Summary of Episode  An estimated 1 in 12 teens are victims of dating violence. In this episode, Escape Pod co-host Charity shares her own experience with a high school boyfriend who, on their first (and last) anniversary, made her fear for her life; plus, a Pennsylvania teen tries to end a relationship but meets a tragic end at a train station; and we offer a few tips to help people, regardless of age, avoid and – if needed – escape these difficult situations.    Bullet Points of Key Topics and Markers:  Topic #1 6:33 – Charity discusses “craving” the attention of men  Topic #2 12:12 – Warning signs! Prince Charming becomes way too possessive  Topic #3 29:45 – A teenage relationship in Pennsylvania turns fatal  Topic #4 33:00 – Tips to avoid and/or escape when a relationship needs to end  Resources & Links    https://www.nsvrc.org/blogs/teen-dating-violence-prevention-resources-2022#:~:text=Over%2071%25%20of%20women%20and,under%20the%20age%20of%2025.   https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/intimatepartnerviolence/teendatingviolence/fastfact.html   https://www.fox29.com/news/philadelphia-man-convicted-of-first-degree-murder-in-ex-girlfriends-slaying-outside-train-station   https://www.inquirer.com/news/morgan-mccaffery-teen-dating-violence-philadelphia-montgomery-county-20200827.html   https://www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia/news/murder-trial-stabbing-gilbert-newton-iii-morgan-mccaffery-guilty/     Call to Action, Episode Link & Contact Information  Sign up to be a Patron today! Get access to the Patron-Only Facebook Group, Bonus Episodes, and more.   Share this episode: https://escapepodtraumedy.podbean.com/e/notpuppylove General email: [email protected]  Submit listener stories: [email protected]

The pressure and struggle of being a famous groundhog is REAL. Being fondled, having to greet the press and meet dignitaries…it was all too much for one Staten Island groundhog on a fateful Groundhog Day in 2014.      Resources & Links  https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jun/15/bill-de-blasio-regrets-groundhog-death    https://www.silive.com/news/2023/01/groundhog-day-2023-facts-about-punxsutawney-phil-and-his-predictions.html#:~:text=HOW%20OLD%20IS%20PHIL%3F,makes%20him%20136%20years%20old!   https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2023/06/16/bill-de-blasio-dropping-groundhog/     Sign up to be a Patron today! Get access to the Patron-Only Facebook Group, Bonus Episodes, and more.     Share this episode: https://escapepodtraumedy.podbean.com/e/groundhog   GET IN TOUCH WITH US:  General email: [email protected]   Submit listener stories: [email protected]

The Gist of It: Podcast co-host Charity wants to escape her 13-year-old self, a girl who – in trying to gain the attention of her father and friends – tested a theory involving a bottle rocket and a school bus. Find out if her experiment worked and hear about other tales of true crime on the premier episode of the Escape Pod, “The Wheels on the Bus Go Bang, Bang, Bang”.    Resources & Links  Aldine, TX Sexual Assault on School Bus: https://abc13.com/aldine-isd-elementary-student-raped-juvenile-sexually-assault-6-year-old-boy-abused-on-school-bus-child-protective-services/12778804/  https://www.insideedition.com/texas-11-year-old-charged-after-bus-footage-allegedly-reveals-sexual-assault-of-6-year-old-report  https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/criminal-justice/2023/02/16/443938/aldine-isd-bus-sexual-assault-11-year-old-charged-in-attack-six-year-old/   Oakland, CA Student Set on Fire: https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/sasha-fleischman-suspect-richard-thomas-pleads-no-contest-sentenced-to-7-years/70810/  https://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/01/magazine/the-fire-on-the-57-bus-in-oakland.html     Sign up to be a Patron today! Get access to the Patron-Only Facebook Group, Bonus Episodes, and more.     Share this episode: https://escapepodtraumedy.podbean.com/e/wheelsonbus   GET IN TOUCH WITH US! General email: [email protected]  Submit listener stories: [email protected]

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