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Ashley King

Ashley King

Calgary-based actor and playwright blinded by methanol poisoning in Bali in 2011; host of the podcast "Static: A Party Girl's Memoir" and Mount Royal University alumna.

Sep 17, 2026

This Is Actually Happening

This Is Actually Happening

430: What if you were poisoned? [Rebroadcast #304]

Sep 17 · 55m

Whit MissildineHOST
2:00
A rebroadcast of episode three oh four, What If You Were Poisoned?
Ashley King
Ashley KingGUEST
2:25
My dad was born in Canada.
Ashley King
Ashley KingGUEST
2:27
He grew up biking and fishing and, you know, being out in the mountains.
Ashley King
Ashley KingGUEST
2:33
And as he got older, he became a chef and he owned a bunch of restaurants.
Ashley King
Ashley KingGUEST
2:38
He married in his early 20s.
Ashley King
Ashley KingGUEST
2:42
And in that marriage, he had two daughters, which are my two older sisters.
Ashley King
Ashley KingGUEST
2:48
He separated from that woman a couple of years into their marriage.

52 MINS LATER

Whit MissildineHOST
54:31
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