Addie Zierman is depressed, angry at the Church People, and feeling lost in her life, her faith, and her marriage. What will it take for her to find her way back? Is going back even possible?
This full-cast audio drama is based on the book When We Were on Fire: A Memoir of Consuming Faith, Tangled Love, and Starting Over by Addie Zierman. Created by Lizzie Goldsmith, it is being released in collaboration with Addie.
This movie from 2007 was mentioned.
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Cast (in order of appearance):
This production was dramatized, directed, produced, and sound designed by Lizzie Goldsmith. You can reach Lizzie at lizziegoldsmithproductions@gmail.com
Original music was composed by Frank Sheffield, with additional music from APM Music. Pet store sound effects from barcelonetasonora, Quintus, ryanlouis, n_audioman, 18hiltc, and 170084.
Podcast cover art by Skylar White. Individual episode art and poetry by Jamie Bonilla. See the full text of the poem inspired by this episode.
Full credits for this podcast can be found here.
You can find out more about this production and the cast and crew at whenwewereonfirepodcast.com, as well as on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube.
Follow Addie’s work at addiezierman.com and addiezierman.substack.com.
Special thanks to Addie Zierman, Aria Sivick, Miranda Gardner, and the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University.
CONTENT WARNING: Strong language, substance abuse, depression, and near-infidelity
