Imagine the worst moment of your life unfolding with the world watching. A phone call saying "turn on the news." A knock on the door. Your friends' faces on a magazine cover.

This summer, a new podcast explores how people affected by public tragedies work their way through the trauma with the hope of emerging stronger.

This is Survived By.

Host: Erika Grotto

Sound design: Matt Grotto

Music: "Year of the Night (Summer Sun)" by Champagne Sunday

Art: Josh Seybert