This was our last episode before the world blew up from the COVID-19 pandemic. We knew this would be our last episode for a while - or maybe forever - but we wanted to do the little bit we could to spread calm while the world erupted in fear.

Trigger warning: This episode addresses so-called "gay conversion therapy" which the American Psychiatric Association and many other medical associations have condemned. We understand that this is a very difficult and sensitive subject, but we feel it is an important one to address. This episode may trigger intense emotions, so please listen at your discretion.


David and John explore how they felt after reading about McRae Game, who founded a "conversion therapy" program and then, in 2019, came out as gay.

Originally published in January 2020, this episode introduces your hosts, David and John Daughety. We were still feeling our way around and not quite sure of the direction we'd take. 

And then the pandemic hit. David and John were fortunate to remain employed at the pandemic's onset. Still, their work pulled them into overtime and overdrive, taking away the time they would have had to dedicate to Bruised Fruits.

They'd plan to return to producing Bruised Fruits when things settled down, and now, after two years, they're back.

We don't know the precise direction we're going to take - and we like it that way. What we do know is that our ultimate goal is to bring peace and calm to a crazy world and to help as many people as we can along the way.