#1 My Home is a Prison

After thirty four years of marriage, Kevin feels like a prisoner in his own home. His religious faith means he is unable to divorce his wife. So is there another way he could bring their relationship to an end? 

 

My Home is a Prison is an original short story by Doe Wilmann 

 

True Crime - Comedy - Relationships

(Yes, I’m doing that annoying Netflix thing where it gives you three buzzwords for each show. But it should help you if you’re scrolling through episodes) 

 

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You might enjoy this episode if you like:

 

Tom Sharpe 

PG Wodehouse 

Fawlty Towers 

Fiction inspired by true events 

Contemplating the nature of the self

‘I Got You Babe’ by Sonny and Cher 

Complaining about your partner 

Robbing banks 

Sitting in a shed

Ignoring the voice in your head 

 

Things to consider when listening: 

 

Should we be confined by the commitments made by our past selves? Who is the voice in your head? Is freedom a place or a state of mind? What’s the highest number of people you can share this podcast with? 

 

And the true story that inspired ‘My Home is a Prison’:

 

It’s not quite as frivolous as the tale of Kevin and Barbara, but…

(contains spoilers)…

 

https://shortest.link/iG0F

 

Acknowledgements:

 

Thanks to Katie Empett and Ross Hindle for reading early versions of this episode and providing notes. 

 

Artwork by Katie Empett

 

Music by Claude Debussy with permission from Pond5. 

 

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