Commonspace

Commonspace

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Commonspace episodes

  • Beyond the Watch Tower

    Kyra felt prepared to leave the Jehovah’s Witnesses at 15 years old. Then the shunning began.

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    27 min
  • She Was Always Amelia

    One family’s touching transition meeting the daughter they always had.

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    21 min
  • Doing Time
    Serving time in prison takes an especially heavy toll on the wrongly accused. Inmates and their families navigate the criminal justice system and try to pick up the pieces.
    56 min
  • No Man is a Failure Who Has Friends

    After his mother’s arrest, a young man is responsible for paying his family’s past-due rent…with a little help from his friends.

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    14 min
  • Denied

    Even the seemingly best attorneys and absolving witness statements haven’t exonerated Chester Hollman – but his family refuses to give up hope.

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    18 min
  • The Waiting Game

    Giovanni Reid spent 26 years behind bars. After his release, Giovanni reflects on the trials and tribulations of representing himself from jail.

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    26 min
  • Death Becomes Us
    No one makes it out of this world alive. From tales of reckless funerals to spreading cremains in unusual places, these storytellers face mortality in heartfelt and surprising ways.
    57 min
  • Ashes to Ashes

    When we die, what do we leave behind? And where does it go?

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    16 min
  • Welcome to the End

    Thinking about mortality can be grim. These artists and storytellers don’t want you to fear the reaper.

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    32 min

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Commonspace is a collaboration by First Person Arts and WHYY.