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Notes From the Upper West Side

by Dan Roentsch

A modern fable of sex, betrayal, and a tobacco that tastes like a lady.

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  1. 145. Beth and Gillis

    Paul tries to make sense of his dreams. Jessica seems to help. Some.

  2. 144. Tolstoy

    After Paul wakes up, he remembers his old band Tolstoy and writes some Tolstoy-esque lyrics. Twitter: ⁠Dan Roentsch (@ChantersNod) / X⁠ Support this saga! : ⁠https://buymeacoffee.com/droentsch

  3. 143. Idyllic

    Parp tells Paul why he doesn't get the producer credit. Paul dreams he is a candle in an Italian castle. Twitter: Dan Roentsch (@ChantersNod) / X Support this saga! : https://buymeacoffee.com/droentsch

  4. 142. Peter Sellers Slapstick

    Paul and Parp argue over Paul's producer credit. Paul sees the fifteenth or sixteenth remake of The Great Gatsby. Twitter: Dan Roentsch (@ChantersNod) / X (https://x.com/ChantersNod) Support this saga! : https://buymeacoffee.com/droentsch

  5. 141. Banished

    Paul turns down a job at Whipers', and leaves the factory for the last time. Twitter: Dan Roentsch (@ChantersNod) / X (https://x.com/ChantersNod) Support this saga! : https://buymeacoffee.com/droentsch

  6. 140. Flashboy and a Hard Lady

    Paul encounters a racist at the tobacco store. Fonda, it turns out, is not Paul's type. Twitter: Dan Roentsch ⁠(@ChantersNod) / X (https://x.com/ChantersNod)⁠ Support this saga! : ⁠https://buymeacoffee.com/droentsch

  7. 139. In the Biz

    Paul earns in the Biz. Carrie tells Paul to calm the F down. Twitter: Dan Roentsch ⁠(@ChantersNod) / X (https://x.com/ChantersNod)⁠ Support this saga! : ⁠https://buymeacoffee.com/droentsch

  8. 138. C'est Moi!

    Cammy slams her way out of the tobacco store. Paul finds out what happened to "Democracy My Ass." Twitter: Dan Roentsch ⁠⁠(@ChantersNod) / X (https://x.com/ChantersNod)⁠⁠ Support this saga! : ⁠⁠https://buymeacoffee.com/droentsch

  9. 137. Little Girly Chops

    Paul remembers Lux. Cammy is infuriated by the mature card. Twitter: Dan Roentsch ⁠⁠(@ChantersNod) / X (https://x.com/ChantersNod)⁠⁠ Support this saga! : ⁠⁠https://buymeacoffee.com/droentsch

  10. 136. An Urban Million

    Cammy shows up. Paul tells us about Jimmy and Jerry and Mr. X. Twitter: Dan Roentsch ⁠⁠(@ChantersNod) / X (https://x.com/ChantersNod)⁠⁠ Support this saga! : ⁠⁠https://buymeacoffee.com/droentsch

  11. 135. Leatherpants

    Paul encounters an intruder who seems to have an unusual relationship with Fonda. Twitter: ⁠Dan Roentsch (@ChantersNod) / X⁠ Support this saga! : ⁠https://buymeacoffee.com/droentsch

  12. 134. Maritality

    Bang wants to know what Paul did to Cammy. Fonda gets the impression Paul's wife is the boss. Twitter: ⁠Dan Roentsch (@ChantersNod) / X⁠ Support this saga! : ⁠https://buymeacoffee.com/droentsch

  13. 133. The Wifely Wifeliness

    Bang asks Paul for details about his excuse. Paul resents insinuations about Junior. Twitter: Dan Roentsch (@ChantersNod) / X Support this saga! : https://buymeacoffee.com/droentsch

  14. 132. That Junior!

    Paul goes with the Junior-emergency excuse. Bang is the earlier bird.

  15. 131. A Shiny Bright Lie

    Paul sees a way out, and this way out centers on affairs in Junior world.

  16. 130. Chumbucket Jeff and the Neighborhood Education

    Paul encounters Jeff at the Mermaid, and plays Show Me the Tummy with the boys.

  17. 129. Freak Out

    Paul freaks out and goes home. Junior is focused on her Schmuckbook page.

  18. 128. A Night at the Tavern

    Paul encounters Jonno and a cinder block. Carry Edwarski scores one against the dragon.

  19. 127. Rattlesnake Parking Lot

    Paul mopes off to his shift at the Irish Tavern, with no drugs to keep him from introspecting.

  20. 126. The Bottom of the Bearable

    Paul gets a MiraTrim with his photo on it. Bang discovers the humor in Paul's photo

  21. 125. Too Big to Yank

    Paul remembers his adventures and triumphs while running out to the drugstore. — Where he discovers another personal triumph.

  22. 124. Dumbass

    Cammy snarks at Paul while mixing One For the Road. Paul gives Cammy some performance advice.

  23. 123. Brain Screams

    Paul battles his own brain to be decent to Cammy. Cammy doesn't return the gesture.

  24. 122. The Master Builder

    Paul reunites with Roz. Captain Think loses track of Paul's complicated history with Cynthia.

  25. 121. Puissance

    Paul goes back to Whispers On Sixth. Cammy is cordial.

  26. 120. Meet Sergeant Buttkick

    Paul snaps at Parp. Junior thinks One For the Road is... interesting.

  27. 119. Real Women

    Paul pays up... sort of. Junior has to complete a project for the Newbie School.

  28. 118. Rambo

    Bobby and Fonda make an abrupt exit. Paul and Bang exchange Parp stories.

  29. 117. Pud Jones and the Science Aficionado

    Paul finds himself fixated on Fonda. Bobby proposes an alternative theory for the normal male curiosity..

  30. 116. Psychology and Anthropology

    Paul explains the natural male curiosity. Bang is a little scandalized.

  31. 115. Birth of a Perversion

    Bang tells Paul the legend of One for the Road's origin. Paul comes up with a new idea.

  32. 114. The Unmistakable Taste

    Paul discovers One for the Road is the real deal.

  33. 113. Ladies and Gentlemen, Irv Stricker!

    Whispers reveals Bangalore Springfield's real name. Paul and Whispers make a deal.

  34. 112. Da Puddusa

    Paul offers to help out. Whispers tells Paul to pay up.

  35. 111. Whispers On Sixth

    Paul sees a D-List celebrity at Whispers On Sixth. Mondi McDade gets the promotional ball rolling for One For the Road.

  36. 110. Sweat and Chickfunk

    Junior decides to get back to the normal, marital activities. Paul gets ready to use Whispers On Sixth as his next beachhead.

  37. 109. She's Smarmy

    Perry tells Paul about his mom's dramatic exit from the Traffic Maven's Office. Paul decides to go down to help out at Whispers On Sixth. Subscribe for ad-free access! https://anchor.fm/dan-roentsch/subscribe

  38. 108. Americana

    Paul's mom gets some help from the landmark geeks. The newspapers take sides in the Buzzers Affair.

  39. 107. The Traffic Maven

    Paul's mom fights Zelda Zany to preserve the traffic buzzers in her home town. Subscribe for ad-free access! https://anchor.fm/dan-roentsch/subscribe

  40. 106. The New Context

    Paul finds out what Junior is studying at the Newbie School. Captain Think has a Cesar Romero laugh.

  41. 105. One for the Road

    Parp tells Paul how he can bump into Cynthia again. Junior buys blouses that could be part bustier.

  42. 104. The Unforgivable Sin

    Paul burns his last bridge to Cammy and her theatre. Parp is skeptical that women can be attracted to Paul.

  43. 103. A Summerstock Resume

    Paul learns the horrifying truth. Winthorp recounts his summer as a director. Subscribe for ad-free access! https://anchor.fm/dan-roentsch/subscribe

  44. 102. Me and Cammy and Winthorp

    Cammy recommends Paul for the part of Gerard. Winthorp thinks 'Little Round Jewish Hat' is hate speech.

  45. 101. Democracy My Ass

    Cammy sends Paul the script. Paul heads down to the Film Center Cafe in a humid haze. Subscribe for ad-free access! https://anchor.fm/dan-roentsch/subscribe

  46. 100. Ambivalent

    Cammy reaches out. Paul can't remember an appropriate word.

  47. 99. Camaraderie

    Paul takes us back to the days just after The Fiasco. Captain Think is up to something Paul only barely suspects. Subscribe for ad-free access! https://anchor.fm/dan-roentsch/subscribe

  48. 98. The Parity Theory

    Paul wants to know how Junior can be so evil. Jessica thinks Junior may see herself as the injured party.

  49. 97. A World of Gruff

    Junior is extra cruel. Paul vows to get his revenge.

  50. 96. Casablanca

    Paul enjoys a lint-free skull, and checks Junior's photos on social media.

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

A modern fable of sex, betrayal, and a tobacco that tastes like a lady.

HOSTED BY

Dan Roentsch

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fiction comedy

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