Story Time at the Roo Bus
178 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 11 hours ago - ★★★★★ - 19 ratingsStory Time at the Roo Bus is a weekly podcast by and for the music festival community. From Bonnaroo and beyond, we talk weekly with the people that make the festivals we attend, share stories, and talk about what else has us excited.
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Episodes
153 - Lord Taco Check-In & Roo EDM
April 23, 2024 19:00 - 1 hour - 57.2 MBSharla and Daniel hang out on the back porch for this episode to talk Huntsville's new South Star Festival, TOTEM updates, and the last stretch of getting ready to Roo! Also, we have Lord Taco / Russ from The What Podcast on to basically talk anything and everything, plus we have our buddy and EDM expert David to talk about the Texas Eclipse festival and his picks for EDM at Roo.
152 - Our Small Font Picks
April 16, 2024 17:00 - 56 minutes - 38.9 MBThe legend JB joins us this week as he's in town for the HSV Expo, we take the hour to talk about him getting to meet his childhood hero Steve from Blue's Clues, getting Roo fit, and finding some of the right camping supplies. We also take the second half of the show to talk about all of our "small font" bands for each day of Roo!
151 - Schedule Day 2024
April 03, 2024 12:00 - 51 minutes - 35.5 MBThe Centeroo schedule has dropped earlier than ever, Brooklin, Sharla and Daniel are here to pour through it. From the heartbreaking conflicts to 6+ hours of Pretty Lights, we've opened a bottle of sangria and are here to dive in.
150 - Roo Tea and Outeroo Lineup
March 26, 2024 13:00 - 37 minutes - 25.6 MBSharla and Daniel are back in Murica this week and have a lot of catching up to do with a lot of news and tea that happened while we were on vacation. From the Outeroo lineup, to the new Huntsville event, and much more, we have a lot of Roo related tea to go over!
149 - Group Camping Guest Party
March 17, 2024 02:00 - 50 minutes - 35 MBYour regular hosts are out of the country this week, so Matty Chap steps in with a fabulous panel from the Groop Area to talk everything happening there at Roo this year! Thanks so much to the entire crew for stepping in for our first entirely-guest hosted episode of the podcast!
Bonus Episode: Audio Postcard From Thailand
March 14, 2024 06:00 - 15 minutes - 10.9 MBSharla, Brooklin, and Daniel are in our beloved Thailand this week! We recorded this bonus episode to check in and talk a little bit about the Outeroo lineup and other fun Thai and Roo things. Stick around this weekend for an entire guest episode hosted by Matty and many other friends!
148 - Eric's Roo Game Show
March 05, 2024 20:00 - 1 hour - 42.4 MBOur good buddy Eric is back this week bringing along one of our most popular episodes ever: His Bonnaroo Game Show! He surveyed around 60 Roovians for this fun Family Feud style game show that had a ton of surprising and hilarious survey results. Sharla, Daniel and JB play along and it got pretty spicy!
147 - Almost Famous Retrospective with Devindra Hardawar of The Filmcast
February 26, 2024 03:00 - 1 hour - 51.1 MBWe take a detour this week to take a look back at one of our favorite movies that shares so much in common with our favorite festival! We welcome in writer, podcaster and film critic Devindra Hardawar of the awesome Filmcast podcast to help us take a look back at Almost Famous, the 2000 Cameron Crow film that captures so much so perfectly about the live music community. Sharla and Daniel also take a bit to talk about the NYC TOTEM meetup as well as the Roo 2024 Late Night lineup!
146 - Halfling Tickets at Roo 2024
February 12, 2024 04:00 - 33 minutes - 22.8 MBThe One and Two Day Tickets for Roo 2024 have cause a lot of buzz and spirited discussion this past week. Sharla and Daniel did a lot of talking with some of the movers and shakers this week to figure out what's going on and what it might mean for the Roo community. Also as a reminder, we have to refer to two-day ticket holders as Halflings now.
145 - Ladies Night at the Roo Bus
February 08, 2024 18:00 - 53 minutes - 36.7 MBBrooklin, Sharla, Chloe, Skyler and Chelsea all get together for this years edition of Ladies Night on the podcast! We talk about the one and two day tickets and get that elephant out of the room but also talk women representation on the lineup and much more.
144 - What Worked and What Didn't For Roo
January 31, 2024 02:00 - 1 hour - 45.8 MBWith another Bonnaroo on the horizon, we take a look back at what did and what didn't work last year in 2023. Roo has been drastically improving and is better than ever as of late, but there's still a few tweaks the community thinks they could make for the better. Chelsea the Hygiene Queen herself is here with Sharla and Daniel this week to talk through some of those points and much more!
143 - The Roo FAQ
January 23, 2024 23:00 - 57 minutes - 39.6 MBAre you headed to your first Roo? Maybe coming back after a long hiatus? We've gathered a few veterans to help answer the most common questions about how to have a successful Roo! Evan is back for another episode, and we also have Caleb / CJ / Cocaine_Jesus to help talk about some of the most pressing questions that typically crop up. Want to know how the pit line works? What daily entry means? Our tips for the best hidden gems? This is the episode for you.
Special Episode: Brad Parker and Cory Smith from the Bonnaroo Staff
January 12, 2024 01:00 - 1 hour - 54.7 MBWe've got a bonus special episode to go along with our lineup episode! We are so lucky to have Brad Parker and Cory Smith from the Bonnaroo staff on with us this week to talk a TON about Roo. We talk about what kind of surprises to expect this year, how Where in the Woods and Groop is evolving, and much much more. They were genuinely fun to hang out and cut up with, and we're so thankful for their time in making this episode happen.
142 - Lineup Day 2024
January 10, 2024 04:00 - 2 hours - 84.4 MBIt's one of the biggest days in music for all of us, and our biggest episode of the year is here to talk all about it. Sharla, Brooklin, Daniel, and a giant cast of Bonnaroovians join us for perhaps the best episode we've ever done, and we're so excited for you to hear everything we've put together for you. Aside from hearing about what many, many Roovians think of this 2024 lineup, we have much more in store for you as well. Bonnaroovian of the Year for 2023 Pondo is here to talk about...
Bonus Episode: Last Minute Speculation & Four Headliners Reported Confirmed!
January 03, 2024 02:00 - 36 minutes - 25.2 MBSharla is out with a cold this week so the amazing and wonderful Chloe steps in to co-host! We talk with a panel about our hopes and dreams for the lineup with one week to go, and we also talk about our feeling about the four headliners that the Reddit confirmation thread believes we will see on the poster. Just one more week to go until lineup drop, Happy Roo!
141 - TOTEM Spotlight with Shaina and Brad
December 28, 2023 03:00 - 1 hour - 51.8 MBIt's a supersized episode to end 2023! Brooklin finally makes her long awaited return to tell us what she's been up to, and we also have our good friends and TOTEM board members Brad and Shaina on. Brad is here to tell us about the tax benefits of your donation to TOTEM, and Shaina is here to talk about Loophole to Reality and the awesome story of gifting her nephew a ticket to Roo this year!
Bonus Episode: Pretty Lights & Four Headliners at Roo
December 21, 2023 23:00 - 18 minutes - 13.1 MBIt's a Christmas miracle! Pretty Lights is confirmed for two sets at Roo, plus we're now in an era of Bonnaroo where there are now four full headliners. Is the What Stage going to open on Thursday? Do we get acts on the Which on Thursday as well? Sharla and Daniel take a quick deep dive on this late breaking scoop.
140 - Holiday Special with I Am Bonnaroo, Roo Hamm, Bonnadude, Lord Taco, Dave and Chloe!
December 19, 2023 03:00 - 1 hour - 50.3 MBWe have a full house on the podcast this week for our Holiday Special! A ton of Roovians that you probably know and love are on with us to play some fun party games, and we even get a voice mail from a VERY special celebrity guest.
139 - TOTEM Spotlight with Evan
December 05, 2023 02:00 - 53 minutes - 37.1 MBWe're back for round two of our spotlight of TOTEM board members! This week, we hang with Evan Bonnaroo, or um, Evan Brown from Jersey and the NYC area to talk about his photography, his buddies in Moon Taxi, and what we'd like to see more of in the campgrounds. Sharla and Daniel also talk about some of the Roo Rumors that are really heating up and have a few more picks as well.
138 - The Bonnaroo Holiday Wishlist
November 29, 2023 03:00 - 45 minutes - 31.4 MBAre you looking to get a gift for that special wook in your life? Making some hints to the family about what you need on the Farm next year? Sharla and Daniel are back this week to talk about the essentials and then some that you can put on either list as you get ready to Roo in 2024. We also talk about Roo Clues, how crazy this rumor season is, and also have a number of weekly picks for you as well!
137 - TOTEM Spotlight with Sammee
November 14, 2023 02:00 - 43 minutes - 30.2 MBSharla and Daniel are back this week with one of our best new friends from Roo, Sammee from Salt Lake City! (Or SL, UT as you'll hear in the episode.) Sammee is helping us kick off our new spotlight series as we'll highlight all of the board members of TOTEM. We also talk a bit more about what's being whispered in rumor season as well!
136 - ROOmor Season Approachin'!
November 06, 2023 18:00 - 33 minutes - 23.4 MBMuch of the Roo gang was in Pelham, Tennessee this last weekend to see some amazing shows from Pretty Lights, which seems like the perfect kickoff for ROOmor Season! Sharla and Daniel also talk about the Roo news that dropped this week, as well as our upcoming TOTEM event this Sunday in Nashville!
135 - The TOTEM Foundation
October 24, 2023 15:00 - 41 minutes - 28.7 MBSharla and Daniel are back this week to talk about our new non-profit we'll be focusing on from now on, the TOTEM Foundation. It stands for The Opportunity to Experience Music, and we're using it as our way to pass the torch on to the next generation!
134 - Huntsville's New Fest!
September 30, 2023 14:00 - 40 minutes - 28.2 MBMuch of the gang from Bonnaroo is putting together a new festival in our hometown of Huntsville, Alabama! While more official details are coming soon, Sharla and Daniel take this episode to explore the music scene in the Rocket City, what the festival grounds may look like, who we think may headline, and much more.
133 - Adventures With Ryan
September 19, 2023 00:00 - 1 hour - 59.7 MBOur good buddy Ryan comes to visit us on our back porch this week to talk about travel adventures, concert photography and much more! Sharla and Daniel also discuss the next steps in our non-profit, we hope you can make it out to our first event in Madison, AL on October 13th!
132 - Drowning Man 2023
September 04, 2023 16:00 - 41 minutes - 28.5 MBBurning Man turned into a giant mud pit for 2023, and while Sharla and Daniel didn't go this year, we've got a lot to share about what went down at Black Rock City. We also have some more news to share about our upcoming non-profit, and get a drop-in from our "unsurprising guest" JB!
131 - Groop and Event Planning With Matty Chap
August 22, 2023 00:00 - 41 minutes - 28.5 MBOne of our award winners for this year stops by with Sharla and Daniel. Our dear friend Matty of the Squeak Squad was instrumental in making so many great things happen in the Groop Plaza at Roo this year, so we wanted his advice for up and coming Roovians about how to make some magic happen in the campgrounds.
130 - The Roo Bus Non-Profit
August 08, 2023 01:00 - 45 minutes - 31 MBSharla and Daniel are back this week after a few weeks of Roo hangouts with buddies! We're going full-in on details about the next chapter of the Roo Bus and are talking about what we have planned in the years to come with our new non-profit. Learn about what we're up to, how you can be involved, and stick around for a ton of weekly picks.
129 - The Roo-ie Awards 2023
July 25, 2023 03:00 - 1 hour - 58 MBSharla, Brooklin and Daniel are back on the back porch this week to have a drink and talk all sorts of fun stuff. We talk about our recent experience at the Phish shows in Huntsville, Barbenheimer, and of course the Roo-ie awards for this year!
128 - Live from Bonnaroo 2023
July 09, 2023 12:00 - 1 hour - 44.6 MBSharla and Daniel and tons of friends recorded much of this episode live from the Farm throughout the weekend of Bonnaroo 2023! Hear from special guests like the Roo Hamm crew, Bonnadude, and many more. What worked well this Roo, what needs improvement, and what shows were some of our favorites?
Bonus Episode: LIVE From Tuesday of Bonnaroo!
June 14, 2023 03:00 - 15 minutes - 10.7 MBBonnaroo 2023 has officially begun! The whole crew records LIVE from the Group Plaza on the Farm!
127 - Last Minute Packing / The Bonnaroo Works Fund
June 08, 2023 02:00 - 55 minutes - 38 MBWe're almost there! With less than a week to go, Sharla and Daniel talk about some of our last minute tips, but more importantly we have Kelsey from the Bonnaroo Works Fund on to talk about what all they have in store and we also unveil our total for our donation to them for this year! Hydrate, pack your bags, and get ready. Bonnaroo is almost here.
126 - Our Roo Schedule / Hanging with Lord Taco
June 01, 2023 03:00 - 1 hour - 46.6 MBIf you're always ready to Roo, you never have to get ready to Roo. Sharla and Daniel are back in the bus this week to talk about our tips for both veterans and rookies about what goes down each day of Roo. We're also joined by Lord Taco / Russ from the What Podcast to generally just BS with no agenda whatsoever. We're almost there, Roovians! See you soon!
125 - Respect the Farm
May 23, 2023 03:00 - 47 minutes - 32.9 MBJust a few more weeks to go and Roo is almost here! Sharla and Daniel are out inside the bus this week as we go over some last minute plans and answer some Reddit questions. We also have Randi and Amy on this week to talk about what we can do to respect the farm and be environmentally friendly! Hang in there and finish your prep, Roovians, we're almost home!
124 - Girl's Night at the Roo Bus!
May 16, 2023 12:00 - 29 minutes - 20 MBSharla leads this year's all lady episode with Madison, Skyler and Chloe calling in to hang with her! From safety at Bonnaroo, the lack of female headliners, and crazy Bonnaroo stories, everyone dives in deep. Just less than a month to go, everyone!
123 - Groop Camp Chill
May 11, 2023 14:00 - 56 minutes - 39 MBThe deadline to join a Groop is coming up! Sharla and Daniel hang with some JB and Chloe from our Roo Bus Groop to talk about if it's the right place for you. (But also discuss which cheeses are the best.). We also talk with our contest winner Jonathan and go through the top Roo questions for the week!
122 - Getting Roo Fit with Celia & Ticket Giveaway Finalists
May 02, 2023 14:00 - 54 minutes - 37.8 MBSharla and Daniel hang out with our good friend Celia this week! With just a month and a half to go, we ask our resident fitness expert from the Parachute People to give us some tips on how we can best be getting Roo Ready and get in shape. We also have our four finalists for our Bonnaroo GA ticket give away, be sure to listen to all four and then head to our Twitter to go vote for your favorite.
121 - Party with The House of YES
April 25, 2023 13:00 - 47 minutes - 32.4 MBSharla and Daniel are back this week with packing and travel tips for Roo, a reminder about our GA ticket giveaway, but most importantly we have on Adam from The House of YES! Adam takes us through a quick tour of their history, how they love Bonnaroo as much as we all do, and gives us a peek at what to expect at our favorite plaza this year!
120 - EDM at Roo 2023 With The OnlyDans
April 18, 2023 13:00 - 39 minutes - 27.2 MBIt's a gaggle of Dans, Daniel H and Daniel K from Georgia are here this week to take a deep dive into the EDM at Roo this year! If you already like Griz or Odesza, the OnlyDans take you on a tour of what other artists on the lineup you might also like. Sharla and Daniel are also here to talk about more details on our Wednesday party, and much more Roo tea.
119 - Outeroo Experience Details and Bonnaroo Ticket Giveaway
April 10, 2023 14:00 - 40 minutes - 27.6 MBSharla and Daniel dug through as much as we could find to detail all of the Arts & Experiences lineup coming to Outeroo this year. It's probably one of the most diverse lineups that Bonnaroo could have booked, and it's mindblowing. We're also partnering with Bonnaroo to give away two GA tickets to Roo this year, listen in to find out how to enter!
118 - Two Months Away, Time to Prep!
April 05, 2023 13:00 - 33 minutes - 22.9 MBSharla and Daniel are back with a short episode this week, but also with a crazy reminder. We're just two months away, so it's really time to start thinking about your prep for Bonnaroo. From camping to food, we run through our checklist of what you should start doing now to get ready for the greatest week of the year.
117 - Know Your Roots: A History of Music Festival Culture
March 27, 2023 03:00 - 48 minutes - 33.5 MBSharla and Daniel take you through a whirlwind of history in this episode. We've spent close to a month researching and editing this one, and we're so excited to get it out to you. From the Beat Generation in the 1950's, to the jam bands of the 1990's, we take a deep dive into the roots that made our Bonnaroo community what it is today.
116 - After Hours and Bar Hopping with Adah
March 19, 2023 21:00 - 56 minutes - 39 MBOur good friend Adah stayed the weekend with us, so after a Sunday brunch we sat down to over both some great Bonnaroo announcements and also what's happening in Nashville lately. Adah books a number of shows in town and also works behind the scenes at the Ryman, so she had some great stories to share. Sharla and Daniel also go over the After Hours and Plaza lineup as well!
115 - Live From Okee 2023!
March 13, 2023 13:00 - 53 minutes - 37.1 MBBrook and Daniel take you along for the trip down to South Florida for this year's kickoff to festival season at Okeechobee! Friends like Mitchel, Dave and Richard join along, and we pad out the show with clips from Flipturn's amazing set on Sunday!
Special Episode - What Tennessee's Anti-LGBT+ Bill Means for Roo
March 01, 2023 02:00 - 33 minutes - 23.1 MBThe State of Tennessee has passed an awful anti-LGBT+ bill this past week. It's a tough blow for the diverse and accepting crowd at Bonnaroo, but we can still find ways to love and support one another. We're joined by Davis and Sammee this week to talk about how this has affected the Drag and Trans communities, and what we can do to pull together to keep Bonnaroo a safe and accepting place. Read more about the bill and the conversation on the Bonnaroo Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/bonn...
114 - Ready for Okee 2023!
February 22, 2023 14:00 - 39 minutes - 27.2 MBBrooklin and Daniel are headed down to South Florida for Okeechobee next week, and we take a look through the schedule to make our picks for each day. Learn what's both different and similar between Okee and Roo, and also take a look at some of the same artists that we'll be getting at Bonnaroo later this Summer!
113 - The Roo Bus Maintenance Guide
February 16, 2023 15:00 - 45 minutes - 31 MBSharla and Daniel are back this week and somehow are both fighting through a sinus infection for this episode! We talk about some of our favorite Bonnaroo Plaza Pitches from this past week, the future of the House of Yes when it comes to incoming Tennessee Law, and then go through the whole checklist of what we have to get done with getting the bus itself ready for this Bonnaroo season!
Bonus Episode: Live from Brazil! 🇧🇷
February 07, 2023 14:00 - 23 minutes - 16.5 MBSharla, Brooklin and Daniel send this audio postcard from our hostel in Brazil! Hear why we encourage everyone to get out of their comfort zone and why it’s much cheaper than you may think.
112 - The Bonnaroo Code with Lindsey
January 31, 2023 03:00 - 52 minutes - 36.4 MBOne of the things that sets Bonnaroo apart from other festivals and events is The Code. It's some simple rules that helps our community stay what it is, and we couldn't think of anyone better to go over it with than last year's Bonnaroovian of the year Lindsey! Sharla and Daniel also talk about Roo's Plaza Pitches, our first announced artist for our Wednesday party, and much more!
111 - FAQ's from /r/Bonnaroo
January 23, 2023 11:00 - 54 minutes - 37.4 MBIt's our collab episode with the Bonnaroo Subreddit! We're all noticing that we're going to have a ton of first-timer's at Roo this year, so we worked with the moderators of /r/Bonnaroo to collect all of your questions and do our best to answer them. For more answers from the community, make sure to check out everyone else's amazing answers on the thread here: https://old.reddit.com/r/bonnaroo/comments/10b6k7t/are_you_a_rookie_have_questions_about_roo_that/