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Kollin and Ryan take turns telling stories and attempt to mine for meaning within them.

Kollin Absher-Baer and Ryan Shaver

  • Sep 28, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
  • every other week NEW EPISODES
  • 44m AVG DURATION
  • 52 EPISODES


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S03 | It’s Not Always Sunny in Nantucket (Part 2)

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2020 70:11


In part two of the Season 3 finale, Kollin and Ryan tell a joint story about their trip to Nantucket, MA during the summer of 2014. 

S03 | It’s Not Always Sunny in Nantucket (Part1)

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2020 61:56


In part one of the Season 3 finale, Kollin and Ryan tell a joint story about their trip to Nantucket, MA during the summer of 2014. 

S03 | This is your Almost Famous moment

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2020 48:03


Kollin tells a story about going to his first music festival. 

S03 | Joey T and the Father of the Internet

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2020 36:27


Ryan tells a story about working at Google. 

S03 | Son of Norma and Lou?

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2020 36:23


Kollin tells a story about golfing with a supposed stranger. 

S03 | The Google Interviews

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2020 53:05


Ryan tells a story about interviewing with Google.

S03 | Prank Sinatra

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2020 39:30


Kollin tells a story about pranking his friend. 

S03 | Once Upon a Time in...Napa CA

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2020 40:42


Ryan kicks off Season 3 with a story about a strange day in Napa, CA.

BTD is BFTD

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2020 76:08


Kollin and Ryan share stories and thoughts about life during the coronavirus pandemic.

S02 | Music (Part 2)

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2019 78:01


In the final episode of Season 2, Kollin and Ryan continue last week's conversation about music. 

S02 | Music (Part 1)

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2019 69:39


Kollin and Ryan share stories and thoughts about music. 

S02 | Sports (Part 2)

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2019 70:00


Kollin and Ryan continue last week's conversation about sports. 

S02 | Sports (Part 1)

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2019 66:58


Kollin and Ryan share stories and thoughts about sports.

S02 | Food (Part 2)

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2019 58:31


Kollin and Ryan continue last week's conversation about food.

S02 | Food (Part 1)

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2019 69:22


Kollin and Ryan share stories and thoughts about food. 

S02 | Laughter (Part 2)

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2019 46:20


Kollin and Ryan continue last week's conversation about laughter.

S02 | Laughter (Part 1)

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2019 63:59


Kollin and Ryan kick off Season 2 with stories and thoughts about laughter.

Ep. 25 | Line of Best Fit

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2019 62:11


Kollin and Ryan reflect on the past six months of telling stories.

Ep. 24 | Ryan’s Failed Micro Story

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2019 46:53


Ryan tells a meta-story about trying to record a Micro Story.

Ep. 23 | “Something was writing through me.”

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2019 55:22


Kollin tells a story about pulling an all-nighter in grad school.

Ep. 22 | “Mr. Choi, will you please get in the cart?”

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2019 54:48


Ryan tells a story about working at a posh country club.

Micro Story #9 | “It’s a Dark End to Ratatouille”

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2019 12:06


Guest Bard Morgan Viehman tells a story about an unwanted house pest.

Ep. 21 | “West Side Story Without the Music”

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2019 44:51


Kollin tells a story about his first fight.

Micro Story #8 | “Mom, I broke my butt."

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2019 10:52


Guest Bard Brittany Absher-Baer tells a story about her middle school dance.

Ep. 20 | “Cause of Death: Tempurpedic"

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2019 45:29


Kollin and Ryan tell a joint story about the worst moving day ever.

Micro Story #7 | “I still don’t know what it was.”

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2019 13:29


Guest Bard Alex Shaver tells a ghost story.

Ep. 19 | “Bail-o-wolf”

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2019 42:01


Ryan tells a story about walking in San Francisco before dawn.

Micro Story #6 | “Don’t go to the movies with my mom."

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2019 7:54


Guest Bard Ryan Chandler tells a story about a family trip to the movies.

Ep. 18 | “Close encounters of the bird kind.”

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2019 45:56


Kollin tells a story about coming face to beak with a bird.

Micro Story #5 | “Prime Fort Building Territory”

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2019 13:38


Guest Bard Anna Rich joins Ryan to tell a story about building forts.

Ep. 17 | “The only way out is up.”

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2019 46:07


Ryan tells a story about the Pacific ocean at high tide.

Micro Story #4 | “The Splashtown Hero”

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2019 8:40


Guest Bard Nathan Culver tells a story about delaying a school field trip for a friend. 

Ep. 16 | “They were called pen shooters.”

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2019 43:34


Kollin tells a story about getting Saturday detention.

Micro Story #3 | “The Brownie Man”

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2019 9:14


Guest Bard Shawn Maier tells a story about random gifts showing up on his porch in college.

Ep. 15 | “I’m DTG - down to ghost.”

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2019 52:26


Ryan tells a story about seeing a ghost for the first time.

Micro Story #2 | “Don’t drive while on these pills.”

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2019 11:34


Ryan’s brother Nick tells a story about driving Ryan home from the movies.

Ep. 14 | The Cinema Series #4: “I need Google Maps to get out of this movie theater.”

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2019 53:46


Kollin tells a story about a frightening movie theater experience.

Micro Story #1 | The Last Lake House

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2019 6:36


In our first Micro Story, we share a story from one of our listeners, Ryan Smith, who also tried to write a screenplay with a friend. Have a story you'd like to share? Email it to us at connect@bardtodeath.com

Ep. 13 | The Cinema Series #3: “Let’s hear it for Heath!”

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2019 59:45


Ryan shares his top 5 movie-going experiences.

Ep. 12 | The Cinema Series #2: “I have to simplify and you’re the first simplify.”

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2019 51:41


Kollin tells a story about watching Into the Wild.

Ep. 11 | The Cinema Series #1: “Benjamin and BEN”

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2019 49:04


We’re kicking off 2019 with The Cinema Series: a collection of four personal stories about movies. In this first story, Ryan tells about the time he and Kollin wrote a screenplay.

Ep. 10 | “New Year's Eve: ¼ St. Patty’s, ¼ Valentine’s, ¼ Prom, ¼ Anxiety.”

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2018 57:11


Kollin and Ryan tell stories about New Year’s Eve.

Ep. 9 | “Merry Christmas! Also, what’s up with your shirts?”

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2018 71:18


Kollin tells a story about seeing a movie with his family on Christmas Day, 2013.

Ep. 8 | “She might have been a con artist."

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2018 55:48


Ryan tells a story about traveling to Warsaw.

Ep. 7 | "I'm on cloud 9, trying for cloud 10."

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2018 49:53


Kollin tells a story about playing a show with one of his idols.  

Ep. 6 | “Iceberg lettuce, straight ahead!”

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2018 39:22


Ryan tells a story about playing bar trivia.

Ep. 5 | “Our mom told us to pick you up.”

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2018 51:10


Kollin and Ryan tell a joint story about becoming friends.

Ep. 4 | “Nice Batteries.”

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2018 36:14


Kollin tells a story about his Dad’s boat.

Ep. 3 | “Still casualties at Pointe du Hoc.”

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2018 51:04


Ryan tells a story about touring France.

Ep. 2 | “They’re like the Prius of skateboards.”

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2018 30:39


Kollin tells a story about befriending a band of longboarders.

Ep. 1 | “I’m really committed to not taking my pants off.”

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2018 42:43


Ryan tells a story about interviewing for a new job.

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