With Dan Riihiluoma and Cheyenne Warner moving on to greener horse pastures, and Tara McCoy insuring a new position, it's time for Going There to hang it up.  Keep your tissue handy as Steve Dalager and the gang stumble down memory lane.  See Closed Captioned Edition here.

Going There shares the rest of Kieona's story as she finds a path forward out of an abusive relationship and into a healthy one, recognizing her self-worth and creating a family.   She moves forward an outspoken advocate for the choice that she made and the freedom for others with uteri to do the same.  Find a Closed Captioned Edition of this episode here.

In this episode, Going There hears Kieona share her history of finding herself trapped in an abusive relationship of epic proportions, taking a home pregnancy test, and it's Christmas.  Kieona's tale reaches back and back into her past, but it all winds its way to her decision.  Kieona's story concludes in the next episode.  Find a Closed Captioned edition of this episode here.

With the Supreme Court of the United States hearing multiple cases that will potentially erode reproductive rights established by Roe v. Wade in 1973, this is the first of three episodes where Going There explores the abortion stories of two LSC students with unteri.  Here, Autumn relates an experience that happened thirteen years prior, what led to her decision, and how she has processed it in the aftermath.  Find a Closed Captioned edition of this episode here. 

In this Minnesode, Tara, Steve, and Dan share information about campus and community mental health resources, which include the following:

• The Bandana Project
• Campus Telepsychiatry
• Community Resources
  • National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 800-273-8255
  • Birch Tree Crisis Line 218-623-1800
    • Crisis Text Line, text "Home" to 741-741
  • PAVSA 218-726-1931
  • Minnesota Warm Line 877-404-3190
  • Nystrom & Associates Ltd. 218-722-4379
  • NAMI https://nami.org/Home

You can support Johnnie Veal's re-entry to life @ payit2.com (search "Johnnie Veal").  After 51 years imprisoned for a crime he did not commit, Johnnie Veal was released on May 7, 2021.  Johnnie (aka Khalif) continues his conversation with Going There about the politics of parole, finally gaining release and narrowly escaping going back again, and the joy of being with his family, work, and playing his sax again.  View a Closed Caption edition of the episode here.

You can support Johnnie Veal's re-entry to life @ payit2.com (search "Johnnie Veal").  In 1969 at age 17, Johnnie Veal (aka Khalif) was rounded up along with 200 other suspects from Chicago projects for the shooting of two police officers.  He was playing baseball at the time, but nevertheless found himself facing 199 years in prison.  Going There's Tara McCoy got to know Johnnie in 2018 doing volunteer work with prisoners in the Illinois State System.  This is Khalif's story in his own words.  Be sure to listen to the conclusion in Episode 4.  View a Closed Caption edition of the episode here.