Abigail Bengson
Musician in The Bengsons and Shaun Bengson's wife
Abigail Bengson (Musician in The Bengsons and Shaun Bengson's wife) has appeared as a guest on 1 episode in TMT. Topics they speak about most include Tinnitus, Marriage and long-term partnership.
In their words
Positions and remarks grouped by topic, each with the exact quote and where it was said.
Tinnitus
Abigail Bengson argues that Shaun's tinnitus demonstration should be seen as an invitation into his experience rather than a tragedy.
“But hearing your tinnitus is not a demonstration of tragedy. It's just a sort of stark invitation into your experience”
This American Life: 901: Is Your Blue My Blue? (Nov 9, 2026) · Listen from 19:37
Marriage and long-term partnership
Abigail Bengson says that early in their relationship she felt supporting Shaun's disregard for ear protection was a way of being on his side.
“it felt sort of like being a good teammate to be on the side of this sort of recklessness”
This American Life: 901: Is Your Blue My Blue? (Nov 9, 2026) · Listen from 10:43
Appearances
901: Is Your Blue My Blue?This American Life · Nov 9, 2026 · 1 h
Ira Glass, Ike Sriskandarajah and Molly Marcello present stories of people trying to convey hearing loss, cluster headache pain, and grief to others.
Often appears with
- Ira Glass · 1 shared episode
- Shaun Bengson · 1 shared episode
- Ike Sriskandarajah · 1 shared episode
- Eric · 1 shared episode
- Gary · 1 shared episode
- Ashley · 1 shared episode
- Emma · 1 shared episode
- Molly Marcello · 1 shared episode