What's in a Name?

11/11/2025 25 min

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Episode Synopsis

Antonio used to be Juan, the soft-spoken trumpet player who got good grades.Then high school happened, and Juan needed to disappear.Enter Antonio: tougher, cooler, running with a crew that his old friends wouldn't recognize.One name change led to a complete personality overhaul as Antonio got pulled into Toronto street culture, searching for belonging in the darkest of places.Antonio tells the story of reinventing yourself to fit in, and explains how he managed to merge all versions of his identity moving forward.