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First Day Back

First Day Back is a documentary podcast series about people facing and trying to overcome life’s most challenging moments. Each season, host and creator Tally Abecassis tells the story of someone att... Read more

Ranked #1

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S2E1: Lovebirds

S2E1: Lovebirds

Lucie and her husband Gerry were together for 13 years. People called them lovebirds. Until the fall of 2010, when she ... Read more

11 Apr 2017

27mins

Ranked #2

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S2E2: The Prelim

S2E2: The Prelim

Lucie is charged with first-degree murder after police arrive at her home and find her husband shot dead. She hires a to... Read more

18 Apr 2017

28mins

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Ranked #3

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S2E4: Lucie Island

S2E4: Lucie Island

Even as Lucie reconnects with family and spends more time outside the transition house, she finds herself increasingly i... Read more

2 May 2017

25mins

Ranked #4

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S2E5: The Doubters

S2E5: The Doubters

Six years after Gerry’s death, close friends from Lucie’s past make a startling accusation. How will Lucie cope?

9 May 2017

20mins

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Ranked #5

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S1E3: Patti Smith Made Me Feel Better

S1E3: Patti Smith Made Me Feel Better

What's the difference between taking time off to take care of your kids versus taking that time to travel the world? Tal... Read more

23 Feb 2015

18mins

Ranked #6

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S2E6: The Refuge

S2E6: The Refuge

Lucie obsesses over Gerry’s death, her regret about what she did and her inability to remember what happened the night s... Read more

16 May 2017

22mins

Ranked #7

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S1E4: Fear and Insecurity in Las Vegas

S1E4: Fear and Insecurity in Las Vegas

An episode about creativity and insecurity. Questions are raised about Tally's ability to jump back in after 6 years off... Read more

22 Mar 2015

19mins

Ranked #8

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Coming Soon: First Day Back Season 2

Coming Soon: First Day Back Season 2

First Day Back returns this season with the story of Lucie and Gerry, lovebirds who were together for 13 years. Until th... Read more

4 Apr 2017

2mins

Ranked #9

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S1E5: Curveball

S1E5: Curveball

In this episode, Tally meets her old producer, who cautions her that she is re-entering a different documentary industry... Read more

16 Apr 2015

19mins

Ranked #10

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S1E9: Generations

S1E9: Generations

What happens when Tally's life starts mirroring the subject of her film? Also she talks to a 97 year-old woman and a Mil... Read more

27 Aug 2015

19mins

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