We are hard at work on season 3 and are following another story that is unfolding as we speak. In the meantime, if you like First Day Back, check out Dear Franklin Jones by my friend Jonathan Hirsch. Growing up, Jonathan’s family was a little different. They followed a controversial spiritual leader named Franklin Jones. Join Jonathan on a journey to find out what really happened. Subscribe to Dear Franklin Jones, a new documentary podcast from Stitcher. Subscribe to Dear Franklin Jones in your favorite podcast app:Apple Podcasts: <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/dear-franklin-jones/id1348032695?mt=2" target="_blank">https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/dear-franklin-jones/id1348032695?mt=2</a>Stitcher: <a href="http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=172342" target="_blank">http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=172342</a>

Introducing First Day Back Season 3

First Day Back is a documentary podcast series about people facing and trying to overcome life’s most challenging moments.  Each season, host and creator Tally Abecassis tells the story of someone attempting their own personal comeback.In 2019, First Day Back is back. On May 3rd 2017, comedian Jason Weems collapsed on stage from an asthma attack. His heart stopped beating for a full 5 minutes. Jason was lucky enough to be revived by a member of the audience.  Now the Baltimore comedian is dealing with his death the only way he knows how: by making jokes about it. Jason wants to turn these jokes into a 1 hour special that he hopes will make him a household name. For the past year, Tally Abecassis and the First Day back team have been following the life and career of Jason Weems, a man who lives and died for comedy.