A traumedy about the trials and tribulations of people in their journeys of “escape”. Escape what, you ask? ALL the things! From trauma, crime, and unhealthy family cycles, to traffic and good deeds not going unpunished. Like we said—all the things!
(Just tune in…you’ll understand.)
Co-hosted by Julie Oberlander and Charity Doyle--the journalist and the rehabbed trainwreck--The Escape Pod aims to connect, educate, entertain, and humanize.
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A traumedy about the trials and tribulations of people in their journeys of “escape”. Escape what, you ask? ALL the things! From trauma, crime, and unhealthy family cycles, to traffic and good deeds not going unpunished. Like we said—all the things!
(Just tune in…you’ll understand.)
Co-hosted by Julie Oberlander and Charity Doyle--the journalist and the rehabbed trainwreck--The Escape Pod aims to connect, educate, entertain, and humanize.
Booby hatch? Bughouse? Hilarious names for serious places. The Escape Pod goes inside mental institutions of the past to share the tragic tale of Genevieve Pilarski who, essentially, was committed in the 1940s for being strong-willed and desiring independence, nothing more. But others had better fates – escaping the horrors of such places and turning their experiences into advocacy. Nelli Bly, for example, was an early “under-cover” journalist who intentionally got herself committed in order to expose what was really happening behind closed doors. Join the ladies of The Escape Pod this week for this great escape from the “bughouse.”
Bullet Points of Key Topics and Markers:
Topic #1 2:57 Intro to this week’s topic
Topic #2 4:43 Genevieve Pilarski
Topic #3 7:54 Evaluate this! The EP takes a detour
Topic #4 9:57 Patient expresses her concerns
Topic #5 18:14 Escape artists become advocates
Topic #6 24:05 Nelli Bly
Topic #7 35:44 Escapism, co-host-style!
Resources & Links
Driving Her Crazy
The Story of Gennie Pilarski
Manteno State Hospital Blog
Elizabeth Packard
The Reporter Who Went Undercover at an Asylum
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The Escape Pod Traumedy
A traumedy about the trials and tribulations of people in their journeys of “escape”. Escape what, you ask? ALL the things! From trauma, crime, and unhealthy family cycles, to traffic and good deeds not going unpunished. Like we said—all the things!
(Just tune in…you’ll understand.)
Co-hosted by Julie Oberlander and Charity Doyle--the journalist and the rehabbed trainwreck--The Escape Pod aims to connect, educate, entertain, and humanize.
