Epilogue Podcast Project

After his dad took his own life in 2018, Galen McCaw began interviewing people who'd lost loved ones to suicide. He hoped others could find moments of peace in the act of sharing their stories. When his friend Hannah reached out, he learned that she’d lost her sister Brie the same way six months earlier.

Their first conversation about Brie spurred a year-long series of interviews with Hannah and her family, uncovering an intergenerational story of trauma, mental illness, addiction,  and ultimately, resilience.

Resources

This story contains references to drug use, sexual abuse, and suicide, and may not be appropriate for all audiences.

If you are in crisis, text HOME to 741-741 to connect with a trained crisis counselor. If you or someone you know is considering suicide, call the National Suicide Prevention Hotline at 1-800-273-8255. You can find additional national and local (Southern AZ) mental health resources here. 

You can find a full transcript of the episode here.

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Credits

Produced by Galen McCaw.

Written and edited by Laura Bargfeld and Galen McCaw.

Original music by Giancarlo Vasquez, Ricky Tutaan, Galen McCaw, and Hannah. Licensed tracks by Luke Atencio and Blake Ewing.

Sound mixing and design by Darrin Wood, additional mixing by Galen McCaw.

Transcriptions by Laura Bargfeld, Ray Borboa, Rebecca Hall, Madison Dodge, and Mariel McSherry.

Artwork and web design by Carolyn McKee.

On July 2, 2017, Brie became one of 1,327 Arizonans to die by suicide that year. We follow Brie’s sister Hannah, and her family, in the wake of that loss, and trace Brie’s story across family lines and generations.

This trailer contains references to suicide and may not be appropriate for all audiences. If you or someone you know is considering suicide, call the National Suicide Prevention Hotline at 1-800-273-8255.

On January 2nd, 2018, Producer Galen McCaw's dad Joseph took his own life. In the months following, our project formed with the intention of telling stories about those left behind when someone they love dies by suicide.

Before long, we began to understand that suicide can't be talked about in a meaningful way without considering mental illness, trauma, and addiction, and the project's scope widened. 

We made this trailer for the initial crowdfunding campaign which funded our pilot episode. That story is about Hannah, 23, and her family, in the wake of losing Hannah's sister Brie to suicide. It’s out April 22nd. Stay tuned!