Hoytus Interruptus

Jeff Hoyt
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Jeff Hoyt is a writer and voice actor who loves to tap his memory banks for stories that either entertain or inspire. If they somehow do both, all the better! Jeff started Hoytus Interruptus back when so few podcasts existed that no one even knew how to access the content. Today, years later, he's back with a new stack of true stories from his life that will drop every Tuesday. 

  1. #38 Bottom of the 9th

    May 12

    #38 Bottom of the 9th

    The idea for this episode came to Jeff in the middle of a recent recording session, when his client on the other end of the line heard a strange sound and asked about it. From there, the episode morphs into a story about the imaginary worlds we conjure in our childhood imagination. For Jeff, he usually found himself standing on the pitcher's mound of his mind, conjuring a tough situation late in a close game. At the end of the episode, Jeff asks where you went in your mind as a youngster. Or still do today, as an oldster. To respond, email your story and the song it should be paired with...to jeffhoyt@greaterradio.com.

    11 min
  2. HOYTUS CLASSIC: The Bald Truth

    Apr 28

    HOYTUS CLASSIC: The Bald Truth

    Jeff was recently reminded of this 20-year-old Hoytus episode while officiating a wedding with a warm Joshua Tree desert wind starting to have its way with the perfectly-coiffed hair of the assembled friends and family. By the time everyone got to the reception, the wind was blowing at a steady 20-25 miles per hour and all that perfect hair wound up every which way. For Jeff, his relationship with hair (or lack thereof) was sealed at a very young age.

    11 min
  3. #37 Poems That The Earth Writes Upon the Sky

    Apr 21

    #37 Poems That The Earth Writes Upon the Sky

    Jeff has been thinking about trees lately (and Kahlil Gibran quotes, judging from the title of this episode). The beautiful maple that Jeff has been staring at from his studio window for a quarter century started dying in recent years. The whole trauma of cutting back his favorite tree led to a flood of memories about all the other oaks, pines, cherries and maples that have played a role in Jeff’s life.  To see my friend Steve's photography work that I reference in this episode, go to https://www.stevehixonphotography.com/.

    12 min
  4. #36 Synaptic Anarchy!

    Apr 15

    #36 Synaptic Anarchy!

    In this episode, Jeff laments the demise of the comedy album. Once upon a time, they were huge sellers. No longer, though. This fact did not, however, dissuade Jeff from joining a collective of Seattle writers, actors, and sound designers to make a rather dark and edgy comedy album some thirty plus years ago. This week, Jeff digs through a bit of comedy history before pulling his friends' project back into the light to see (hear?) if the work holds up.

    11 min
  5. #35 A Whale of a Tale UPDATE

    Apr 7

    #35 A Whale of a Tale UPDATE

    Two decades ago on this very podcast, Jeff told the story of an orphaned baby orca named Springer that got separated from its family, forcing volunteers to attempt a daring rescue, rehabilitation and reunification with the whale’s family. Such a thing had never been pulled off before and while hopes were high, orcas in the Pacific Northwest were already stressed and swimming against a variety of man-made currents. Well, twenty years have now passed and Jeff has an inspiring update regarding Springer's fate!

    13 min
  6. #34 Death Takes a Pie in the Face

    Mar 31

    #34 Death Takes a Pie in the Face

    Jeff’s parents passed just two years apart during the first week of April back in the late 90's. He and his sisters still refer to those seven days as “Death Week.” And it’s a clue into how the Hoyt family does death. Here on the doorstep of their 30th Death Week, Jeff revisits a funnier-than-you'd-expect staged account of each of his parents’ final days.

    15 min
  7. #33 The Robin, the Snowball, and the Porcelain Horse

    Mar 3

    #33 The Robin, the Snowball, and the Porcelain Horse

    The Hoytus Interruptus Apology Tour continues with three stories from when Jeff was just twelve years old. He could have listened to the voice in his head trying to steer him clear of doing stupid shit. But for Jeff, twelve was the age when bad decisions that he’d later regret appeared to be somewhat baked in.

    9 min
  8. #32 Smoky Mountain Slowdown

    Feb 24

    #32 Smoky Mountain Slowdown

    Global tourism has more than made up for time lost to the pandemic. The hot spots are teeming with record crowds these days and the pushback from the locals is starting to get ugly. Here in America, some of our national parks have even had to resort to timed entry reservation systems. For a peek into why, Jeff tells three short stories of national park visits that came face-to-face with critical mass.

    12 min
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Jeff Hoyt is a writer and voice actor who loves to tap his memory banks for stories that either entertain or inspire. If they somehow do both, all the better! Jeff started Hoytus Interruptus back when so few podcasts existed that no one even knew how to access the content. Today, years later, he's back with a new stack of true stories from his life that will drop every Tuesday. 

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  • Creator
    Jeff Hoyt
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2026
  • Episodes
    43
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Hoytus Interruptus
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