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    Purple Rain

    A romantic daytime drive becomes a nightmare when Mihai’s mind betrays him – and he turns on the person he loves.

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    By Bob Carlson • Feb 7, 2019 • 17m Listen

    Warning: This episode is disturbing, and has one scene of unexpected and brutal domestic violence, as well as explicit language.

    This episode is produced by Wederik De Backer, in association with Radio Begijnenstraat. Wederik (Brussels, 1988) is an award-winning Belgian radio maker, specializing in radio drama, satire and radio documentaries. He has produced documentary features and audio plays for the major radio broadcasters in Belgium, the US, the Netherlands and Germany.

    Mihai's drawing of the event. Courtesy of Wederick de Backer.

    Theme Music by Alex Weston, with music help from Joe Augustine and Narrative Music.Addiontional music by tram6o4/akkafscene & Studio Ree (Frederik De Clercq)Episode art by Tina Carlson. The whistler: Jonathan Mei.

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