Audio Drama Episodes
Experience Don English’s true story through a cinematic audio drama series. Each episode brings his memoir to life through immersive storytelling and concludes with insights from a licensed trauma professional, exploring the psychological impact of the events and the path toward healing.
A Note Before Listening
Enlightenment of Evil explores childhood abuse, trauma, violence, dissociation, and other difficult experiences. Please listen with care.
Watch the Audio Drama
Follow the series episode by episode as Don’s story unfolds through dramatized performance, cinematic sound, and trauma-informed perspective.
EPISODE 01
Still Hiding
A shocking phone call reveals that Don’s estranged brother has been charged with murder, triggering painful memories of the abuse Don experienced as a child and the fear he and his mother carried for years.
EPISODE 02
Locked in a Shed
Five-year-old Donnie is forced by his older brother into a dark shed, where fear, injury, and intimidation become part of a larger pattern of abuse. Pressured to keep what happened secret, he eventually finds the courage to tell his father the truth.
EPISODE 03
Buried Alive
Donnie’s fear of his older brother escalates when he is threatened into silence and trapped for hours inside a makeshift “bomb shelter” dug into a hillside. To cope with the terror, he retreats into an imagined day at the beach with his father.
EPISODE 04
Forced
Donnie’s older brother uses secrecy, praise, and manipulation to draw him into another abusive situation. The episode explores how fear, confusion, and the need for approval can make it difficult for a child to understand or speak about what is happening.
What Makes This Series Different
TRUE STORY
Based on Don English’s lived experiences and memoir.
CINEMATIC STORYTELLING
Dramatized performances, sound design, and immersive audio bring the story to life.
PROFESSIONAL PERSPECTIVE
Episodes connect Don’s experiences with insight into trauma, memory, survival, and healing.
More Than a Story
For Don English, Enlightenment of Evil is about making sense of experiences that shaped his life and exploring the effects of trauma, traumatic amnesia, dissociation, survival, and recovery.
The Audio Drama is one part of a larger project created to tell that story, open conversation, and connect people with deeper resources.
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