Turi Ryder's "She Said What?" Podcast

Turi Ryder, author of “She Said What? (A Life on the Air)” has hosted her own radio shows in LA, Chicago, Minneapolis, and Portland. She gives advice, which you probably should not take, and tells stories, which you probably should not believe. Marci Persky spent years reporting and editing for UPI and other news organizations. She's worked in radio news and as a talk show host, for stations from her hometown of Kalamazoo Michicgan and her second home, Chicago. Marci now lives in Arizona, somewhere near the Grand Canyon, where she helps run an animal shelter, a political organization, and a hospice-supporting thrift store. Clearly, she likes to run things.

Just Say "Ok" 11/19/2024

Just Say "Ok" Marci’s puppy is “mostly” housebroken. Marital discord lesson #764: When to say “OK”. Does it mean you heard someone, or does it mean you’re ignoring someone. Some people (one of us) like time away from their spouses How to train your puppy not to eat goat poop (and why Marci needs to). /episode/index/show/turirydersshesaidwhat/id/34022342

The Family Bed 11/17/2024

The Family Bed In the life of every person raising a baby (or a puppy) there’s that moment of decision: “Do I allow it to sleep with me?” A new puppy. Post-election friendship sorting, with added vocabulary. Turi may end up living under a viaduct. Marci will not. A marriage-saving idea (better than separate bathrooms!) Recalculating…your life. /episode/index/show/turirydersshesaidwhat/id/33957707

Dead Squirrels 11/12/2024

Dead Squirrels Zoom is making sure we really ARE working. Marci is “winterizing” high on the mountain. The goats are not amused. Bad omens. A news source (Blockclub) in Chicago investigates a wave of murders…of squirrels. An ingredient list nobody should read. /episode/index/show/turirydersshesaidwhat/id/33890962

Fun Size 11/10/2024

Fun Size Your perpetual complaint is noted. The things that are wrong with whatever you’ve bought or borrowed, that you only discover...later. Turi rebels against environmentally responsible products, in a chemical way. How many peanut M&Ms are in the “fun size”? Not enough. /episode/index/show/turirydersshesaidwhat/id/33862987

Electioneering 11/05/2024

Electioneering Marci is working her way through bargain-priced Haloween candy. But Turi is working on Election 2024 Getting out the Vote, AND protecting lawn signs at peril of her life, or her sanity. It's our once-in-a-lifetime Election Special. Be civil. /episode/index/show/turirydersshesaidwhat/id/33806682

Too Much, Too Many 11/01/2024

Too Much, Too Many Turi volunteers to “Get Out The Vote”. She would have preferred to “Get out of the car.” When you try not to be a super controlling person…and then give up. “What does it taste like?” and other annoying questions. /episode/index/show/turirydersshesaidwhat/id/33751487

Anesthesia 10/29/2024

Anesthesia Marci prepares for surgery, and her greatest fear is what she’ll say while she’s “under”. Exotic pets, large smelly salamanders, and vicious insects. The rats of Chicago—a memory that refuses to die. The hypocrisy of the bedroom closet. /episode/index/show/turirydersshesaidwhat/id/33664142

Rats and Grudges 10/25/2024

Rats and Grudges What to say when someone asks you for your opinion….but doesn't really want it. Chicago rats vs New York Rats, and the places you can find (or avoid) them. Turi has a friend who may win a grudge-holding contest, if they ever hold one. /episode/index/show/turirydersshesaidwhat/id/33591992

How Much is a Lifetime Supply? 10/23/2024

How Much is a Lifetime Supply? Extreme Arizona snow, fire, and marauding animials. The dangerous chair and the dislocated breast. Medical nightmare—the real kind. Things you used to think you had a lifetime supply of…and now you don’t. How to break your foot while saving the environment. /episode/index/show/turirydersshesaidwhat/id/33579757

Backyard Camping 10/18/2024

Backyard Camping Sports regalia: how soon is too soon to stuff you baby into it? Turi tries to "Get out the Vote" during the football game. Filthy bumper stickers, and the people who affix them to their trucks. Backyard camping--did you forget something? What to do with the toilet paper. /episode/index/show/turirydersshesaidwhat/id/33520067

The Heck With The French 10/16/2024

The Heck With The French Marci takes a new pet to the vet, and ends up in a passel of French tourists. Turi has a bad feeling about the French. Sounds (not the usual ones) of the bathroom, and odd toilet seats we have known. The customer service "stand your ground " principle. /episode/index/show/turirydersshesaidwhat/id/33479342

Is That Really a News Story? 10/11/2024

Is That Really a News Story? The spouse and his business partner. Marci hits the deck—literally—thanks to the dog. Compulsive hostessing. Sick of your leftovers. Tarantulas are on the march in Arizona. World’s stupidest news story (thanks, “Block Club Chicago” for the winner)—it’s all about bats. Where are the editors when you need them? /episode/index/show/turirydersshesaidwhat/id/33399547

Candies of the Elderly 10/08/2024

Candies of the Elderly Sneaking into places only old people are allowed to go. More about bossy friends. Door décor and dusty candy. Decoy treats. The curse of fruit salad. /episode/index/show/turirydersshesaidwhat/id/33383937

Gun Shows and Poop Museums 10/04/2024

Gun Shows and Poop Museums Marci has a day off. She spends it with a baby, firearms, and excrement. Turi has a day off. She spends it interrupting people's favorite pastime. Too many executives are tough on a carpool. Bad news on your bumper sticker. /episode/index/show/turirydersshesaidwhat/id/33336262

Can You Be Buried Under Your Swimming Pool? 10/02/2024

Can You Be Buried Under Your Swimming Pool? When your day takes an odd twist, and social media is to blame. Old technology Turi and Marci want to keep for the rest of their lives…which makes them think about how long they’ve got. Buying a house with a “family plot” (so far, we have not seen this on “Househunters”.) /episode/index/show/turirydersshesaidwhat/id/33293632

A Famous Person Sent You This 09/27/2024

A Famous Person Sent You This Turi's first community college assignment is over, and teaching is even harder than it looks. Marci has yelled at TWO celebrities: Greg Allman and George Carlin—and then worried one of them was trying to poison her. Can you really multitask? Owners’ manuals—Marci’s policy of never looking at them has finally caught up with her. /episode/index/show/turirydersshesaidwhat/id/33239192

The Dead Pet Cemetery 09/25/2024

The Dead Pet Cemetery Turi is a guest on The Mark Thompson Show, with Kim McAllister. Trying to remember people you may have once dated. Did Turi once upon a time spill red wine on a famous person’s white shirt? Looking up Chuck Negron of 3 Dog Night. A big apology to pet owners and parents, because what did Turi know before she had one and was one? Marci’s down to only one dog, and a mass burial. /episode/index/show/turirydersshesaidwhat/id/33196132

End of a Friendship (Vacation Pt. 3) 09/17/2024

End of a Friendship (Vacation Pt. 3) What does it take to dissolve a “couples’ friendship”? Marci has a much higher tolerance than Turi does…but yet another vacation trip is involved. This one features someone ELSE’S boat. /episode/index/show/turirydersshesaidwhat/id/33098407

Vacation Pt 2: An Act of Fraud 09/15/2024

Vacation Pt 2: An Act of Fraud Duct tape. You need it on every vacation. Do you have the correct paperwork? Marci’s pet cemetery/deep freeze. A spin through the 80’s in Marci’s husband’s not-so-new, not-so-functioning boat. /episode/index/show/turirydersshesaidwhat/id/33056497

Exotic Vacation pt1 (Bitten, Broken, and Backwards) 09/10/2024

Exotic Vacation pt1 (Bitten, Broken, and Backwards) Bitten, Broken, and Backwards. Both Marci and Turi had the wrong kind of exciting vacations. Marci goes first…. /episode/index/show/turirydersshesaidwhat/id/32997162

Banned at the Border 08/30/2024

Banned at the Border Packing for two different countries, Marci and Turi compare notes about what you can take through customs, and how much hair product you really need in the jungle. He who laughs worst. Wandering hordes of banned house pets. /episode/index/show/turirydersshesaidwhat/id/32727687

Blame the Drugs 08/27/2024

Blame the Drugs Marci discloses her inability to follow written directions. The Democratic National Convention is in Chicago. Turi has some coping methods. Chicago Cops. Spousal consent: does it apply to pet adoption, or the continuing saga of the foster dog. /episode/index/show/turirydersshesaidwhat/id/32720472

Who Said Life Was Fair? 08/23/2024

Who Said Life Was Fair? Romantic vs cute. The unexpected text. Marci will measure her vacation thrills (no, not all of them). Marci’s pina colada machine. What went wrong at the post office. Things Turi taught her kids, especially “the complainer”. If you screw up, you will learn. /episode/index/show/turirydersshesaidwhat/id/32717992

Death of an Appliance 08/20/2024

Death of an Appliance Exactly what it sounds like—only plural. Marci reveals her research techniques for purchasing only the best—sometimes. Who cares if it works, as long as it's pretty, (Especially if it's on TV)? /episode/index/show/turirydersshesaidwhat/id/32662827

Boating on Land 08/16/2024

Boating on Land Marci starts drinking…but it’s for her health. A husband’s purchase makes sense only to half the podcast. Invitation to the vacation Turi will never take, and Marci unpacks (again). What gets mailed. /episode/index/show/turirydersshesaidwhat/id/32616982

Death of a Superhero 08/14/2024

Death of a Superhero The wolf pee question is solved…but then there are other animals. A celebrity death announcement. Another death announcement—this one with made to avoid becoming “fake news.” /episode/index/show/turirydersshesaidwhat/id/32568177

If You Plan It, Something Will Happen 08/09/2024

If You Plan It, Something Will Happen Dogfights, prescriptions, vacations. Anything can go wrong. We catch you up…and begin Marci’s pre-travel planning. In her case, that is almost never a good idea. /episode/index/show/turirydersshesaidwhat/id/32521237

No Politics, No People 08/06/2024

No Politics, No People Do you have “that friend” who insists on talking politics? Turi has made a decision about that friend, while Marci has committed herself to a new philosophy, and bought a tee shirt to prove it. The Olympics are on….but what if you need news? Meanwhile, at the Sh—storm of Awesomeness Ranch, nobody smells very good. /episode/index/show/turirydersshesaidwhat/id/32454012

Wolf Pee 08/02/2024

Wolf Pee Does your workday involve getting hit by a beer cozy? Or maybe risking death at a hockey rink? How to get rid of unwanted outside-your-house guests, while offering them tasty treats. /episode/index/show/turirydersshesaidwhat/id/32361647

Friends Don't Feed You Raw Broccoli 07/31/2024

Friends Don't Feed You Raw Broccoli Everyone has the same tech question. You can fix it the nice way, or the violent way. We’re going to leave you in the car. The eternal opening of the Olympic games. After effects of break dancing. The aspirational house next door. More of Turi’s tips on how to complain while being only slightly rude. The psychology of catering to vegetarians. /episode/index/show/turirydersshesaidwhat/id/32360692

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