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Episode 0 - Introducing Making Lemonade
Season 1, Ep. 0
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Presenter Mark O'Sullivan introduces the Making Lemonade Podcast and the events which have led to its creation. In 2024, comedian and writer Mark presented the RTS Award-winning Documentary My Sexual Abuse - The Sitcom and began a journey to understand why making something positive out of something so negative and traumatic felt so powerful and life-affirming. In this mini episode he tells his story, and talks about some of the things he's learned and is going to be sharing throughout this podcast.
More information and the episode transcript are available here.
Please be aware that this episode contains themes which may be upsetting for some listeners.
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