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Episode 71: Relationships and Rumblestrips

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In this Episode:

Lana recalls a very special night that made her an honorary New Yorker. It’s also a PSA on why you should never share towels. Then Wali talks about growing up Muslim, why he stopped practicing, and how he told his family. Then he and The Bartender tell sTOURies (and secrets) about some of the shenanigans that went down on the Keith and The Girl tour (Wali was the tour bus driver).

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About the guests:

Lana Russell is an incredible director and artistic director of Story People Theater Group. She’s also the nicest person ever. Here she is hanging out and being awesome:

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Sulayman A-wali AKA Wali is a very safe driver and did not crash the tour bus. Here are some shots from the tour!

Master driver:

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Stuck on the bus:

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Music Credits:

“Setting Sun” by Chris Powers

“Everybody Knows” by Leonard Cohen

“Streethawk 1” by Destroyer

“Roll With It” by Oasis

“Bottled in Cork” by Ted Leo & The Pharmacists

Episode 70: A Dud, a Stud and a Flood

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In this Episode:

Meredith hadn’t had much luck with online dating. This is the story of one date that turned into a shitstorm. Literally.

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Here is the audio of the AT&T commercial Katharine and Meredith did together!

About the Guest:

Meredith Zeitlin is an incredible writer, VO artist and person. Buy her young adult books, Freshman Year & Other Unnatural Disasters and Sophomore Year Is Greek to Me. And check out one of her awesome opinion pieces about weddings here. Also, this is the piece about the other guy she had dated, the “Christopher Columbus of Brooklyn“. Here she is looking fabulous:

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Music Credits:

“Setting Sun” by Chris Powers

“Little Babies” by Sleater Kinney

“Bottled in Cork” by Ted Leo & The Pharmacists

Episode 69: The Nixon Files

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In this Episode:

“Nixon”, our anonymous guest, tells The Bartender about the time she started seriously dating a woman whose cancer had just returned. Nixon tried to be a supportive girlfriend during this difficult time, but for some reason all of her efforts fell flat. Turns out there was a totally reasonable explanation.

ALSO, The Bartender is going on tour with the comedy podcast Keith and The Girl in October! See show dates here.

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About the Guests:

Nixon prefers to remain anonymous but The Bartender can tell you she is one smart, funny and awesome lady. Since we can’t show her picture, here’s an amazing video of a dog exercising:

Music Credits:

“Setting Sun” by Chris Powers

“Everybody Knows” by Concrete Blonde

“Crazy for You” by Best Coast

“Bottled in Cork” by Ted Leo & The Pharmacists

Episode 67: Shaken Up

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In this Episode:

New York native Anthony survived the devastating LA earthquake of ’94. But he soon found out the damage wasn’t nearly done. And The Bitchy Waiter is back to tell us what happened to him hours after the last time he was on the show… he isn’t proud.

PLUS listener shout outs, and The Bartender is going on tour with the comedy podcast Keith and The Girl in October! See show dates here. Like the show? Tip The Bartender! Or give it 5 stars!

About the Guests:

Anthony Arkin is an incredible actor, writer, director and overall awesome person. He is currently raising money for his new movie that he wrote and will be directing, Sender. Support independent art and donate here!  In 2008 Anthony won best editing honors at the Santa Fe Film Festival for his feature, State of Rock. He is a founding member of STEEL DRUM IN SPACE, and he shoots and edits much of their content. As an actor he has appeared in numerous films and TV shows including The Americans, Person of Interest, Blue Bloods, The Good Wife, The Late Show and the upcoming ABC mini-series, Madoff.

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The Bitchy Waiter, one of our favorite guests, waits tables and writes about it, hysterically. He is also a brilliant actor and singer, and has a book coming out next year! You should follow him on Twitter and Facebook. Here he is on Dr. Phil:

Music Credits:

“Setting Sun” by Chris Powers

“I Will Survive” by Cake

“El President” by Drugstore Featuring Thom Yorke

“Kiss Them For Me” by Siouxsie and the Banshees

“Bottled in Cork” by Ted Leo & The Pharmacists

Episode 66: In The Moment

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In this Episode:

Ever had to make a life changing decision immediately? We hear from two people who didn’t have a lot of time to make an important choice. First, Luke talks about finding himself face to face with someone from his past (who happens to be a member of his church). And then we hear from Jan, a sergeant in the NYPD, who had to bend the rules a bit to help someone in need (it involves a Winnie The Pooh Piglet doll). Also, The Bartender is going on tour with the comedy podcast Keith and The Girl in October! See show dates here (more TBA). Like the show? Tip The Bartender! Or give it 5 stars!

About the Guests:

Luke Ratray is an extraordinarily talented photographer, DJ, and all around great friend. Here is some of his phenomenal work:

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Janice Herndon is a sergeant in the NYPD, and is the nicest person ever.

Music Credits:

“Setting Sun” by Chris Powers

“Rock On” by David Essex

“Farrar, Straus And Giroux (Sea Of Tears)” by Destroyer

“In The City” by Joe Walsh

“End of a Century” by Blur

“Bottled in Cork” by Ted Leo & The Pharmacists

Episode 65: There’s No Business Like Show Business

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In this Episode:

Steve tells us about the time he was inspired to play music after meeting his idols, The Flaming Lips, who he eventually toured with. That’s also when he found out some dreams aren’t meant to be followed. And Niabi shares with us why she eventually quit a job as a knife thrower’s assistant for The Great Throwdini. Also, The Bartender is going on tour with the comedy podcast Keith and The Girl in October! See show dates here (more TBA). Like the show? Tip The Bartender! Or give it 5 stars!

About the Guests:

Steve Burns is an actor, musician and master storyteller. Here he is at The Moth, totally kicking ass:

Niabi is a musician, singer, performer and total joy to be around. She currently plays with the incredible band A Place Both Wonderful and Strange, and will be performing on September 10th at C’mon Everybody, October 9th at Terminal 5, and October 30th at MASS MoCa. You can see her in the trailer of the documentary with The Great Throwdini, Maximum Risk, here. Here she is with her band making sweet, sweet music.
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Music Credits:

“Setting Sun” by Chris Powers

“Bittersweet” by Chris Powers

“All Tomorrow’s Parties” by The Velvet Underground

“A Million Colors” by Phenotract

“Bottled in Cork” by Ted Leo & The Pharmacists

Episode 64: Well That Was Awkward

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In this Episode:

We hear three stories about some very awkward moments. One of them involves Arianna Huffington, another involves peach schnapps and the cops, and the last involves karaoke, because of course. Also, The Bartender is going on tour with the comedy podcast Keith and The Girl in October! See show dates here (more TBA). Like the show? Tip The Bartender! Or give it 5 stars!

About the Guests:

Allison Kilkenny is an independent journalist and the co-host of the awesome political podcast, Citizen Radio. She also co-wrote a book, “Newsfail“, and is a badass on Twitter.

Heath Brandon is an incredible actor and voiceover artist, and hates Peach Schnapps.

Shawn T. Andrew is also an actor and voiceover artist. But more important, he has two parakeets:

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Music Credits:

“Setting Sun” by Chris Powers

“Wake Up” by Arcade Fire

“Ever Had A Little Faith?” by Belle and Sebastian

“Cum On Feel The Noize” by Bran Van 3000

“You Said Something” by PJ Harvey

“Hit Me Baby One More Time” by Dweezil Zappa

“Bottled in Cork” by Ted Leo & The Pharmacists

Episode 63: Pranks Gone Wild

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In this Episode:

Jim educates us about “Devil’s Night” (the night before Halloween), and how a prank he played on a neighbor went terribly, terribly wrong. Then things got worse.

And The Bartender recalls the time a joke she made got taken a little too seriously. It involves playing in a punk band called “Bitch Chicks On The Rag”.

PLUS a listener shout out! Like the show? Tip The Bartender! Or give it 5 stars!

About the Guests:

Jim Conroy is an actor and voiceover artist based in New York. Click here to get his recent appearance on the comedy podcast Keith and The Girl! And here’s a video of Jim doing one of the many things that he does best:

Katharine Heller is the host of this show, Tell The Bartender, and The Struggle Bus. Here she is doing a recent narration for the Animal Planet show, Mauled:

 

Music Credits:

“Setting Sun” by Chris Powers

“As (Seasons)” by Har Mar Superstar

“Better Be Home Soon” by Crowded House

“Tiny Dancer” by Elton John

“Two Weeks” by Grizzly Bear

“Bottled in Cork” by Ted Leo & The Pharmacists

Episode 62: Breaking The Law

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In this Episode:

I’ll Accept The Charges: Very recently Clementine got a collect call from a correctional facility. It was her long lost uncle asking for help. But as time went on, the only things that started to add up in his story were the phone charges. Then things got weird. Clementine is using her real name but all other names and locations have been changed to protect the innocent – and the guilty.

What Could Possibly Go Wrong: Jackson found out the hard way – the very hard way – what happens when you throw a little party in your boss’s house while they’re away and put the invite on Facebook. Again, Jackson is using his real name but others have been changed to protect a certain restraining order.

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About the Guests:

Clementine and Jackson would prefer just to use their first names just in case someone tries to find them. So here’s a video of some kittens and their mama playing on a slide:

 

Music Credits:

“Setting Sun” by Chris Powers

“Weird Divide” by The Shins

“White Collar Boy” by Belle and Sebastian

“William, It Was Really Nothing” by The Smiths

“Bottled in Cork” by Ted Leo & The Pharmacists

Episode 61: Inspired

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In this Episode:

In a world where it’s easy to lose faith in humanity, The Bartender sits down with two people who are making big changes with small actions to help others, and themselves. Like the show? Tip The Bartender! Or give it 5 stars!

About the Guests:

Emily Tuckman is an actor, producer, and all around badass. You need to check out her web series Ambience, written by Mackenzie McBride. Here she is looking just adorable:

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Erica Palgon is a casting director in NYC. She runs a successful casting company Erica Palgon Casting & Beyond, casting for film, commercials, theater and webseries. Erica loves comedy, directing, creative writing and all things pop culture! Her favorite inspiring words to live by: Face the fear and do it anyway. She is very excited as she continues to put these words into action. Follow Opposite Erica on her inspiring journey. Look for her posts in the next few months, as she confidently takes on one of her long time goals of participating in the show Mortified, where she will read from her most embarrassing childhood journals and letters! Here she is being totally awesome/gorgeous/inspiring, as usual:

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Music Credits:

“Setting Sun” by Chris Powers

“Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)” by Nancy Sinatra

“Another Sunny Day” by Belle and Sebastian

“Roar” by Katy Perry

“Bottled in Cork” by Ted Leo & The Pharmacists