemic sexual assault....yet she is hopeful for the future. 

Join Pooja & I as we walk down 'Memory Lane' together!

Memory Lane -- Pooja

This week I take a trip down "Memory Lane" with my good friend Charlotte. At first she recounts the story of a childhood injury, but then the conversation takes a turn that neither of us expected.

When Charlotte was very young, she was severly injured during play. As a result, she was rushed to the hospital, all the while worrying that her father would blame her for the injury. Her entire body was damaged, and she was forced to become immobile, wrapped in a body cast for 9 months. Every month a doctor with a pizza cutter-like saw would come to her room to cut her out, and replace it with a new cast.

Fear of being blamed for the injury was just the tip of the iceberg when it came to Charlotte's father. Fueled by his alcoholism, Charlotte grew up in an environment fraught with violence and addiction. At 13, she ran away for the first time, an attempt to escape her family dynamic that ended in vain.

Moving forward from those turbulent times to today, Charlotte reflects on her life, how her upbringing led to addiction and setting her onto a 'crooked' path. She still deals with the consequences of these early-life experiences to this day.

Our hope is that this episode of "Memory Lane" will help or inspire any child going through abuse or dealing with alcoholic parents. Charlotte was never told that it wasn't her fault, but now she knows enough to know that no child is responsible for the abuse that they go through. 

This is Charlotte's story.

Memory Lane -- Charlotte

The second year of "The Word" begins with an author interview. Joining me is Rajee Narinesingh, the author of "Beyond Face Value," released in the wake of her world-wide fame. 

In addition to discussing why she decided to write the book when she did, we discuss her darkest moments, and how she is able to muster the will to survive, despite violence, hate, and prejudice. 

"Beyond Face Value" is one of the best memoirs I have ever read, and certainly one of the most enjoyable books I have read this year! Rajee shares several fun anecdotes from her life, as well as reviewing events that occur in the book. 

Please join us for this very special edition of "The Word"!

The Word: Beyond Face Value (Audio)

Eliza is the latest person to share her story on "Memory Lane." Hers is a tale of poverty, mental illness, & neglect that ends with Eliza rising, phoenix-like out of her past into a productive present. 

Eliza outlines what it was like for her to grow up in a family that struggled with severe economic insecurity & scarcity of resources. Growing up, members of her family never seemed to notice her. "You didn't need me!" she was told by her mother. But, of course, Eliza needed support like any other child.

"In any other family, my issues would have risen to the top," Eliza says. However, because Eliza came from a family that had several mentally ill members, she wasn't recognized as a child that needed help. In the end, it wasn't until after she left college did anyone realize that in fact, Eliza was dealing with attention-deficit disorders. She talks about what prompted her to finally seek help, and finally responds to those who condemn social welfare programmes (of which she was a beneficiary of). 

Join us for this very impassioned & thoughtful "Memory Lane"

Memory Lane -- Eliza

Nevalyn says that Middle School, "Is the most dangerous part of anyone's life." 

While some remember those days fondly, Nevalyn has good reason for her belief. Toward the end of her Middle School days, a series of dramas, both at home & at school, changed her life forever. Expelled from the house of her biological father when she was barely a teenager, Nevalyn began what would be one of the hardest time in her life. 

Her story is not only almost-unbelievable, but something that no young teenager should ever face. All she wanted was attention & affection. Older teen boys provided this, but so did her best friend D. D, concerned about Nevalyn's associations with older men, tried to give her the life she had been wanting. 

This gesture, which may have started out with 'good' intentions, quickly became something else. Two years later, Nevalyn was a girl shattered. She was taking pills, hospitalized in a psychiatric ward, & tried to kill herself. D, her best friend, also tried to kill her. 

All attempts were unsuccessful, and Nevalyn is still alive today. She says her perspective on pretty much everything was altered from the events described in this interview. Today, she is a self-described "anti-social hermit." She has phobias of talking to people she can't see, on the telephone & the internet. She doesn't make as many friends, and is vehemently against online dating. 

She doesn't know why these things happened to her, & she says she may never fully understand. Nonetheless, her story is a testament to the will to survive, and the depravity that humans of any age will sink to if they feel they have to. 

This is Nevalyn's story.

Memory Lane - Nevalyn

On this episode of "Memory Lane" I speak to Ellie, a girl who opens up about her difficult father-daughter relationship. This relationship, plagued by abuse, addiction, & poor decision making, has in some senses defined her life. We start with a very vivid memory Ellie begins to explain, but cannot bring herself to finish. After she composes herself, and chooses a new memory we end up talking about her father once again.

Ellie recounts an injury her father sustained while under the influence and what her thoughts were at the time. As the conversation moves on, she connects this to her general thoughts about her father, memories of how her family was harmed by his addiction, & the various issues she now deals with.

Her father's volatile behaviour, and denigration of her & her mother left Ellie doubting herself and feeling like she deserved the abuse at times. She expressed that she has a strong dream, but does not know if she will be able to rise to accept the mantle of her destiny.

'They don't know how much pressure I am under,' she says about her family & neighbours, who are all expecting her to be 'perfect.' Ellie ruminates about how this pressure effects her, but also how she is different than her father. She reveals some of her worst fears, but also her father's worst features & beliefs. 

Ellie's is a story of abuse, conflict, addiction, faith, & ultimately worry in the face of an uncertain future. I am sure anybody could find something in common with this young girl, who has faced so much adversity in her life.

Memory Lane -- Ellie

As I look forward to moving on with my projects after a rather lengthy period of dormancy, I have cultivated some of the best moments of The Word, starting with the opening era. It was hard to believe it was three years ago. I have grown since then and am so different. Unfortunately, I am not even in contact with Annikka before, who was so instrumental in The Word's earliest episodes. 

Feat. Annikka, Elizabeth, & Dilda

Clips From- 
Note: Some Youtube episodes blocked in Bonaire, Sint Eustasius & Saba, Curucao, Germany, Japan, Sint Maarten, & South Sudan)
*The Word Episode 1 Marco Rubio Is The Uncle Tom Of Latinos In Politics (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VmOTu5l3nI)
*The Word Episode 2- Glen Beck Is The Man On The Moon (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQoMiMDoCvE)
*The Word Episode 3 - Celebutards (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUrMcyDbufU)
*The Word Episode 4 - Will Rupert Murdoch Ever Be Brought To Justice? (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqKUu5CgumI)
*The Word Episode 5 - This Fucking Royal Baby Media Complex (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFzZQiQDRDc)

Music - Rebecca & Fiona, Sayonara (Speaker Of The House Instrumental)

Best Of The Word #1 (July 2013)

2nd compilation of highlights from the late podcast The Word. This compilation focuses on the period from July to August 2013

Feat. Annika, Charlotte, Elizabeth, & Dilda

Clips from-
The Word Episode 4 - Will Rupert Murdoch Ever Be Brought To Justice? (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqKUu5CgumI)
The Word Episode 5 - This Fucking Royal Baby Media Complex (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFzZQiQDRDc)
The Word Episode 6- Hitler Fried Chicken (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-S_6UV4nv8)
The Word Episode 9- 'He's A Token! HE'S A TOKEN!' (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6nEBK_ndB8)

Musick-
Schindler's List Theme (Guitar) - John Williams


Best Of The Word #2 (July-August 2013)

4th compilation of moments from the Talk Show The Word, that ended in 2015. This compilations covers August 2013 to September of that same year, & features Annika Wolf & Charlotte. 

Clips from-
Is Abercrombie & Fitch "A Relic Of A Pre-Recession Housing Boom Mentality?"- The Word Episode 13
(www.youtube.com/watch?v=2k6G_OwvuLs)
We Do Not Have A Free Media - The Word Episode 14 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=po4b9HJdHrI)
Blah, Blah, Blah ....Economy - The Word Episode 15 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8GYpty_eeA)

Musick-
Party On My Neck, My Back - Miley Cyrus Vs. Khia
I Love My Life (UFO Hunterz Instrumental) - Phases


Best Of The Word #4 (August-September 2013)

5th compilation of segments of the defunct programme The Word. This compilation covers the twilight of the programme's first year, & features Annika Wolf, Charlotte, & Elizabeth

Musick-
Special Love- La Toya Jackson
Friends- Amii Stewart
What's Your Fantasy (Remix) - Ludacris, Lil Kim, Trina, Foxy Brown, & Shawnna
Do It Like Me- Shawnna

Best Of The Word #5 (October-December 2013)

Covering the period between May & June 2015, we creep closer toward the end of The Word. This episode covers my interview with Sexy Sharon Somers of 1-888-YOU-WANK & Climaxconnection.com, along with the first part on abusive parents with Ellie

Feat. Ellie, Dahlia & Sharon Somers

Clips From-
*The Word: Interview With A Canadian Cougar (https://soundcloud.com/jakob-musick/the-word-interview-with-a-canadian-cougar)
*The Word: Out Of Control Parents (https://soundcloud.com/jakob-musick/the-word-out-of-control-parents-complete)

Musick-
Like This & Like That (Instrumental) - Monica
Nobody Till You - Lindsay Lohan
Land Down Under - Rock N Roll Baby Lullaby Ensemble
Drank - Kendrick Lamar

Best Of The Word #10 (May-June 2015)

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