Please be aware that this interview, done in 2004, and prompted by Christy's devastatingly honest memoir, 'This is Christy Dignam,' has sections about his rape experience that some listeners may find disturbing. I have edited out the most explicit passages, but I need to remain true to Christy's story in this the first of two or three podcasts about how that experience as a child later led to heroin addiction.

Christy Dignam 2004. Sexual abuse survivor and former heroin addict Dignam says, "heroin is Satan's semen." Listener discretion advised

Joe Jackson is a journalist, interviewer, author and IMRO-Award nominated radio presenter/producer. He has interviewed roughly 1,400 people in the world of the arts, politics, and entertainment for all major media outlets in Ireland, including RTE Radio 1, The Sunday Independent, The Irish Times, and Hot Press. His articles have been published globally in magazines such as Vox, Rolling Stone, and Snoozer. His radio shows include The Years Go Pop, 26 one-hour documentaries a 26 on the history of popular culture, People Get Ready, 52 one-hour documentaries on the greatest music acts of the 20th century, and Under The Influence, which was nominated for a 'Best Music series' award. In 2018, his documentary about Elvis Presley, Conversations about the King, was nominated for an IMRO Award in the 'Best Music Documentary' category.

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Christy Dignam 2004. Sexual abuse survivor and former heroin addict Dignam says, "heroin is Satan's semen." Listener discretion advised

Christy Dignam 2004. Sexual abuse survivor and former heroin addict Dignam says, "heroin is Satan's semen." Listener discretion advised

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