Latest Musical comedy Podcast Episodes
2004 Dave Matthews Band Chicago River incident
Then This Happened: Musical Stories - August 08, 2023 21:00 - 26 minutesSend us a Text Message. On August 8, 2004, a tour bus belonging to the Dave Matthews Band dumped an estimated 800 pounds of human waste from the bus's blackwater tank through the Kinzie Street Bridge in Chicago onto a passenger sightseeing boat sailing in the Chicago River below. STORYTELLER ...
Chance The Snapper & Alligator Robb, a Chicago Tale of Two Lives Saved
Then This Happened: Musical Stories - June 20, 2023 19:00 - 38 minutesSend us a Text Message. Chance the Snapper is a four to five foot long alligator that was found swimming in the Humboldt Park lagoon, in Chicago, Illinois, on the evening of July 9, 2019. The animal was named after Chance the Rapper in an online poll conducted by the Block Club Chicago news web...
When Charna Met Del Close - A story of the creation of long from improvisation
Then This Happened: Musical Stories - January 25, 2023 20:00 - 31 minutesSend us a Text Message. CHARNA HALPERN Charna Halpern (born June 1, 1952) is founded the ImprovOlympic, now known as iO. Upon iO's founding, in 1983, with partner Del Close, she began teaching Harold to many students in the Chicago theater community. Many prominent comedians performed at iO, f...
Halley's Comet and the Panic of 1910
Then This Happened: Musical Stories - January 23, 2023 18:00 - 14 minutesSend us a Text Message. In 1910, Halley’s Comet was due to pass close by Earth — and everyone from religious fanatics to news reporters stoked the fires of a global panic, believing it was the end of the world. Samba/Bossa Nova Band (Chambered Electric/Acoustic Guitar) Mercedes Sara Landazuri...
The Curse of the Ghost of Colonel Sanders and the Japanese Kansai-based Hanshin Tigers baseball team
Then This Happened: Musical Stories - January 18, 2023 05:00 - 15 minutesSend us a Text Message. The Curse of the Colonel refers to a 1985 Japanese urban legend regarding a reputed curse placed on the Japanese Kansai-based Hanshin Tigers baseball team by the ghost of deceased KFC founder and mascot Colonel Sanders. The curse was said to be placed on the team becaus...
The Story of Y2K - The Year 2000 Problem - The Millennium Bug - The Y2K Glitch - The Y2K Error
Then This Happened: Musical Stories - December 30, 2022 05:00 - 17 minutesSend us a Text Message. When complex computer programs were first written in the 1960s, engineers used a two-digit code for the year, leaving out the "19." As the year 2000 approached, many believed that the systems would not interpret the "00" correctly, therefore causing a major glitch in the...
The Radium Girls
Then This Happened: Musical Stories - July 12, 2022 13:00 - 18 minutesSend us a Text Message. The Radium Girls were female factory workers who contracted radiation poisoning from painting watch dials with self-luminous paint. The painting was done by women at three different factories, and the term now applies to the women working at the facilities: one in Orange...
Bret Hart & The Montreal Screw Job - WWF Wrestling incident
Then This Happened: Musical Stories - May 17, 2022 21:00 - 19 minutesSend us a Text Message. The Montreal Screwjob was an infamous unscripted professional wrestling incident that occurred on November 9, 1997, at the Survivor Series pay-per-view at the Molson Centre. Vince McMahon and his employees covertly manipulated the outcome of the match between Bret Hart, ...
Bret Hart & The Montreal Screw Job
Then This Happened: Musical Stories - May 17, 2022 21:00 - 19 minutesThe Montreal Screwjob was an infamous unscripted professional wrestling incident that occurred on November 9, 1997, at the Survivor Series pay-per-view at the Molson Centre. Vince McMahon and his employees covertly manipulated the outcome of the match between Bret Hart, the reigning WWF Champion...
Music vs Brazil's Military Dictatorship
Then This Happened: Musical Stories - April 05, 2022 16:00 - 26 minutesMost Brazilians believe their national identity is closely tied to the country’s music, as it unites those of all social backgrounds and creates a place of refuge from real life. However, as the dictatorship gained more control and became increasingly strict during the mid-1960s, innovation and ...
Music vs Brazil's Military Dictatorship - Bossa Nova Style
Then This Happened: Musical Stories - April 05, 2022 16:00 - 26 minutesMost Brazilians believe their national identity is closely tied to the country’s music, as it unites those of all social backgrounds and creates a place of refuge from real life. However, as the dictatorship gained more control and became increasingly strict during the mid-1960s, innovation and ...
Music vs Brazil's Military Dictatorship - Bossa Nova Style
Then This Happened: Musical Stories - April 05, 2022 16:00 - 26 minutesSend us a Text Message. Most Brazilians believe their national identity is closely tied to the country’s music, as it unites those of all social backgrounds and creates a place of refuge from real life. However, as the dictatorship gained more control and became increasingly strict during the m...
The Case of Aileen Wuornos - American Serial Killer
Then This Happened: Musical Stories - December 02, 2021 20:00 - 23 minutesSend us a Text Message. Aileen Wuornos is an American serial killer who murdered at least seven people in 1989–90. Her case drew national attention to issues such as the relationship between gender and violence and the legal treatment of acts of self-defense by women. Storyteller Sharron Palm ...
The Brunost Cheese Fire - A Norwegian Food Disaster
Then This Happened: Musical Stories - November 19, 2021 21:00 - 18 minutesSend us a Text Message. About 27 tonnes of caramelised brown goat cheese - a delicacy known as Brunost - caught light as it was being driven through the Brattli Tunnel at Tysfjord, northern Norway in 2013. The fire raged for five days. Told by Asgeir Døhl Dybvig from Oslo, Norway. BAND: Ch...
The Brunost Cheese Fire
Then This Happened: Musical Stories - November 19, 2021 21:00 - 18 minutesAbout 27 tonnes of caramelised brown goat cheese - a delicacy known as Brunost - caught light as it was being driven through the Brattli Tunnel at Tysfjord, northern Norway in 2013. The fire raged for five days. Told by Asgeir Døhl Dybvig from Oslo, Norway. BAND: Charlie Malave (vocal, guit...
Truettes Season 3, Ep 8 - Single Use Coffee Cup
Truettes - October 07, 2021 20:32 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsIn episode 8, the Tuck Shop Ladies get into falling down the environmental rabbit hole, penises with wings, have an easy win with special guest recipe guess Mr Tim Bennett, and design a relationship quiz with a difference. Song of the week is short but to the point: Single Use Coffee Cups.
Truettes Season 3, Ep 7 - Be a good human
Truettes - August 31, 2021 10:24 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsThis week the Tuck Shop Ladies talk Sam’s love of mushrooms, the difference between musicians and magicians, get totally stumped by special guest recipe guess Nicolette Forte, and take an exceptionally important quiz to determine what kind of car they are… This week’s song of the week: Be a good...
Mercy The Coyote
Then This Happened: Musical Stories - August 27, 2021 05:00 - 11 minutesA coyote bit a little boy, Chicagoans wanted the coyote dead, but Flint Creek Wildlife Rehabilitation in suburban Barrington, IL stepped in to show everyone Mercy. Listen to the unedited podcast and help support the episodes at --> https://www.patreon.com/mattgriffo <-- Malic White (Storytell...
Mercy The Chicago Coyote
Then This Happened: Musical Stories - August 27, 2021 05:00 - 26 minutesA coyote bit a little boy, Chicagoans wanted the coyote dead, but Flint Creek Wildlife Rehabilitation in suburban Barrington, IL stepped in to show everyone Mercy. Listen to the unedited podcast and help support the episodes at --> https://www.patreon.com/mattgriffo <-- Malic White (Storytell...
Mercy the Coyote gets in trouble in Chicago
Then This Happened: Musical Stories - August 27, 2021 05:00 - 11 minutesA coyote bit a little boy, Chicagoans wanted the coyote dead, but Flint Creek Wildlife Rehabilitation in suburban Barrington, IL stepped in to show everyone Mercy. Listen to the unedited podcast and help support the episodes at --> https://www.patreon.com/mattgriffo <-- Malic White (Storytell...
Mercy the Coyote gets in trouble in Chicago
Then This Happened: Musical Stories - August 27, 2021 05:00 - 11 minutesSend us a Text Message. A coyote bit a little boy, Chicagoans wanted the coyote dead, but Flint Creek Wildlife Rehabilitation in suburban Barrington, IL stepped in to show everyone Mercy. Listen to the unedited podcast and help support the episodes at --> https://www.patreon.com/mattgriffo <-...
Truettes Season 3, Ep 6 - Brain Fade
Truettes - August 16, 2021 21:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsThis week Tuck Shop Ladies talk to nephew Noah in Alice Springs for special guest recipe guess, take a quiz to help them find new careers given the mess theirs are in, and catch up on Rosie’s overalls obsession and Sam’s pet linguistic hate… Song of the week goes out to everyone who has had a fo...
Truettes Season 3, Ep 5 - You're Welcome
Truettes - August 02, 2021 21:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsTuck Shop Ladies talk running farts, get competitive over their recipe guessing and take a relationship quiz that tells them if they’re compatible. Song of the week this week is for everyone who loves their manners: You’re Welcome.
Truettes Season 3, Ep 4 - My Best Friend
Truettes - July 19, 2021 21:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsThis week, the Tuck Shop Ladies talk being whelmed, finding Sam a footy mate, and go all the way to Tasmania for this weeks “special guest recipe guess”. This weeks song of the week takes stock of just how embarrassing their dog is with “My Best Friend”.
Truettes Season 3, Ep 3 - Dead Bodies
Truettes - July 05, 2021 21:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsTuck Shop Ladies talk social tactics for party talk, getting people at the gym to smile at you, giving vs getting presents, and take a quiz on what kind of criminal they’d be. This weeks song of the week: Dead bodies.
Truettes Season 3, Ep 2 - Hot Chips
Truettes - June 21, 2021 21:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsIn this episode Tuck Shop Ladies talk house painting, secret shopping, kissing Donald trump, and get totally stumped by this weeks “special guest recipe guess”. The episode ends with a song of the week that won't win them any awards with its rendition but might just make you happy, ‘Hot Chips”.
Truettes Season 3, Ep 1 - Pillow Lines
Truettes - June 21, 2021 00:13 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsTalk Shop Ladies talk world's most expensive vanilla slice, challenge each other with some quandary inducing hypotheticals, and introduce their very first episode of "special guest recipe guess"! This week's song of the week is something we can all relate to... pillow lines.
The Juggs Answer Your Questions
Jugg Sisters: Live from the Opry! - May 17, 2021 16:18 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsThe Jugg Sisters answer some of their fans' most pressing questions. -- Do you like the idea of the Jugg Sisters starting a podcast? If so, send them a Facebook message with your thoughts. For Tour Bookings: https://www.nashtrash.com/tours
You and That Other Lady Are Idiots: The Story of NashTrash
Jugg Sisters: Live from the Opry! - April 17, 2021 00:42 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsSheri Lynn and Brenda Kay recount the origin story of NashTrash Tours, from its humble beginnings, to their favorite stories on the bus, to what they've been up to over the past year. Plus: emails from Neil deGrasse Tyson, Melania Trump, and Governor Andrew Cuomo. -- Do you like the idea of t...
Between a Rioja and a Hard Place
Winesponge with Paul Thorne - January 15, 2021 15:00 - 39 minutesRecorded post-show (and pre-Covid) at the Manchester Comedy Store, Paul and Jo Caulfield are invited to sample some of the in-house wine selection while discussing The Romans, Bull Fighting and Sociopaths.