# 404: What if you were stricken with the flesh-eating disease? Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-is-actually-happening-314652/404-what-if-you-were-stricken-with-the-flesh-eating-disease Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-is-actually-happening-314652/404-what-if-you-were-stricken-with-the-flesh-eating-disease.md Podcast: [This Is Actually Happening](https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-is-actually-happening-314652) Published: 2026-04-28T07:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/rss.art19.com/episodes/20ac30a2-d94e-42d8-a704-34e347db63a1.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0 Audio file: https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/rss.art19.com/episodes/20ac30a2-d94e-42d8-a704-34e347db63a1.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/this-is-actually-happening-314652/episodes/404-what-if-you-were-stricken-with-the-flesh-eating-disease Duration seconds: 3323 ## Resource After suffering from necrotizing fasciitis, a soccer coach sets out to rebuild his body, his identity, and the life he thought he had lost.    Today’s episode featured Scott Martin. If you’d like to email Scott, you can reach out to him at Reader.playfromyourheart@gmail.com .  Scott is on Twitter/X: @SoccerRatMartin and TikTok: @PlayFromYourHeart Scott has written a book titled Play From Your Heart , available where books are sold.  Producers: Whit Missildine, Andrew Waits, Aviva Lipkowitz   Content/Trigger Warnings: child abuse, domestic and family violence, severe illness, medical trauma, hospitalization, coma, sepsis, amputation, disability, depression, suicidal ideation, grief, and divorce, explicit language   Social Media: Instagram: @actuallyhappening Twitter/X: @TIAHPodcast Facebook: This Is Actually Happening Discussion Group   Website: thisisactuallyhappening.com   Website for Andrew Waits: andrdewwaits.com Website for Aviva Lipkowitz: avivalipkowitz.com   Support the Show: Support The Show on Patreon: patreon.com/happening Audible subscribers can listen to all episodes of THIS IS ACTUALLY HAPPENING ad-free right now. Join Audible today by downloading the Audible app or visit Audible.com .  Read more about Whit’s insights into each episode on Beyond The Story Substack: whitmissildine.substack.com . On the Substack, Whit will be sharing personal reflections on the deeper themes that emerge from each episode and from across the conversations he’s been immersed in for years, including the psychology of radical transformation, the power of storytelling, the lessons of trauma and healing, and how we die to an old Self and are reborn. He’ll share behind-the-scenes glimpses into the making of the show and his own pers… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/this-is-actually-happening-314652/episodes/404-what-if-you-were-stricken-with-the-flesh-eating-disease/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-is-actually-happening-314652/404-what-if-you-were-stricken-with-the-flesh-eating-disease.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.