There and Back Again Episode 1 - "Really Old Bars"
Release Date: 03/20/2025
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Erin Pottebaum grew up in Iowa City and currently lives there today. In this episode Erin will talk about growing up in Iowa City, living in Austin, Nashville, Dallas, and Kansas City, and finally moving back to her hometown in 2014. She'll talk about meeting her husband, having kids, being a stay-at-home mom, and getting back into the workforce today with the ! Follow 1Y1F on Instagram: @ 1 Year 1 Fear is co-produced by
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Jen Parker is a UK native living in Iowa. In this episode, Jen will talk about so many things! She has lived a very full life. Just a few highlights she'll talk about include: growing up in rural England, living for 6 months in Venezuela as a teen, hitchhiking through southwestern USA, being the Greek president's nanny, starting a fitness company, working for the current owner of TED, working as the worldwide Director of Marketing for EA Games, meeting her husband, raising kids in rural Washington, and so much more. Follow 1Y1F on Instagram: @ 1 Year 1 Fear is co-produced by
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Darryl Moore is the owner of in North Liberty, IA. In this episode, Darryl will talk about growing up in public housing in Chicago, attending the University of Iowa and eventually playing as a starter for the basketball team there. He will also talk about playing professional basketball in Poland, having children and getting married, as well as his career; first in sales and now as the owner of Court 45 Basketball Training. Follow 1Y1F on Instagram: @ 1 Year 1 Fear is co-produced by
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Zach Hammes grew up in Iowa City and went on to play for over a decade as a professional baseball player. In this episode, Zach will talk about growing up in Iowa City, being drafted to the Los Angeles Dodgers as a teen, and becoming a business education professor after that. He will also talk about meeting his wife, having kids, and his future ventures in real estate and investing. Follow 1Y1F on Instagram: @ 1 Year 1 Fear is co-produced by
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Anne Thomas grew up in Hannibal, Missouri and currently lives and works in Iowa City. Anne will talk about growing up in Hannibal, home of Mark Twain, and eventually going to nursing school and relocating to Iowa City. She'll talk about living in Brooklyn for a time and returning to Iowa City and being a nurse. She will also tell the story of her spinal stroke, which occured one year prior to the recording of this episode. Follow 1Y1F on Instagram: @ 1 Year 1 Fear is co-produced by
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Doug Thompson is a comedian, hypnotist, and professional speaker from Cedar Rapids. In this episode, Doug will talk about growing up in Cedar Rapids, working at a one hour photo shop, meeting his wife, and working in the car industry for 17 years before becoming a professional stand up comedian. He will also talk about his heart surgery due to Accelerated Coronary Disease, and his pivot to professional public speaking. Follow 1Y1F on Instagram: @ 1 Year 1 Fear is co-produced by
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Katy Brown owns in Iowa City. Katy was born and raised in Iowa City and will talk in this episode about growing up there, showing and owning and selling ponies at a young girl, working for Hershey's candy company and her career as a marketer. She will also talk about a car accident that changed her life. Kitty Corner Social Club on the web: Kitty Corner Social Club on Instagram: @ Follow 1Y1F on Instagram: @ 1 Year 1 Fear is co-produced by
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Kirsten Frey is a lawyer living in Iowa City. In this episode she will talk about growing up on a farm in northwest Iowa near Royal. She will talk about the farm crisis of the 1980's and how it affected her family at that time. She will also talk about meeting her husband, their long road to having children, traveling Europe alone between undergrad and graduate school, and becoming a lawyer. Follow 1Y1F on Instagram: @ 1 Year 1 Fear is co-produced by
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Julie Poeltler is a florist and owner of Julie's Fountain of Flowers in Lone Tree, Iowa. In this episode, she'll talk about growing up on a farm in Iowa and going to college at Kirkwood to become a florist. She will also talk about starting her store back in 1980, meeting her husband, and going on to teach her profession as well as help with the flower arrangements at the Oscars and the White House. Follow 1Y1F on Instagram: @ 1 Year 1 Fear is co-produced by
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Jennifer Hoeger is an Iowa native and speech therapist, and currently lives in Cedar Rapids. In this episode, Jen will talk about growing up in the small town of Cascade, Iowa. She'll talk about how she met her husband and her time in undergraduate and graduate school. She'll also talk about her three children, including Jack, who was diagnosed with cancer at 6 years old. Jen has created the nonprofit with the mission of supporting cancer patients and their families. Please check out the held on Saturday, April 12th, 2025 at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum. Please check out the held on June...
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There and Back Again is a brand new nonfiction miniseries podcast created by Jared Parisi, editor of 1 Year 1 Fear and founder of Su Madre Podcasts. It's about Jared's road trip from New Hampshire to Iowa City to tell the stories of five really old bars - Joe's Place, The Hilltop Tavern, Dave's Foxhead Tavern, The Hamburg Inn No. 2, and George's Buffet (with a few bonus bars thrown in as well).
Only the first of the six episodes will be published on the 1 Year 1 Fear feed. If you like this preview episode and you want to hear episodes two through six, see the links below, or search "There and Back Again Jared Parisi" in your prefered podcast app.
There and Back Again is a memoir of sorts, a kind of audible travel writing, detailing one New Englander's trip to experience five really old bars in one town in the middle of the United States. We hope you enjoy it.
There and Back Again on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3DF3Xaq
There and Back Again on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3DDwSM3
Su Madre Podcasts on Instagram: @sumadrepodcasts
Cara mentions Falling Through Acadia in the intro to this episode. Check out that podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts.