The New Year's Eve Episode! In February!
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We were thrilled to be a part of the Diamond Club New Year's Eve Streamathon, a 24 hour streaming celebration for a good cause. In this live episode, Matt and I tried to encapsulate an entire year in one hour, which was fun AND impossible. Enjoy!
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Rudy! Rudy! Rudy!
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Three stories about family. Growing old, the greatest sack ever, and Grandma Pat, god bless her soul. Oh, and you get a lot of talk about the greatest movie of all time, Rudy.
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Work and Play
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Lots and lots of pudding, a strong content warning, and a story about life affirming top bunk choices. Matt Flanagan, Tim James, and Jess Charles share their tales of work and play. Show Notes: Form: The 3fer: Three people, three stories, one theme. Theme: Work and Play Storytellers: Matt Flanagan, Jess Charles, Tim James Part One: “Onions, Onions” by Matt Flanagan Part Two: “Tapioca Pudding Blues ” by Jess Charles Part Three: “Irish Mary” by Tim James Behind the story: Music: Our opening and closing music is a selection from “” used by...
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Lost Friends
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New York City stories with Chris Himes and this guy who used to work at IBM, but quit in the 60’s and no one ever heard from him again. BUCKLE. UP. Show Notes: Form: The 3fer: Three people, three stories, one theme. Theme: Lost Friends Storytellers: Jennie Josephson, Norman Lawrence, & Chris Himes Music: Our opening and closing music is a selection from “” used by permission of Alex Cook. Thank you Alex! If you want to hear the complete songs, check out and his website The following songs from also appeared in this episode under a Creative Commons License: ‘s “” ...
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In Front of Everyone
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Austin Basis, Jessica Mewborne & Jennie Josephson tell stories about the time they were in front of everyone and maybe it didn’t turn out so well. Show Notes: Form: The 3fer: Three people, three stories, one theme. Theme: In Front Of Everyone Music: Our opening and closing music is a selection from “” used by permission of Alex Cook. Thank you Alex! If you want to hear the complete songs, check out and his website The following song from also appeared in this episode under a Creative Commons License: “” by Storytellers: Jennie Josephson, Jess Mewborne and Austin Basis...
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The Battery Episode
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It’s the battery episode with Matt & Jennie. For what *that’s* worth. Show Notes: Form: A .5 – Just a little snippet to get you through the week. And us. Because we didn’t record a full episode, and that is just how life rolls. It’s the battery episode! Can you guess why? Patrons: If you like Tell It Anyway and want to support our show, ! The money pays for guest parking, guest beverages, and our intern! Not in order of importance. If money’s not in the cards, write us! Tell us what you think of the show. Maybe tell us a story! That’s super valuable too....
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The Curveball
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Dickish dentists, Repot Depots and the love of the game. Erika Kaestle, Matt Flanagan and Igor Torgeson share stories of the curveballs thrown at them by life. Show Notes: Form: The 3fer: Three people, three stories, one theme. Theme: The Curveball Storytellers: Igor Torgeson, Erika Kaestle & Matt Flanagan Part One: “The Repot Depot” by Igor Torgeson Part Two: “Dr. Dick” by Erika Kaestle Part Three: “Put me In Coach, I’m Ready to Swing” by Matt Flanagan Music: Our opening and closing music is a selection from “” used by permission of...
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TIA Day to Day 2
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Dude! Dude. 1/2 hour later… Oops, gotta run. Bye! Show Notes: Stand tall and hang tight Patrons! We’ve got a full episode on TIA in the can to be edited this weekend. But I know some of you were sad to hear a repeat in the rotation, so let me tide you over with an amuse bouche of a podcast. Would that be an amuse pouche? Do I even want to think what that might mean? We spend some time mulling over the “amuse douche” that is Peter Thiel v. Gawker, and the “gendered assholery” of the Variety takedown of Jennie’s former CEO.
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TIA Day to Day
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Dude! Dude. 1/2 hour later… Oops, gotta run. Bye!
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The Road to Vegas
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Matt and Jennie take a road trip to Vegas, and they’ve got mics in all the wrong places. Really. Feel free to fall asleep in the back of the car. They won’t mind. A super sized .5 just for you! Show Notes: Form: A Point 5 – This one’s like 5 .5’s all lined up in a row. It’s long, but not as long as the road to Vegas! Theme:The Road to Vegas Storytellers: Matt Flanagan & Jennie Josephson Music: Our opening and closing music is a selection from “” used by permission of Alex Cook. Thank you Alex! If you want to hear the complete songs, check out and his website The...
info_outlineJennie and Matt meet a legend, legendary podcast Scott Johnson meets the man in the mirror, and Greta has another hilarious story from her youth.
Show Notes:
Form: The 3fer: Three people, three stories, one theme and let’s see if they connect.
Theme: Is This Real Life?
The music:
Our opening and closing music is a selection from “Unlocked Door” used by permission of Alex Cook. Thank you Alex!
If you want to hear the complete songs, check out Alex Cook’s bandcamp page and his website Stonebalancer
Other music featured in the episode:
Jason Karaban’s “The Devil That I Know”
“Saying Goodbye in the Rain” – by Jelsonic
Storytellers: Jennie Josephson, Scott Johnson & Greta Schwartz
Part One: Jennie Josephson “You Never Know…”
Part Two: Scott Johnson “That Kid in the Bathroom”
Part Three: Greta Schwartz “The Worst Parade”
Behind the story: This episode just great. Except I wish the sound quality was better. I need a better method for recording Skype, and a better internet connection and on and on and on. But the stories are amazing and that makes me happy.
Thanks to our brand new patrons for their support! Thanks to the Storybackers! Thanks to our Story MVP, Ellie Goldman, & thanks to our the Starting Story Lineup: April, James Kregar, Mike Huller, Kevin Bellanca, Preston Monroe, Linda Thompson, Patrick Kohn, Nick Batos, Christopher Wright, Tony Nolen, Brian Foulds, Tom Gehrke, Butch Vail, Shane English, SargD, Tim Magnuson, Dawn Banks, Philip D, Deborah Abel, Josh Harrow, Trevor Griswold, Richard Gunther, Melanie Knopf, Jason Beck, Rory Simpson, Elizabeth Murray, Teresa Ozoa, Cory, Louise, Anders Lund, Mike Escutia, Terry Cook, John H Maloney, Patrick Wolfe, Chimaera, Jeffrey Zylks & Sunny G. (Sunbun). And of course thank you to our Storybackers and those who chose to donate without reward. You are all the best!