Burst the Bubble:  Serial Killer Poetry

Burst the Bubble: Serial Killer Poetry

Author: Stand Up Speak Up February 3, 2017 Duration: 43:51
We talk a lot about mental health and fighting your inner demons. But what happens when those demons take over? It's a sad conversation, but one that we need to have. That's why this episode takes a look at serial killers. But there's a twist. Instead of looking at their actions, we look at their poetry. We delve into their minds and try to understand more about what made them that way. And we try to understand if there's anything we can do to prevent more murders from happening.  Host and Producer: Karla Stephens-Tolstoy Co-Producer: Danielle Gallagher Editor: Cesar Del Castillo Receive our newsletter, contribute show ideas and feedback by emailing: karla.tolstoy@standupspeakup.ca  Support the show: www.standupspeakup.ca/give/ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Finding Shelley Desrochers: Part 7 – Uncovering the Truth [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 40:50
Karla and private investigator Chris Williams of Canadian Private Investigation Services spent an entire day in London, Ontario in the area where Shelley was last seen. They speak with people who live in the neighbourhoo…
Finding Shelley Desrochers: Part 6 – Stories from the Streets [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 31:29
Karla took to the streets of London, with Chris from Canadian Private Investigation Services, to see what they could find out with regards to Shelley’s disappearance. Karla talks about what that experience was like, visi…
Finding Shelley Desrochers: Part 5 – Pushing For Change [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 43:59
By now you’ve heard Shelley’s story. You’ve heard about her troubled childhood, her time in the foster care system, how she was trafficked into sex work, and everything we know about Shelley’s disappearance. We now wante…
Finding Shelley Desrochers: Part 4 - Series Update [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 20:59
We take a look at the Finding Shelley Desrochers series so far. You’ll hear some of Karla’s radio interviews, and then get an inside view of what it’s been like behind the scenes working on this podcast and dealing with…
Finding Shelley Desrochers: Part 3 - What Happened to Shelley? [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 59:53
Shelley Desrochers hasn’t been seen since January 2016. She’s one of three women who lived a “high-risk lifestyle” to go missing from London, Ontario, Canada in the last decade. In this series, we go beyond the police an…
Finding Shelley Desrochers: Part 2 - Shelley Goes Missing [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 45:15
Shelley Desrochers hasn’t been seen since January 2016. She’s one of three women who lived a “high-risk lifestyle” to go missing from London, Ontario, Canada in the last decade. In this series, we go beyond the police an…
Finding Shelley Desrochers: Part 1 - Getting To Know Shelley [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 46:12
Shelley Desrochers hasn’t been seen since January 2016. She’s one of three women who lived a “high-risk lifestyle” to go missing from London, Ontario, Canada in the last decade. In this series, we go beyond the police an…
Overcoming MacLaren Hall [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:09:58
As a child, Michael James knew that life with his parents was not what it was supposed to be. Their drinking was taking its toll on his childhood and it led Michael to approach the police to take him away to a more stabl…
A Turning Life Around Story [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 43:14
Patricia Rodenbaugh was turned over to the L.A. foster care system at the tender age of 12. By her later teen years, she had given birth to two children and married just to escape the system. While Patricia had a rough s…
Burst the Bubble:  Harm Reduction [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 54:25
Reporter Drew Penner tracks down four very different but important perspectives on the evolving harm reduction movement. This episode will take you from the east coast of the United States to London, Ontario, to Vancouve…