Almost every night, I tell my daughters a bedtime story starring Ollie the Octopus, a private eye who lives in Baltimore and is an octopus. Sometimes they're good, sometimes they meander, sometimes the plots are lifted, sometimes we fall asleep. Unscripted stories that maybe you'll like too.
Ollie wakes up human and none too pleased about it
Sometimes it pays to not overthink a problem.
Being an octopus is occasionally extra useful.
Is Lolipop an genericized trademark name like Kleenex and Xerox? Anyway, they're not supposed to fly.
Ollie has his suspicions about the Mayor's award --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ollie-the-octopus/support
In magic, incomplete circles are an imbalanced thing --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ollie-the-octopus/support
A little home decorating turns into a whole thing. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ollie-the-octopus/support
Craft day goes awry --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ollie-the-octopus/support
Ollie meets up with friends who also can't vote --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ollie-the-octopus/support
TBH, Spotify nerfed it's podcasting app and it took me a while to figure out a new working setup, so I don't remember what this story is about --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ollie-the-octopus/support
I promise this has nothing to do with Rick & Morty --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ollie-the-octopus/support
Sometimes, the person hiring a private eye just wants someone to bounce ideas off of --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ollie-the-octopus/support
Mirror mirror on the wall ... what's your deal now? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ollie-the-octopus/support
An art exhibit gets weird, Wabbajack style --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ollie-the-octopus/support
Ollie takes advantage of them gainz --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ollie-the-octopus/support
Wow, that monster sure picked the wrong time and place --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ollie-the-octopus/support
It's a cleaner arc if you assume the first two supporting characters are also in the final tableau. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ollie-the-octopus/support
By request, another Regular Day for Ollie --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ollie-the-octopus/support
Apologies to Roy --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ollie-the-octopus/support
Ollie was ready for this one. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ollie-the-octopus/support
A monkey follows Ollie around. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ollie-the-octopus/support
Ollie helps a roboticist with her research. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ollie-the-octopus/support
Ollie rescues one furball from another. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ollie-the-octopus/support
The exact line is hard to pinpoint, but this was solidly too many --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ollie-the-octopus/support
Wally, perhaps, feeling jealous. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ollie-the-octopus/support
Ollie's morning is going fine till he steps out of his front door. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ollie-the-octopus/support
Do people ship kittens by truck? Let's assume they do for the purpose of this story. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ollie-the-octopus/support
Another early morning stakeout for Ollie --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ollie-the-octopus/support
Ollie is again doing animal control's job for them. Sort of. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ollie-the-octopus/support
With apologies to The Tick. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ollie-the-octopus/support
Ollie responds to a weird emergency in the Dell --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ollie-the-octopus/support
Ollie stops a bizzare dog situation --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ollie-the-octopus/support
Ollie is on hand for a brazen art theft. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ollie-the-octopus/support
Ollie wins the silver ticket, but the prize isn't what he expects --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ollie-the-octopus/support
Magic and video games don't always mix --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ollie-the-octopus/support
Ollie, meet Bill(s) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ollie-the-octopus/support
A strange dream phenomenon haunts the dreams of Baltimore. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ollie-the-octopus/support
Freaky stuff for a busy octopus. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ollie-the-octopus/support
Ollie defeats a donut. But, like, a menacing one. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ollie-the-octopus/support
Ollie helps a neighbor kid. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ollie-the-octopus/support
Ollie's walk is interrupted by some rogue magic users --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ollie-the-octopus/support
Ollie helps an inheritor investigate a strange nighttime light. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ollie-the-octopus/support
Ollie falls through a magical door and our narrator forgets he was supposed to work more birthday stuff into the whole thing. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ollie-the-octopus/support
What is a "normal" day for an octopus private eye? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ollie-the-octopus/support
This one accidentally has salvia divinorum in it. Um, sorry, improv y'know. They're greasy with donut grease. My live audience said that was unclear. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ollie-the-octopus/support
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