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Survivors: Sound Effect, Episode 62

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Energy Spiral by Jason Padgett

This week on Sound Effect, we listen back to stories of survivors.

Silver Linings

After leaving a Tacoma karaoke bar one night, Jason Padgett was mugged by two men. He suffered a concussion and developed post-traumatic stress disorder. He also became one of just a handful of people to develop a condition known as acquired savant syndrome. Now he’s a mathematical genius. Padgett talks about why, if he could somehow go back in time, he would choose to suffer the attack all over again.

A Change Of Heart

Autumn Rusch had been sick her entire life, living with a heart that was literally full of holes. By the age of 14, her heart had become so weak it could no longer support her. Sound Effect's Gabriel Spitzer spoke with Autumn Rusch about surviving a heart transplant and the struggles many teens face once they leave the hospital.

Space Toilets

Gabriel Spitzer goes on a mission to track down Seattle's ill-fated million-dollar toilets. They survived a change in city policy only to end up at a Thurston County racetrack. We meet the new toilet owner, Butch Behn.

The Earthquake

Reporter Ashley Gross introduces us to a man who survived an earthquake as a young boy. He was saved by a schoolmate, who lost his own life in the disaster. 

What's In A Name

Linda Dahlstrom Anderson changed her name, not when she married her husband, but after the death of her son. Gabriel Spitzer speaks with Dahlstrom Anderson about the power of hearing the name of her son, Phoenix Anderson, and how that helped her survive this tragedy.

Sound Effect is your weekly tour of ideas, inspired by the place we live. The show is hosted by knkx's Jennifer Wing.