1.8: Ghosts

Season 1, Episode 8: "Ghosts"

It's time to confront the past and the present if the goal is a better future. The team clashes around important decisions. Liam gets several rude awakenings. And then, things change forever.

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Content warnings:

• It's another rough one, pals
• Discussions of the prison industrial complex/imprisonment throughout
• Discussions of inhumane medical/scientific testing throughout
• Discussions of abuse from 13:13--that wasn't intentional, oh my god--to the end of the episode
• Depiction of a panic attack from 19:15 to the end of the episode
• Discussions of death from 19:15 to the end of the episode

Credits:

• Our theme was made by Raul Vega,
• With guitar by Travis Reaves.
• This episode was written by Wil Williams and Katie Youmans,
• With editing and sound design by Julia Schifini.

Performances by, in order of appearance:

• Josh Rubino as Liam Alden and Liam's Inner Voice,
• Caleb Del Rio as Flynn Velasco,
• John Westover as Nico Salvai,
• Ishani Kanetkar as Mahira Varma,
• and Giancarlo Herrera as Luis Acebo,
• Jordan Cobb as Sarah Harris,
• and David S. Dear as Richard Alden.

Special thanks to:

• Christopher Magilton
• Gabrielle Watts
• Jennifer Sugden
• Michael Hudson
• Rebecca Sentance
• Robert Anderson

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