After surviving a stranger’s shove into the path of a subway train, a man confronts his mortality and viral fame, and finds himself transformed by community, clarity, and the everyday poignancy of being alive.

Today’s episode featured Joe Lynskey. You can email Joe at upfromthetracks@gmail.com.

Joe is on Instagram @lynskey.joe.

You can find news articles about Joe and his DJ career at his link tree: https://linktr.ee/lynskey.joe.

Producers: Whit Missildine, Andrew Waits

Content/Trigger Warnings: Violence, Attempted murder, Graphic injury, PTSD, Death of a parent, Childhood bullying, Homophobia, Alcoholism, Drug addiction, Self-harm risk behaviors, Family dysfunction, Medical trauma, Viral exposure / public scrutiny, Crime and criminal justice system, explicit language

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Intro Music: “Sleep Paralysis” - Scott Velasquez

Music Bed: Ambient Themes

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