Tally Abecassis, the host of <a href="https://firstdaybackpodcast.com/">First Day Back</a>, joins Mary Payne this week to discuss her documentary podcast that tells the stories of people as they get their lives back following tragic and life-changing events. Season One featured Tally’s personal journey from stay-at-home mom to her return to the world of documentary filmmaking.Seasons Two and Three follows the stories of two others from differing backgrounds dealing with their own returns to a life they’d known. The podcast documents the palpable nature of a human being wanting to succeed on their own terms. Mary Payne and Tally discuss the story plots of each season and what Season Four may hold.Podcast Recommendations:<a href="https://www.gimletmedia.com/reply-all">Reply All</a><a href="https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/maximumfunorg/the-art-of-process-with-aimee-mann-and-ted-leo">Art of Process</a><a href="https://www.kcrw.com/culture/shows/bodies">Bodies</a><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/podcasts/caliphate-isis-rukmini-callimachi.html">Caliphate</a><a href="https://longform.org/podcast">Longform</a>Find Tally at: @TallyAbecassisLearn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

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Mary Payne Gilbert can’t stop listening to podcasts and she can’t stop talking about podcasts. Now she's sharing her obsession with you. On Payne in the Pod, Mary Payne talks to podcasters about their shows, the stories they love to tell, and the personal insanity of being a podcaster.