Guest Chris Owens opens up about the struggle he faced after the sudden death of his big brother Robbie. As a teen Chris understood he wasn’t like the majority of boys around him, he was gay. In a late-night confession, his father admits Robbie was gay. Then after snooping around in family documents, Chris discovered that Robbie died of AIDS related pneumonia. Chris started to ask questions. Who was Robbie really? What kind of life did he have after leaving home? Over decades Chris will collect pieces of the puzzle. Settle in and listen to his story.
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TikTok video about brother: My brother Robbie died from #AIDS in 1987 when he was 25 and I was 13.... | TikTok
Chris’ writing
Medium: Chris Owens – Medium
Essay about his brother Robbie - My Brother’s Keeper. “Come on!” I shouted in whisper as I… | by Chris Owens | Aug, 2023 | Human Parts (medium.com)
Prologue for work in progress: Prologue: Robbed. Blinding yellow sunlight. Our laughter… | by Chris Owens | Medium
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Gracias to Carmen María and Edu Espinalfound’s song - Ratatouille's Kitchen, that made up my opening music. Also, merci to Nesrality on Pixabay for their cover of Irving Berlin’s tune - Always (a long fav of mine) for my closing music. Special thanks to Emily Clarke for the creation of my logo.
Music used for this episode includes -
summer-walk- Olexy
sad moment sad and melancholy piano background music- SoulProdMusic
sinister-drama- SamuelFrancisJohnson
the-cradle-of-your-soul- lemonmusicstudio
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