Being There

a podcast devoted to exploring the extraordinary aspects of everyday peoples lives.

045 - Being There 07/15/2021

045 - Being There For our series finale, we sat down with Patrick, a college professor whose son passed away from cancer in high school. He shares with us his perspective on the relationship he had with his son and the importance of what we leave behind. Being There is Produced/Engineered by:Sean M. Corkery (OCP Productions, LLC) Hosted by: Dick Wound and Kellie Koch Music:510 & 510 Reprise Written by Sean M. CorkeryPerformed by Old SawsRecorded/Engineered by Rob Tav /episode/index/show/beingthere/id/19677017

044 - Being at the End of the Line 07/01/2021

044 - Being at the End of the Line As Being There nears its final episode, Gwen puts Dick and Kellie in the hot seat and asks them personal questions about the important stories in their lives. They also reflect on Being There, such as which episodes have given them the most perspective and have changed their outlook on life. Instagram/Twitter: @beingtherepod Being There is Produced/Engineered by:Sean M. Corkery (OCP Productions, LLC) Music:510 & 510 Reprise by Sean M. CorkeryPerformed by Old SawsRecorded/Engineered by Rob Tav Tags: storytelling, interview, story, true, real, life, perspective, ending, conclusion, reflection, personal, lessons, growth, death /episode/index/show/beingthere/id/19462370

043 - Being Behind the Wheel 06/15/2021

043 - Being Behind the Wheel This week we sat down with Shane, who tells us about her experience of being the driver in a fatal car crash. Instagram/Twitter: @beingtherepod Being There is Produced/Engineered by:Sean M. Corkery (OCP Productions, LLC) Music:510 & 510 Reprise by Sean M. CorkeryPerformed by Old SawsRecorded/Engineered by Rob Tav Tags: storytelling, interview, story, true, real, life, car, crash, collision, vehicle, driving, cycling /episode/index/show/beingthere/id/19462331

042 - Being Shocked 06/01/2021

042 - Being Shocked This week we sat down with Scarlett, who told us about living with retrograde amnesia after receiving electroconvulsive therapy for her lifelong struggles with mental health and suicidal ideation. /episode/index/show/beingthere/id/19304852

041 - Being a Nomad 05/15/2021

041 - Being a Nomad This week we sat down with Paolo, who sold all of his possessions to travel the world on his motorcycle. Instagram/Twitter: @beingtherepod Being There is Produced/Engineered by:Sean M. Corkery (OCP Productions, LLC) Music:510 & 510 Reprise by Sean M. CorkeryPerformed by Old SawsRecorded/Engineered by Rob Tav Tags: storytelling, interview, story, true, real, life, self, sustained, living, motorcycle, travel, minimalism, unconventional /episode/index/show/beingthere/id/19112810

040 - Being Raised in a Biker Gang 05/01/2021

040 - Being Raised in a Biker Gang This week we sat down with Maya, who tells us about her experience of growing up in a biker gang. Instagram/Twitter: @beingtherepod Being There is Produced/Engineered by:Sean M. Corkery (OCP Productions, LLC) Music:510 & 510 Reprise by Sean M. CorkeryPerformed by Old SawsRecorded/Engineered by Rob Tav /episode/index/show/beingthere/id/18873188

039 - Being Speechless 04/15/2021

039 - Being Speechless This week Dick was joined by special guest co-host to talk with Clover in a Text to Speech-assisted interview, where she tells us about being mute from the age of six. Instagram/Twitter: @beingtherepod Being There is Produced/Engineered by:Sean M. Corkery (OCP Productions, LLC) Music:510 & 510 Reprise by Sean M. CorkeryPerformed by Old SawsRecorded/Engineered by Rob Tav /episode/index/show/beingthere/id/18683930

038 - Being an Artist: Season 5 Updates with Story by Thu Tran 04/01/2021

038 - Being an Artist: Season 5 Updates with Story by Thu Tran We start this one off with an update, where we explain why Being There is coming to an end. Our guest this week is Thu Tran, an independent artist who has worked in video, animation, installation art, video games, comics, and zines. She’s also the creator of the IFC television cooking series Food Party. She tells us about her prolific career, in which she followed her curiosities wherever they led. Check out Thu’s art: Instagram/Twitter: @beingtherepod Being There is Produced/Engineered by:Sean M. Corkery (OCP Productions, LLC) Opening Music:510 by Sean M. CorkeryPerformed by Old SawsRecorded/Engineered by Rob Tav Additional Audio: The ambience in this episode was created by SEN. If you’d like to reach out about commissions, you can email him at /episode/index/show/beingthere/id/18540419

037 - Being Naked and Afraid 03/15/2021

037 - Being Naked and Afraid This week we sat down with Jon, who was a two-time contestant on the Discovery Channel’s Naked and Afraid. Instagram/Twitter: @beingtherepod Being There is Produced/Engineered by:Sean M. Corkery (OCP Productions, LLC) Music:510 & 510 Reprise by Sean M. CorkeryPerformed by Old SawsRecorded/Engineered by Rob Tav Tags: storytelling, interview, story, true, real, life, naked, afraid, discovery, survival, wilderness, wild, travel, television, game /episode/index/show/beingthere/id/18289151

036 - Being the Man Without Fear 03/01/2021

036 - Being the Man Without Fear Welcome to season five of Being There! This week we sat down with Jody, who tells us the story of how being diagnosed with epilepsy, and subsequently having part of his brain removed, led to not being able to experience fear anymore, and helped in becoming a more empathetic person. Instagram/Twitter: @beingtherepod Being There is Produced/Engineered by:Sean M. Corkery (OCP Productions, LLC) Music:510 & 510 Reprise by Sean M. CorkeryPerformed by Old SawsRecorded/Engineered by Rob Tav Tags: storytelling, interview, true story, real life, fear, fearless, brain surgery, epilepsy, neurology, empathy, death, self discovery /episode/index/show/beingthere/id/18120203

035 - Being a Sex Journalist 06/15/2020

035 - Being a Sex Journalist In our final episode of season four we sat down with Kate Sloan to discuss her lifelong interest in sex and journalism, and how the two came together to inform her personal growth and shape her career. /episode/index/show/beingthere/id/14812070

Being Openly In Love: Season 4 - Short Story 3 06/01/2020

Being Openly In Love: Season 4 - Short Story 3 As the end of Season Four draws near, Kellie and Dick give the final check in episode and share a pre-recorded story from Matt Bischoff about coming out publicly as the partner of a professional sex journalist. /episode/index/show/beingthere/id/14627789

034 - Being a Blind Lawyer... but not a Vigilante 05/15/2020

034 - Being a Blind Lawyer... but not a Vigilante This week, we sat down with Alex to discuss his experience being blinded by an aneurism shortly after a major life and career change. /episode/index/show/beingthere/id/14362184

033 - Being Diagnosed with a Brain Tumor at Thirteen 05/01/2020

033 - Being Diagnosed with a Brain Tumor at Thirteen This week we sat down with Lexie and her mother Karen to discuss being diagnosed with a brain tumor on top of the trials and tribulations of being a thirteen year old girl, and how she got her life back on track throughout the six subsequent brain surgeries. /episode/index/show/beingthere/id/14188007

Being Isolated: Season 4 - Short Story 2 04/15/2020

Being Isolated: Season 4 - Short Story 2 This week, for the first time ever, Kellie and Dick try out recording from two different locations! We check in with each other and with three of our former guests, Alyssa, Miss Quin, and Andrew Gurza, to see how they're holding up during quarantine. /episode/index/show/beingthere/id/13995653

032 - Being on The Deepwater Horizon 04/01/2020

032 - Being on The Deepwater Horizon This week we sat down with Paul to discuss his surviving the explosions during The Deepwater Horizon incident on April 20th, 2010. /episode/index/show/beingthere/id/13795376

031 - Being Misled by Your Caregiver 03/15/2020

031 - Being Misled by Your Caregiver This week we sat down with Kolin to discuss being born with a unilateral cleft lip and palate before being placed in the unfortunate "care" of a relative with Munchausen syndrome by proxy. /episode/index/show/beingthere/id/13550483

030 - Being Paranormal Investigators 03/01/2020

030 - Being Paranormal Investigators This week we sat down with Joseph Flammer & Diane Hill to discuss ghosts, UFOs, and even supernatural sex? Let's find out what got them started on their bizarre and amazing journey into becoming paranormal investigators! /episode/index/show/beingthere/id/13355813

Being Depressed: Season 4 - Short Story 1 02/16/2020

Being Depressed: Season 4 - Short Story 1 In our first mini episode of season four, we discuss a new and disturbing pop culture phenomenon, talk about some changes to future mini episodes, and discuss how depression has temporarily set back the production of the show. /episode/index/show/beingthere/id/13167389

029 - Being a Phone Sex Operator 02/01/2020

029 - Being a Phone Sex Operator This week we sat down with Amberly Rothfield to talk about her life and career as a phone sex operator. /episode/index/show/beingthere/id/12971645

028 - Being a Cop in New Zealand 01/15/2020

028 - Being a Cop in New Zealand This week we sat down with Chris to talk about being in a life threatening encounter in a country where, as a Police Officer, they do not routinely carry firearms. /episode/index/show/beingthere/id/12750674

027 - Being On That Bus 01/01/2020

027 - Being On That Bus Happy New Year and welcome to Season Four of Being There! /episode/index/show/beingthere/id/12582959

026 - Being Bad to the Bone 07/01/2019

026 - Being Bad to the Bone In the final episode of season three, our guest Alexandra tells us about being diagnosed with a rare blood disease and her experience having a bone marrow transplant. /episode/index/show/beingthere/id/10351715

Season Three - Minisode Two 06/15/2019

Season Three - Minisode Two As we gear up for the end of Season Three, we check in with each other and discuss some of our current life updates, as well as a few upcoming projects for the show. /episode/index/show/beingthere/id/10159574

025 - Being Too Orgasmic 06/01/2019

025 - Being Too Orgasmic This week, Christine Hazel Decker tells us about being afflicted with a rare disorder that caused her to have over 100 orgasms a day, and how it both played into and prepared her for her gender transition. /episode/index/show/beingthere/id/10005023

024 - Being Hit by a Boat 05/15/2019

024 - Being Hit by a Boat This week, Mariah tells us about the time she went for a swim and was hit by a boat! /episode/index/show/beingthere/id/9787094

023 - Being a Travelin' Hobo Punk 05/01/2019

023 - Being a Travelin' Hobo Punk This week, Christopher tells us about growing up as a runaway, hitchhiking, train hopping, traveler. We learn about his many adventures and ultimate destination. /episode/index/show/beingthere/id/9597947

Season Three Q&A 04/15/2019

Season Three Q&A This week Kellie, Dick, and Lexi sit down and answer some of your listener questions. /episode/index/show/beingthere/id/9393371

022 - Being Burned 04/01/2019

022 - Being Burned We sat down with Kevin to talk about surviving a flash fire, being burned, and his experience dreaming while in a medically induced coma. /episode/index/show/beingthere/id/9217541

021 - Being Sunny Megatron 03/15/2019

021 - Being Sunny Megatron This week we talk with sex educator, TV Host, and fellow podcaster, Sunny Megatron about her early life. From growing up poor and in scientology, to finding a family she never knew about, and eventually escaping an abusive marriage, her life has been an amazingly bizarre journey. /episode/index/show/beingthere/id/9013169

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