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Songs We Recorded at Home For Ben 45:00

3+ y ago45:00

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An unexpected birthday present for me from Eric and the rest of the Cover Stories crew. Get ready for some of the best songs ever written (according to me)!The Playlist Includes:Summer Highland FallsWait For ItThe City of New OrleansOne Sweet LovePaintings By ChagallA Man/Me/Then JimTiny DancerAll These Things I Have DoneI Will Follow You Into the …

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Your Stories South: Together, Apart - Part 2 45:00

4y ago45:00

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The second half of our quarantine episode as the COVID-19 quarantine continues. I'm so so grateful for all these great storytellers willing to share themselves for our show. Together we really can get through this weird time. If you can, take advantage of the weirdness. Maybe lay under your table or look up at clouds in the sky? We're all in this t…

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Your Stories South: Together, Apart - Part 1 45:00

4y ago45:00

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We had a live show scheduled for April but of course had to scrap it due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In our first non-live show we have stories from the wonderful Elizabeth Pfiester, Bethany Willeford, and Melanie Andrews and music from Ben Rathert and Tony Baker.Storytellers:Elizabeth Pfiester - "Rilke Magic"Bethany Willeford - "The Story of How I C…

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Your Stories South: Lights In the Night, Part 2 45:00

4+ y ago45:00

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Part 2 from January 11, 2020 at Brews Brothers! Thank you to everyone who came out for the show, it was a blast.Storytellers in this half:Crystal King - Bright LightsBen Rathert - HaroldMusic: Small Town Saturday NightIf I Wander Back TonightSee you in April!بقلم Your Stories

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Your Stories South: Lights in the Night, Part 1 45:00

4+ y ago45:00

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Part 1 of our January show at Brews Brothers in Murphysboro, IL! What a wonderful night, and a big thank you to everyone who came out. We're already looking forward to April!Our Storytellers:Elaine Ramseyer - "7-Up and Slim Jims"Molly Howard-Crow - "SIUFO's"Joe Hercik - "Nature Always Wins"Music by the Cover Me Up Trio:"Tonight, Tonight""Light Up M…

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Your Stories South: South!, Part 2 45:00

4+ y ago45:00

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Part 2 of our inaugural show on Friday, October 11, 2019 at St. Nick's Brewery in Du Quoin, IL. In this half our storytellers delve into dialect, disparity, and planning ahead. Thank you so much for everyone who contributed and made the trip out, especially those from far-off lands. See you in January! Songs: Paradise (John Prine)- Cover Me Up Trio…

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Your Stories South: South!, Part 1 45:00

4+ y ago45:00

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NEW SPIN-OFF! Now at a lower latitude! Our first official episode of Your Stories South was recorded on Friday, October 11, 2019 at St. Nicholas Brewery in Du Quoin, IL. This was an incredibly fun night and we had some great talents to help us set it off right. Our theme was "South!" (please clap) in reference to life here on the southern end of Il…

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It's All Good, Part 2 1:00:00

5y ago1:00:00

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It's the second half of our crossover with Lily Be's The Stoop, some of the most real storytelling you can get in Chicago. Plus we get some words from Crystal Dino about her brother Chris, one of the reasons we all got together for this night in the first place!This week, you'll enjoy:Cover Stories: Freedom at 21Cover Stories: No ChildrenWhitney Wa…

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It's All Good, Part 1 1:00:00

5y ago1:00:00

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The first part of our crossover with one of our favorite storytelling shows in Chicago, the Stoop! We bring together some of our favorite folks for an incredible evening of stories, songs, and hopefully doing a little good.This episode, we're featuring:Cover Stories - Little White DoveCover Stories - Here Comes the SunBrian Wille - Here and GoneSha…

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From Scratch, Part 2 1:00:00

5y ago1:00:00

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Once again, Your Stories is traveling south, to Ava, IL, for the second half of an evening of stories and songs curated and hosted by the incredible Benjamin Rathert! Make sure you listen til the end for a very exciting announcement about Your Stories shows to come...This week, enjoy:Eric: Made in EnglandTrish Pfeiffer: PrincessesJon Lester: Captur…

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From Scratch, Part 1 45:00

5y ago45:00

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The one and only Ben Rathert, friend of the show, has once again this year put together a Your Stories show for the voices of Southern Illinois. Recorded downstate in Ava, this episode is a real treat! This week, you can enjoy:The Cover-Me-Up Trio: Long Time GoneThe Cover-Me-Up Trio: Different DaysTony Baker: Shifting IdentityTricia Burns: World Wr…

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Managers, Part 1 40:00

5y ago40:00

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Our multimonth dive into working continues with this first part of our look at management which, let's be real, most of us feel pretty strongly negative about. Will that play out in the episode? Who can say for sure! (But you may not be surprised)This week, enjoy:Cover Stories: Cryin'Shelby Mongan: Alone FoodsJenn Sodini: Marianne at Del'sCherry Da…

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Customers, Part 2 50:00

5y ago50:00

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This week, we dive yet again into the world of business-to-customer interactions as part of our multimonth series on the wonderful work of Chicago historian Studs Terkel! You can enjoy: - Cover Stories: Right Now - Cover Stories: You Get What You Give - John Capaul: Stacy Smile - Bill Nielsen: Customer Service Purgatory - Jared Mason: Public Romant…

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Customers, Part 1 40:00

5y ago40:00

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Our multi-part tribute to Studs Terkel and working begins here with this look at the user side of commerce. This week, enjoy:- Cover Stories: 1, 2, 3, 4 - Eric Garneau: How Much Math Do You Use in Your Job? - Mykel Golliday: The Dark Souls of Driving Uber- Ray Goldberg: "It's Not That Good, But It's Not That Bad"- Jeremy Kanne: Picking Strawberries…

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A Year in 20 Life, Episode 1: Ancestrall Recall 25:00

5y ago25:00

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Friend of the Nerds Bill Nielsen just launched a new podcast about his attempt to regain glory in the world of professional Magic: the Gathering, something Bill's talked about on Your Stories before. In fact, the first episode of his podcast even uses some of his prior Your Stories pieces to tell his story. The Nerds helped consult and edit Bill's …

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Fanfiction February 2019, Part 2 45:00

5y ago45:00

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An underfunded Wizards school, a recipe for the best Vegan chili you'll ever eat, and more will bring some joy to your life in the second part of our annual fanfiction celebration. This week, enjoy: - Cover Stories: When You Were Young - Cover Stories: Are You Gonna Be My Girl? - Chris Crotwell: Default - Logan Dean: Easy VEGAN Chili - Drew Krehel:…

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Fanfiction February 2019, Part 1 35:00

5y ago35:00

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Fanfiction February returns, and it's Chris and Shelby's first full go in the hosting hot seat! Of course, it turned out awesomely. This week, explore an accidentally '80s trip featuring:Cover Stories: Say It Ain't SoShelby Mongan: Real PeopleElliot Besmann: Slash HavenRuby Des Jardins: Truly OutrageousCover Stories: Maps…

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Chris & Shelby's Top 5: Fellowship Part 1 (June 2014) 50:00

5y ago50:00

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This is it! Chris and Shelby's look into their favorite episodes of Your Stories past ends here with this throwback to June 2014! We recorded this episode with some of the fine folks of the Chicago Alternative Comics Expo (or CAKE for short), which is still an awesome thing you should support. ALSO, Chris and Shelby's first full show as hosts is th…

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Chris & Shelby's Top 5: Sound Idea Part 2 (June 2015) 1:05:12

5y ago1:05:12

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We're 80% of the way through new host Chris and Shelby's favorite episodes in this show's 7-year history! Today we're flashing back to an episode that celebrated the beginnings of the Chicago Podcast Coop which, hey, is still helping us support ourselves today!This week, enjoy once again:- Cover Stories with Jim Snedeker: Feel Good Inc.- Sean Kelle…

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Shelby & Chris's Top 5: About Time Part 1 (July 2018) 56:52

5y ago56:52

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Shelby and Chris's favorite shows in our seven-year history hits on a very recent entry this week as we say farewell to one of the most central voices in Your Stories history, Andrew Bentley. This week, (re)enjoy: - Cover Stories: Flagpole Sitta - Chris Blake: First Time Drinking - Larissa Zageris: The Closest Vibrator Store - Jen Ducharme: The Ret…

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Chris & Shelby's Top 5: Happy Birthday Dwight! (May 2015) 1:06:36

5+ y ago1:06:36

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The next entry in our tour of Chris and Shelby's favorite episodes celebrates the one and only Dwight Haesler, the man whose heart has pretty much been at the center of Your Stories for the last seven years. Some of the all-time greats came out to a rented Cat & Mouse game store in Bucktown on a Saturday evening in May to throw Dwight a heck of a s…

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Shelby & Chris's Top 5: November 2012 Part 1 43:25

5+ y ago43:25

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New hosts Shelby and Chris are picking their five favorite episodes of Your Stories leading up to their first live show, starting with this throwback to November 2012 that includes Shelby's favorite story ever! This episode, you can enjoy:-Cover Stories: Boys of Summer-Cover Stories: Your Love-Andrew Bentley: Role Models-Charlie Madsen: Fantasy Mad…

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"Passing the Torch" Part 2 1:00:53

5+ y ago1:00:53

1:00:53

It's Chris and Shelby's first episode as hosts! Enjoy as they welcome a new batch of storytellers to the Your Stories stage and send off Eric in grand fashion.This episode includes:Cover Stories: The FlameCover Stories: There Is a Light That Never Goes OutSasha Neri: Bright and UnfilteredMatt Fields: The Mystery of the Old Man's DeathChris Robinson…

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Passing the Torch, Part 1 1:00:18

5+ y ago1:00:18

1:00:18

It's Eric's last time out as host! Let's say hello to the new kids!This episode features:Cover Stories: We Didn't Start the FireCover Stories: The One I LoveMary Zee: PhilTyler Snodgrass: Branson-Tulsa TourMike Gifford: Life in a NutshellShelby Mongan & Chris Crotwell: Growing Pains/CommunityJim Snedeker: Dio/Everlong…

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Eric's First (and Last) Story - December 2011 & This Saturday 51:27

5+ y ago51:27

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Eric's last show as Your Stories host is this Saturday. Here's the first story he ever told on the show, which premiered seven years ago today. This episode includes:Dwight & Eric: El ScorchoEric Garneau: Of Comic Books & Broken HeartsJeremy Kanne: Le Lapin Will HappenAngela: Letters to the EditorAaron Pinkston: My Film DiseaseDwight & Eric: Sledge…

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A Halloween Compilation (from 2016) 51:00

5+ y ago51:00

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Look back IN TERROR at this collection of spooky stories from the first five years of our podcast!! This episode features:Cover Stories: In the Air TonightFin Coe: Lights High #32 - The Trouble with BrothersBen Riggs: The Six Weeks I Thought Cthulu Was RealPatrick Winegar: The Scariest Haunted HouseChris Crotwell: SilenceJulia Weiss: Alien Abductio…

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"Feeling the Pull" & an MBS Send-Off 1:14:00

5+ y ago1:14:00

1:14:00

Mary Beth and her husband Eric are heading out to Hollywoodland this Saturday, but before they go, the Nerds had to give them a grand send-off. This episode, curated and hosted by Mary Beth herself, was a wonderful capstone on five years with the Nerds in Chicago. MB's the best. We'll all miss her tons.This episode, enjoy:Cover Stories: Get out of …

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Best of MBS, Part 4: A Night with the Stars (November 2015) 51:00

5+ y ago51:00

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Mary Beth's last Chicago show with the Nerds is this Saturday. Get ready to say goodbye with the final part of our MBS retrospective, and then don't miss her final show Saturday night at the Cards Against Humanity theater. It's gonna be a blast.This episode, enjoy a look back to a show three years ago, featuring:Cover Stories: You Spin Me Right Rou…

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Best of MBS, Part 3: January 2014 (Annual 2) 34:00

5+ y ago34:00

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In this week's archival dive, Mary Beth brings her heart to a terrific musical performance as part of our annual year-end wrap-up show from five years ago (!!). Get ready for some Mountain Goats. And don't forget to come send MB off with us next Saturday, October 20 at the Cards Against Humanity Theater!This episode includes:Cover Stories: RoyalsKa…

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Best of MBS, Part 2: May 2013 (Crime & Punishment) 45:00

5+ y ago45:00

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On Saturday, October 20, we're throwing a farewell show for the one and only Mary Beth Smith, who won't be in Chicago too much longer. To celebrate, we thought it would be cool to dive into our archives and revisit some of MB's most memorable pieces, like this one from May 2013 themed around Crime & Punishment! This episode, you can (re)enjoy:Cover…

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Archive Dive: Fanfiction February 2013 47:00

5+ y ago47:00

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It's time for another dive into the archives to celebrate a beloved Your Stories performer! Which one? You'll have to keep listening to find out (although there are lots of people worth celebrating in this, our first ever Fanfiction February, from 2013!).This episode, gloriously relive:Cover Stories: Over the Hills and Far AwayChris Geiger: Nerdolo…

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The Wedding (Set) of Joe & Emily 1:18:00

5+ y ago1:18:00

1:18:00

On today's Your Stories, we take a musical break to present a very special Cover Stories performance.This comes from the wedding of Emily Labbe and our very own Joe Gennaro a couple weeks ago, on a steamy and lovely summer night on the west side of Chicago! Dwight, Eric, and Katie (plus a special returning guest!) performed a 20-song set of songs p…

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The CinemaJaw Crossover ("At the Movies" part 2, September 2017) 42:00

5+ y ago42:00

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Last year, CinemaJaw and Your Stories made a plan to cross-pollinate their hosts onto each other's shows. Then real life happened. But today, the crossover is complete! Relive CJ host Matt K's Your Stories appearance from last year on this pod, and then head on over to CinemaJaw.com to hear Eric chat about this show on theirs! This week's archival …

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At Bat (a Chicago Podcast Festival Showcast) 1:05:00

5+ y ago1:05:00

1:05:00

The Chicago Podcast Festival kindly invited us to be a featured show at the Beat Kitchen, and we took the opportunity to celebrate our newest podcast coproduction, Batman at Bat! These stories celebrate both baseball and Batman with that pod's creative team as well as some of our favorite performers! This week, you'll enjoy:Cover Stories: Centerfie…

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Festival Circuit: "First Times" (from the Jangleheart Comedy Circus 2013) 33:00

5+ y ago33:00

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One last festival show from our archive, cuz hey, we're doing a live one tonight! Don't miss our show at the Beat Kitchen this evening, 8:00 PM as part of the Chicago Podcast Festival's feature series. We're bringing a handful of fantastic performers and also previewing a brand new Nerdologues podcast. To commemorate, here's the first ever festival…

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Festival Circuit: "Opening Act" (Chicago Podcast Festival 2016) 41:00

5+ y ago41:00

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Hey, we're back at the Chicago Podcast Festival for a feature show next Monday at the Beat Kitchen! Here's a throwback to our first recording at the Fest, in 2016.Cover Stories: The Lost Art of Keeping a SecretCover Stories: Good as HellMike Gifford: Curtain-RaiserEileen Tull: RalphTim Barnes: Inciting IncidentCover Stories: Million ReasonsMake sur…

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Festival Circuit: "After Dark" (The Chicago Nerd Comedy Fest 2014) 55:00

5+ y ago55:00

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We're heading to the Beat Kitchen as a feature for the Chicago Podcast Festival in a couple weeks! Seems like a great time to look back on some previous festival appearances. This one comes from the 2014 Chicago Nerd Comedy Fest and holds the distinction of the latest ever we recorded this show, hence the "After Dark" theme. On it, you can catchCov…

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Episode 257 - MBSing with Shelby Plummer - Kurt Vonnegut 42:03

5+ y ago42:03

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Shelby Plummer first heard of Slaughterhouse-Five from an internet boyfriend. After being grounded for having an internet boyfriend, she got to actually read the book as an AP English assignment and has been a Vonnegut devotee ever since. She devoured his novels and short stories in a way she had never really engaged with reading. He made a fellow …

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About Time, Part 2 (Andrew's Farewell) 1:10:00

5+ y ago1:10:00

1:10:00

Here's the second part of Andrew Bentley's last Your Stories episode as a Chicago resident, hosted and curated by the man himself. This was a really special night, as I'm sure you'll agree when you hear the collection of awesome people brought together here for one final sendoff. This week, enjoy:Cover Stories: Up the WolvesCover Stories: Hey Porte…

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About Time, Part 1 (Andrew's Farewell) 57:00

5+ y ago57:00

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Everyone send your kind thoughts to Andrew and Sasha as they move to their new home in Atlanta today. We love and will miss them very much, as the next couple weeks of episodes are sure to prove. The man of the hour curated and hosted this show himself, and it serves as a tremendous sendoff to one of our favorite people. This episode, enjoy:Cover S…

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Episode 256 - MBSing with Stephanie Anderson - Group Dynamics 1:20:44

6y ago1:20:44

1:20:44

Stephanie Anderson cut her teeth as a group leader working in an acute psychiatric inpatient facility at a children's hospital. The taxing environment led her to explore improv as a way to unwind outside of work. After some experience bringing improv exercises into her work environment with patients and coworkers alike, she set off to Chicago to pu…

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Andrew's Greatest Hits 3: October 2014 (featuring "RNC") 1:10:00

6y ago1:10:00

1:10:00

Are you ready to say goodbye to Andrew Bentley? I'm not, but that'll have to change because his farewell Chicago show is happening this Sunday. To get you all ready, we've pulled out perhaps the most popular Bentley story of all time from our archive. From our October 2014 episode, themed "Our Lips Are Sealed," this recording features Andrew's tale…

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Episode 255 - MBSing with Casey Toney - Audio Editing 1:51:40

6y ago1:51:40

1:51:40

Casey has put his general health and wellbeing on the line as he works up to 30 hours editing each episode of NeoScum, an actual-play podcast in which five Chicago improvisers (including Casey himself as well as past MBSing guest Mike Migdall) play the tabletop RPG Shadowrun. A longtime lover and performer of musicals, Casey's level of perfectionis…

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Andrew's Greatest Hits 2: March 2012 1:11:00

6y ago1:11:00

1:11:00

This month we're celebrating show mainstay Andrew Bentley before he leaves Chicago for greener (hotter) pastures! Enjoy this archival episode from 6 years ago inspired by his love of power metal and Andrew Lloyd Webber, and don't miss his send-off show on July 29!This episode is loosely organized around a theme of music and includes the following:D…

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Episode 254 - MBSing with Tom Dyke - Pokémon Go 1:31:09

6y ago1:31:09

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Tom Dyke has known the original 151 by heart since he was a preschooler, his pure fandom being born along with the Pokémon franchise itself. He has played the video games since he could hold a Game Boy, and his dad was the only adult in the neighborhood who would help he and his friends play the trading card game. So one can imagine his delight at …

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From the Archive: January 2012 51:00

6y ago51:00

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Friends, if you live in or around Chicago, make sure you keep July 29 open, cuz we've got a pretty dang special live show coming up celebrating a certain performer's history with our show. I'm not saying who, I'm just saying he's featured on this episode, the second one we ever recorded! There's a lot of great, contextually iconic pieces in this ep…

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(Y)Our Stories: Road Trip (from April 2016) 36:00

6y ago36:00

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Eric's on vacation this week, and this flashback episode put him in the headspace of a good time on the road. Recorded on the way back from a show at the Combine in Bloomington, IN back in April 2016, in this episode, Eric, Joe, Katie, and Kevin share some of their favorite road trip stories. Also, it's literally recorded in a car. Enjoy and have a…

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Episode 253 - MBSing with Yazmin Ramos - Horror 1:05:48

6y ago1:05:48

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One of Yazmin's earliest memories is her family watching one of their favorite movies: Killer Clowns from Outer Space. From Michael Myers to the Redfields of Resident Evil, her family came together to experience horror, for better or worse (too many zombies have been known to keep kids from sleeping well). She even enjoyed when they would gather ar…

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Home Brew, Part 2 1:01:00

6y ago1:01:00

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This week, we're back to Southern Illinois for the second part of a lovely show put together by the one and only Mr. Benjamin Rathert. And, y'all, it's his birthday today! Which is so fitting because at the end of this episode he put together a birthday surprise for me (Eric). What a guy. This was really fun. This episode, enjoy:Eric: Lake Shore Dr…

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Episode 252 - MBSing with Alyssa Simari - Colonialism 1:06:55

6y ago1:06:55

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Alyssa was born a rebel, as evidenced by her refusal to accept an "Indian" name in place of her own as a kindergartener on Columbus Day. This small rebellion opened the door to an interest in eking out the truth about colonialism, imperialism, and revolutions throughout her schooling. In college, she declared a Middle-Eastern Studies and Political …

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