Notes from the Upper West Side

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A modern fable of sex, betrayal, and a tobacco that tastes like a lady...

Dan Roentsch


    • Apr 16, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 8m AVG DURATION
    • 140 EPISODES


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    140. Flashboy and a Hard Lady

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2025 7:53


    Paul encounters a racist at the tobacco store. Fonda, it turns out, is not Paul's type.

    139. In the Biz

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2025 8:23


    Paul earns in the Biz. Carrie tells Paul to calm the F down.

    138. C'est Moi!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2024 8:38


    Cammy slams her way out of the tobacco store. Paul finds out what happened to "Democracy My Ass."

    137. Little Girly Chops

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2024 9:22


    Paul remembers Lux. Cammy is infuriated by the mature card.

    136. An Urban Million

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2024 9:50


    Cammy shows up. Paul tells us about Jimmy and Jerry and Mr. X. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dan-roentsch/support

    135. Leatherpants

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2024 7:43


    Paul encounters an intruder who seems to have an unusual relationship with Fonda. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dan-roentsch/support

    134. Maritality

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2024 8:17


    Bang wants to know what Paul did to Cammy. Fonda gets the impression Paul's wife is the boss. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dan-roentsch/support

    133. The Wifely Wifeliness

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2024 8:55


    Bang asks Paul for details about his excuse. Paul resents insinuations about Junior. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dan-roentsch/support

    132. That Junior!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2024 7:48


    Paul goes with the Junior-emergency excuse. Bang is the earlier bird. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dan-roentsch/support

    131. A Shiny Bright Lie

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2024 7:28


    Paul sees a way out, and this way out centers on affairs in Junior world. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dan-roentsch/support

    130. Chumbucket Jeff and the Neighborhood Education

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2024 9:57


    Paul encounters Jeff at the Mermaid, and plays Show Me the Tummy with the boys. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dan-roentsch/support

    129. Freak Out

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2024 9:03


    Paul freaks out and goes home. Junior is focused on her Schmuckbook page. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dan-roentsch/support

    128. A Night at the Tavern

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2024 9:44


    Paul encounters Jonno and a cinder block. Carry Edwarski scores one against the dragon. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dan-roentsch/support

    127. Rattlesnake Parking Lot

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2024 8:50


    Paul mopes off to his shift at the Irish Tavern, with no drugs to keep him from introspecting. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dan-roentsch/support

    126. The Bottom of the Bearable

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2024 8:16


    Paul gets a MiraTrim with his photo on it. Bang discovers the humor in Paul's photo

    125. Too Big to Yank

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2024 8:01


    Paul remembers his adventures and triumphs while running out to the drugstore. — Where he discovers another personal triumph.

    124. Dumbass

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2023 9:48


    Cammy snarks at Paul while mixing One For the Road. Paul gives Cammy some performance advice.

    123. Brain Screams

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2023 9:22


    Paul battles his own brain to be decent to Cammy. Cammy doesn't return the gesture.

    122. The Master Builder

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2023 9:16


    Paul reunites with Roz. Captain Think loses track of Paul's complicated history with Cynthia.

    121. Puissance

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2023 9:43


    Paul goes back to Whispers On Sixth. Cammy is cordial.

    120. Meet Sergeant Buttkick

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2023 7:58


    Paul snaps at Parp. Junior thinks One For the Road is... interesting.

    119. Real Women

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2023 8:34


    Paul pays up... sort of. Junior has to complete a project for the Newbie School.

    118. Rambo

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2023 8:11


    Bobby and Fonda make an abrupt exit. Paul and Bang exchange Parp stories.

    117. Pud Jones and the Science Aficionado

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2023 8:32


    Paul finds himself fixated on Fonda. Bobby proposes an alternative theory for the normal male curiosity..

    116. Psychology and Anthropology

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2023 6:42


    Paul explains the natural male curiosity. Bang is a little scandalized.

    115. Birth of a Perversion

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2023 9:00


    Bang tells Paul the legend of One for the Road's origin. Paul comes up with a new idea.

    114. The Unmistakable Taste

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2023 6:47


    Paul discovers One for the Road is the real deal.

    113. Ladies and Gentlemen, Irv Stricker!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2023 8:14


    Whispers reveals Bangalore Springfield's real name. Paul and Whispers make a deal.

    112. Da Puddusa

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2023 7:46


    Paul offers to help out. Whispers tells Paul to pay up.

    111. Whispers On Sixth

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2023 7:10


    Paul sees a D-List celebrity at Whispers On Sixth.  Mondi McDade gets the promotional ball rolling for One For the Road.

    110. Sweat and Chickfunk

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2023 7:20


    Junior decides to get back to the normal, marital activities. Paul gets ready to use Whispers On Sixth as his next beachhead.

    109. She's Smarmy

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2022 9:22


    Perry tells Paul about his mom's dramatic exit from the Traffic Maven's Office. Paul decides to go down to help out at Whispers On Sixth. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    108. Americana

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2022 6:20


    Paul's mom gets some help from the landmark geeks. The newspapers take sides in the Buzzers Affair.

    107. The Traffic Maven

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2022 9:28


    Paul's mom fights Zelda Zany to preserve the traffic buzzers in her home town. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    106. The New Context

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2022 7:41


    Paul finds out what Junior is studying at the Newbie School. Captain Think has a Cesar Romero laugh.

    105. One for the Road

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2022 9:15


    Parp tells Paul how he can bump into Cynthia again. Junior buys blouses that could be part bustier. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    104. The Unforgivable Sin

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2022 7:12


    Paul burns his last bridge to Cammy and her theatre. Parp is skeptical that women can be attracted to Paul.

    103. A Summerstock Resume

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2022 8:49


    Paul learns the horrifying truth. Winthorp recounts his summer as a director. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    102. Me and Cammy and Winthorp

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2022 8:50


    Cammy recommends Paul for the part of Gerard. Winthorp thinks 'Little Round Jewish Hat' is hate speech.

    101. Democracy My Ass

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2022 8:48


    Cammy sends Paul the script. Paul heads down to the Film Center Cafe in a humid haze. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    100. Ambivalent

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2022 9:47


    Cammy reaches out. Paul can't remember an appropriate word.

    99. Camaraderie

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2022 8:14


    Paul takes us back to the days just after The Fiasco. Captain Think is up to something Paul only barely suspects. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    98. The Parity Theory

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2022 7:31


    Paul wants to know how Junior can be so evil. Jessica thinks Junior may see herself as the injured party.

    97. A World of Gruff

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2022 9:06


    Junior is extra cruel. Paul vows to get his revenge. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    96. Casablanca

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2022 5:45


    Paul enjoys a lint-free skull, and checks Junior's photos on social media.

    95. Put Down the Needle

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2022 7:19


    Paul deals with the downside of therapy. Jessica asks Paul to consider taking radical action. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    94. Evidence

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2022 7:04


    Paul compares himself to a paunchy Narcissus. Jessica isn't sure the problem is Parp.

    93. Cathedral

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2022 8:19


    Paul burns another bridge. Kurt tells Paul how bad things are at the hotel. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    92. Pig

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2022 7:13


    Paul meets Fern at the Commodore. Fern tells Paul he doesn't need other women.

    91. The Doables

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2022 7:44


    Mike tells Paul about his new job. Paul weighs alternatives. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

    90. Teresa Klempick

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2022 8:45


    Paul decides Parp is his bete noire, and dodges Teresa when she starts feeding him Jesus.

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