8 episodes
Asking For It CBC
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4.5 • 230 Ratings
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A queer contemporary take of the Goldilocks tale: about love, music, and breaking the cycle of abuse. Goldie escapes a chaotic childhood only to go from a partner who starves her of love to a partner who nearly drowns her in it, before learning to be just right on her own. From CBC Podcasts and Mermaid Palace. Produced by award-winning podcast creator Kaitlin Prest featuring writer/director Drew Denny.
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EP. 1: Meet Goldie
The cycle begins
“Everyone feels the same way when we fall in love, right? But what if I’m a puzzle piece so misshapen that when I find my perfect match... it’s a disaster. Dangerous even?”
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EP. 2: Too Little
Abuse that is invisible but still leaves a mark
“What would you say if I told you a MAN was doing these things to me?”
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EP. 3: Three Bears
Inside the mind of an abuser
“Why tell a lie when you’ve found the real thing?”
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EP. 4: Once Upon a Time...
Internalized Misogyny and Intergenerational Trauma
“Dangit! I’m still alive?”
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EP. 5: Too Much
Intimate partner violence
“Never in all my years of playing dress-up, of scissoring my Barbies, of pretending to marry my dog, did I ever imagine I would grow up to stare into the eyes of my beloved and say: ‘Can you please stop pointing the gun at me?’”
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EP. 6: Enough!
Mothering your Mother
The Sisterhood of Cracked Ribs and a Pupil Full of Loaded Gun
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Customer Reviews
Couldn’t stop listening
I’ve never binged an entire podcast series before until now. So. Good.
Beautiful and painful
A really well written, mixed/just generally well made story. Captures hurting and healing in toxic relationships tragically well.
THE ENDING!
The storyline, sound design, and characters were all fantastic. I was so taken by the ending! Well done!