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Great Balls of Sugar

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Lizzie Peabody risks it all for the ultimate forbidden fruit: a gumball. 

Tags Embarrassment Health Adversity Habits Shame Mental health Wistful Sad Regretful

Storyteller

Lizzie Peabody

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Shame On You: Lizzie Peabody & Samira Sahebi

Original Air Date

April 7, 2021

Recorded Date

April 16, 2018

“Spitting the thing out would be an overt admission that this had been a bad idea, but on the other hand, I don't have dental insurance.”

Photo by Daniel Perez
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