Sound Effect

This show originally aired on June 1, 2019. This episode of Sound Effect, “Bouncing Back,” features stories about people who take the hits and come right back for more. We meet a Walla Walla man who became a rodeo clown to scratch his cowboy itch. Then, we meet a legally blind Seattleite who experienced Tokyo with his other senses. An East Side Tacoma woman shares how her experience hitting rock bottom informs how she gives back today. Hear how two rival, “real-life superheroes” fell in love . And, in the full broadcast of the show, meet a woman who helps fellow women of color heal through writing . RODEO CLOWN When J.J. Harrison fell down in front of a charging, 2,000-pound bull in Hobbs, New Mexico, everything seemed to slow down. "I just remember thinking this could be the end," he said. It wasn't. Hear how this Walla Walla resident shifted from aspiring teacher to rodeo clown , and why — in spite of the punishment he takes — he keeps bouncing back. ‘SEEING’ TOKYO In 2018, Chris