Sebastian Scales | Bomb Shelter Ep: 14

⚠️ Content Warning: This episode contains discussion of childhood sexual abuse. Listener discretion is advised. If you or someone you know needs support, you can reach the Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline at 1-800-422-4453, or RAINN at 1-800-656-4673. Sebastian Scales is a comedian and the creator of "What Happened to You," an autobiographical documentary on YouTube in which he confronts the childhood abuse he survived — and what it took to finally talk about it. In this conversation, Sebastian opens up about turning his most painful experiences into a story that's helping others feel less alone, and how comedy became both his armor and his way through. Watch "What Happened to You" on Sebastian's YouTube channel:    • What Happened to You | Documentary   Producer: Layne Schmerin Editor: Sami Blumenthal 0:00 Content Warning 2:17 Meeting Sebastian Scales 11:03 Bombing Feels Like Being on Trial 13:51 Making "What Happened to You?" 16:43 Stand-Up Became His Superpower 21:53 How Do You Make Trauma Funny? 28:08 The Trial Was Worse Than the Abuse 37:30 The First Person He Ever Told 44:38 He Came to Every Soccer Game 48:55 Tom's Accident 54:43 Trying Not to Cry at the Ending 1:02:04 The Clip That Hit Over 14 Million Views 1:05:21 Does Bombing Feel Like Court? 1:17:06 How We End This for Good 1:23:50 "Are You the Guy Who...?" 1:29:20 From Victim to Advocate 1:32:25 Outro