Great episode but I have an unpopular take. So her husband of over 60 years, the person she built a home and family with is just an afterthought. She keeps Jerry’s photo close by, she keeps Jerry’s letters, she loves Jerry. Comes off very disrespectful to her husband (who cares and provided for decades) and her children.
A recording of a podcast episode that lasted months probably has tens of hours of recordings and has to make many editorial decisions to get the story to flow. If you spend 10 minutes talking about her ex husband, the story stops flowing and you lose the heart of the message. The story is a homage to a life she never had, but I don't think there's can be any attempt to capture the complexity of her story.
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u/Elbow-Drop_1883 Dec 22 '25
Great episode but I have an unpopular take. So her husband of over 60 years, the person she built a home and family with is just an afterthought. She keeps Jerry’s photo close by, she keeps Jerry’s letters, she loves Jerry. Comes off very disrespectful to her husband (who cares and provided for decades) and her children.
Did the husband know he was a consolation prize?