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9 Stories Up
by Hunter Piermont
A child stares from his 9th floor bedroom window, looking out at the city below, wondering what life might have in store. This podcast is the answer coming from his "grown up" self.
Episodes
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S3 OT: My Journalism Salute
A long overdue profile of Blackshear Times publisher Robert Williams Jr doubles as a 9 Stories Up cover band/fan fiction version of The Journalism Salute podcast.
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S3: Third Intermission
We are back in the studio with Vabs after a meager 14 months. Join us as we recap the third period of season 3 and get ready for overtime.
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S3 E9: The Rise of the Machines contained by the Words of a Carpenter (part 2 of 2)
The journey of understanding AI's impact on the 9 Stories Up solar system culminates in the key to defeating "Skynet"
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S3 E8: The Words of a Carpenter sparks the Rise of the Machines (part 1 of 2)
A friend's Christmas card rekindles an investigation into how the Artificial Intelligence explosion is impacting the 9 Stories Up universe and maybe the world beyond.
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S3 E7: Buy that man an Old Style
When something is a once in a lifetime you always remember it, even if it doesn't play out like the story book or happens to happen twice.
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S3 Second Intermission
Vabs is in the LA studio to recap the middle three episodes of this season with Hunter, who is in New York, recording on location from the apartment 9 Storeys Up, for the very last time.
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S3 E6: Beautiful
This podcast series started because a one act play seemed too hard to produce . . . so now we come full circle with an episode chronicling the production and origin story of a new one act play from Maxene Kupperman-Guiñals.
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S3 E5: A Message to Obi-Wan
Showing up to a holiday party in the same "ugly sweater" ultimately offers Hunter a new hope.
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S3 E4: The Moore County Blackout
Coordinated attacks on 2 Duke Energy power stations last week left the majority of a North Carolina county without power for 4+ days. The story was covered by all reputable news outlets and 9 Stories Up is no different, embedding a very special correspondent into the chaos for an exclusive report.
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S3: First Intermission
Vabs is back in the virtual studio to try and make sense of the "first period" of season 3 then look ahead to period 2. For the first time in 9 Stories Up intermission history, Hunter's mic actually sounds better than that of our CTO.
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S3 E3: Momma Nole Rides Again
In an episode that could have been titled "Scenes from an Irish midtown bar," Hunter and his siblings bring his mother to her first Florida State game watching party in 3 years where his brother and sister quickly demonstrate they know as much about college football as they do late 80s baseball...
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S3 E2: Magic Mike
Unlike his exams, our favorite chemistry teacher is an open book. Mike returns to our radio lab to go through the uncanny, serendipitous steps that take a kid from the South Side of Chicago to the NCAA Wrestling Championships and back again to blow stuff up and make beaker wine in the name of...
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S3 E1: The Accidental Reunion
Friday night of Memorial Day weekend, Parlor Pizza, Chicago. One night to see friends while in town visiting family. Very little notice given to anyone. A recipe for randomness randomly delivers Hunter's wife's friend's husband, an old work colleague who could stay for a drink, and a college…
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S2 OT: Legacies Lasting
Hunter meets his pen pal Mark for the first time to discuss their parallel(ish) past and introduce the 9 Stories Up world to Mark's recently released podcast series, "A Lasting Legacy"
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S2 Third Intermission
Vabs and Hunter are back in the virtual studio to recap the "third period" of this season and get everyone ready for overtime.
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S2 E9: Shining Moments
9 Stories Up applies a full court press to the monumental 2022 NCAA Men's Final Four featuring Villanova, Kansas and the reality bending rematch of North Carolina and Duke.
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S2 E8: The Recipe
A lot of people make chili for the super bowl and most people who make chili feel a great sense of Pride. Well Sir, we at 9 Stories Up are no exception and hereby submit a step-by-step guide to cooking our legendary chili, complete (of course) with the legend.
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AT&T Park (S2 Bonus Episode)
My uncle David died approximately a year ago today (I say this because the medical examiner could only give us a range after he was discovered on Feb. 19 2021). 9 Stories Up was one way I was able to reconnect with him over the final year of his life. My uncle's favorite episode was the second…
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S2 E7: Card Readings
Holiday cleaning in Hunter's stepmother's basement conjures memories of a past business that not only foreshadowed a current venture, but also put his oldest friendship to the test.
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S2: Second Intermission
Vabs takes over the virtual studio to string a thread through the second period of season 2 and get to the bottom of the "lost" episodes.
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S2 E6: What are you looking at?
In a world of socio-political polarization, we tell the story of a professional middleman's quest to bring thoughtful, informative discussion to the weary majority in the center via . . . wait for it . . . a hobby podcast!
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S2 E5: Midlife Exuberance
In our very first, ground-breaking, never-been-done-before follow-up episode, we catch up with Rambling Nomad Craig Coleman as he shares his final stories from the road and heads out to sea with an old friend.
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S2 E4: Surrounded by Amateurs
Hunter explores a crossroads his grandfather faced 70 years ago and begins to reimagine life had the old man stayed with door number 1, only to realize he knew what he was doing after all . . . or did he?
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S2: First Intermission
Vabs and Hunter catch up the virtual studio and get the Intermission episode back to its roots, discussing outside feedback on 9 Stories Up they recently received.
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S2 E3: In the wrong line
Hunter takes a break from 9 Stories Up to create a personalized episode for a friend fighting for his life against Covid-19
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S2 E2: Futuristic Therapy
Worried that he has waded too far into the nostalgic end of the pool, Hunter spends an hour on the virtual couch with Mike Bechtel, Chief Futurist at Deloitte to take a look beneath the surface.
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S2 E1 Lessons of a Rambling Nomad
Ever wonder what it is like to drive a big rig? Hunter catches up with podcaster and CDL flat bed driver Craig Coleman to talk trucking and the new perspective available from up in the cab.
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S1 Overtime: One Last Gamble
Hunter tracks down his long lost "Uncle Buck" to hear stories from the pre-internet sports betting industry and settle a debt he only recently realized he had.
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S1: Third Intermission
Vabs and Hunter stage a flashback episode in the style of 80s sitcoms to review and reflect on season 1
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S1 E9: My Confederate Monuments
Hunter examines a legacy of family conflicts and the conflicts of family legacy as his mother recounts her migration from South Georgia to NYC in the 1960s.
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S1 E8: West Side Little League
Imagine playing in the very first year of a little league. Now put that little league in New York City. Hunter reaches out to a panel of old friends to help tell the story (some incidental adult language).
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S1: Second Intermission (It's nice to hear some good news)
Our plans for a larger panel with previous guests took a hit with the pandemic and then again when we set out to focus it on the pandemic. But the one interview we did do, with Episode 3 star Katie Welch, reminded us that even amidst circumstances beyond anyone's control, good news is still...
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S1 E7: A New Vision
Hunter catches up with a mentor from his past as he comes to terms with the youth sports industrial complex and the role it has in his life and family (with the help of return guests from recent episodes).
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S1 E6: This Proves Nothing
One recurring theme of our nostalgia-heavy podcast are aspects of life that have faded from its fabric due to modern technology. This episode features stories from multiple generations centering around the Late Night Bar Room Debate.
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S1 E5: Happy Birthday Little Horse!
Everybody has a birthday and many of us have cute stories about some coincidences related to our birthday or those of loved ones. In this episode we take you through a few of those from our own lives culminating in a birthday tribute to a member of the 9 Stories Up family.
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S1 E4: Shot in the chest
Many of us say "it's like I got shot in the chest" (perhaps even adding an ironic "literally") while very few of us have actually had that happen. In this episode we introduce stories close to our own lives to help the grammatically loose exaggerators out there truly understand the experience.
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S1: First Intermission
Our 9 episode first season is one third of the way complete. If this were a hockey game we would head into the locker room to break down the first period. I recruited my old friend Vabs to serve as "coach" for this intermission to help talk me through the good, bad, and ugly of our opening effort...
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S1 E3: Katie Welch
In our first episode with an outside voice, we bring you into the world of Katie Welch, a trusting soul whose unwavering faith in humanity leads to misadventures that play like sitcom sub plots.
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S1 E2: Pac Bell
Hunter recounts a dubious first visit to his favorite ball park not named Yankee Stadium and it's connection to the grandfather he never met. There is one beeped swear word in this episode.
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S1 E1: True Blood
In the story that inspired him to create 9 Stories Up, a medical discovery unravels Hunter's conception of self and forces him to investigate a family secret.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many episodes does 9 Stories Up have?
9 Stories Up currently has 40 episodes available on PodParley. New episodes are automatically indexed when they're published to the podcast feed.
What is 9 Stories Up about?
A child stares from his 9th floor bedroom window, looking out at the city below, wondering what life might have in store. This podcast is the answer coming from his "grown up" self.
How often does 9 Stories Up release new episodes?
9 Stories Up has 40 episodes. Check the episode list to see recent publication dates and frequency.
Where can I listen to 9 Stories Up?
You can listen to 9 Stories Up on PodParley by clicking any episode. We provide an embedded audio player for direct listening, and you can also subscribe via your preferred podcast app using the RSS feed.
Who hosts 9 Stories Up?
9 Stories Up is created and hosted by Hunter Piermont.
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