Two gay dads take their 12-year-old son to his first Olivia Rodrigo festival—and within the first hour, he disappears into the crowd. What begins as glitter and laughter quickly spirals into confusion, panic, and a confrontation with bias when police question who the “real” parents are. But just when things seem irreparable, help comes from the last place they expect: Olivia’s own tour manager.

This episode explores joy, fear, identity, and the terrifying moment every parent hopes they’ll never face.

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What was supposed to be a chill rooftop party in SoHo turns into something else entirely when a strange, unmoving light appears in the sky. At first, no one notices. Then the power flickers. Phones glitch. One by one, things begin to feel… off.

When the last few guests head back up to clean, they witness something impossible hovering just above the skyline. But the real story begins after—when no one else remembers anything… and time itself seems to unravel.

This is a story about being seen by something that shouldn’t exist, and what’s left behind when no one believes you.

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At a carefully curated birthday party in the suburbs, a father tries to keep his cool amid performative smiles and unsaid judgments. But when the host—a perfectly polished mother named Madeline—crosses a line and slaps his child, everything comes into sharp focus. No yelling. No chaos. Just the slow, simmering unraveling of what everyone really believes when the mask slips.

This is a story about restraint, entitlement, race, and the kind of silence that screams louder than any confrontation ever could.

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