Sitting with Spirit - Brigette Jones Photo By Peter Cooper

“In 2015 my then boyfriend, now fiancé, Sean and I were living in Nashville and one day on the way home we passed a sign for the Belle Meade Plantation.”

Photo by Peter Cooper

Sitting with Spirit

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When the going gets tough, the tough get going! In this hour, stories of moving through discomfort—grief, revisiting painful history, stepping outside our safe spaces—and how it shapes us. This episode is hosted by Moth Senior Director Meg Bowles. The Moth Radio Hour is produced by The Moth and Jay Allison of Atlantic Public Media.

Stephanie Wittels Wach tries to understand her brother's struggle.

Wes Hazard takes us behind the scenes of Jeopardy!

Introvert Sufian Zhemukhov has strict rules about talking to strangers.

Brigette Jones is determined to become a tour guide at Belle Meade Plantation.



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13:45
Battling Twitter

by Stephanie Wittels Wach

Stephanie Wittels Wach tries to understand her brother's struggle

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06:35
Life Goals For 1,000, Please

by Wes Hazard

Wes Hazard takes us behind the scenes of Jeopardy!

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06:27
Blueberry Diplomacy

by Sufian Zhemukhov

Introvert Sufian Zhemukhov has strict rules about talking to strangers.

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14:46
Standing as 10,000

by Brigette Jones

Brigette Jones is determined to become a tour guide at Belle Meade Plantation.

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Extras From This Episode

Sitting with Spirit Extras

Wes Hazard

Wes's website: 

https://www.weshazard.com/

The Email Wes Received From Jeopardy

The email Wes received from 'Jeopardy.'

Wes With Alex Trebeck

Wes with Alex Trebeck.

Wes On Jeopardy 1

Wes on 'Jeopardy.'

Wes On Jeopardy In Boston 2

Wes on 'Jeopardy' in Boston.

Sufian Zhemukhov

Sufian’s website

https://www.sufianz.com/

Sufian’s Wiki

https://wikitia.com/wiki/Sufian_N._Zhemukhov

The Photos From When The Story Took Place With Everyone Mentioned Sufian Is On The Left In The Story Including The Puppy And The Collected Blueberries

Photo from when the story took place with everyone mentioned. Sufian is on the left and includes the puppy and collected blueberries.

Coil Flier With “ Be The Blueberry” Copy

The story inspired The Congressional Office for International Leadership to create a flyer “be the blueberry.

Stephanie Wittels Wach 

Videos of Harris:

https://vimeo.com/121278998

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5RyGecbBY0


Lemonada Media, of which Stephanie is a co-founder:

https://lemonadamedia.com/


Stephanie’s podcast, “Last Day:”

http://link.chtbl.com/LastDay


Stephanie’s Memoir, Everything Is Horrible and Wonderful: A Tragicomic Memoir of Genius, Heroin, Love, and Loss

https://www.amazon.com/Everything-Horrible-Wonderful-Tragicomic-Memoir/dp/1492664103


Stephanie’s Medium account:

https://stephaniewittelswachs.medium.com/

The music in this story

  • The Drift - Uncanny Valley
  • Rhiannon Giddens and Francesco Turrisi - He Will See You Through
  • Chilly Gonzales - Manifesto
  • Merv Griffin - Jeopardy Thme
  • Kormac - Wash My Hands
  • Rhythm Future Quartet - Sleepless
  • Rhiannon Giddens and Francesco Turrisi - There Is No Other