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Show Notes Survivor David Pittman was raped and assaulted repeatedly by his church's music pastor from ages 12 to 15 in the 80s. The abuser was Pastor Frankie Wiley, and it started during all-boy sleepovers. David reported the abuse to police two decades later, but the statute of limitations expired. He reported the abuse to church leaders, and they told him to keep quiet and that they would pray for him. Southern Baptists make up the largest protestant denomination in the United States with more than 3,370 Southern Baptist churches in Georgia alone. Nationwide, Southern Baptist churches have 14 million members nationwide. Resources for survivors: RAINN 24/7 Support: 1-800-656-4673 and rainn.org Survivor-created websites: https://baptistaccountability.org/ and http://stopbaptistpredators.org/index.htm Together We Heal: https://together-we-heal.org/ Ministry Watch: https://ministrywatch.com/ Together We Heal: https://together-we-heal Contact the Safeguarding Teams Initiative at GRACE: https://www.netgrace.org/ Sources: Houston Chronicle: Abuse of Faith | Houston Chronicle and San Antonio Express-News investigation reveals decades of sexual abuse from Southern Baptist church leaders, volunteers | HoustonChronicle.com - Houston Chronicle Atlanta Journal-Constitution by Shiela Poole https://www.ajc.com/news/survivor-of-sexual-abuse-in-sbc-church-wants-action-over-words/62JFJY6AL5AMZOIPODXRXAFWAY/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/southern-baptist-abuse-report-survivor-speaks-out/ https://togetherweheal.net/category/david-pittman/ https://ministrywatch.com/tag/dave-pittman/ https://medium.com/equality-includes-you/do-you-know-how-to-listen-to-a-survivors-story-ff315934ea73 https://sbcvoices.com/sbc-survivor-stories-will-the-church-be-a-haven-or-a-hunting-ground-by-dave-pittman/ Send us your survivor stories at [email protected] Follow our blog: https://stillherepodcastblog.blogspot.com/?zx=bdf63318207981ff Check out our social media pages: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stillhere.podcast.21 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stillhere_podcast/ Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/stillherepodcast1/_created/ StillHere: A Survivor Podcast by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/stillhere Find out more at https://stillhere.pinecast.co Recorded by Nate Brown at Rocketskates Recording in SLC, Utah. https://rocketskatesrecording.com/?gclid=Cj0KCQjw2MWVBhCQARIsAIjbwoMesy5iv908C3PNZW0zyfZYSCrt-QyDotU2Ao0zTqp0kCzMSU3gUKIaApGPEALw_wcB Support #StillHere: A Survivor Podcast by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/stillhere Find out more at https://stillhere.pinecast.co Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/stillhere/fcc161aa-8106-4f00-9df9-e093abd1ae2c This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Show Notes Iggy Pop is the alter-ego created by musician Jim Osterberg. Iggy is mostly known for being the eccentric and violent lead singer of the STOOGES and for the albums he recorded with David Bowie. He is also often referred to as the Father of Punk. Iggy became famous not only for his new punk sound and his androgynous look but also for his antics on stage, which include cutting himself, rubbing himself with peanut butter, flashing the audience, humping various objects, and leaping into the audience But these antics hid a painful addiction to drugs that sabotaged his career and his life for years. He nearly died numerous times. His music inspired David Bowe, Nirvana, The Clash, the Sex Pistols, the White Stripes, Nine-in-Nails, the Rollings Stones, Arrowsmith, and more. Sources: An article in OUT Magazine https://www.out.com/entertainment/popnography/2012/06/29/iggy-pop-wishes-hed-had-more-sex   Gimme Danger Documentary on Prime https://www.amazon.com/Gimme-Danger-Iggy-Pop/dp/B089Y5JRMX   Open up and Bleed book by Paul Trynka   Article in Rolling Stones by Edmond O. Ward https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/the-stooges-180002/   Cream magazine   Send us your survivor stories at [email protected] Follow our blog:https://stillherepodcastblog.blogspot.com/?zx=bdf63318207981ff Check out our social media pages: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stillhere.podcast.21 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stillhere_podcast/ Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/stillherepodcast1/_created/ Recorded by Nate Brown at Rocketskates Recording in SLC, Utah. https://rocketskatesrecording.com Support #StillHere: A Survivor Podcast by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/stillhere Find out more at https://stillhere.pinecast.co Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/stillhere/f51108ba-979e-4761-aceb-28a4f7d59241 This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Show Notes Listen to this important announcement from Nate. If you miss us, head over to Patreon for more episodes. Whitney and Amanda will also continue to post on the blog and social media. Be sure to follow us! Stay safe so you're still here! Send us your survivor stories at [email protected] Follow our blog: https://stillherepodcastblog.blogspot.com/?zx=7764017653c4127c Check out our social media pages: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stillhere.podcast.21 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stillhere_podcast/ Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/stillherepodcast1/_created/ Recorded by Nate Brown at Rocketskates Recording in SLC, Utah. https://rocketskatesrecording.com/?gclid=Cj0KCQjw2MWVBhCQARIsAIjbwoMesy5iv908C3PNZW0zyfZYSCrt-QyDotU2Ao0zTqp0kCzMSU3gUKIaApGPEALw_wcB Support #StillHere: A Survivor Podcast by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/stillhere Find out more at https://stillhere.pinecast.co Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/stillhere/3587606e-fe34-42fa-96bd-60200319cecc This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Show Notes Perhaps you remember seeing or hearing about the #ChallengeAccepted movement that launched in the Western World in July of 2020. It often took the form of women posting black and white photos of themselves on social media with the hashtag. Some of you may have shared such a post. For most people, it was simply a women's empowerment movement. #WomenSupporting Women However, the movement was meant to be so much more. It started during protests in Turkey following the femicide of Pinar Gültekin, a 27-year-old who was found dead on July 21 after being murdered by her ex-boyfriend. Pinar's death marked the 50th femicide to happen in Turkey in 2020 alone. The idea behind a woman sharing a black and white photo of herself is that she could be next. She could be the next victim of femicide, which means murdering someone because they are a woman. No woman is safe. The black and white photos represent how pictures of murdered victims of gender violence end up in black and white in newspapers. Femicide is a frightening misogynistic control weapon used against women by their partners and male relatives to keep them in life. A frightening example is the attempted femicide of a woman known as Bertilla, an alias, in Santa Cruz, Costa Rica. She barely survived after her boyfriend beat her with an ax. She is using an alias because her perpetrator is still free and she still fears for her life. Also... your car temperature gauge is meant to measure the temperature of your engine. It doesn't accurately reflect the actual temperature inside or outside your car. Just in case you're wondering. https://www.earnhardtlexus.com/how-accurate-are-car-thermometers https://weather.com/science/weather-explainers/news/car-thermometer-thermistor-temperature-wrong And if you want to learn more about Aaron "Road Kill" Ralston, you can listen to his story here: https://stillhere.pinecast.co/episode/3888fcfa/aaron-road-kill-saxon Sources: Global citizen article: https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/what-is-femicide-everything-you-need-to-know/ Economic times article: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/before-you-post-a-challengeaccepted-picture-heres-the-truth-behind-the-new-trend/articleshow/77299865.cms The Voice of Guanacaste article: https://vozdeguanacaste.com/en/a-heroine-from-santa-cruz-rewrites-her-story-after-surviving-an-attempted-femicide Send us your survivor stories at [email protected] Follow our blog. Check out our social media pages: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stillhere.podcast.21 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stillhere_podcast/ Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/stillherepodcast1/_created/ StillHere: A Survivor Podcast by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/stillhere Find out more at https://stillhere.pinecast.co Send us your feedback: https://stillhere.pinecast.co/ Pinecast powers this podcast. Recorded by Nate Brown at Rocketskates Recording in SLC, Utah. https://rocketskatesrecording.com/?gclid=Cj0KCQjw2MWVBhCQARIsAIjbwoMesy5iv908C3PNZW0zyfZYSCrt-QyDotU2Ao0zTqp0kCzMSU3gUKIaApGPEALw_wcB Support #StillHere: A Survivor Podcast by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/stillhere Find out more at https://stillhere.pinecast.co Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/stillhere/02bd5d15-a59a-4e46-a981-7390edacf768 This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Aaron "Road Kill" Saxon Well it was just a matter of coincidence that Whitney met Aaron at Fisher's Brewery when Aaron approached her dog, Layla. This big bearded man had the softest and nicest approach to Layla, who is wary of males to begin with. Immediately Whitney saw his leathers and tattoos on the tops of his fingers spelling "ROAD KILL". Because Whitney has no filter and a lack of social skills, she immediately said, "Oh! You've got a story, I've gotta know about this tattoo." Well, thankfully Aaron is a nice guy and was willing to meet to tell his survivor story. Boy was it intense! We feel that his story was so compelling that we will be creating a Patreon Episode intervewing him exclusively where you can hear his first hand account of escaping death. If you want to learn more about Ian Saxon, Aaron's brother, read this https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/ian-saxon-hall-how-i-fooled-you-all-with-my-great-prison-escape/news-story/ec76bdef5cc5de562f7d8fa3e2f2274b [email protected] stillherepodcastblog.blogspot.com  Check out our social media pages: https://www.facebook.com/stillhere.podcast.21/  https://www.instagram.com/stillhere_podcast/ Support #StillHere: A Survivor Podcast by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/stillhere  Find out more at https://stillhere.pinecast.co  Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/stillhere/91daf18c-c184-42bc-8944-d8f053bb0620  This podcast is powered by Pinecast. Recorded by Nate Brown at Rocketskates Recording in SLC, Utah. Support #StillHere: A Survivor Podcast by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/stillhere Find out more at https://stillhere.pinecast.co Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/stillhere/3888fcfa-c678-43ba-83a7-c30547d2c3e3 This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Mass Shooting Survivor: Maddy Wilford Mass shootings are becoming so common that we are becoming desensitized. But their lives will never be the same for the victims' family members and the survivors. When the news covers these mass shootings, they mention the number of people killed and injured. However, what does it truly mean to survive being shot with an AR-15? To illustrate the vast damage an AR-15 will cause to the human body, this episode covers the story of Maddy Willford. She survived the Marjory Stoneman Douglass High School shooting in Parkland, Florida on February 14, 2018. The shooter killed 14 students and 3 staff members and wounded 17 others. However, Maddy was the most critically wounded after being shot 4 times with an AR-15. She didn’t have a pulse when the first responders reached her.     Learn more about how the Parkland shooting happened.   Remember the 17 Parkland shooting victims.    20 million AR-15 weapons have been sold to Americans. Learn more about the mass shooting at the Church in Southerland Springs, Texas. Wounds from an AR-15 are significantly worse than those from handguns and rifles. Watch the 60-minutes episode to learn more. Learn more about the “Stop the Bleed” program. Do you know about the Parkland Strong movement and the March for our Lives protest in Washington, D.C? The Parkland students rallied more than half a million people and galvanized support for approximately 67 new gun laws. Join your local chapters of Gifford's "Gun Owners for Safety.” We must all rally for change and protect our children.   Also in this episode... Jesus in Pop Culture.   Remembering Amanda's Grandpa Rudy.   If you were touched by the episode about Amanda's Grandpa, Rudy, the Korean War Veteran, please read his obituary and leave a comment. It would mean the world to her and her family--especially her Grandmother. She needs solace right now. They were married for 70 years!   Read or listen to Stiff: The Curious Life of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach.  Sources: 60 Minutes Episode that aired on May 29, 2022 2019 Daily Mail article Rolling Stone article by Tessa Stuart CBS Miami   Follow our blog. Follow us on social media:  Facebook Instagram  Pinterest   Become a member of Patreon.  Produced by WayGood Creative and Rocketskates Recording.  Find more episodes. This podcast is powered by Pinecast. Support #StillHere: A Survivor Podcast by contributing to their Tip Jar.  Send us your feedback online. Support #StillHere: A Survivor Podcast by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/stillhere Find out more at https://stillhere.pinecast.co Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/stillhere/e0c0bfab-2e34-430b-9f1a-25ba72858cf9 This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Died Twice Two Different Times-Michael Hey everyone! join us this week for Michael's story from I Survived Beyond and Back, one of our favorite shows. Michael experiences death not once, but twice in his life time. Tune in to see what his experiences were. You'll be surprised to find out they were both VERY different. In this eipsode we talk about the show Down to Earth with Zac Effron click here for more info. We also talk about Zac Effron's veiny dick arms. You can click here for the reference of where this came from. If you're a veteran with PTSD, please go here for more info. Contact your local mental health resources as well. [email protected] stillherepodcastblog.blogspot.com https://www.facebook.com/stillhere.podcast.21/ https://www.instagram.com/stillhere_podcast/ Support #StillHere: A Survivor Podcast by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/stillhere Find out more at https://stillhere.pinecast.co Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/stillhere/91daf18c-c184-42bc-8944-d8f053bb0620 This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Korean War Veteran-Rudy Do you know much about the Korean War? We didn't until we started conducting research for this episode. There's a reason it's called The Forgotten War. You can learn more by listening to this survivor story of Rudy, a Korean War Vet who served in the 1st Marine Division of the U.S. X Corps. He fought in the Chosin Reservoir near Yudam-ni and the battle on the line in Pusan between North Korea and South Korea. Listen now! If you want to get freaked out, watch the Ted Bundy Tapes and ](https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/451303229390723056/6194631900734182423)[John Wayne Gacy Tapes. If you want to learn more about the Cyndi White case listen now. Sources: History.com Koreanwarlegacy.org, here you can watch videos of a lot of different vets talking about the war. Brittanica.com Cold WarDocumentary on YouTube Unforgettable: The Korean War documentary on YouTube [email protected] stillherepodcastblog.blogspot.com https://www.facebook.com/stillhere.podcast.21/ https://www.instagram.com/stillhere_podcast/ Support #StillHere: A Survivor Podcast by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/stillhere Find out more at https://stillhere.pinecast.co Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/stillhere/91daf18c-c184-42bc-8944-d8f053bb0620 This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Cyndi White-The System Failed Her This week, dive into the crazy story of Cyndi White who is notoriousally known in Indianna for the murder of 4 children and their parents. But wait before you deem Cyndi a monster. When you hear this story, you'll wonder how many other cases could've been prevented. Sources: Article from Fandom.com by sarah white TV series Women behind Bars Trevor Mcdonald TV series In Facing Evil with Candice Delong A badass podcast called Killer Psyche with Candice Delong Podcast Worst day of my life is anywhere you get your podcasts If anyone knows anyone that works for Desitin, have them hit us up. Colon Broom is a great name for a fiber company https://colonbroom.com NAMI Some great resources here folks!!! 6 in 10 are killed- domestic abuse stats FOr exact stats go to here Backdraft Earl’s gotta die by the dixie chicks 28 days with sandra bullock (28 days later? Um no) Stress on a 9 year old brain Why don’t they tell? Recovering from trauma “When women lose themselves, the world loses its way. We do not need more selfless women. What we need right now is more women who have detoxed themselves so completely from the world’s expectations that they are full of nothing but themselves. What we need are women who are full of themselves. A woman who is full of herself knows and trusts herself enough to say and do what must be done. She lets the rest burn.” ― Glennon Doyle, Untamed F**k yes Glennon! Support #StillHere: A Survivor Podcast by contributing to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/stillhere Find out more at https://stillhere.pinecast.co Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/stillhere/6073c858-7545-452a-b51b-3a038b156e20 This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Child Abuse-5 Girl Cousins This week we have a listener story that demonstrates the importance of believing children and contacting the proper authorities as soon as possible. Some people believe family values were much more intact in 1950s America than today. Sorry, but... wrong! The truth is, all families throughout history have had skeletons in closets and bad apples in the mix. Thankfully, priorities have finally started shifting as parents realize that it's much more important to protect their children than to hide dirty family secrets. The story of these five girl cousins who experienced sexual abuse at the hands of the same perpetrator while many of the adults around them pretended it wasn't happening shows the danger of failing to face hard truths. Take action! Perpetrators won't stop on their own and ignoring it won't make it go away. History of child sex abuse in America: https://warinternational.org/us-history-of-sexual-exploitation-of-children-news/ Sex offenders repeat crimes: https://smart.ojp.gov/somapi/chapter-5-adult-sex-offender-recidivism National Sexual Assault Hotline (RAINN): https://www.rainn.org/resources 800-656-4673 Chat online: online.rainn.org Kiitos Big Gay Ale (Contains Edible Glitter!): https://kiitosbrewing.com/ John Wayne Gacy Tapes: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt18970124/ Killer Psyche: https://podnews.net/podcast/i99e0 Follow our blog: https://stillherepodcastblog.blogspot.com/ Follow us on social media: Facebook Instagram Become a member of Patreon. Produced by WayGood Creative and Rocketskates Recording. Find out more at https://stillhere.pinecast.co.b026f07e1b0b This podcast is powered by Pinecast. Support #StillHere: A Survivor Podcast by contributing to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/stillhere Find out more at https://stillhere.pinecast.co Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/stillhere/406385c9-ce2d-40bd-b820-638fd1e2fd6d This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Patreon Teaser! Cynthia Jaramillo-Survivor of the Toybox Killer Here is a teaser for our Patreon episode on Cynthia Jeramillo who survived the Toybox Killer. Amanda shares her unbelieveable story. She is an incredible woman and badass survicor. To find the full episode on Patreon, go: Here National Sexual Assault Hotline Hours: Available 24 hours  Learn more 1-800-656-4673 To find us on Instagram, go: Here To find us on Facebook, go: Here Follow us on our blog! Here Here is an article about Cynthia's life following her abduction. Here This podcast was recorded by Rocketskates Recording. Support #StillHere: A Survivor Podcast by contributing to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/stillhere Find out more at https://stillhere.pinecast.co Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/stillhere/06371424-22d7-446e-af7e-af1b563a098b This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Gina Wehling-Being a Double Amputee was only the beginning Join us to hear the incredible and unbelievable survival story of Gina Wehling. At just two months old from a small village in Columbia, she was in a house fire that burned her legs so badly that they were amputated below the knee. Not having legs has been all she has known. As a child she grew up flying back and forth to America on her own with people she met that day. She would spend a significant amount of time away from her birth family and then return to them long enough to become malnourished. But that’s not all Gina experienced growing up. Tune in for her compelling survival story on the next episode! Follow us on social media: facebook.com/stillhere.podcast.21/ instagram.com/stillhere_podcast/ Become a member on Patreon: patreon.com/stillherepod Donate to our tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/stillhere Produced by WayGood Creative and Rocketskates Recording: rocketskatesrecording.com Support #StillHere: A Survivor Podcast by contributing to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/stillhere Find out more at https://stillhere.pinecast.co Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/stillhere/ba35e87b-71c0-4019-83da-b026f07e1b0b This podcast is powered by Pinecast. Support #StillHere: A Survivor Podcast by contributing to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/stillhere Find out more at https://stillhere.pinecast.co Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/stillhere/c4df22c0-b9a5-40b0-8b27-a9457cc85ec1 This podcast is powered by Pinecast.