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'Dear Alana,' Podcast Shines Light on Conversion Therapy

by Bryan Brant

Podcaster haunted by Alana Chen’s conversion therapy, suicide moved to Colorado to tell her story — and his

“Dear Alana” reached No.1 on Apple Podcasts and is releasing new episodes each Monday

by Elizabeth Hernandez

Eight New Fall Podcasts Worth Your Time

by Mara Davis

Interview: Alana Chen died by suicide in 2019. A fellow LGBT Catholic gets to the bottom of her story in a new podcast.

by Michael J. O’Loughlin

Dear Alana is the new podcast exploring the devastating impact of conversion therapy

by Marcus Wratten

Audio interviews

210: They Call Us Dear Alana

They Call Us Bruce

Simon Kent Fung

Queery

Simon Kent Fung - Dear Alana & Conversion Therapy

Trust Me: Cults, Extreme Belief, and Manipulation

After Conversion Therapy Left Him 'Broken,' Gay Man Finds New Way To Integrate

2 Lives

Conversion Therapy with Simon Kent Fung, Embracing Singlehood and Our Turn Offs

Just Between Us

Dear Alana with Simon Kent Fung

Outsources

The Making of Dear Alana w/ Simon K. Fung S10 E10

Sinner Saint Sister

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CBC Podcast Playlist

Parallel lives and the dangers of conversion therapy told in new podcast ‘Dear Alana’

Colorado Matters

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Reviews

“Elevated
storytelling”

“Best Podcasts of the Week”

“Brilliantly made”

“Mesmerizing and important…Unravels like a beautiful golden thread.”

Crime Writers On…True Crime Review

“Beautiful and heartbreaking”

Boulder Daily Camera

“Invites in every listener”

Outreach Faith

I’m on episode 5 and loving it. Told so tenderly and with such thoughtfulness and intelligence.

Molly Shannon

Actor & author

WOW WOW WOW
THIS DOCUMENTARY PODCAST IS BOTH DEVASTATING AND BEAUTIFUL. HIGHLY RECOMMEND.

Lisa Congdon

Artist

just finished @dearalanapod. such beautiful writing. @simonkentfung is the perfect person to tell this story.

Tayari Jones

Author

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‘Dear Alana’ Explores the Life and Death of Alana Chen

by Julianna O'Clair

Out Front Magazine

‘Dear Alana,’ podcast spotlights conversion therapy and Catholics who say it’s harmed them

by Maria Wiering

Our Sunday Visitor

Dear Alana, the Conversion Therapy Podcast You’ll Binge In One Sitting

by Danielle MacKinlay

Yellow Scene Magazine

Need a weekend listen? Try the Dear Alana podcast

by Rebecca Mills

Culturess

Sometimes LGBTQ issues are literally life and death

by Heidi Schlumpf

National Catholic Reporter

The Inside Story Behind Simon Kent Fung and Tenderfoot TV's Now-Hit Podcast "Dear Alana"

by Skye PIllsbury

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