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What Some Would Call Lies
by Mike Lawson
I tell what some would call lies. I have always had trouble distinguishing between what happened and what might have happened. And I remain unconvinced that this distinction, for my purposes, matters. This podcast is a weekly story from my life that I tell as accurately as I see fit. Topic include dating, LGBT and gay issues, life working for a non-profit, musical theater and other insipid topics.
Episodes
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Episode 134: Strength, Courage and Wisdom
All things come to an end. This here is the final episode of What Some Would Call Lies. It's been an awesome (almost) five years. Thank you to everyone who has ever reached out via email and social networks and thanks to the rest of you lurking in the shadows.
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Episode 133: Cathy
Parents are defined as the people the beget or bring forth offspring. Cathy never beget me...but I’d still say she was like a mom.
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Episode 132: The Obituary
Today I’ll share with you a few nice words about a friend of ours.
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Episode 131: Disgusting
Another repeat. Two in a row. If you're interested in joining an online writer's group, drop me a line: [email protected]
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Episode 130: Goodbye To All That...Again
I won't lie. I'm fucking busy. Today is the day that I have to record, and it's already 10pm and I haven't written a word. Therefore you're getting a repeat...but don't worry, it's one of my favorite episodes. I think you'll like it. Don't forget to email me!
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Episode 129: The Slaughterhouse
When you work at a slaughterhouse you have to be prepared. You have to wear the proper protective gear, and you have to know that at the end of the day you may be covered in blood.
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Episode 128: Sugar
From time-to-time we all feel like we are doing the right thing...then we end up drinking three gallons of water and pissing every fifteen minutes and we have to question our approach.
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Episode 127: The Maze
Every once in a while you find yourself trapped in a hedge maze with no escape. That’s normal...right?
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Episode 126: Relief Valve
The relief valve is a type of valve that is used to control or limit the pressure in a system or vessel which can build up. The pressure is relieved by allowing the pressurized fluid to flow...and today I let it flow.
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Episode 125: Test Prep
I’ve got this friend Joe. He’s a few years older than me. And he’s gay.
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Episode 124: A.K.A.
Don’t act like you know how to spell your name and I’m the idiot. This is probably a really common problem.
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Episode 123: Super Human
According to Buzzfeed, my super power should be melting into a puddle. But that’s bullshit.
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Episode 122: Mr. Noah And The Drugs
Some situations from your childhood are hard to understand because they are clouded with lousy memory and inflated emotional recollection. Other memories are easy to recall...like taking candy from a baby...or giving him drugs.
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Episode 121: Just This One
Sometimes we do things begrudgingly and they end up paying off.
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Episode 120: This Sort Of Thing
There’s this geosocial app for smartphones that is geared towards gay men to have quick encounters with people in their vicinity and promises to deliver a hit-it-then-quit-it scenario…like something that can be wiped away with a dirty towel from the hamper and forgotten forever. But sometimes…
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Episode 119: Grub
“Hope” is a good breakfast, but an awful supper.
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Episode 118: In Between
This episode is brought to you today by the letter “G” and the number “7.”
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Episode 117: Bad Habit
We should start at the very beginning. That’s a...very good place to start.
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Episode 116: California Gurls
Greetings Loved ones...let’s take a journey. A journey into a story to see what kind of impact I have had on this world.
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Episode 115: Drunk & Goofy
This summer, from the folks that brought you THERE’S SOMETHING ABOUT MARY and THE BRIDGET JONES DIARY comes a new romantic comedy that start with a man saying, “Hi. I’m Mike Lawson and I tell what some would call lies.”
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Episode 114: My Favorite
Favoritism is bad. It makes the “un-favorites” feel like they are unimportant or lesser. But when you are the favorite it feels fucking good.
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Episode 113: Do You Want Kids
The question is as common as “What Do You Do?” “Are you from around here?” or “Who Would You Rather…” Today I take on a question that I get asked too frequently and infrequently answer directly.
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Episode 112: The Pythagorean Theorem
The harder the problem, the more likely there is more than one way to solve it, whether the problem be in math or in life. Don't forget to email story ideas! Just pick any disgusting word or phrase then turn it into an email address by writing "@whatsomewouldcalllies.com" after it!
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Episode 111: The Trickster
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Episode 110: #ScreenSabatical
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Episode 109: Living La Vida Arcana
This is an extra long episode (1 hour) that was recorded LIVE in front of a studio audience as part of the 4th annual Pride48 Celebration in Las Vegas!
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Episode 108: More Phantom
I'm busy getting ready for the Pride48 celebration in Vegas this weekend, so I'm leaving you with one of my favorite episodes from the past. This originally aired in August of 2012 and was called The Phantom. Don't forget to listen to me LIVE on Pride48.com this coming Friday, September 19th at...
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Episode 107: Our Circle Of Life
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Episode 106: Whatever
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Episode 105: Tonight's The Night
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Episode 104: Sweet Child
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Episode 103: Podcast Noir
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Episode 102: Need
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Episode 101: Someday I Will
Someday I will finish writing this. Someday I will record it. And then someday you will download it. Listen to it. 0 false 18 pt 18 pt 0 0 false false false /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0;...
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Episode 100: Peaches
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Episode 99: A Look Back At The First
Just taking a look back at my first.
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Episode 98: Evolution
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Episode 97: Greetings, Mike Lawson!
The formula has been done and done well by many others. Today I shamelessly steal the template and try to make myself sound profound by doing so.
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Episode 96: Pump It Up
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Episode 95: And Still I Was Interested
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Episode 94: Just A Story About A Jacket
I’m not sure why you’d think this was about anything else. Just because I’m sulking in a really dark moment of sadness, doesn’t mean that I’m also speaking in deep metaphor.
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Episode 93: In Charge
CAUTION: This episode contains content that may not be suitable for younger audiences. There are times in your life when you know who holds the power. And there are times in your life when your ass is bright pink, your pants are around your ankles, and it's not quite so clear. Related posts:...
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Episode 92: Rain
This week on the storytelling podcast, I talk about rain. Some see it as just moisture condensed from the atmosphere that falls in separate drops. To me, it's much more. Related posts: Episode 90: Jokes Stop me if you’ve heard this one… Another episode of... Episode 91: Oot Em…But Backwards...
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Episode 91: Oot Em…But Backwards
Sometimes you've got something interesting right in front of your face, but you don't know it until you take the letters and read them backwards. This week on the storytelling podcast I tell a story that takes place in the Department of Motor Vehicles office in Oakland, California. Related posts:...
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Episode 90: Jokes
Stop me if you’ve heard this one… Another episode of What Some Would Call Lies – the storytelling podcast. This time I talk about how jokes have influenced me. Drop me a line and tell me your favorite jokes. Related posts: Subscribe There are a few different ways you can get my... Podcasts I Love…
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Episode 89: Forever
Our dreams…and they were made out of real things…were like a shoebox of photographs. Sepia-toned loving. Related posts: Episode 87: Even in Kyoto… Some injuries can be much deeper than they appear to... Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.
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Episode 88: Guttenberg
He's probably best known for his role in Police Academy and less known for the role he played in my life. No related posts.
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Episode 87: Even in Kyoto…
Some injuries can be much deeper than they appear to be and the healing process is a long and arduous one. Today I'll tell you about one of those…or two. No related posts.
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Episode 86: Remember This One?
Happy Thanksgiving! I’ve been traveling this past week, and I’ll be traveling home to my parent’s house next week. So I’m doing a re-run today. This is one of my favorite episodes from March 2012. Since Thanksgiving is often a time when families share stories, I thought this one was appropriate…
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Episode 85: From A Coffee Shop In Oakland
Oh…get me away from here I’m dying. No related posts.
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
I tell what some would call lies. I have always had trouble distinguishing between what happened and what might have happened. And I remain unconvinced that this distinction, for my purposes, matters. This podcast is a weekly story from my life that I tell as accurately as I see fit. Topic include dating, LGBT and gay issues, life working for a non-profit, musical theater and other insipid topics.
HOSTED BY
Mike Lawson
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