The Lost Boy - a podcast by Joshua Ling

This week we discuss episode five The Lost Boy. 

Before we jump into the conversation I want to give some brief context about the time in which we recorded this episode, because I think it is important in understanding not only some of the struggle you hear at the beginning but also some of the processing throughout the episode. This episode was recorded after a week of protests across the country following the murders of George Floyd at the hands of police and the murder of Breonna Taylor by the hands of police and the murder of Ahmaud Arbery by three men for jogging. In our home state of North Carolina and in our cities Black Lives Matter protest began and like many across the country were met with escalation and force from police departments. Seeing friends and family out standing in solidarity be put in harms way, by police departments was shocking and I found myself scamming the news every night in cities I had friends in to make sure they were ok. Thankfully in my home town our protest were not met with escalating force from police and we marched and gathered unimpeded. I want to be clear that I am not trying to prop ourselves up or virtue signal or seek some sort of approval or praise I simple want you to understand why we sound very tired and weary in this episode. This was a heavy episode about a young black boy being killed by an oppressive power by having his soul removed from him. We want to thank you for listening and ask that keep these things in mind as you listen to this weeks episode and continue to fight for justice.

Helpful resources: Black Lives Matter, @normalize_action on instagram, Know your rights campaign to name just a few.   

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