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ALL GROWN UP: A tale of retail, relocation, revenge, re-invention, reckless behavior, really good clothes, indiscretion, infidelity, domestic violence, and one kidnapping. This is a memoir, told in a series of podcasts, by Kenneth D. King, podcasting from his studio near union Square in New York C…

Kenneth D. King


    • Aug 22, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 21m AVG DURATION
    • 104 EPISODES
    • 3 SEASONS


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    Episode 99: The Walk

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2023 15:17


    It's amazing when a remark from years ago is suddenly remembered, and now makes more sense.

    Episode 98: A dream as a git to the future, part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2023 20:44


    In the first podcast on a dream as a gift to the future, I began talking about this idea. In my life, it has played out again recently.

    Episode 97: Stalked by Betsey Johnson

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2022 9:49


    A short amusing holiday story involving celebrity sightings.

    Episode 96: Making Things

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2022 27:57


    And yes indeed, this is the point--craft as my salvation.

    Episode 95: The End of the World

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2022 21:03


    An incident from my childhood spurred a seemingly irrational fear, that has come back to haunt me these days.

    Special Report: Who's Wilbur?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2022 29:17


    Wilbur Dean King didn't get much play in previous episodes, but he still looms as an important figure in my childhood.  Here is his story.

    Episode 93: No Regrets, Just Gratitude

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2022 20:16


    A recent visit to Oklahoma City cemented in my mind, that the big choices I've made in my life were good ones.

    Special Report: At My Peril

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2022 11:20


    A snarky comment on my Instagram feed compels me to clear the air. This may ruffle some feathers but needs to be said.

    Episode 92: Lorie's Gift

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2022 32:17


    Gifts come in many forms.  My cousin Lorie, who passed in late November, gave me a priceless gift. This is her story.

    Episode 91: The Ripple Effect

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2021 41:22


    This long-form episode allows me to pay hommage to a dear departed friend, Norma Tringali. It also allows me to share one of the most important lessons I learned from her.

    Episode 90: Telephone Etiquette

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2021 11:33


    Just because someone answers, doesn't mean they can talk!

    Episode 89: Spheres of Influence

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2021 10:31


    It's interesting to observe the effects of people when they are the center of a sphere of influence.

    Episode 88: The Bishop's Pockets

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2021 6:37


    In this episode our hero ponders if one could be charged as an accessory to a crime, for making accessories?

    Episode 87: Daisy the Wonder Dog!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2021 41:28


    The daffodils in bloom this spring remind me of Daisy.  I've only had one dog, which raised the bar so high for fabulous dogs, I've never wanted another. Her name was Daisy, and she was  the love of my life. This is a rerun of an earlier episode, but spring always reminds me of her.

    Episode 86: Becoming a Hip Hop Star

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2021 16:05


    This is the story of my small burst of stardom as a hip hop video extra.

    Episode 85: The Valentine's Day Jinx

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2021 15:09


    This is a reprise of an earlier podcast, after many requests. So enjoy! One time can jinx a day for years. This is a reprise of an earlier podcast, after many requests. So enjoy!

    Episode 84: The Go-See

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2021 6:51


      A short funny story to distract us all from what's going on in the news.

    Episode 83: Thoughts on the holidays

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2020 7:15


    But is it? A holiday wish for all of my listeners.

    Episode 82: The White Cow

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2020 10:08


    This is a short story of a college writing assignment as an epiphany.

    Episode 81: A Dream as a Gift to the Future

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2020 12:31


    Sometimes a gift is more than a gift, and a dream can travel into the future.

    Summer Re-run: Jet Set, Starring Patty

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2020 15:20


    There are many strong women who populate my life. One of them is a gal named Patty.  Here's her story!

    Special Report: Don't Ask!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2020 37:48


    In this Special Report, I tell you all, and remind myself, that when turbulent times are upon us, to NOT ask--"what else can happen?" Because you'll find out. 

    Episode 80: The Week That Was, 1982

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2020 34:37


    This is a tale of one person's choice of how to deal with the question of sexual harassment in order to advance a career.

    Special Report: Wear the Mask

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2020 7:53


    Episode 79: Death of a Friendship

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2020 42:44


    I don't give up on friendships easily, but sometimes it's necessary. This is the story of Gretchen (not her real name), and the history of a friendship.

    Episode 78: Recognition in the Big City

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2020 6:15


    This was a heartwarming moment from my early days in New York--it made me not feel so alone or anonymous.

    Episode 77: Stalked by Betsey Johnson

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2020 9:58


    This is a short tale of my one and only encounter with a fashion icon. To all my listeners, please stay in and stay safe!

    Special Report: From the lockdown

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2020 9:15


    My way of trying to make sense of crazy times.

    Episode 76: The Sunday Afternoon Lecture

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2020 8:08


    This is a short story about a humorous thing that happened at a Sunday lecture.

    Episode 75: Alliteration

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2020 5:19


    A short podcast because everyone needs a good laugh in these strange times.

    Episode 74: A Story about Andrew

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2020 11:36


    Hangry is a word used to describe someone who is hungry and irritable. Andrew does hangry in the most charming way!

    Episode 73: An Answered Prayer

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2020 21:08


    This episode tells of an epiphany I had in Paris in 1995, that influenced the direction of my work for years to come.

    Episode 72: Gwenda

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2020 16:02


    Episode 71: My Athletic Ability

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2020 12:13


    This is a little reflection on my particular athletic ability, discovered at Gay Boy Summer Camp.

    Episode 70: The Intern

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2020 18:44


    Episode 68: Daisy the Wonder Dog!

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2019 41:28


    I've only had one dog, which raised the bar so high for fabulous dogs, I've never wanted another. Her name was Daisy, and she was  the love of my life.

    Episode 67: Hommage to a powerful woman

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2019 33:37


    This is an hommage to another of the powerful women who have influenced my life and career.  Simmin (pronounced "Simone") Sethna taught me French Couture Patternmaking, as well as survival skills.  At 5'1" in high heels, she remains a towering influence in my life.

    Episode 65: The Journey of the Orchid Brooch

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2019 13:25


    Sometimes we don't quite know in the moment, what a particular thing will mean over time.  This story, of a piece of jewelry I made early in my career, illustrates one instance in my life, where the long view made sense when looking at the history of that particular piece.

    Episode 64: All the Retail Ladies!

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2019 33:48


    In my time in retail, I encountered a number of formidable women--individuals who had style, class, humor, and power. This podcast is an hommage to some of them.

    Episode 63: How do you define Success?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2019 13:07


    Success is different things to different people.  There are the markers of success--fame, money, exposure in the media--but who defines it?  And why not define it for oneself?

    Episode 61: Flowers From Elton

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2019 16:45


    In this episode, we hear of the time when Sir Elton sent flowers to Ken's studio-warming party in 1989.  The effect of this gesture was to finally convince Miss Ann that her son had actually "made something of himself".

    Episode 59: Reflections on choice

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2019 22:14


    This is a musing on choices--choices that broaden one's horizons as well as ones that narrow them, illustrated by observing Miss Ann's choices growing up.

    Episode 58: Boys' Shorts 4

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2019 22:03


    Episode 56: Misadventures in Window Display

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2019 15:56


    Ken quite his job at Macy's, trading down to work for a store in San Francisco called The Emporium. This podcast recounts some of his misadventures there.

    Episode 55: The Chicago Stories

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2019 25:28


    I find that there are places that seem to agree with me, and some that don't.  Chicago and the surrounding suburbs--don't.  This is not a diss of Chicago, it's just--me. Redacted for your listening pleasure!

    Episode 54: Pearl August

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2019 35:15


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