In February 2024, celebrated children’s book author and illustrator Petra Mathers and her husband, photographer Michael Mathers, mailed letters to dozens of friends and family members to let them know they had died by suicide. Petra and Michael were by all accounts healthy, happy, and in love. Why did they choose to die together? And what did that decision do to the people left to mourn them? 
 
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In February 2024, celebrated children’s book author and illustrator Petra Mathers and her husband, photographer Michael Mathers, mailed letters to dozens of friends and family members to let them know they had died by suicide. Petra and Michael were by all accounts healthy, happy, and in love. Why did they choose to die together? And what did that decision do to the people left to mourn them? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In February 2024, celebrated children’s book author and illustrator Petra Mathers and her husband, photographer Michael Mathers, mailed letters to dozens of friends and family members to let them know they had died by suicide. Petra and Michael were by all accounts healthy, happy, and in love. Why did they choose to die together? And what did that decision do to the people left to mourn them?&nbsp;
 
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L+R Presents: Death of an Artist

“Bushido, the code of conduct for a samurai: When you render it down, it's about honor.”
When a former AB member testifies against the gang and goes into hiding, its leadership debates whether to murder his family as retribution.
 
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PLAYLIST!
<a href="https://tambien.bandcamp.com/track/frente-a-espejos">https://tambien.bandcamp.com/track/frente-a-espejos</a>
Looped Bowed Gong - Star of the Sea  (Unreleased)
<a href="https://soundcloud.com/tambi3n/2-paisaje-oblicuo">https://soundcloud.com/tambi3n/2-paisaje-oblicuo</a>
<a href="https://sereptie.bandcamp.com/track/the-ash-around-us">https://sereptie.bandcamp.com/track/the-ash-around-us</a>
<a href="https://nonturn.bandcamp.com/track/opportunity">https://nonturn.bandcamp.com/track/opportunity</a>
<a href="https://sereptie.bandcamp.com/track/against-futures">https://sereptie.bandcamp.com/track/against-futures</a>
<a href="https://ab-marcneys.bandcamp.com/track/tides">https://ab-marcneys.bandcamp.com/track/tides</a>
<a href="https://ab-memoryscale.bandcamp.com/track/pluto-l-o">https://ab-memoryscale.bandcamp.com/track/pluto-l-o</a>
<a href="https://ab-odnu.bandcamp.com/track/dividing">https://ab-odnu.bandcamp.com/track/dividing</a>
<a href="https://lashermanas.bandcamp.com/track/dormir-un-a-o-entero">https://lashermanas.bandcamp.com/track/dormir-un-a-o-entero</a>
<a href="https://sereptie.bandcamp.com/track/an-impossible-hello">https://sereptie.bandcamp.com/track/an-impossible-hello</a>
<a href="https://andrewfrankel.bandcamp.com/track/anibol-station">https://andrewfrankel.bandcamp.com/track/anibol-station</a>
<a href="https://dj-masuno.bandcamp.com/track/romero">https://dj-masuno.bandcamp.com/track/romero</a>
<a href="https://ab-strangebird-sounds.bandcamp.com/track/warm-soil">https://ab-strangebird-sounds.bandcamp.com/track/warm-soil</a>
<a href="https://ab-strangebird-sounds.bandcamp.com/track/lavender-river">https://ab-strangebird-sounds.bandcamp.com/track/lavender-river</a>
Lay Your Puny Bones Beside the Water by Boduf Songs (Coming 2027!)
<a href="https://quixosis.bandcamp.com/track/candela-y-tron-2025-edit">https://quixosis.bandcamp.com/track/candela-y-tron-2025-edit</a>
 
CREDITS!
Additional Voices: Bill Rohlfing and Dan Conroy
Contributing Research: Bethany Jones
Series Producer: Meera Kumar
Managing Editor: Robin Amer
Additional Reporting: Brian Krans, Anya Schultz
Fact Checking: Nicole Pasulka
Visuals: Orla Mc Hardy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

“Bushido, the code of conduct for a samurai: When you render it down, it's about honor.” When a former AB member testifies against the gang and goes into hiding, its leadership debates whether to murder his family as retribution. SUPPORT THE SHOW! https://loveandradio.org/member SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS! https://mood.com USE PROMO CODE "LOVERADIO" for 20% your order. PLAYLIST! https://tambien.bandcamp.com/track/frente-a-espejos Looped Bowed Gong - Star of the Sea (Unreleased) https://soundcloud.com/tambi3n/2-paisaje-oblicuo https://sereptie.bandcamp.com/track/the-ash-around-us https://nonturn.bandcamp.com/track/opportunity https://sereptie.bandcamp.com/track/against-futures https://ab-marcneys.bandcamp.com/track/tides https://ab-memoryscale.bandcamp.com/track/pluto-l-o https://ab-odnu.bandcamp.com/track/dividing https://lashermanas.bandcamp.com/track/dormir-un-a-o-entero https://sereptie.bandcamp.com/track/an-impossible-hello https://andrewfrankel.bandcamp.com/track/anibol-station https://dj-masuno.bandcamp.com/track/romero https://ab-strangebird-sounds.bandcamp.com/track/warm-soil https://ab-strangebird-sounds.bandcamp.com/track/lavender-river Lay Your Puny Bones Beside the Water by Boduf Songs (Coming 2027!) https://quixosis.bandcamp.com/track/candela-y-tron-2025-edit CREDITS! Additional Voices: Bill Rohlfing and Dan Conroy Contributing Research: Bethany Jones Series Producer: Meera Kumar Managing Editor: Robin Amer Additional Reporting: Brian Krans, Anya Schultz Fact Checking: Nicole Pasulka Visuals: Orla Mc Hardy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

“Bushido, the code of conduct for a samurai: When you render it down, it's about honor.”
When a former AB member testifies against the gang and goes into hiding, its leadership debates whether to murder his family as retribution.
 
SUPPORT THE SHOW!
https://loveandradio.org/member
 
SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS!
https://mood.com
USE PROMO CODE "LOVERADIO" for 20% your order.
 
PLAYLIST!
<a href="https://tambien.bandcamp.com/track/frente-a-espejos" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://tambien.bandcamp.com/track/frente-a-espejos</a>
Looped Bowed Gong - Star of the Sea&nbsp; (Unreleased)
<a href="https://soundcloud.com/tambi3n/2-paisaje-oblicuo" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://soundcloud.com/tambi3n/2-paisaje-oblicuo</a>
<a href="https://sereptie.bandcamp.com/track/the-ash-around-us" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://sereptie.bandcamp.com/track/the-ash-around-us</a>
<a href="https://nonturn.bandcamp.com/track/opportunity" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://nonturn.bandcamp.com/track/opportunity</a>
<a href="https://sereptie.bandcamp.com/track/against-futures" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://sereptie.bandcamp.com/track/against-futures</a>
<a href="https://ab-marcneys.bandcamp.com/track/tides" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://ab-marcneys.bandcamp.com/track/tides</a>
<a href="https://ab-memoryscale.bandcamp.com/track/pluto-l-o" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://ab-memoryscale.bandcamp.com/track/pluto-l-o</a>
<a href="https://ab-odnu.bandcamp.com/track/dividing" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://ab-odnu.bandcamp.com/track/dividing</a>
<a href="https://lashermanas.bandcamp.com/track/dormir-un-a-o-entero" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://lashermanas.bandcamp.com/track/dormir-un-a-o-entero</a>
<a href="https://sereptie.bandcamp.com/track/an-impossible-hello" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://sereptie.bandcamp.com/track/an-impossible-hello</a>
<a href="https://andrewfrankel.bandcamp.com/track/anibol-station" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://andrewfrankel.bandcamp.com/track/anibol-station</a>
<a href="https://dj-masuno.bandcamp.com/track/romero" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://dj-masuno.bandcamp.com/track/romero</a>
<a href="https://ab-strangebird-sounds.bandcamp.com/track/warm-soil" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://ab-strangebird-sounds.bandcamp.com/track/warm-soil</a>
<a href="https://ab-strangebird-sounds.bandcamp.com/track/lavender-river" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://ab-strangebird-sounds.bandcamp.com/track/lavender-river</a>
Lay Your Puny Bones Beside the Water by Boduf Songs (Coming 2027!)
<a href="https://quixosis.bandcamp.com/track/candela-y-tron-2025-edit" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://quixosis.bandcamp.com/track/candela-y-tron-2025-edit</a>
 
CREDITS!
Additional Voices: Bill Rohlfing and Dan Conroy
Contributing Research: Bethany Jones
Series Producer: Meera Kumar
Managing Editor: Robin Amer
Additional Reporting: Brian Krans, Anya Schultz
Fact Checking: Nicole Pasulka
Visuals: Orla Mc Hardy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices" rel="noopener noreferrer">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

Blood Memory #06: Blood In, Blood Out

Love + Radio presents: "The Neighborhood" by Scott Carrier
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Love + Radio presents: "The Neighborhood" by Scott Carrier Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Love + Radio presents: "The Neighborhood" by Scott Carrier
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The Neighborhood

Amy was dead broke when she found a Craigslist ad looking for a balloon porn fetish model.
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Amy was dead broke when she found a Craigslist ad looking for a balloon porn fetish model. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Amy was dead broke when she found a Craigslist ad looking for a balloon porn fetish model.
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Dirty Balloons

Jay Thunderbolt’s business card is a little mysterious. It reads, “Thunderbolt – Party Naked” and gives a phone number.
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Jay Thunderbolt’s business card is a little mysterious. It reads, “Thunderbolt – Party Naked” and gives a phone number. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jay Thunderbolt’s business card is a little mysterious. It reads, “Thunderbolt – Party Naked” and gives a phone number.
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The Wisdom of Jay Thunderbolt

Nick van der Kolk's Love and Radio features in-depth, otherworldly-produced interviews with an eclectic range of subjects, from the seedy to the sublime. Get inside the mind of a rogue taxidermist. Find out what it's like to experience a stroke firsthand. Or spend time with an artist who gives away her life savings every night. You've never heard anything like it before.

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