Season 14
A young woman hungry to explore the world goes on a trip to Tanzania and unexpectedly finds herself caught in an endless cycle of impending doom.
Today we bring you the ninth episode of our annual 5-week summer rebroadcast series, airing 2 episodes a week. We will return with all new episodes starting Tuesday, September 16, 2025 . Today’s rebroadcast episode “What if you didn’t sleep for 120 hours?” originally aired as episode 170 on December 1, 2020.
Today’s episode featured Emily Caldwell. You can find out more about her on Instagram @emilycaldwell589
Producers: Whit Missildine, Andrew Waits
Content/Trigger Warnings: anxiety, panic attacks, suicidal thoughts, medical trauma, explicit language
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Intro Music: “Sleep Paralysis” - Scott Velasquez
Music Bed: “Union Flow” – Spuntic
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