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The Story of My Friends

The Story of My Friends is a general-interest "call-in" talk-show led by host Joe Friend and his rotating cadre of questionably sane guests. TSOMF covers topics including fire dancing, astrophotography, juggling for a Guinness World Record, hypnotherapy, escaping a hospital, mining for gold, producing a musical, dancing naked with witches, yoga faux pas, artificially inseminating prized dogs, creating a board game, surviving in prison, driving a Corvette across the country, giving a woman a stroke, shooting a good friend, and much more; all with the message: Life Is Better When We Talk.

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    The Yogi Bearettes

    Bop it. Bend it. Twist it. Educate it?Apparently Joe is a Pitta Dosha. And it doesn't mean 'sweaty bastard' like he thought it did. Thankfully we have yoga gurus Angela Kukhahn and Shayna Hiller here to set him straight, teach him that "Shiva's Couch" is not meant to be his impression of the Burt Reynolds centerfold, and inform him that the warrior drishti is not intended to psychically explode the person in front of you. So pranayama your chakras free from your bandha and tell your mama about this one!Guest Stars: Angela Kukhaha, Shayna Hiller

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    Juggle Me This - Episode Trailer

    Episode Trailer for Season One, Episode Ten of The Story of My Friends: Juggle Me ThisIs your nephew a 5-time ⁠Guinness Book of World Records⁠ record holder? Was it for something cool like juggling while backflipping? Juggling flaming torches? Juggling knives?No?Well then let me lend you mine for the next hour...Meet Aidan Webster! Juggler, diver, DJ, gymnast, PhD-something-or-other-foraminifera...We talk challenging yourself, setting goals, breaking everything down into incremental bits, and doing what any sane Florida Man will tell you is a completely normal thing to do under a midday Tampa sun: wander off into the bushes clutching an armful of knives.What could go wrong?Guest Stars: Aidan Webster

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    The Folk-Slinging Winchester-Perrys

    Get a random text from someone claiming to be your mom's realtor, that she and her husband are musicians, are coming out to Los Angeles to attend the Children's Music Network, and are hopeful that you can provide them with some LA "things to do"?Of course you should offer to host these random could-be axe murderers at your house, show them around Venice Beach, drink dranks, and ultimately host and record an entire folk music concert in your living room at midnight!Meet the Folk-Slinging Winchester-Perrys, Christine Winchester and David C. Perry, whom swung by the home studio (very fortuitously for you and I), and covered the depth and breadth of their folk music careers.You don't need ears as big as Dumbo's to hear what your next near and dear favorite podcast episode is!

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    The Yogi Bearettes - Episode Trailer

    Episode Trailer for Season One, Episode Nine of The Story of My Friends: The Yogi BearettesBop it. Bend it. Twist it. Educate it?Apparently Joe is a Pitta Dosha. And it doesn't mean 'sweaty bastard' like he thought it did. Thankfully we have yoga gurus Angela Kukhahn and Shayna Hiller here to set him straight, teach him that "Shiva's Couch" is not meant to be his impression of the Burt Reynolds centerfold, and inform him that the warrior drishti is not intended to psychically explode the person in front of you. So pranayama your chakras free from your bandha and tell your mama about this one!Guest Stars: Angela Kukhaha, Shayna Hiller

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    The Folk-Slinging Winchester-Perrys - Episode Trailer

    Episode Trailer for Season One, Episode Eight of The Story of My Friends: The Folk-Slinging Winchester-PerrysGet a random text from someone claiming to be your mom's realtor, that she and her husband are musicians, are coming out to Los Angeles to attend the Children's Music Network, and are hopeful that you can provide them with some LA "things to do"?Of course you should offer to host these random could-be axe murderers at your house, show them around Venice Beach, drink dranks, and ultimately host and record an entire folk music concert in your living room at midnight!Meet the Folk-Slinging Winchester-Perrys, Christine Winchester and David C. Perry, whom swung by the home studio (very fortuitously for you and I), and covered the depth and breadth of their folk music careers.You don't need ears as big as Dumbo's to hear what your next near and dear favorite podcast episode is!

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    Gold Rush Days

    Hey Kids! On this here episode of The Story of My Friends you will learn that "to smuggle a decent amount of gold out internally, you'd have to be a pretty brave man."My neighbor Jack White joins me and we take a deep dive into the world of gold mining. Put your lid on, trade your trackie daks for jumpers, call the missus and blow some kisses, and hit the frog and toad because this sparky is about to take us on an underground odyssey... just pray we steer clear of Jumbo Bob!Guest Stars: Jack White

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    Artsy Fartsy Supermodelly Hockey Goddess

    Is 'the girl next door' an accomplished abstract expressionist artist, classic car enthusiast, children's book author, musician, and full-contact ice hockey playing supermodel?No?I got you, boo.Meet Amanda Renata Tutschek, accidental muse, a victim of 'the muse', acknowledged introvert, and a genuine good person just trying to be the calm in a world gone mad. Join us as we bounce across her life and unintentionally solve all the world's problems one hobby-turned-career at a time.Guest Stars: Amanda Renata Tutschek

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    Gold Rush Days - Episode Trailer

    Episode Trailer for Season One, Episode Seven of The Story of My Friends: Gold Rush DaysHey Kids! On this here episode of The Story of My Friends you will learn that "to smuggle a decent amount of gold out internally, you'd have to be a pretty brave man."My neighbor Jack White joins me and we take a deep dive into the world of gold mining. Put your lid on, trade your trackie daks for jumpers, call the missus and blow some kisses, and hit the frog and toad because this sparky is about to take us on an underground odyssey... just pray we steer clear of Jumbo Bob!Guest Stars: Jack White

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    Artsy Fartsy Supermodelly Hockey Goddess - Episode Trailer

    Episode Trailer for Season One, Episode Six of The Story of My Friends: Artsy Fartsy Supermodelly Hockey GoddessIs the 'girl next door' an accomplished abstract expressionist artist, classic car enthusiast, children's book author, and full-contact ice hockey playing supermodel?No?I got you, boo.Meet Amanda Renata Tutschek, full-time muse, also a victim of 'the muse', acknowledged introvert, and a genuine good person just trying to be the calm in a world gone mad. Join us as we bounce across her life and unintentionally solve all the worlds' problems.Guest Stars: Amanda Renata Tutschek

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    Let's Talk Relationships!

    If you gave any of the other TSOMF episodes a cursory sniff, then it is obvious to you that Joe needs help (a lot of help); enter Beatrice Rosu, host of "Let's Talk Relationships" (LetsTalkRelationships.co) , part goddess, part guru, all the good views to give Joe the bad news: he still needs help. But he is not alone. And... well, neither are you. Come join us on this episode to untwist modern dating pretzel logic and help a better you come true.Guest Stars: Beatrice Rosu

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    Let's Talk Relationships! - Episode Trailer

    Episode Trailer for Season One, Episode Five of The Story of My Friends: Let's Talk RelationshipsIf you gave any of the other TSOMF episodes a cursory sniff, then it is obvious to you that Joe needs help (a lot of help); enter Beatrice Rosu, host of "Let's Talk Relationships" (LetsTalkRelationships.co) , part goddess, part guru, all the good views to give Joe the bad news: he still needs help. But he is not alone. And... well, neither are you. Come join us on this episode to untwist modern dating pretzel logic and help a better you come true.Guest Stars: Beatrice Rosu

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    The Corvette Story

    "First we scared her into a stroke, somehow... and then we helped her."Randomly going to Dallas to buy a 1971 Corvette Stingray? Of course I'll hop on a plane to go with you!... don't forget to get hammered, eat our body-weight in grilled meats, drink a gallon of butter, get accosted by the Texarkana police, give a woman a stroke, save a woman from a stroke, walk face-first into an evolving solve for race relations, and put that very same car you went to buy onto a trailer and watch it drive away leaving you... well, leaving you... somewhere?Guest Stars: Robert Pratley

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    The Corvette Story - Episode Trailer

    Episode Trailer for Season One, Episode Four of The Story of My Friends: The Corvette Story"First we scared her into a stroke, somehow... and then we helped her."Randomly going to Dallas to buy a 1971 Corvette Stingray? Of course I'll hop on a plane to go with you!... don't forget to get hammered, eat our body-weight in grilled meats, drink a gallon of butter, get accosted by the Texarkana police, give a woman a stroke, save a woman from a stroke, walk face-first into an evolving solve for race relations, and put that very same car you went to buy onto a trailer and watch it drive away leaving you... well, leaving you... somewhere?Guest Stars: Robert Pratley

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    The Great (Hospital) Escape

    Admitted to the hospital as a patient during what was promised to be "the most anticipated party of the year"? Well, if you are Hollywood screen actor and horror queen Trisha Rae Stahl the answer is simple: break out!This tale has it all: Playmates, napalm, a garage converted into a makeshift operating room, drinking, hijinks, and enough legal paperwork to capsize our lawyers yacht, The SS Shepardizer, TSOMF episode 3 brings you "The Great (Hospital) Escape.Guest Stars: Trisha Rae Stahl

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    The Great (Hospital) Escape - Episode Trailer

    Episode Trailer for Season One, Episode Three of The Story of My Friends: The Great (Hospital) EscapeAdmitted to the hospital as a patient during what was promised to be "the most anticipated party of the year"? Well, if you are Hollywood screen actor and horror queen Trisha Rae Stahl the answer is simple: break out!This tale has it all: Playmates, napalm, a garage converted into a makeshift operating room, drinking, hijinks, and enough legal paperwork to capsize our lawyers yacht, The SS Shepardizer, TSOMF episode 3 brings you "The Great (Hospital) Escape.

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    The Gold Top

    "Youthful experimentation in the woods with a male prostitute and a half-wolf."Red tops, blue tops, green tops, yellow tops... THE GOLD TOP! Joe has Ric Krause in the hot seat, playwright and producer of "The Gold Top" the musical. They dig in on the Sisyphean task of breathing life and fire into creative efforts... they also (ahem) maybe talk (allegedly) about making synthetic cocaine (allegedly) in a Precolonial shack in the woods (allegedly). Guest Stars: Ric Krause

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    Dance Into The Fire

    On this TSOMF: Randi wants to add some spark to her life... and accidentally sets herself on fire. Joe shares a painful moment of regret... it also involves fire. We also have Jennifer here to help piece it all back together!Circus arts, fire dancing, a mysterious woman in the mist, woodsy Bacchanalias, beachside revelations, Help Me / Help You hypnotherapy, and the promise of a future well done.Guest Stars: Jennifer Champion, Randi Sargent

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    The Gold Top - Episode Trailer

    Episode Trailer for Season One, Episode Two of The Story of My Friends: The Gold Top"Youthful experimentation in the woods with a male prostitute and a half-wolf."Red tops, blue tops, green tops, yellow tops... THE GOLD TOP! Joe has Ric Krause in the hot seat, playwright and producer of "The Gold Top" the musical. They dig in on the Sisyphean task of breathing life and fire into creative efforts... they also (ahem) maybe talk (allegedly) about making synthetic cocaine (allegedly) in a Precolonial shack in the woods (allegedly).

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    Dance Into The Fire - Episode Trailer

    Episode Trailer for Season One, Episode One of The Story of My Friends, "Dance Into The Fire"On this TSOMF: Randi wants to add some spark to her life, and accidentally sets herself on fire. Joe shares a painful moment of regret... it also involves fire. And we have Jennifer here to help piece it all back together. Circus arts, fire dancing, a mysterious woman in the mist, woodsy Bacchanalias, beachside revelations, Help Me / Help You hypnotherapy, and the promise of a future well done.

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

The Story of My Friends is a general-interest "call-in" talk-show led by host Joe Friend and his rotating cadre of questionably sane guests. TSOMF covers topics including fire dancing, astrophotography, juggling for a Guinness World Record, hypnotherapy, escaping a hospital, mining for gold, producing a musical, dancing naked with witches, yoga faux pas, artificially inseminating prized dogs, creating a board game, surviving in prison, driving a Corvette across the country, giving a woman a stroke, shooting a good friend, and much more; all with the message: Life Is Better When We Talk.

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The Story of My Friends is a general-interest "call-in" talk-show led by host Joe Friend and his rotating cadre of questionably sane guests. TSOMF covers topics including fire dancing, astrophotography, juggling for a Guinness World Record, hypnotherapy, escaping a hospital, mining for gold,...

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