“If you remove the shame, you remove the pain” with Darryl ‘DMC’ McDaniels

May 20, 2022 — Season 2

Student reporter Jacob Tacdol talks to Darryl ‘DMC’ McDaniels from Run-DMC, the popular hip-hop group from the 80s and 90s. McDaniels shares his own story of depression and suicidal thoughts, learning about his adoption, and then finding “the most powerful thing” — therapy. Click here for this episode’s transcript.

This episode was produced by Student Reporting Labs Youth Media Producers Mohammad Pasha and Briget Ganske.