Tell The Bartender - A Storytelling Podcast
116 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 94 ratingsTell The Bartender is a storytelling podcast hosted by Katharine Heller
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Episodes
Episode 16: Searching For Lucky Cole
August 26, 2013 02:26 - 44 minutes - 20.6 MBIn this Episode: Searching For Lucky Cole: 13 years ago Corey Eisenstein did a project for college and it changed his life. Meet the man behind it. PLUS an update about a past guest, listener shout outs, and a new drink recipe!
Episode 15: Camp It Out
August 12, 2013 20:08 - 1 hour - 28.9 MBIn this Episode: Camp Learn Stuff: Friends Emmy and Will share stories about a camp theater director who had some unorthodox ways of training his students. Plus, They play "Craigslist Ad or Casting Notice"! The Mystery of the Button: Josh Cohen was rushed from camp to the ER in a very remote part of New Jersey because he swallowed a button. The doctor had an interesting way of treating him. Liz's Ark: While working at a camp in Texas, Liz Davenport was faced with a herculean task: save he...
Episode 14: Don't Do Drug
July 29, 2013 02:25 - 1 hour - 30.6 MBIn this episode, we hear a story from Myq Kaplan about this one time he did this one drug, and Lindsey Carter shares with us what happens when you do more than one drug. PLUS listener shout outs, a drink recipe, and some fun news about musician Ted Leo, who is the inspiration for the title of this podcast.
Episode 13: LIVE!
July 16, 2013 00:02 - 1 hour - 29.5 MBIn this Episode: We did a full length live show at Union Hall and it was wonderful! Many thanks to our incredible guests Lizz Winstead (Co-Creator of the Daily Show, Activist, Awesome Person) and Michael Snow (CBS's Survivor, also Awesome Person). Tweet Heat: Lizz Winstead shares a story about the time she got into a bit of trouble on the Twitter machine, plus she shares a very special Minnesota story for the Macalester College alums in the house! So Many Jeans: Before Michael Snow knew ...
Episode 12: A Lesson in Transformation
July 08, 2013 01:04 - 1 hour - 38.8 MBIn this episode, we talk with two transgendered people. Lauren Hennessy identifies as a male in a female body who explains why he is not transitioning. Jack Katz explains how and why he is. PLUS shout outs to Katharine's biggest tippers and a new drink recipe!
Episode 11: At Your Service
June 20, 2013 00:20 - 1 hour - 29.8 MBIn this episode, The Bitchy Waiter joins us to talk about one of the worst jobs he ever had. Then Oleh Zaychenko shares a very special coming of age story that took place one Summer working at Dunkin Donuts. PLUS we play "Craigslist Ad or Casting Notice" with you, the audience!
Episode 10: Leaps of Faith
May 31, 2013 10:24 - 1 hour - 70.9 MBIn This Episode: The Best Ex: Keith and Chemda, hosts of the popular comedy podcast Keith and the Girl, tell the story of their break up, which was complicated by the fact that they had just written a book about relationships and had already signed a contract for their publisher agreeing not to break up for a year. Be The Cat: Mitchell Bisschop never thought seriously about religion until he dated a Scientologist. Then he made a dramatic leap of faith. PLUS new music from Jackie Brubaker...
Episode 9: Last Days and the Preponderant Shaft Project
May 15, 2013 04:20 - 54 minutes - 50.9 MBIn This Episode: Last Days: Stephanie D’Abruzzo has an interesting history with last days on the job. She shares with us two short stories about her last day at the Broadway show Avenue Q, and her last day working at a Burger King in college. The Preponderant Shaft Project: In 2008 a group of friends took an inside joke on an email thread a little too far. In Katharine’s first ever field piece, we hear from Ed Winnick, Chris Powers, Michael Boyd, Jon Quinn and Brett Gustafson about what in...
Episode 8: Oops
April 30, 2013 20:01 - 1 hour - 79.4 MBIn This Episode: Horse Power: A few years ago Micaela Walker's car got hit by a reckless teenage driver. Since this took place in Amish Country, it also happens that the teenager was speeding in a horse and buggy. The Time Of Your Life: Steve Reynolds tells us about one night with Green Day, his blood, and Winona Ryder. Oopsie Baby: When Mike Rose's wife went into labor, he assumed the midwife would get to their home before the baby did. He was wrong.
Episode 7: I Didn't Know I Was Nugent
April 10, 2013 19:12 - 49 minutes - 44.9 MBBrooklyn based restaurateur Ted Mann always knew growing up that he was adopted. Recently he found out that his birth father wanted to meet him. Then he found out that his birth father is Ted Nugent. He shares the story of his incredible family reunion. PLUS Katharine shares a drink recipe with a mixer by the nice people at Cocktail Crate, we play the new game, "Casting Notice or Craigslist Ad" with the help of Matty Blake from The Actors Grind Podcast, and listener shout-outs!
Episode 6: A Night With Kambri
March 27, 2013 01:10 - 53 minutes - 49.5 MBWe spend the full hour with the amazing Kambri Crews. She tells us what it's like to grow up as a hearing child with two deaf parents, adventures with mom's "back massager", and the night she found out that her father was arrested almost stabbing a woman to death. We laugh, cry and make new drinks. PLUS Katharine shares a new drink based on a friend and show supporter!
Episode 5: Taken In
March 10, 2013 17:08 - 48 minutes - 45 MBOn this show, we hear from Sharda Sekaran who reveals how she, her high school friends, and a train full of New Yorkers on Halloween saved a cat from a man on the subway who claimed to be a space alien. Lora Chio tells the story about the time she booked a job in a Martha Stewart commercial without auditioning. She quickly finds out why.
Episode 4: New Friends, Old Friends
March 03, 2013 23:22 - 1 hour - 60.5 MBIn This Episode, my mother talks about the time she was almost kidnapped into white slavery when she was a teenager visiting Marrakesh. Then she shares a short story about my French grandmother getting kidnapped by the Nazi's during WWII. And Hugh Klitzke tells us about the time he was involved in an exorcism. And made lifelong friends. Music credits: “Setting Sun” by Chris Powers “Happens All The Time” by Chris Powers “Bottled in Cork” by Ted Leo & The Pharmacists
Episode 3: For The Love Of...
February 14, 2013 04:02 - 1 hour - 62.7 MBDean Haspiel shares the very touching story of how he helped out a friend in need. By donating his sperm. And John Knefel talks about the time he fell hard for a girl, and took a trip to Argentina to see her. It didn't go so well. Music credits: “Setting Sun” by Chris Powers “Bittersweet” by Chris Powers “Bottled in Cork” by Ted Leo & The Pharmacists
Episode 2: In Hindsight
February 03, 2013 18:29 - 36 minutes - 33.7 MBIn this episode, Molly Knefel shares with us the time she sold balloons on rollerblades for a Summer job, and in hindsight, learned the meaning of life. Then Jonah Eller-Isaacs tells a spooky tale about a restless night he spent at a friend's house. He didn't find out why until several years later. www.tellthebartender.com Music credits: "Setting Sun" by Chris Powers "Bittersweet" by Chris Powers "Bottled in Cork" by Ted Leo & The Pharmacists
Episode 1: Spiritualized
January 22, 2013 23:25 - 57 minutes - 53.7 MBIn this episode we hear from Todd who recalls his days of playing with a very popular Christian rock band. This is complicated by the fact that Todd is decidedly not Christian. Then Matty Blake shares his personal tale of how he went from being an atheist to a Catholic. Hint: It involves a ghost story.