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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! Also if you are able to donate at this time, you can still give back to the Extra Life, benefitting the Children's Miracle Network Hospitals. extra-life.org/team/dctv21
What do you get when you put Jennie Josephson, Molly Wood and Justin Robert Young in a basement in Oakland and ask them to talk about their families? A podcast! Two years later! (Sorry.) What you get are stories about 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.
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. MP3 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 “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 The following songs from The Free Music Archive also appeared in this episode under a Creative Commons License: “The Story I Heard” by Blind Pilot “Onions” by Bad Ronald “The Tapioca Pudding Blues” feat. The Duke of Mook” by Uncle Neptune “Mary” by Yellow Ostrich If you really like artist go check out their web sites, their bandcamp page, etc. Patrons: If you like Tell It Anyway and want to support our show, you can do it here! 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. Thanks to our patrons for their support! Thanks our Story MVP Ellie Goldman! Thanks to the Storybackers and special thanks to the Starting Story Lineup:
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. MP3 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 “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 The following songs from The Free Music Archive also appeared in this episode under a Creative Commons License: Billy Murray‘s “The Streets of New York” People Like Us “Happy Lost Songs” Part One: Jennie Josephson “Pre-GPS Directions” Part Two: Norman Lawrence “Five Dollar Chicken” Part Three: Chris Himes “Tom” Behind the story: There actually is a story behind this one! I recorded this in New York last year, right before I turned 39. We were in a professional radio studio, using gorgeous microphones, and of course, I had the inputs up way to high, so it sounds crunchy. Then one of the storytellers, I’M NOT SAYING WHO, asked me not to publish this. Something about being embarrassed. So I didn’t. For like, a whole year. But then I ran out of stories. So you know, you tell it, eventually we’re gonna share it. Patrons: If you like Tell It Anyway and want to support our show, you can do it here! 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. Thanks to our patrons for their support! Thanks our Story MVP Ellie Goldman! Thanks to the Storybackers and special thanks to the Starting Story Lineup.
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. MP3 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 “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 The following song from The Free Music Archive also appeared in this episode under a Creative Commons License: “The Love I Give” by Joanna Sternberg Storytellers: Jennie Josephson, Jess Mewborne and Austin Basis Part One: ““Shooting Star” by Jennie Josephson Part Two: “Mom” by Jess Mewborne Part Three: “SIX YEARS OLD” by Austin Basis Patrons: If you like Tell It Anyway and want to support our show, you can do it here! 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. Thanks to our patrons for their support! Thanks our Story MVP Ellie Goldman! Thanks to the Storybackers and special thanks to the Starting Story Lineup: Richard Sparks, Renee Gindi, Mike Huller, Kevin Bellanca, Sarah Stein Greenberg, MovieLeagueMike, Teresa Ozoa, Dawn Banks, Brian Foulds, Linda Thompson, BlitzKregar, Patrick Kohn, Nick Batos, Preston Monroe, Chris Smith, Jeffrey Fetterman, Adam Eggert, David Phillips, Riff Riffles, Gabe Medina, David Johnson, Daniel Cronise, Mary Haynes, MTJ, Jonathan Stone, Kimberly Herbert, James Thatcher, Fredrik Pettersen, Thor Michael Wood, Michael Engel, Alex Erickson, Tony Glass, Andy Baumel, Kody Georgeson, Trystan Lambkin, Mike McLaughlin, Cory, Tony Nolen, Tom Gehrke, SargD, Tim Magnuson, Philip D, Terry Cook, Mike Escutia, Deborah Abel, Josh Harrow, Trevor Griswold, Richard Gunther, Sunbun, Melanie Knopf, Jason Beck, Elizabeth Murray, Louise, Anders Lund, John H Maloney, Chimaera, Jeffrey Zylks.
It’s the battery episode with Matt & Jennie. For what *that’s* worth. MP3 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, you can do it here! 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. Thanks to our patrons for their support! Thanks our Story MVP Ellie Goldman! Thanks to the Storybackers and special thanks to the Starting Story Lineup:
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. MP3 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 “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 We also used music from a really talented musician Anthony Ouradnik, who plays the organ. Check out his original recordings of classic baseball organ songs. Patrons: If you like Tell It Anyway and want to support our show, you can do it here! 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. Thanks to our patrons for their support! Thanks our Story MVP Ellie Goldman! Thanks to the Storybackers and special thanks to the Starting Story Lineup: Richard Sparks, Renee Gindi, Mike Huller, Kevin Bellanca, Sarah Stein Greenberg, Brian Foulds, BlitzKregar, MovieLeagueMike, Dawn Banks, Teresa Ozoa, Linda Thompson, Patrick Kohn, Nick Batos, Preston Monroe, Gabe Medina, David Johnson, Daniel Cronise, Mary Haynes, MTJ, Jonathan Stone, Kimberly Herbert, Fredrik Pettersen, Chris Smith, Thor Michael Wood, Michael Engel, Alex Erickson, Tony Glass, Eshaan Mathur, Andy Baumel, Kody Georgeson, Trystan Lambkin, Mike McLaughlin, Tony Nolen, Tom Gehrke, Riff Riffles, Shane English, SargD, Tim Magnuson, Philip D, Deborah Abel, Josh Harrow, Trevor Griswold, Richard Gunther, Melanie Knopf, Jason Beck, Elizabeth Murray, Cory, Louise, Anders Lund, Mike Escutia, Terry Cook, John H Maloney, Chimaera, James Thatcher, Jeffrey Zylks, Sunbun!
Dude! Dude. 1/2 hour later… Oops, gotta run. Bye! MP3 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.
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! MP3 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 “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 The following songs from The Free Music Archive also appeared in this episode under a Creative Commons License: “Baby I’m Bad Weather” by Toussaint Morrison – Toussaint Morrison is one of those amazing musicians who really believes in the power of Creative Commons music. He recently donated the entire archives of his music label to the Free Music Archive, so please go check out his website and support his art! Other incredible songs from artists who were similarly generous with their music: “Roadtrip” by Phil Reavis “Low Road” by Jason Karaban “Summer” by Derek Clegg Patrons: If you like Tell It Anyway and want to support our show, you can do it here! 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. Thanks to our patrons for their support! Thanks our Story MVP Ellie Goldman! Thanks to the Storybackers and special thanks to the Starting Story Lineup!
Julia Grob stars in “Breaking Bike,” Jennie Josephson makes dubious financial decisions, and Sarah Kleinman is gonna need a bigger boat. Each of us must face the ultimate decision: Was it worth it? MP3 Show Notes: Form: The 3fer: Three people, three stories, one theme. Theme: Was It Worth It? 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 The following songs from The Free Music Archive also appeared in this episode under a Creative Commons License: “Damned Hymn” by Mr. Bitterness and the Guilty Pleasures “The Love I Give” by Joanna Sternberg (Such an simple beautiful song, please go listen to all of it!) Storytellers: Julia Grob, Jennie Josephson & Sarah Kleinman. Poking fun: Matt Flanagan Part One: “Breaking Bike” by Julia Grob Part Two: “We Call The Big One Bitey” by Jennie Josephson Part Three: “Swimming in Florida” by Sarah Kleinman Patrons: Thanks to our brand new patrons for their support! Thanks our Story MVP Ellie Goldman! Thanks to the Storybackers and special thanks to the Starting Story Lineup: Richard Sparks, Renee Gindi, Mike Huller, Kevin Bellanca, Sarah Stein Greenberg, Brian Foulds, BlitzKregar, MovieLeagueMike, Dawn Banks, Teresa Ozoa, Linda Thompson, Patrick Kohn, Nick Batos, Preston Monroe, Jordan Henderson, Gabe Medina, David Johnson, Matt Sharwarko, Daniel Cronise, Mary Haynes, MTJ, Jonathan Stone, Kimberly Herbert, Fredrik Pettersen, Chris Smith, Thor Michael Wood, Michael Engel, Alex Erickson, Tony Glass, Eshaan Mathur, Andy Baumel, Kody Georgeson, Benjamin White, Trystan Lambkin, Mike McLaughlin, Christopher Wright, Tony Nolen, Tom Gehrke, Shane English, SargD, Tim Magnuson, Philip D, Deborah Abel, Josh Harrow, Trevor Griswold, Richard Gunther, Melanie Knopf, Jason Beck, Elizabeth Murray, Cory, Louise, Anders Lund, Mike Escutia, Terry Cook, John H Maloney, Patrick Wolfe, Chimaera, James Thatcher, Jeffrey Zylks & Sunbun!
The wisdom of the “eulogy nugget” with Matt and Jennie MP3 Show Notes: Form: The .5 Theme: The Eulogy Nugget Storytellers: Matt Flanagan & Jennie Josephson Patrons: Thanks to our brand new patrons for their support! Special thanks to our Story MVP! Thanks to the Storybackers and special thanks to the Starting Story Lineup:
Things get steamy. And, of course, awkward, as Jessica Kozack, Allan Rice & Matt Flanagan attempt to answer this age old question. MP3 Show Notes: Form: The 3fer: Three people, three stories, one theme. Theme: What Was I Thinking? Storytellers: Jessica Kozack, Allan Rice & Matt Flanagan Part One: “The Kiss” by Allan Rice Part Two: “Steamy Love Story” by Jessica Kozack Part Three: “The Red Bench” By Matt Flanagan Music: Our opening 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 The following songs from The Free Music Archive also appeared in this episode under a Creative Commons License: “Plucky Good Times” by Dave Depper “Awkward Guy” by Derek Clegg – Fast becoming one of my favorite singer-songwriters on FMA. Please go listen to the whole of this beautiful song. “I Wanna Get Married” by De Cylinders Patrons: Thanks to our brand new patrons for their support! Thanks to our Story MVP Ellie Goldman! Thanks to the ever-loyal Storybackers! And thanks to the Starting Story Lineup: Richard Sparks, Renee Gindi, Mike Huller, Kevin Bellanca, Sarah Stein Greenberg, Brian Foulds, BlitzKregar, Dawn Banks, Teresa Ozoa, Linda Thompson, Patrick Kohn, Nick Batos, Preston Monroe, Mary Haynes, What Is It About The Weather, Jonathan Stone, Kimberly Herbert, Fredrik Pettersen, Chris Smith, Thor Michael Wood, Michael Engel, Alex Erickson, Tony Glass, Robert Russell, Eshaan Mathur Andy Baumel, Kody Georgeson, Benjamin White, Trystan Lambkin, Mike McLaughlin, Christopher Wright, Tony Nolen, Tom Gehrke, Shane English, SargD, Tim Magnuson, Philip D, Deborah Abel, Josh Harrow, Trevor Griswold, Richard Gunther, Melanie Knopf, Jason Beck, Elizabeth Murray, Cory, Louise, Anders Lund, Mike Escutia, Terry Cook, John H Maloney, Patrick Wolfe, Chimaera, James Thatcher, Jeffrey Zylks, Sunbun Want to be one of these cool contributors? You can! Want to do something else cool? Review us on iTunes! Want to see pictures? Check out our Insta! Want to tweet at us? So many things are possible these days!
Wild parties, even wilder seabees, and why you should never, ever get naked in a military camp filled with cameras. Stories from the dark of night with Charlie Parrish, Alan Zibel and Jennie Josephson. MP3 Show Notes: Form: The 3fer: Three people, three stories, one theme. Theme: After Hours Storytellers: Charlie Parrish, Alan Zibel & Jennie Josephson Part One: “Charlie Parrish does not have typical nights” by Charlie Parrish Part Two: “One Night in Miami” by Alan Zibel Part Three: “Foreign Desk Jennie” by Jennie Josephson Music: Our opening 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 The following songs from The Free Music Archive also appeared in this episode under a Creative Commons License: “Through The Night” by Paolo Pavan “Rebels, Outlaws, Misfits” by Lilian Hak “Night Shift_TSPMental” by Tha Silent Partner “The International Rag” by Collins and Harlan – Believe it or not, a song about ragtime sweeping the world. Patrons: Thanks to our brand new patrons for their support! Thanks to our Story MVP Ellie Goldman! Thanks to the ever-loyal Storybackers! And thanks to the Starting Story Lineup: Richard Sparks, Renee Gindi, Mike Huller, Kevin Bellanca, Sarah Stein Greenberg, Brian Foulds, BlitzKregar, Dawn Banks, Teresa Ozoa, Linda Thompson, Patrick Kohn, Nick Batos, Preston Monroe, What Is It About The Weather, Jonathan Stone, Kimberly Herbert, Fredrik Pettersen, Chris Smith, Thor Michael Wood, Michael Engel, Alex Erickson,Tony Glass, Robert Russell, Eshaan Mathur, Andy Baumel, Kody Georgeson, Benjamin White, Trystan Lambkin, Mike McLaughlin, Christopher Wright, Tony Nolen, Tom Gehrke, Shane English, SargD, Tim Magnuson, Philip D, Deborah Abel, Josh Harrow, Trevor Griswold, Richard Gunther, Melanie Knopf, Jason Beck, Elizabeth Murray, Cory, Louise, Anders Lund, Mike Escutia, Terry Cook, John H Maloney, Patrick Wolfe, Chimaera, James Thatcher, Jeffrey Zylks, Sunbun Want to be one of these cool contributors? You can! Want to do something else cool? Review us on iTunes! Want to see pictures? Check out our Insta! Want to tweet at us? So many things are possible these days!
An ill-advised podcast experiment. MP3 Show Notes: Form: A .5 Just a little snack to keep you ’til dinner. Patrons: Thanks to our brand new patrons for their support! Thanks to the Storybackers and special thanks to the Starting Story Lineup:
The deep dark decision-making process. Tune in for witches, wheelchairs and the 4:30am shift at the local strip joint with Jackie Vleck, Lance Whinery and Matt Flanagan. MP3 Show Notes: Form: The 3fer: Three people, three stories, one theme. Theme: It Seemed Like A Good Idea At The Time Storytellers: Jackie Vleck, Lance Whinery, Matthew C. Flanagan Part One: “Dumpster Audition” by Jackie Vleck Part Two: “Forget It, Lance, It’s Chinatown” by Lance Whinery Part Three: “The 4:30am Shift” by Matthew C. Flanagan 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 You know you want it: White Wizzard’s “High Speed GTO” The following song from The Free Music Archive also appeared in this episode under a Creative Commons License: “This Party” by Jimmy & The Threats Oh and this article about Wheelchair Etiquette might come in handy some day… Patrons: Thanks to our brand new patrons for their support! Thanks to our Story MVP Ellie Goldman! Thanks to the the ever-loyal Storybackers! And thanks to the Starting Story Lineup: Renee Gindi, Mike Huller, Kevin Bellanca, Sarah Stein Greenberg, Brian Foulds, BlitzKregar, Dawn Banks, Linda Thompson, Patrick Kohn, Nick Batos, Preston Monroe, Jonathan Stone, Kimberly Herbert, Fredrik Pettersen, Chris Smith, Thor Michael Wood, Michael Engel, Alex Erickson, Tony Glass, Robert Russell, Eshaan Mathur, Andy Baumel, Kody Georgeson, Benjamin White, Trystan Lambkin, Mike McLaughlin, Christopher Wright, Tony Nolen, Tom Gehrke, Shane English, SargD, Tim Magnuson, Philip D, Deborah Abel, Josh Harrow, Trevor Griswold, Richard Gunther, Melanie Knopf, Jason Beck, Elizabeth Murray, Teresa Ozoa, Cory, Louise, Anders Lund, Mike Escutia, Terry Cook, John H Maloney, Patrick Wolfe, Chimaera, James Thatcher, Jeffrey Zylks, Sunbun
Breaking various laws of family, good neighborliness and of course, the universe. Rich Stroffolino, J. Hammond Chamberlain and Jennie Josephson share their stories. MP3 Show Notes: Form: The 3fer: Three people, three stories, one theme. Theme: The Law Storytellers: Richard J. Stroffolino, J. Hammond Chamberlain and J. Jennie Josephson Part One: “Life in a Catholic Town” by Richard J. Stroffolino Part Two: “Muslin Glue” by J. Hammond Chamberlain Part Three: “George’s Wall” by Jennie Josephson 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 The following songs from The Free Music Archive also appeared in this episode under a Creative Commons License: “Criminal Kids” by Literature “Back to School” by Bandana Splits Patrons: Thanks to our brand new patrons for their support! Thanks to our Story MVP Ellie Goldman! Thanks to the the ever-loyal Storybackers! And thanks to the Starting Story Lineup: Renee Gindi, Mike Huller, Kevin Bellanca, Sarah Stein Greenberg, Brian Foulds, James Kregar, Dawn Banks, Linda Thompson, Patrick Kohn, Nick Batos, Preston Monroe, Fredrik Pettersen, Chris Smith, Thor Michael Wood, Michael Engel, Alex Erickson, Tony Glass, Robert Russell, Eshaan Mathur, Andy Baumel, Kody Georgeson, Benjamin White, Trystan Lambkin, Mike McLaughlin, Christopher Wright, Tony Nolen, Tom Gehrke, Shane English, SargD, Tim Magnuson, Philip D, Deborah Abel, Josh Harrow, Trevor Griswold, Richard Gunther, Melanie Knopf, Jason Beck, Elizabeth Murray, Teresa Ozoa, Cory, Louise, Anders Lund, Mike Escutia, Terry Cook, John H Maloney, Patrick Wolfe, Chimaera, James Thatcher, Jeffrey Zylks, Sunny G. (Sunbun)
Matt and Jennie ring in the new year three weeks late! They have some questions for you, because it wouldn’t be a .5 without some navel gazing. MP3 Show Notes: Form: It’s a .5! Just a little warmup to get us back in the swing Theme: Questions for you Storytellers: Matt Flanagan, Jennie Josephson Patrons: Thanks to our brand new patrons for their support! Thanks our Story MVP Ellie Goldman! Thanks to the Storybackers and special thanks to the Starting Story Lineup: Renee Gindi, Mike Huller, Kevin Bellanca, Sarah Stein Greenberg, Brian Foulds, James Kregar, Dawn Banks, Preston Monroe, Linda Thompson, Patrick Kohn, Nick Batos, Fredrik Pettersen, Chris Smith, Thor Michael Wood, Michael Engel, Alex Erickson, Tony Glass, Robert Russell, Eshaan Mathur, Andy Baumel, Kody Georgeson, Benjamin White, Trystan Lambkin, Mike McLaughlin, Christopher Wright, Tony Nolen, Tom Gehrke, Shane English, SargD, Tim Magnuson, Philip D, Deborah Abel, Josh Harrow, Trevor Griswold, Richard Gunther, Melanie Knopf, Jason Beck, Elizabeth Murray, Teresa Ozoa, Cory, Louise, Anders Lund, Mike Escutia, Terry Cook, John H Maloney, Patrick Wolfe, Chimaera, Jeffrey Zylks & Sunny G. (Sunbun)
Meet Santa’s best defender Katie Best! Uncertified brain mechanic Jennie Josephson shares her tips, and Mr. Christmas now and forever, Matt Flanagan tells his story “Of Men In White Coats, A Christmas That Almost Wasn’t” MP3 Show Notes: Form: The 3fer: Three people, three stories, one theme. Theme: Even More Holiday Stories! 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 The following songs from The Free Music Archive also appeared in this episode under a Creative Commons License: “Old Toy Trains” by Jordan Gladstone (feat. Bros. DeVries) “Christmas Night” by Will Heikoop Storytellers: Katie Best, Jennie Josephson & Matthew “Christmas” Flangan Part One: “Santa’s Staunchest Defender” by Katie Best Part Two: “Falling…” by Jennie Josephson Part Three: “Of Men In White Coats: A Christmas That Didn’t Feel Like Christmas” by Matthew C. Flanagan Behind the story: Well obviously we were all a little nervous about this one, Matt most of all, but in the end we just wanted to be useful. Here are links to the books I mentioned An Unquiet Mind by Kay Redfield Jamison Marbles by Ellen Forney Take Charge of Bipolar by Julie A. Fast and John Preston, PsyD and of course Bipolar: A Love Story by Matthew Flanagan and Jennie Josephson, coming soon. Patrons: Thanks to our brand new patrons for their support! Story MVP: Ellie Goldman! Starting Story Lineup: Alex Erickson, Mike Huller Kevin Bellanca Sarah Stein Greenberg Brian Foulds James Kregar Preston Monroe Linda Thompson Patrick Kohn Nick Batos Tony Glass Eshaan Mathur Andy Baumel Kody Georgeson Benjamin White Trystan Lambkin Mike McLaughlin Christopher Wright Tony Nolen Tom Gehrke 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) Storybackers: Alan Rueshann Brantley Les Gebhardt Melissa MovieLeagueMike Scott Wilhelm Richard J. Stroffolino Robert Van Kalker Robert Russell James Casalino Sam Cornn thatCharlieDude Jeremy Fischer Riff Riffles Scott Martin Micah Cutler Brian Bender Alex Laznik Einar Jeremy Clark Allen Roth James Thatcher No Reward Daily Tech News Show Bradley Kibota Rick Hood Peter Chow Butch Vail Jake Pusey Earl Merrifield Bryan Spencer
The Ladies of Garbagetown are here to tell Christmas stories, and Jennie’s sad mess of a Christmas story is saved by the last minute appearance of Molly Wood with a tragicomic Christmas tale. All that and STAR WARS! MP3 Show Notes: Form: The 3fer: Three people, three stories, one theme. Theme: Even More Holiday Stories! 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 The following songs from The Free Music Archive also appeared in this episode under a Creative Commons License: “Winter Wonderland” by Leah Morrow “Kamikaze Economy Christmas” by Travis Taylor And PLEASE go watch the amazing a cappella Star Wars by The Roots & Jimmy Fallon and the cast of Star Wars. It’s magic. And of course check out our sister show “Hooray for Garbagetown” with the super talented Jackie Vleck and Sarah Jean Kruchowski! It’s the dark side of Hollywood…and the light. Storytellers: Sarah Jean Kruchowski, Jackie Vleck, & Molly Wood Part One: “Santa’s Darkness” by Jackie Vleck Part Two: “Railroad Land” by Sarah Jean Kruchowski Part Three: “Christmas in North Dakota” by Molly Wood And a little Star Wars addendum from yours truly. Behind the story: We did it again! Three down, one to go! The audio levels were rough in this one because I was getting sick and neglected to notice that my mic was super loud on BOTH channels of audio, thereby blasting my in studio guests into oblivion. And then Skype. YEESH! But the stories are awesome and that’s what counts! Patrons: Thanks to our brand new patrons for their support! Story MVP: Ellie Goldman! Starting Story Lineup: Alex Erickson, Mike Huller Kevin Bellanca Sarah Stein Greenberg Brian Foulds James Kregar Preston Monroe Linda Thompson Patrick Kohn Nick Batos Tony Glass Eshaan Mathur Andy Baumel Kody Georgeson Benjamin White Trystan Lambkin Mike McLaughlin Christopher Wright Tony Nolen Tom Gehrke 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) Storybackers: Alan Rueshann Brantley Les Gebhardt Melissa MovieLeagueMike Scott Wilhelm Richard J. Stroffolino Robert Van Kalker Robert Russell James Casalino Sam Cornn thatCharlieDude Jeremy Fischer Riff Riffles Scott Martin Micah Cutler Brian Bender Alex Laznik Einar Jeremy Clark Allen Roth James Thatcher No Reward Daily Tech News Show Bradley Kibota Rick Hood Peter Chow Butch Vail Jake Pusey Earl Merrifield Bryan Spencer
The parable of Serpentor and more interfaith merriment! It’s the second episode of holiday storytelling with Herschel Bleefeld, Greta Schwartz and Renee Gindi. MP3 Show Notes: Form: The 3fer: Three people, three stories, one theme. Theme: Holiday Stories! 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 The following songs from The Free Music Archive also appeared in this episode under a Creative Commons License: “Russian Dance” by Yair Yona “O Christmas Tree” by Amil Byleckie Storytellers: Greta Schwartz, Renee Gindi & Herschel Bleefeld Part One: “I need to call my rabbi” by Greta Schwartz Part Two: “The Tree” by Renee Gindi Part Three: “The Parable of Serpentor” by Herschel Bleefeld Behind the story: We did it again! Two down, two to go! Sorry it’s so Skype-y. We are an imperfect species.
The perils of Christmas trippin’, interfaith holiday decoration and radiator safety. It’s the first episode of holiday storytelling with Igor Torgeson, Colleen Basis and Matt “Christmas” Flanagan. MP3 Show Notes: Form: The 3fer: Three people, three stories, one theme. Theme: Christmas Stories Music: Our opening 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 The following songs from The Free Music Archive also appeared in this episode under a Creative Commons License: “Happy Christmas, You Guys!” by Simon Panrucker – Check out his personal site too! “My Itty Bitty Christmas Ditty” by Kathleen Martin – She has some lovely music on Soundcloud too! “Deck the Halls” by Rue Royal – You can learn more about the group here And finally, the extraordinary music of legendary folk group The Weavers “We Wish You A Merry Christmas” from their reunion album “Together Again” If you want to hear pure joy, purchase the album on Amazon or iTunes or even better as a CD or album if you can find it. You can read all about the group here – highly recommended. Storytellers: Igor Torgeson, Colleen Basis, & Matthew C. Flanagan Part One: “Imperial Shuttle” by Igor Torgeson Part Two: “Interfaith Christmas” by Colleen Basis Part Three: “Show Me Christmas” by Matthew Flanagan Behind the story: We did it! One down, three to go. Patrons: Thanks to our brand new patrons for their support! Story MVP: Ellie Goldman! Starting Story Lineup: Mike Huller Kevin Bellanca Sarah Stein Greenberg Brian Foulds James Kregar Preston Monroe Linda Thompson Patrick Kohn Nick Batos Tony Glass Eshaan Mathur Andy Baumel Kody Georgeson Benjamin White Trystan Lambkin Mike McLaughlin Christopher Wright Tony Nolen Tom Gehrke 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) Storybackers: Alan Rueshann Brantley Les Gebhardt Melissa MovieLeagueMike Scott Wilhelm Richard J. Stroffolino Robert Van Kalker Robert Russell James Casalino Sam Cornn thatCharlieDude Jeremy Fischer Riff Riffles Scott Martin Micah Cutler Brian Bender Alex Laznik Einar Jeremy Clark Allen Roth James Thatcher No Reward Daily Tech News Show Bradley Kibota Rick Hood Peter Chow Butch Vail Jake Pusey Earl Merrifield Bryan Spencer
Matt and Jennie briefly lift their head off the table to give thanks to all of their patrons, in the form of a song! MP3 Show Notes: Form: The .5 (Aka Thanksgiving Leftovers) Theme: Storytellers: Matt Flanagan & Jennie Josephson Behind the story: We were both a little tired. Patrons: Thanks to our patrons for their support! Thanks to the Storybackers and special thanks to the Starting Story Lineup: Mike Huller, Kevin Bellanca, April, Sarah Stein Greenberg, Brian Foulds, James Kregar, Preston Monroe, Linda Thompson, Patrick Kohn, Nick Batos, Eshaan Mathur, Andy Baumel, Kody Georgeson, Benjamin White, Trystan Lambkin, Mike McLaughlin, Christopher Wright, Tony Nolen,Tom Gehrke, 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 super special thanks to our Story MVP Ellie Goldman!
Daring hair and the perils of long distance communications. Molly Wood and Brian Ibbott share stories about questionable decision, and Jennie learns a valuable lesson on this very special episode of Tell It Anywa. MP3 Show Notes: And super special thanks to our Story MVP Ellie Goldman! Form: The 3fer: Three people, three stories, one theme and let’s see if they connect. Theme: Questionable Decisions 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 Also in the episode: “Morning Flowers” by Brock Tyler “The Hair Salon” by Monk Turner Storytellers: Jennie Josephson, Brian Ibbott, & Molly Wood Part One: Jennie Josephson, “Farewell to Ferngully” Part Two: Molly Wood, “The Rehvahler Salon” Part Three: Brian Ibbott “The Tub Ladies” Behind the story: Sometimes you plan a fun episode with a great guest who is an amazingly talented O.G. podcaster and your other great guest gets stuck on the subway in New York, and then you don’t have a guest for your first great guest so you call all your friends in a panic, and the one person who’s available is ANOTHER amazingly talented O.G. podcaster. It’s just a little storytelling miracle. Thanks to our patrons for their support! Thanks to the Storybackers and special thanks to the Starting Story Lineup: Mike Huller, Kevin Bellanca, April, Sarah Stein Greenberg, Brian Foulds, James Kregar, Preston Monroe, Linda Thompson, Patrick Kohn, Nick Batos, Eshaan Mathur, Andy Baumel, Kody Georgeson, Benjamin White, Trystan Lambkin, Mike McLaughlin, Christopher Wright, Tony Nolen,Tom Gehrke, 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)
Sensitive poets, wild encounters in the Meatpacking District, and the Corruption of Young Matthew. Sarah Kleinman, Nick Holly & Matt Flanagan tell all (and I mean ALL) on this week’s episode of Tell It Anyway. MP3 Show Notes: Cover art credit: Alan Zibel Would you like to become a patron? You can! Form: The 3fer: Three people, three stories, one theme and let’s see if they connect. Theme: Bad Dates 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 songs featured in this episode: The Pink Tiles “Time for Love” Jim Keller “Crush On You” – UM HELLO. Jim Teller was the co-author of 867-5309/Jenny by Tommy Tu-Tone and his music is available for use on podcasts like this. Amazing. YGDTopDogg’s “Dance Like A Stripper” – I used the only ten seconds I could, people. Storytellers: Sarah Kleinman, Nick Holly & Matt Flanagan Part One: Sarah Kleinman, “The Backpack Guy” Part Two: Nick Holly, “Of All The Buildings In All The World” Part Three: Matthew Flanagan “Little Kimmy” Thanks to our brand new patrons for their support! Extra special thanks to our Story MVP Ellie Goldman! Special Thanks to the to the Starting Story Lineup: Brian Foulds, James Kregar, Mike Huller, Kevin Bellanca, Preston Monroe, Linda Thompson, Patrick Kohn, Nick Batos, Andy Baumel, Kody Georgeson, Benjamin White, Trystan Lambkin, Mike McLaughlin, Christopher Wright, Tony Nolen, Tom Gehrke, 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, and Sunny G. (Sunbun). And of course, thanks to our Storybackers for their stalwart support.
Dan Rather and the Dalai Lama meet in a palace. Jennie is there, then she gets sick. KARMA. Tom Parks and Ben Burdick tell us about their encounters with doctors in Missouri and Idaho. MP3 Show Notes: Form: The 3fer: Three people, three stories, one theme and let’s see if they connect. Theme: The Doctor Is In 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 show: Field recordings from India featured on the Free Music Archive Stefano Vita’s “Coming Home” Free Tim’s version of John Phillips Sousa’s “Thunderer’s March” “The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson” Theme was used briefly at the end of a segment where a comedian discussed the impact of being on The Tonight Show and hearing that music. And just the brief amount we used gave me chills and nostalgia. Storytellers: Tom Parks, Ben Burdick & Jennie Josephson Part One: Jennie Josephson “Dan, Dalai, Doctor” Part Two: Ben Burdick “Idaho Doctor” Part Three: Tom Parks “Missouri’s Finest Medical Care” Behind the story: Sorry it’s been so long since a new TIA! Thanks to our brand new patrons for their support! Thanks to the Storybackers and special thanks to the Starting Story Lineup: Patrick Kohn, John H. Maloney, Patrick Wolfe, Chimaera, Greg Skinner and Jeffrey Zylks!
Matt got a job! We’re going bi-weekly! Christmas is coming! MP3 Thanks to all our patrons!
Jennie and Matt meet a legend, legendary podcast Scott Johnson meets the man in the mirror, and Greta has another hilarious story from her youth. MP3 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!
Jennie meets the Mexican Navy, which came in handy when she was involved in later naval warfare. Herschel had a lot of summer jobs, and never get involved in a water war in Hollywood. MP3 Show Notes: 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 includes: “Mississippi Sawyer” by Howie and Ann Mitchell “Poor Mississippi” by Mr. & Mrs. Smith “Summer Bummer” by Sam Gas Can “Summer” by Butano Bazaar Form: The 3fer: Three people, three stories, one theme and let’s see if they connect. Theme: The Dog Days of Summer Storytellers: Jennie Josephson, Herschel Bleefeld, Matt Flanagan Part One: Jennie “Drunk Chicken” Part Two: Herschel “Summer Jobs” Part Three: Matt “The Water War of Attrition” Behind the story: More to come! Thanks to our brand new patrons for their support! Special thanks to Story MVP Ellie Goldman! Thanks to our Starting Story lineup: April, James Kregar, Mike Huller, Kevin Bellanca, Preston Monroe, Linda Thompson, Patrick Kohn, Nick Batos, Tony Nolen, Brian Foulds, Derek Jensen, Tom Gehrke, Butch Vail, Shane English, SargD, Tim Magnuson, Dawn Banks, Philip Dusart, Deborah Abel, Josh Harrow, Matthew Millar, 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 thanks to all our Storybackers, and those who chose to give without reward too!
Long-time Boston Red Sox play by play man Don Orsillo lost his job last week and it struck a chord. Is it possible any more to find a forever home in the workplace? Jennie has some thoughts. MP3 Show Notes: Form: Just Jennie: Jennie has a thought about a thing and it won’t get out of her head. Show Notes: Here’s the petition if you’d like to sign. Two corrections! Don has been the announcer for 15 years. And Larry Lucchino was the CEO & President of the Boston Red Sox before his retirement. Audio clips from The New England Sports Network and Major League Baseball. But SUCH a small amount of them. Less than 10 seconds. I swear. Thanks to our brand new patrons for their support! Thanks to the Storybackers and special thanks to the Starting Story Lineup!
Jennie knocked out a quick ep while teaching young minds how to podcast. MP3 Show Notes: Form: A .5 That’s really a .8 Thanks to our brand new patrons for their support! Thanks to the Storybackers and special thanks to the Starting Story Lineup! Full episode coming later this week.
Igor Torgeson and his pal Marjorie have two tiny tales for you. MP3 Show Notes: Form: Two Tiny Tales: The Amuse Bouche of Tell It Anyway Thanks to our brand new patrons for their support! Thanks to the Storybackers and special thanks to the Starting Story Lineup! Full episode coming later this week.
Welcome to Garbagetown. Nobody is fine. Jackie Vleck & Sarah Jean Kruchowski talk each other through the creative despair and minor victories of the “working stiff” version of Hollywood. Take a listen to the pilot episode. MP3 Notes from Producer Jennie: So, as you may have guessed, this is NOT a Tell It Anyway. It’s a brand-new podcast called “Hooray for Garbagetown”, and it sprung to life in the (sometimes sweltering) creative heat generated in the little office above the butcher shop where your favorite storytelling podcast is produced. You may remember Jackie Vleck from TIA Ep. 9 “What Might Have Been”. If you don’t, go check out that episode, b/c it is terrific. Matt and I have known Jackie since she was part of the epic “Bad Teacher” experience, but we were floored with how great she was telling stories on our show. So we got to talking about a particular phrase that Jackie loves to use: “garbage.” As in, “I’m a garbage.” Or, “this town makes you feel like garbage.” And we thought, well, if that isn’t a podcast…. So Jackie and her Ultraloom creative partner Sarah Jean Kruchowsi got together and brought Hooray for Garbagetown to life. They learned the entire “Tom Merritt podcast publishing process”, booked tremendous guests, and showed up every week to the little office above the butcher shop to tape new episodes. And it was hot. (Not just the podcast. We had to turn the air off to record, and it was damned hot). (Note to self: Do not incubate podcasts in August.) Anyway, I decided to cross post their introductory episode in the Tell It Anyway feed, so you can all get a taste of the garbage (err, magic) but their first full episode is up right now at Hooray for Garbagetown – it’s a tremendous interview with Jim McDermott, a screen and magazine writer, who is also a Catholic priest in a religious order known as the Jesuits. You should head on over there and take a listen. And then check out their awesome site. You can tell a lot of hard work went into it, which is great, because in Hollywood, hard work is ALWAYS rewarded. *sob* And yes, the iTunes account is “under review” as we speak. But you are ALL tech savvy podcast fiends, so I know you can just go ahead and manually add the show to your podcatchers with this link: http://www.hoorayforgarbagetown.com/feed?format=rss Hugs all around, Jennie
It’s a Lazy Sunday update! Jennie has some fun stuff to say about this week in Tell It Anyway-ville, plus one last story from Nerdtacular 2015. MP3 Form: The .5 – Some bits bobs updates and delicious Nerdtacular leftovers Storytellers: Jennie Josephson & Alex Hanna, host of the Diamond Dialogue podcast! Thanks to our patrons for their support! Thanks to the Storybackers and special thanks to the Starting Story Lineup!
A Nerdtacular episode of Tell It Anyway. It’s all fun and games until you burn your eyebrows off. Or your friend drops a pair of garden shears on your skull. And let’s not even talk about that Dairy Queen… MP3 Show Notes: Form: It’s A Live One! Stories from our friends in the crowd. Theme: It’s All Fun & Games Until… 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 So many more notes on music to come! Storytellers: Jennie Josephson, Matt Flanagan, Chris Peterson from The Weekly Bleep Podcast, Preston Monroe, Tom Gehrke, Patrick Kohn, Brad Procter from the Random Geeks Podcast, & Sebastian Gonzales. Behind the story:More than 600 nerds, geeks, cosplayers and storytellers travelled up into the Wasatch Mountain range above Salt Lake City to attend Nerdtacular 2015. And late Saturday evening, some of them snuck down into the secret arcade to tell stories. It was AWESOME. Special thanks to Paul from Minnesota for coming up with our theme, and extra special thanks to Matt Flanagan who found our Tell It Anyway bat cave. Thanks to our brand new patrons for their support! Thanks to the Storybackers and special thanks to the Starting Story Lineup:
After this episode, Matt and Jennie made a nice dinner, watched Empire, and had a lovely night. JJ MP3 Show Notes: Thanks to our brand new patrons for their support! We’ll thank you all individually on the next full episode but thank you always to our Storybackers and special thanks to the Starting Story Lineup! Form: A .5 Theme: Tiny tales in honor of Ant-Man 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 Storytellers: Jennie Josephson & Matt Flanagan Behind the story:
A New York play where real blood was spilled, Jennie’s ill-fated romance abroad, and a not-so innocent misunderstanding about what really happened in the woods that day. This one’s not for the young ‘uns… MP3 Show Notes: Form: The 3fer: Three people, three stories, one theme and let’s see if they connect. Theme: A Total Disaster 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 This week, we also used music from The Free Music Archive including: “After Disaster” by Monk Turner and Fascinoma “Guilty” by Uke Stanza We also featured a brief clip of the late great Elaine Stritch singing “Ladies Who Lunch” Amazing. Storytellers: Billy Finnegan, Seth Cohen and Jennie Josephson Part One: Billy Finnegan “Esther Demsack” Part Two: Seth Cohen “What Happened In The Woods” Part Three: Jennie Josephson “Corazon Partido” Behind the story: So…never tell a love story to two comedians, eh? If you have thoughts about this week’s episode, write me at tellitanyway@gmail.com, ok? Thanks to our brand new patrons for their support! Thanks to the Storybackers and special thanks to the Starting Story Lineup:
Jennie and Matt interview their new personal assistant, and folks, she’s trying really hard to do a good job. MP3 Show Notes: Form: A. 5 Theme: Fun with technology Thanks to our brand new patrons for their support!
Young love, why you should never be the DJ at your own wedding and that time Jennie almost got arrested. So many bad decisions! MP3 Show Notes: Form: The 3fer: Three people, three stories, one theme and let’s see if they connect. Theme: I really put my foot in it (also known as I really stepped in it, because I really put my foot in it is NOT SOMETHING PEOPLE SAY.) The music: More great music this week from The Free Music Archive including “Oops i did it again (Britney Spears cover)” by Bacalao “Policeman” by The Yummy Fur and a really lovely song called “Young Girls” by Novi Split. (make sure to read here about how he got that name!) 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 Storytellers: Jennie Josephson, Brian Coleman, & Elizabeth Hunt Part One: Jennie Josephson “Cuffed” Part Two: Brian Coleman “The Hand Holder” Part Three: Cricket Hunt “The Soundtrack” Behind the story: Oh my. I loved all three stories on this one, but technically this episode was technically tough! Skype shows often have something or another wrong with them, usually related to “ducking” or the guest audio. I use Skype Call Recorder to tape those shows. If you, um, “ear-ball” levels ahead of time, the guest audio usually sounds fine enough. This time though I thought I would be smart and tape my microphone audio on a separate app, so that I could take advantage of my great Heil PR-40. Except I didn’t check the levels of my mic in Audio Hijack where I was recording. And so, as you can probably tell, my mic is horribly overmodulated. I would have used my record from Call Recorder but it had some fatal reoccurring crackle. So, two lessons here: 1) Get an engineer. Stat. 2) So far, not a single person has written to complain about it. Which means, in the end, the story is the only thing that matters. : ) Thanks to our brand new patrons for their support! Thanks to the Storybackers and special thanks to the Starting Story Lineup: Mike Huller, Kevin Bellanca, Preston Monroe, Patrick Kohn, Nick Batos, Dawn Banks, Philip Dusart, Deborah Abel, Josh Harrow, Matthew Millar, Trevor Griswold, Richard Gunther, Melanie Knopf, Jason Beck, Rory Simpson, Elizabeth Murray, Teresa Ozoa, Cory, Louise, Anders Lund, Benjamin White, Mike Escutia, Linda Thompson, Terry Cook, John H Maloney, Patrick Wolfe, Chimaera, Jeffrey Zylks & Sunny G. (Sunbun)
It’s totes classy. A little .5 behind the scenes with Jennie, Matt and Igor. MP3 Show Notes: Form: A .5: Just a little snack to keep you from getting too hungry. Theme: A look back Storytellers: Jennie, Matt and Igor The music: The music this week is The Anthem of the Opening Act Remixx by the The Impossebulls. I found it on the Free Music Archive 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 Thanks to our brand new patrons for their support! Thanks to the Storybackers and special thanks to the Starting Story Lineup: Patrick Kohn, John H. Maloney, Patrick Wolfe, Chimaera, Greg Skinner, and Jeffrey Zylks!
Workplace skullduggery! Disappointing your grandma! And of course, the woes of long distance love in a time of national electoral turmoil. Three stories about betrayal with Igor Torgeson, Jennie Josephson and Matt Flanagan. MP3 Show Notes: Form: The 3fer: Three people, three stories, one theme and let’s see if they connect. Theme: “I Know It Was You, Frodo: Stories of Betrayal” The music: This week’s music was discovered at the Free Music Archive and includes: “What Do You Say To That” by Jason Karaban The Accurate Betrayal by Tarred Brigade and “That’s Life Frank Sinatra Tribute” by ProleteR Our opening 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 Storytellers: Part One: Igor Torgeson “Stolen Balls” Part Two: Jennie Josephson “Hellsgiving” Part Three: Matt Flanagan “Paul Revere Had It Good” Behind the story: Thanks to our brand new patrons for their support! Thanks to the Storybackers and special thanks to the Starting Story Lineup: Preston Monroe, Patrick Kohn, Melanie Knopf, Jason Beck, Rory Simpson, Elizabeth Murray, Teresa Ozoa, Cory, Louise, Anders Lund, Benjamin White, Mike Escutia, Linda Thompson, Terry Cook. John H Maloney, Patrick Wolfe, Chimaera, and Jeffrey Zylks.
Herschel had “fun at Disney,” Debi had “fun at a birthday party” and Jennie had “fun underwater.” MP3 Show Notes: Thanks to our patrons for their support! Thanks to the Storybackers: Sunny G., Jeremy Clark, Robert Russell, Allen Roth, and James Thatcher. And special thanks to the Starting Story Lineup: Patrick Kohn, Preston Monroe, Cory, Louise Martzinek, Ander Lund, Benjamin White, Mike Escutia, Linda Thompson, Terry Cook, John H. Maloney, Patrick Wolfe, Chimaera, Greg Skinner and Jeffrey Zylks! Form: The 3fer: Three people, three stories, one theme and let’s see if they connect. Theme: “It was supposed to be fun!” 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 This week we used some terrific selections from The Free Music Archive, including: “Underwater” by Town Hall “Swine Flu Birthday” by The Mostly Bad Virus “Ain’t We Got Fun” by Van and Shenck “Fun” by Oblivion Substanshall Storytellers: Herschel Bleefeld, Debi Bradshaw and Jennie Josephson Part One: Herschel Bleefeld “Last Call for Nords!” Part Two: Debi Bradshaw “Pump It Up!” Part Three: Jennie Josephson, “The Best Turkey Sandwich Ever” Behind the story: More to come!
Spoiler alert: it’s shocking. Jennie, Sarah and Alan talk about the time they were shocked by that thing that happened. MP3 Show Notes Form: The 3fer: Three people, three stories, one theme and let’s see if they connect. 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 Alex is also raising funds to create gorgeous murals in Boston and New York City. Alex’s talent as a musician is exceeded only by his murals, so check out his proposed projects! Music in this episode also came from The Free Music Archive including: “Local News” by Fixtures and “This is My Home” by Mr. & Mrs. Smith Thank you to the amazing artists! Theme: Storytellers: Jennie Josephson, Alan Zibel, Sarah Kleinman Part One: Jennie Josephson “Block Shock” Part Two: Alan Zibel “Local News” Part Three: Sarah Kleinman “Lemonade” Behind the story: This will be forever known as the episode where that nice Jennie Josephson said some truly shocking things into the microphone! But it also marks the episode where I realized that we’re trying to reach a certain ‘story nirvana’. Sure, it’s great to tell stories into a microphone as if you were at your favorite bar with your favorite friends, but I realized, the real goal of this podcast is to tell stories as if there were no microphone. That’s some scary stuff! Also I was kind of under the weather this week, so the audio podcast thank you’s are coming on the episode that drops next Wednesday. I didn’t want to sully my appreciation of your amazing support with my yucky tired sick voice. : ) Thanks to our brand new patrons for their support! Thanks to the Storybackers! And special thanks to the newest members of the Starting Story Lineup: Terry Cook, Linda Thompson, Mike Escutia, Benjamin White, Anders Lund, and Preston “Biocow” Monroe, as well as continuing members, Tom Merritt, Patrick Kohn, John H. Maloney, Patrick Wolfe, Chimaera, Greg Skinner and Jeffrey Zylks! And super duper thanks to our Story MVP Bill Rudder! Bill, look for your 3 part twitter story this Memorial Day Weekend!
Kate Flanagan pulls a “Carrie”, Jennie Josephson comes to blows with Effing Mittens, and Tom Merritt shatters his nice-guy image. Nooooooooo!!! MP3 Show Notes: Form: The 3fer: Three people, three stories, one theme and let’s see if they connect. Theme: That Time I Was The Villain…and didn’t realize ’til later. 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 An amazing thing happened this week where we were having a hard time finding music that was as good as last week’s music, even with all the bountiful options at the Free Music Archive. So just on a whim, I searched available songs from the two artists we featured last week and BAM: Jason Karaban’s “Low Road” is so perfect for our show this week. This is an artist who has been creating beautiful music for years, and I just discovered it last week. Love when that happens. Check out his bandcamp page and go get those songs! The incredibly talented Toussaint Morrison closes out Kate Flanagan’s tale of villainy with “Hulk“. It’s a incredible song. and Benji Cossa‘s Pussycat sounds like it was written for Fucking Mittens. It’s a great song and you should check it out! Storytellers: Jennie Josephson, Tom Merritt, & Kate Flanagan Part One: Kate Flanagan “Most Likely To Host Bloopers & Practical Jokes” Part Two: Jennie Josephson “Fucking Mittens Comes To Town” Part Three: Tom Merritt “Like A Girl” Behind the story: This one was so great, even if it did sound a little Skype-y. Thanks to our brand new patrons for their support! Thanks to the Storybackers and special thanks to the Starting Story Lineup: Patrick Kohn, John H. Maloney, Patrick Wolfe, Chimaera, Greg Skinner, and Jeffrey Zylks!
Jennie cuts her thumb for love, Nick Holly fails to outrun the police, and Jessica Kozak, well… let’s just say she won’t be hunting for jobs on Craigslist any time soon. MP3 Show Notes: Form: The 3fer: Three people, three stories, one theme and let’s see if they connect. Theme: That Sinking Feeling 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 The Free Music Archive is filled with (they say) podsafe music, which is where three of the amazing songs in this week’s episode came from. I’m always humbled by just how much beautiful music is floating out there on the internet, just waiting for new ears to call home… I highly recommend you check out Toussaint Morrison’s “Baby, I’m Bad Weather” in full. It’s a tremendous song, and I can’t wait to see this artist from Minneapolis by way of New Orleans break big. I feel the same way about this artist, Jason Karaban, whose song “You’re Already Home” feels like it should already be on the radio in heavy rotation. Listen now so you can say you knew him when! And thanks to the Split Squad for their rockin’ jam “I’ve Got A Feeling” which was the perfect song to kick of this episode about the feelings that sink. Storytellers: Jennie Josephson, Nick Holly & Jessica Kozak Part One: Jennie Josephson “Just For The Taste Of It…” Part Two: Nick Holly, “Roger & Me” Part Three: Jessica Kozak “Models Wanted For Respectable Project”
Matt Flanagan is overwhelmed by cookies, Chris Black sees red, and Jennie Josephson sits on a fire hydrant and cries. MP3 Show Notes: Form: The 3fer: Three people, three stories, one theme and let’s see if they connect. Theme: How Did I End Up Here? 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 Additional music featured on the podcast includes: “L.A.” by the Nighttime Adventure Society “Super Headache Bitch” by Nic Waterman Storytellers: Matthew C. Flanagan, Chris Black, Jennie Josephson Part One: Matthew C. Flanagan “Ting?” Part Two: Chris Black “Don’t Mess With Frodo ” Part Three: Jennie Josephson “May 19, 2010” Production Notes: Oh, so you’re supposed to levelate before editing, eh? Lesson learned.
What if Jennie had embraced her inner Really Rosie, if Jackie had embraced The Cheddar and if Fred had lived in Camelot just a little while longer. MP3 Show Notes: Form: The 3fer: Three people, three stories, one theme and let’s see if they connect. Theme: What Might Have Been 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 “Do It All Over Again” by Muck and the Mires as featured on The Free Music Archive. Great garage band rock as originally featured on “Live at WFMU on Three Chord Monte on 7/16/10“. WFMU was super important in my heavy metal awakening back when I went to high school in New Jersey. How cool that we get to use it in a storytelling podcast! “Mr Cheeseman” by scomber on the digccMixter, a creative commons music library. Matt found this, and I absolutely adore this song, both for its evil perfection in the context of the podcast, but also the lyrics are just amazing in their own cheese-centric right. “Overdosie Rosie” by an artist named Tracky Birthday is one of the more awesomely disturbing songs I’ve heard in a while. I also found this one on the Free Music Archive. What a cool site! Storytellers: Jackie Vleck, Jennie Josephson & Fred Goss Part One: Jackie Vleck, “Of Turf and Cheddar” Part Two: Jennie Josephson, “I’m Really Rosie?” Part Three: Fred Goss, “I Dream of Camelot” Story Notes: In the intro to this week’s show, Fred told a great story from on set. In that story, “Liz” is Liz Meriweather, creator of New Girl on Fox. “She” refers to Zooey Deschanel, and “Prince” refers to FREAKIN’ PRINCE! Production Notes: Well, this week’s podcast featured amazing people, amazing stories, and less than perfect audio. For some reason, the audio on my mic split down the middle of both Jackie and Fred’s channel and made it sound (to my hyper-critical ears) a bit crap-tastic. And I recorded my final thoughts late Wednesday night on a mic at home, which was horribly over modulated, and I didn’t have the strength to re-do. Although I might go in the office today and fix that, b/c UGH. Also it was at least 90 degrees on the evening that we recorded this, and since we couldn’t run the A/C, I opened the window, which resulted in a more obvious room hum (coming from the machines on the roof). It’s not a deal breaker, but I wanted you to know that I noticed it! Ah well, you make every error at least twice, right? : )
Matt Flanagan almost gives the internet his phone number. Spoiler alert: Now we have a Google # (920) STORY-ME or (920) 786-7963 Call us, tell us a short story! Unless you tell us not to, we might use it during a future episode MP3 Show Notes: Form: A Point Five episode. Theme: The Phone Number (aka Matt Does Not Understand The Internet) The music: No music on this one, but we should just thank Alex Cook anyway for all the music he’s let us use on the show so far. Thank you Alex! If you want to hear more of Alex’s songs, check out Alex Cook’s bandcamp page and his website Stonebalancer Storytellers: Matt Flanagan & Jennie Josephson
Jennie attends the worst party ever, Alex takes command of a hitchhiking situation, and Greta tells a shocking joke and makes an even more shocking admission! MP3 Show Notes: Form: The 3fer: Three people, three stories, one theme and let’s see if they connect. Theme: A Very Long Way The music: “Yes” “Mountain Prelude” & “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 Storytellers: Jennie Josephson, Alex Cook, & Greta Schwartz Part One: Jennie “Jewish Jelly Donuts” Part Two: Alex “Georgia” Part Three: Greta “The Little Red Wagon” Behind the story: More to come!
It’s St. Patrick’s day which means we’re telling drinking stories! Colleen is nurtured by strippers, Flanagan can’t decided between a wine cooler, a WuWu, and a Stormy Prom Night, and Seth runs hard in the Big Easy. MP3 Show Notes: Form: The 3fer: Three people, three stories, one theme and let’s see if they connect. Theme: In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, three drinking stories and the consequences thereof. The music: “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 Alex is going to be on this very show, this very next week! Some of the music provided tonight from Mevio’s Music Alley. Check it out at music.mevio.com including “358 Hangovers A Year” by Jim Paquette, and “Drunken Sailor” by Blaggards. Storytellers: Colleen Basis is an acting coach and part-time Canadian homemaker. She is a graduate of The George Washington University. Matt Flanagan is a writer and fart producer. He don’t tweet so much. More about Matt at IMDB Matt is an alumni of George Washington University’s improv comedy group Recess. Seth Cohen is a comedy writer who has worked on Bad Teacher and Undateable. Watch Undateable Tuesday nights on NBC! Part One: Colleen: “One Night at Scores” Part Two: Matt: “The Wine Cooler in the Fridge” Part Three: Seth: “Running hard in the Big Easy” Behind the story: Warning! If you are offended by stories about drinking, excessive drinking, underage drinking, lying while drinking, false accusations of misdoing to cover up past drinking, and/ or poor judgement before, during, and after drinking, this episode is not for you. This episode is brought to you by Matt Flanagan, who wanted to tell drinking stories on St Patrick’s Day. We brought in two specialists, Colleen Basis and Seth Cohen, who braved 90 degree heat in March (sorry East Coast) to tell stories from their wilder days. This podcast is dedicated to Alan Zibel, who has officially earned the title of Tell It Anyway’s number one fan for his excellent tweets about the show. Thanks, Alan! Production Notes: This was the first episode where I didn’t have to use a noise filter to remove the mysterious rattle! It’s not so mysterious, it’s an exhaust fan and apparently it has an off switch. So this time I was able to notice the subtler acoustic issues with the room — a constant vibration coming from some other equipment on the roof. So I did a gentler noise filter on that and it seemed to work. Then there was the issue of Matt Flanagan’s laugh. It is a decibel busting wonder, and someday I am going to get the waveform on his laugh tattooed on my person. But since I didn’t want it to blow out your eardrums, I did my best to manually dilute the impact of his laugh. Hopefully I did my job, but just as a precaution, maybe don’t be washing the delicate glassware? As always you can subscribe to the podcast, there’s an iTunes page coming soon, and email us your thoughts at tellitanyway@gmail.com Or you can tweet us at twitter.com/tellitany. Oh and we have a Facebook page! Talk at you next week!
Jennie gets banned from covering the Lakers, Sarah confronts the bridesmaids dress from hell, and young Ptolemy endures the terror of Jazz Dance. Special thanks to Alex Cook for the amazing music! MP3 Show Notes: Form: The 3fer: Three people, three stories, one theme and let’s see if they connect. Theme: Humiliated The music: “Unlocked Door” and “Mountain Prelude” used by permission of Alex Cook. Did you know Alex is going to be on the show in two weeks? You should check out his music, so you’re fully prepared for his amazing story. If you want to hear the complete songs, check out Alex Cook’s bandcamp page and his website Stonebalancer Storytellers: Ptolemy Slocum is an actor and director of The Nerdist School. You’ve seen him on the final season of The Wire, the final season of The Sopranos, last season of Veep, and so much more. Check out his imdb page Sarah Parsons is a video storyteller for Yahoo! She produced the award-winning video “Guardians of the Golden Gate Bridge” Go watch some fun stuff on Yahoo Screen, you won’t be disappointed. Jennie Josephson, podcast producer and writer. Works at Daily Tech News Show with Tom Merritt. Jennie grew up in a radio studio, but sadly did not pay so much attention. More about Jennie Part One: Jennie “The Kobe Question” Part Two: Sarah “The Peach Dress” Part Three: Ptolemy “The Jazz Dance Class” Behind the story: One of these pictures is worth a thousand words. Which one do you think it is? Production Notes: Getting a little better at this. We still have the “Rattle of Death” above my office, so I’m still using a noise filter. I’m trying to make sure it doesn’t affect the quality of the voices on the podcast. Would love to know what you think, so feel free to email us at tellitanyway at gmail.com tweet us at @tellitany
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