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A Year Ago Today

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A Year Ago Today is a look back at the significant moments we experience in our daily lives - from losing a job or having a baby to divorcing a spouse or starting a business - through the lens of time. Hosts Sally Mercedes and Tyla Fowler ask each other and their guests: What did it mean then? What does it mean now? If you could go back to that day and give yourself one piece of advice, what would you say? New episodes available weekly.

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A Year Ago Today is a look back at the significant moments we experience in our daily lives - from losing a job or having a baby to divorcing a spouse or starting a business - through the lens of time. Hosts Sally Mercedes and Tyla Fowler ask each other and their guests: What did it mean then? What does it mean now? If you could go back to that day and give yourself one piece of advice, what would you say? New episodes available weekly.

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English


Episodes
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Ep. 74: "Your existence is the trigger."

2/16/2019
A year ago today...Raiane had sex for the last time.

Duration:01:34:26

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Ep. 73: “Oh my god, this is how it works…I’m gonna be on Broadway tomorrow!”

2/8/2019
Ten years ago today...Alex moved to NYC in hopes of becoming an actor.

Duration:01:07:02

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Ep. 72: "I’ll prove to you why we are so over.”

2/1/2019
A year ago today...Caroline told her husband of 24 years that she wanted a divorce.

Duration:01:07:28

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Ep. 71: "This is what we need to do to keep the machine going."

1/25/2019
A year ago today...Alicia said to her husband, "I love you so much, but I'm done."

Duration:01:31:22

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Ep. 70: "This city is just gonna eat me."

1/18/2019
Three years ago today...Buket landed at JFK with no friends, nowhere to live and no return ticket. Just the possibility of making it as a Turkish actor living and learning in NYC.

Duration:01:49:35

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Ep. 69: "Being brave is not not-being afraid."

1/11/2019
Welcome to Season 3! Eleven years ago today...Guada hid behind a refrigerator while her house was robbed.

Duration:01:10:14

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Season Two is a Wrap

10/20/2018

Duration:00:02:30

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Ep. 68: "I started living."

10/11/2018
Three years ago today...Cherranda Smith received the call letting her know that after 10 months of being unwell, her father Randy had passed away.

Duration:01:19:27

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Ep. 67: "He is who he is and I am who I am."

10/5/2018
Four years ago today…Julia Comita went on her first “pseudo-date” with her now partner, Javier.

Duration:01:08:15

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If I could just get my shit together...

9/27/2018
If I could just get my shit together, maybe we wouldn't be taking a break this week. Then again, maybe we would! Regardless, this is where we find ourselves, and I'm loving it! Keep listening, sharing your favorite episodes, and tagging us on social media @ayearagopodcast & @tylafowler -- it really helps! Also, if you haven't yet, rate and review us on iTunes, please and thank you!

Duration:00:03:21

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Ep. 66: "I Still Kinda Just Can't Believe They're Mine."

9/19/2018
A year ago today...Julie Harmon discovered she was spontaneously pregnant with triplets! To be clear, "spontaneous" in this context means without the support of any reproductive technology (like fertility treatments). It does not mean immaculate conception.

Duration:01:19:31

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Ep. 65: "I am currently rebranding myself."

9/12/2018
A year ago today...Anna Ritter settled into her new home in Nashville after a two-day drive from NYC with her now-husband Adam.

Duration:01:28:23

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Ep. 64: "Overwhelmed with the awareness of myself."

8/31/2018
Three years ago today...Eliza Simpson witnessed the debut performance of "The Mother Line Story Project," a theater work she founded to support womxn in telling the stories of their mother line in the voices of their own ancestors.

Duration:01:23:47

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Ep. 63: "I can't believe this is happening."

8/24/2018
A year ago today...after four years of being in a trans-Atlantic relationship, Colin Waitt married his partner, Harry Waller.

Duration:01:17:38

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Ep. 62: "Nothing replaces your mom."

8/17/2018
17 years ago today…Jacqueline Carvey's mother died of a heart attack. Jackie was only 15 years old at the time. This year, Jackie is now as old as her mother was when she made the decision--as a single woman--to adopt Jackie as her daughter, totally changing both their lives forever.

Duration:01:15:49

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Ep. 61: "I need to just own my space in the conversation."

8/10/2018
A Year Ago Today...David Monteagudo left his position as Chief of Operations at an arts and technology camp for kids in NYC--Steve and Kate's Camp--to take on a new role doing large-scale events for video game developers. Now, he's back to working at his artistic pursuits as a theater director in NYC.

Duration:01:22:02

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Ep. 60: "He tried to sell me on a dream I was already living."

8/4/2018
A year ago today... Cindy Rainne released her debut single and music video, "Irresistible Me." Previously, we spoke with Cindy about her $20K crowdfunding campaign, through which she financed her album. You can find that (amazing) episode right here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/a-year-ago-today/id1114212444?mt=2&i=1000371192292 Watch Cindy's music video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxynXIQct7A Visit Cindy's website to learn more about her music: http://cindyrainne.com/...

Duration:01:06:09

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Ep. 59: "I couldn't hide it anymore. All my friends knew."

7/27/2018
16 years ago today…Melanie Elkin checked herself into the intensive eating disorder unit at UCLA medical. This was her second bout of anorexia—at age 12, her parents had taken her out of school and enrolled her in an intensive outpatient program. She recovered well and was able to make it through high school feeling relatively healthy. However, during her freshman year at UC Santa Barbara, she fell back into disordered eating. At the height of her disordered experience, Melanie was...

Duration:01:53:23

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Ep. 58: "Taking this leap felt like I was taking control again."

7/19/2018
A Year Ago Today...Lucy Trower was accepted to a Montessori teacher training program. She shifted out of a career in fashion to pursue her passion for nurturing and educating children.

Duration:01:02:53

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Ep. 57: "Tomorrow I can just...sleep in."

7/12/2018
A Year Ago Today...Jahna Ferron-Smith left a dog-walking job that she hated, creating room in her life for all the creative opportunities she'd been longing for to start coming in.

Duration:01:26:10