Thanks For Asking
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  • Episode #32: Bryson’s Purpose
    Chelsey and Kevin are parents, public servants, and two people just trying to make sense of the absolutely senseless. If this is God's plan, I have a word or two for God.
    45 min
  • Bryson’s Purpose

    Chelsey and Kevin's 3-month-old son, Bryson, was in his second week of daycare when he died of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, or SIDS.

    When a baby dies of SIDS, it's almost like saying there's no cause of death. It's horrifying to think about, but sometimes babies just ... die. For no reason.

    This is an episode about grieving parents trying to make sense of the absolutely senseless.

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    45 min
  • Bryson’s Purpose

    Chelsey and Kevin's 3-month-old son, Bryson, was in his second week of daycare when he died of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, or SIDS.

    When a baby dies of SIDS, it's almost like saying there's no cause of death. It's horrifying to think about, but sometimes babies just ... die. For no reason.

    This is an episode about grieving parents trying to make sense of the absolutely senseless.

    Can’t get enough TTFA? Sign up for TTFA Premium for $7.99 a month. You’ll get access to exclusive bonus content, ad-free episodes, extended guest interviews and more! Visit TTFA.org/Premium to get started.

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    45 min
  • Transformation
    Sometimes change happens organically, by an external driving force or through no choice of our own. And some transformations happen as a matter of choice. We make resolutions and promises. We sign up for 5Ks. We read self-help books.
    For Carter and Mimi, the transformation that brought them together was weight loss — followed by transformations in marital status, immigration and gender identity. Theirs is one of our favorite love stories.
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    49 min
  • Transformation

    Sometimes change happens organically, by an external driving force or through no choice of our own. And some transformations happen as a matter of choice. We make resolutions and promises. We sign up for 5Ks. We read self-help books.

    For Carter and Mimi, the transformation that brought them together was weight loss — followed by transformations in marital status, immigration and gender identity. Theirs is one of our favorite love stories.

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    45 min
  • Route 91

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    On the eve of Kelli's 25th birthday in 2017, she and her boyfriend find themselves running for their lives in a dystopian nightmare.

    They'd planned to spend the weekend in Las Vegas at the Route 91 country music festival to celebrate the dawn of a new phase of Kelli's life. Instead, they witnessed the deadliest mass shooting (so far) in U.S. history.

    This episode is a story about terror ... and what happens after you've survived the unsurvivable.


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    51 min
  • Route 91

    On the eve of Kelli's 25th birthday in 2017, she and her boyfriend find themselves running for their lives in a dystopian nightmare.

    They'd planned to spend the weekend in Las Vegas at the Route 91 country music festival to celebrate the dawn of a new phase of Kelli's life. Instead, they witnessed the deadliest mass shooting (so far) in U.S. history.

    This episode is a story about terror... and what happens after you've survived the unsurvivable.

    Can’t get enough TTFA? Sign up for TTFA Premium for $7.99 a month. You’ll get access to exclusive bonus content, ad-free episodes, extended guest interviews and more! Visit TTFA.org/Premium to get started.

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    47 min
  • Episode #30: Route 91
    On the eve of Kelli's 25th birthday, she found herself running for her life in a dystopian nightmare. It was supposed to be an incredible weekend to celebrate the dawn of a new phase of her life. Instead, it was the deadliest mass shooting (so far) in America.
    47 min
  • Route 91

    On the eve of Kelli's 25th birthday in 2017, she and her boyfriend find themselves running for their lives in a dystopian nightmare.

    They'd planned to spend the weekend in Las Vegas at the Route 91 country music festival to celebrate the dawn of a new phase of Kelli's life. Instead, they witnessed the deadliest mass shooting (so far) in U.S. history.

    This episode is a story about terror... and what happens after you've survived the unsurvivable.

    Can’t get enough TTFA? Sign up for TTFA Premium for $7.99 a month. You’ll get access to exclusive bonus content, ad-free episodes, extended guest interviews and more! Visit TTFA.org/Premium to get started.

    Shop for your favorite TTFA gear at TTFAmerch.com.

    47 min

About Thanks For Asking

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A call-in show from author Nora McInerny that lets real people get real honest about how they're really doing. Operators(me) are standing by to take your calls.

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