He hasn't experienced a Thursday since preschool — and after a lifetime of wondering what his other self has been doing in his absence, he decides this week to give him the day off.

EPISODE BLOG PAGE (includes sources): https://weirddarkness.com/thursdays

FEATURED STORIES IN THIS EPISODE: He hasn't experienced a Thursday since preschool — and after a lifetime of wondering what his other self has been doing in his absence, he decides this week to give him the day off. (I Don’t Experience Thursdays) *** A stroke left him barely able to walk or speak — and when an off-the-grid doctor offered to replace the damaged lobe of his brain with one from a deceased donor, he was on a plane to Nicaragua within the month. (I Am Not Myself These Days) *** His best friend moved two states away when they were nine, and after a year of letters back and forth, one finally invited him out for Halloween — so he and his mom packed the car and drove ten hours into the middle of nowhere. (Letters From Ben) *** He woke to emergency alarms aboard the SSE Sentinel — and when he asked the ship's computer how many of his fifteen hundred crewmates were still alive, it told him there were twenty-two life forms left on board, and only one of them was human. (Awaiting Input) *** He'd been chatting with a girl on Reddit for months — and when she asked him to answer five would-you-rather questions for the novel she was writing, he typed out his answers and went about his day. (I Played a Game on Reddit)
CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:01:40.708 = I Don’t Experience Thursdays
00:08:45.325 = I Am Not Myself These Days ***
00:20:48.793 = Letters From Ben
00:37:17.591 = Awaiting Input ***
00:53:59.172 = I Played a Game on Reddit ***
01:07:03.698 = Show Close & Bloopers
*** = Begins immediately after inserted ad break

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SOURCES and RESOURCES:
“I Don’t Experience Thursdays” by Fritz Bassus: https://tinyurl.com/y7fj6ufy
“I’m Not Myself These Days” by Micah Edwards: https://tinyurl.com/yahdkmgr
“Letters From Ben” by Nick Botic: https://tinyurl.com/yd8ym8zn
“Awaiting Input” by Jackson Barnard: https://tinyurl.com/ycqehy7g
“I Played a Game On Reddit” by Holly Riordan for Thought Catalog: https://tinyurl.com/yaj8xx4k
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Originally aired: April 23, 2020