Kell of a Story
18 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingFitness, fandom, faith, family... they all converge at Kell of a Story, where host Kelly Capriotti Burton, an avid Gen X fangirl, talks through her favorite topic: stories. From life as a forty-something distance runner to binge watching to the B-I-B-L-E, Kelly believes every story is better when shared, and even in a often-confusing world, complicated relationships can have happy endings.
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Episodes
Carloops and Marathons
March 12, 2021 10:00 - 18 minutes - 13 MBKelly's first marathon came and went, and she's telling you all about it from a different long stretch... the one in the car rider line as she picks her daughters up from... ta-da- 5-day-a-week school! Hear how training prepares us for the long haul!
Almost There
February 26, 2021 10:00 - 28 minutes - 19.4 MBLike Elsa singing into the unknown, I am steadily heading into my first full marathon. As successful as training has been, I really don't know what to expect, and this reminds me of on other instance in my life: childbirth. So with a big fat finish line ahead, I recount the only other finish line that really seemed unimaginable: the birth of my first child. With a few graphic details and plenty of poking fun at myself, I present to you the ultimate marathon metaphor: having babies! Where...
No Comparison
February 19, 2021 10:00 - 31 minutes - 21.6 MBRight after recording this episode, I found myself comparing my own motivation for running in the rain with that of my friends. How arbitrary, needless, fruitless. Let's stop the insanity! Let's stop comparing! In this episode, I discuss three areas of our lives in which comparison is counterproductive at best, unnecessary, and potentially harmful: the weather, wherever we happen to live fitness goals (with a focus on running, of course) grief Special mentions and shout-outs to: Carma...
Two Things
February 12, 2021 10:00 - 18 minutes - 12.6 MBFirst of all, "Auntie Kelly" gives a bit of admonishment over last week's episode... so many of you are excelling at saying something nice, but maybe need to work on graciously accepting nice things being said to us! Moving on, the idea of two things takes us through three topics --> what a husband of 50-plus years tell his wife she needs to do what is required in marathon training what Jesus asked believers to do It keeps it simple. It's a Kell of a story...
Say Something
February 05, 2021 11:00 - 15 minutes - 11 MBAh.... a trip to the doctor's office turns a day around! Let's talk about what a gift it is to notice something nice in another person and actually TELL THEM! In a culture that has us disconnecting from each other, Kelly implores you to say something... nice! Shout-outs to: Say Something by A Great Big World Carolina OB-GYN The Five Love Languages by Dr. Gary Chapman Connect with Kelly (She'll say something nice!): Facebook Instagram Help me get listed on Apple Podcasts: SUBSCriBE HERE.
Swerve!
January 29, 2021 09:00 - 28 minutes - 20 MBLong before a global pandemic made everything in our world a flexible, optional, postponable... we all have run into sharp curves in the road that caused us to swerve. In this episode, Kelly talks a bit about the effects of said pandemic on people's plans (like the 2021 Myrtle Beach Marathon...) and the very thing that first brought her family to live in Myrtle Beach. If you ever found yourself swerving... or just wondering if the journey to the unknown was worth it, this encouraging episo...
Clenched!
January 22, 2021 11:00 - 13 minutes - 9.05 MBWhether it's clenching your feet when you run, your teeth when you want to say something you shouldn't, or your whole self when you're looking at the world and feeling helpless, living life tightly wound can have some detrimental effects. Kelly takes a look at her own ways of holding and dealing with tension while encouraging herself and all of us to... unclench!
Virtually Running - Savannah Women's Half Marathon
January 14, 2021 15:00 - 10 minutes - 7.18 MBIn a complicated time, Kelly returns with simple stories meant to entertain and encourage listeners in their relationships and pursuits. In the first episode of this new season, she discusses taking a turn in her training as a runner. Because Covid-19 has brought about the cancellation of many organized events, runners must often turn to "virtual races" to complete their goals. The Publix Savannah Women's Half Marathon was one such event for Kelly, and she tells about the experience of a fa...
Episode 10: Found Family & Summer TV
October 04, 2019 02:00 - 31 minutes - 21.7 MBFirst of, we celebrate my found daughter's birthday... Paige is now 26, the age I was when she became mine. Then we jump into - Downton Abbey, The Movie, and many pizza metaphors Me, shamelessly looking for a literary agent because on Younger, it seems so easy to get published. Not so easy to grow up, already. The Handmaid's Tale. Aunt Lydia is explaied and still awful, June is still maddening and brave, everyone else is still very, very strange. The Boys: My favorite new show of the s...
Episode 9: Event Viewing - Lord of The Rings
September 19, 2019 05:00 - 29 minutes - 19.9 MBKelly traces the origins of her lifetime of event viewing, beginning with the CBS annual showing of The Wizard of Oz back in the 1980s, and culminating with a recent re-watch of The Lord of the Rings trilogy in theaters. A real moment: Hurricane Dorian impacts to the Bahamas - help through World Central Kitchen. Shout-outs to: Saturday cartoon preview specials Days of Our Lives and General Hospital Moonlighting Beverly Hills 90210 (& Noxema Girl Rebecca Gayheart) Flashback Cinema Downton ...
Episode 8: July Roundup: Stranger Things Than Games & Lies
July 25, 2019 05:00 - 33 minutes - 23.3 MBThis episode includes spoilers for Stranger Things Season 3, Big Little Lies Season 2, & as usual, Game of Thrones, the series. This pop culture catch-up includes musings on Entertainment {Monthly but still} Weekly, Stranger Things, Game of Thrones at Comic Con, GoT Emmy nominees, Jim (not Ed) Hopper in the Black Widow movie, Big Little Lies, and a small sidebar on Walking Dead. Shout-out: Black Dog Running Company, Myrtle Beach, SC Notable mentions: EW New Editor, JD Heyman Comic Con ro...
Episode 7: Of Christianity & Pop Culture, Part 1
June 20, 2019 05:00 - 29 minutes - 20.2 MBGrowing up in a Christian conservative church and simultaneously, a family who loved popular entertainment, created its share of conflicts and explorations. In this episode, Kelly discusses her co-existence as a follower of Jesus (even an ordained minister) and a fangirl of entertainment of which many churches disapprove. A few mentions ~ In honor of my grandma, Betty Halpin, & Hollywood's Golden Age Jesus of Nazareth miniseries The Passion of the Christ He-Man, She-ra, Thundercats: the...
Episode 6: The Demise of Magazines & Other Pop Culture Treasures
June 13, 2019 05:00 - 35 minutes - 16.1 MBGen X has see the advent and death of so. many. things! Today, I pay homage and big farewell to just a few, including: The Four Seasons, New York City VCRs, VCR+, and Tivo Themes Songs (click for my two favorites) Jingles Print Magazines (Good Housekeeping Etiquette archive) & most notably: Entertainment Weekly, which is going to a monthly print edition and will no longer be a satellite radio station. A few mentions ~ Journalist Kyle Anderson Lilo & Stitch Review TV Recaps ~ Stay...
Episode 5: Hijinks and TV's Great Girlfriends
June 06, 2019 05:00 - 29 minutes - 13.7 MBWhen hijinks ensues... female friendships are sealed! Join me as I celebrate comedy-based classic TV girlfriends, gal pals, ride-or-dies, from classic eras and today - and how ridiculous situations are the storytelling trope on which they are built. CLASSICS I Love Lucy Facts of Life Golden Girls NEW STUFF Dead to Me Younger Bless This Mess *Lake Bell OLD SCHOOL SHOUT-OUTS Gimme a Break! *Nell Carter * Dueting with ray Parker, Jr. - one of my favorite moments of the show starts at 6:00 F...
Episode 4: Pop Culture and the Power of Perpsective
May 30, 2019 09:00 - 32 minutes - 14.8 MBFiction fans, this one is for you! In this episode, I look back at my lifelong love of stories and explore how movies, TV shows, and books help us to appreciate experiences unlike our own, equipping us to better understand others and better tell our own stories. The Gen-X treasure trove of icons and works mentioned includes: Little Golden Books Give it up for the public library! Remember Sunday School felt boards? Little House on the Prairie-related memoirs (you decide!) Confessions o...
Episode 3: Game of Thrones Finale: Let's Hear it for the Storytellers
May 21, 2019 15:00 - 32 minutes - 15.1 MBWe made it! Game of Thrones has now ended, and ultimately, I was quietly content. This complicated story managed to serve up a few happy-ish endings... So the discussion points will focus on: How much is too much to leave to our imagination (see also: Return of the King) The most frustrating loose ends The most frustrating actual end (Cersei's!) Behind the scenes analysis: What the characters don't know Arya as the writer of her own story Brienne of Tarth, for the win! Jon's conclu...
Episode 2: Game of Thrones 805: Mad Queen or Bad Queen?
May 14, 2019 23:00 - 31 minutes - 14.7 MBThe penultimate episode of Game of Thrones throws me into a tailspin about our relationship, as viewers, with the stories we see. Case in point: why exactly are we so surprised at the turn Daenerys took this Sunday, and could it possibly be the rose colored glasses we have worn as she planned, condoned, and/or committed acts of brutality across the previous seven seasons? Furthermore, how, if at all, does the accessibility of the actors and creative minds behind the show, through social m...
Episode 1: Game of Thrones 8.4 and the Battle of Fanservicing
May 08, 2019 01:00 - 33 minutes - 15.2 MBWe jump right into Game of Thrones season 8, episode 4: the last of the Starks and perhaps the last of the happiness. Post-battle of Winterfell, post-Night King's demise, we take a look at 10 observations that this episode brought, including, but not limited to: Really, Gendry? Sansa & Don't Touch Me Tormund the Living Meme Who wants to rule Westeros anyway? Why don't we have more dragons? (and my favorite) The Ballad of Jaime & Brienne With special thanks to one of my favorite podcas...