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2 Lives: A podcast about people who faced darkness — and changed forever

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Hear stories at 2lives.kjzz.org.

KJZZ's Laurel Morales tells the stories of people who faced darkness and how those incidents changed the trajectory of their lives in a new podcast from KJZZ Original Productions.

Have you ever said, “I almost died?” In this podcast, Laurel Morales tells the stories of people who survived everything from COVID-19 to a bear attack. Hear the tales of those who faced darkness and how those incidents changed the trajectory of their lives.

  • Mike and Anna have endured great challenges — not the least of which was coming head to head with a grizzly bear.
  • Casey Merriman comes back from the brink of death three times and the lessons she learns are critical.
  • Jake Bacon has made it his mission to save wild animals until one puts his life in danger.
  • At one point in her life, Kambri Crews wanted nothing to do with her father. He was violent. And he betrayed her. Betrayed the whole family. But, while…
  • Dustin Swanson didn’t get it. He was only 38 -- healthy, in shape, didn’t smoke or drink, even had low cholesterol. So why did his heart stop?
  • In Navajo culture you don’t talk about death. It’s considered taboo. To talk about death is to bring it upon you. But Marquerita Donald can’t help but…
  • Hear the stories of people who faced darkness and how those incidents changed the trajectory of their lives. An endurance athlete is someone who can run…

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Laurel Morales was a Fronteras Desk senior field correspondent in Flagstaff from 2011 to 2020.