Bill Roseberry Stories Podcast

Bill Roseberry
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Bill Roseberry Stories delivers Gen-X nostalgia through funny, heartfelt narratives — sometimes with just enough suspense to keep you up past your bedtime. It's original fact and fiction features from a time before social media and cell phone scrolling... a time when we had real human connection. billroseberrystories.substack.com

  1. 4d ago

    I Laughed at My Friend in 2000. He Got the Last Laugh

    Growing up I was always skinny, making it easier to avoid food stains on my shirts. Reedy was never skinny and he got plenty of food stains on his shirts. It was something I found to be hilarious and he didn’t. In 2000 trying out the new Chinese Buffet in Alton, IL after surviving a close call with an egg roll, I watched as a hefty piece of chicken plopped on Reedy’s shirt, right on his big belly, leaving a big blotch. I laughed relentlessly and Reedy just stared back blankly making a prophetic statement. He told me one day I’d be fat and then I’d get stains on my shirts, and he’d laugh his ass off. Fast forward to 2020 and we returned to the same Chinese Buffet together, both a little longer in the tooth and me a little wider in the midsection. This time a sauce covered broccoli floweret tumbled off the tines of my fork, but instead of hitting the floor, it landed squarely on my new red St. Louis Cardinals hoodie. Did Reedy find empathy for his friend after years of dealing with the same problem, or did he laugh his ass off like he’d promised? Listen to this week’s tale on Bill Roseberry Stories to find out. Don’t forget to like and subscribe and come back for more personal narrative short stories! Get full access to Bill Roseberry Stories at billroseberrystories.substack.com/subscribe

    I Laughed at My Friend in 2000. He Got the Last Laugh

  2. Sep 4 ·  Bonus

    I Interviewed Ozzie Smith... Then I Said the Wrong Thing

    In 2012 while working as the sports editor of the Edwardsville Intelligencer, a small community newspaper in southern Illinois, I received a great privilege. I got a call to spend the day hanging around St. Louis Cardinals legend Ozzie Smith and getting a one-on-one interview with him. It’s one of the proudest moments of my sportswriting career and then I stuck my foot in mouth. I said something that the Wizard took as a slight on his defense and offended him. So did he chew me out? Did he end the interview? Listen to this special episode to find out. Get full access to Bill Roseberry Stories at billroseberrystories.substack.com/subscribe

    I Interviewed Ozzie Smith... Then I Said the Wrong Thing

  3. Aug 28

    The Prank We Immediately Regretted

    Fresh out of high school in the summer of 1994, I just wanted to enjoy a weekend at the lake with a few beers while showing off my new truck. Enter, Reedy, some grape Mad Dog 20/20 and a prank that went totally wrong and it left my friends and I in a desperate situation. With physical damage to that new truck, we had to formulate a fib that could hide the total truth from my father and keep us out of further trouble. So, did it work? Did we keep out of trouble, or did my dad see straight through the ruse? Listen to find out. And if you're enjoying the crazy stories about Reedy and I growing up in the Midwest in the 80s, 90s and 00s, now you can get them in not one - but two - glossy, Gen X nostalgic magazines that look like they came straight off of a store shelf in the 1990s. The Reedy Chronicles Vol. 1 and 2 both have five short stories about Midwest living as teenagers and young men in the 80s, 90s and 00s, plus extra stories, behind-the-scenes content and bonus Gen X nostalgia. Click the links below to get your copies today! Bill Roseberry Stories come from a time before social media, viral videos and instant information. It's personal narrative storytelling about life and friendship. Get The Reedy Chronicles Vol. 1 - https://bill-roseberry-stories.kit.com/3cdd2e3f61 Get The Reedy Chronicles Vol. 2 - https://bill-roseberry-stories.kit.com/df30402529 Get full access to Bill Roseberry Stories at billroseberrystories.substack.com/subscribe

    The Prank We Immediately Regretted

  4. Aug 25 ·  Bonus

    I Lost My Best Friend, But We Didn’t Lose His Voice

    Today would have been Jason Reedy's 51st birthday. It's the second birthday he's celebrated in heaven. He passed unexpectedly from a heart attack on Jan. 24, 2025. To celebrate him today we get the opportunity to hear his voice. For those of us that knew and loved him it may get emotional. For those of you who have met him through the stories, it gives you an opportunity to meet a piece of him and understand his boisterous and charismatic personality a little better. I'm also releasing The Reedy Chronicles Vol. 2 today, so be on the lookout for that. There's even more Gen X nostalgia in the edition of the collectible series than there was in Vol. 1. It's got that same feel too, like it came straight off of a store shelf in the 1990s. It's rad, it's gnarly, so don't be bogus, pick yours up right away! And make sure to hit like and subscribe so you can keep up with the nostalgic storytelling from before social media, viral videos and incessant cell phone scrolling, right here at Bill Roseberry Stories! Get full access to Bill Roseberry Stories at billroseberrystories.substack.com/subscribe

    I Lost My Best Friend, But We Didn’t Lose His Voice

  5. Aug 14

    The Beer Run That Almost Got Us Shot

    The pump of a gun in the dark is a sound you don't forget. Neither is realizing it is pointed straight at you. Rewind a few hours: it's the summer of '94, and Reedy, our buddy, and I are unsupervised teenagers at a lake cabin, and looking to smuggle contraband beer back to camp inside three plastic Super Soakers. It should've been a clean bootlegging run. Instead, we had a fishtailing Mustang escape, a hammered stranger screaming into the dark about his "little red pony," and a furious old man who did NOT appreciate teenagers yelling outside his house at midnight, enough to grab a gun over it. Did we make it out? Did we still get the beer? Hit play to find out. This is Bill Roseberry Stories — fact and fiction from a time before social media and cell phone scrolling. No photos, no group chat, no proof any of it happened except the story we told the next morning. 👉 What's the closest call you ever had doing something dumb as a teenager? Hit reply and tell me, I'll read every one. 📖 Want more of Reedy? The Reedy Chronicles Vol. 1 is five Gen X short stories in a glossy magazine that looks like it walked straight off a 90s store shelf, plus behind-the-scenes extras. Grab it at the link below. And Vol. 2 is coming very soon! Link: The Reedy Chronicles Vol. 1 - https://www.magcloud.com/browse/issue/3333299?__r=8878383 Get full access to Bill Roseberry Stories at billroseberrystories.substack.com/subscribe

    The Beer Run That Almost Got Us Shot

  6. Aug 13

    Live with Bill Roseberry

    Get full access to Bill Roseberry Stories at billroseberrystories.substack.com/subscribe

    Live with Bill Roseberry

  7. Aug 7

    The Tough Guy Picked the Wrong Person

    The Tough Guy Picked the Wrong Person It was 2 AM, the music had stopped, and one very drunk guy at the party decided he wanted to fight literally anybody. He got exactly what he asked for, just not in the way he expected. This week, Reedy steps out of the crowd to accept a challenge nobody saw coming and shuts the drama down in a way that's become legendary among everyone who was there. Hit play to find out how fast a guy's mind can change about wanting to throw hands. Have you ever had a friend who could kill an argument with one sentence? Or have you had that friend starting the drama after a few too many? Hit reply and tell me your craziest house party story. I will read every one. 📖 Want more Reedy? Get The Reedy Chronicles Vol. 1, my glossy, nostalgic magazine that looks like it came right of a shelf in the 90s. It features five Reedy stories, plus behind-the-scenes extras about our friendship and my writing career and other services provided through Bill Roseberry Stories. Grab your copy here — Vol. 2 is coming soon, too. The Reedy Chronicles Vol. 1 - https://www.magcloud.com/browse/issue/3333299?__r=8878383 New episodes drop every Friday. See you next week. —Bill Get full access to Bill Roseberry Stories at billroseberrystories.substack.com/subscribe

    The Tough Guy Picked the Wrong Person

  8. Jul 31

    I Ended Up Standing Just Feet From My Hero

    In late 2007, just a month into my sports journalism career, I scored a press credential to cover my favorite NFL game - the Green Bay Packers at the St. Louis Rams. Legendary quarterback Brett Favre was on the brink of breaking Dan Marino’s all-time passing record, and I had a front-row seat to history (and the media buffet!). In this episode, I take a trip down memory lane to share what it was really like stepping onto an NFL field at the two-minute warning, experiencing the jaw-dropping velocity of a pro pass up close, and standing feet away from a childhood icon. Join the Conversation Have you ever witnessed a sports legend live or had an unforgettable brush with greatness? Leave a comment on this post and share your favorite memory—I’d love to read it! If you enjoyed this episode, please consider subscribing, giving it a heart, and sharing it with a friend who appreciates a good sports memory. Turn Your Own Memories Into a Story Have a favorite family memory, childhood adventure, or wild life experience you want preserved? Through Bill Roseberry Stories – Written For You, I sit down with you for a one-on-one interview and transform your personal history into a beautifully crafted narrative short story to cherish forever just like this one and the rest of the content on Bill Roseberry Stories! Bill Roseberry Stories - Written For You - https://bill-roseberry-stories.kit.com/1bd8f91c42 Get full access to Bill Roseberry Stories at billroseberrystories.substack.com/subscribe

    I Ended Up Standing Just Feet From My Hero
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Bill Roseberry Stories delivers Gen-X nostalgia through funny, heartfelt narratives — sometimes with just enough suspense to keep you up past your bedtime. It's original fact and fiction features from a time before social media and cell phone scrolling... a time when we had real human connection. billroseberrystories.substack.com

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