{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/688c30446bbbf6afc795b741/698565249a20cfbf33928dec?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"adelaide oval abduction: Family Ties","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/688c30446bbbf6afc795b741/1770349700365-89c7ac4c-7199-4642-b283-811a09b732f1.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p><em>Sleepers</em> returns after a few weeks away, and it doesn’t ease back in.</p><p><br></p><p>In <strong><em>Family Ties</em></strong>, brothers Mark and Stephen Marshall confront memories that have followed them since childhood. One recalls being lifted onto his brother’s shoulders and told to look inside what was called <em>Poppa’s Jail</em>. The other, decades later, faces that memory</p><p>.</p><p>Interviewed by Bryan Littlely, their accounts are raw, fragmented, and deeply unsettling, not because of what they claim, but because memory, denial, and family silence collide.</p><p>This episode sets the tone for Season Two: quieter, darker, and driven by testimony that refuses to stay buried.</p><p><br></p><p>We’ve been away over Christmas, but we haven’t been idle.</p><p>More interviews.</p><p>More voices.</p><p>More threads are already pulling tight.</p><p>This is only the beginning.</p><p><br></p><p>⚠️ <strong>Content warning</strong>: This episode discusses child sexual abuse and trauma. Listener discretion is advised.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><h2><em>Support Services</em></h2><p><br></p><p><br></p><h3>🇦🇺 Australia</h3><ul><li><strong>Lifeline Australia</strong> – Crisis Support &amp; Suicide Prevention: <strong>13 11 14</strong> (24/7)</li><li><strong>Kids Helpline</strong> – For young people aged 5–25: <strong>1800 55 1800</strong> (24/7)</li><li><strong>Beyond Blue </strong>– free, confidential telephone counselling 24/7: <strong>1300 22 4636</strong></li><li><strong>MensLine Australia</strong> – Counselling for men: <strong>1300 78 99 78</strong></li><li><strong>1800RESPECT</strong> – National Sexual Assault, Domestic &amp; Family Violence Counselling Service: <strong>1800 737 732</strong> (24/7)</li></ul><p><br></p><p><br></p><h3>🌍 International</h3><h4>United States</h4><ul><li><strong>RAINN (Rape, Abuse &amp; Incest National Network)</strong>: 1-800-656-4673 (24/7)</li><li><strong>National Suicide Prevention Lifeline</strong>: Dial <strong>988</strong> (24/7)</li></ul><h4>United Kingdom</h4><ul><li><strong>NSPCC (for children &amp; young people)</strong>: 0808 800 5000</li><li><strong>Samaritans UK</strong>: 116 123 (24/7)</li><li><strong>NAPAC (National Association for People Abused in Childhood)</strong>: 0808 801 0331</li></ul><h4>Canada</h4><ul><li><strong>Kids Help Phone</strong>: 1-800-668-6868 or text CONNECT to 686868 (24/7)</li><li><strong>Talk Suicide Canada</strong>: 1-833-456-4566 (24/7)</li></ul><h4>New Zealand</h4><ul><li><strong>Safe to Talk (Sexual harm helpline)</strong>: 0800 044 334 or text 4334 (24/7)</li><li><strong>Lifeline New Zealand</strong>: 0800 543 354</li></ul><h4>Europe (general)</h4><ul><li><strong>116 123</strong> – European standard suicide helpline (works in many EU countries)</li><li><strong>116 111</strong> – Child Helpline Europe</li></ul><h4>Global</h4><ul><li><strong>Child Helpline International</strong>: childhelplineinternational.org/child-helplines</li></ul><p><br></p>","author_name":"Bryan Littlely & Max Marten"}