BACKFENCE Unhinged

BFM
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BACKFENCE Unhinged is a unique and delightful twist on the storytelling podcast where hosts Andrew and Frayn invite a storyteller on to share an unhinged true story. Then comes the second unhinged part – they dig in and ask questions to get into the behind-the-scenes dirt —  finding intersections with some of their own personal anecdotes. It's your new 29-minute comfort listen. 

  1. 2d ago

    BACKFENCE Unhinged Ep 49: Frayn Masters

    Episode 49: FRAYN MASTERS  BACKFENCE Unhinged co-host Frayn Masters’ returns to tell us about her wish to be on LA's Magic Castle stage comes true. But what happens after the curtain is raised is anything but magical… or is it?  BACKFENCE Unhinged is a 29-minute podcast hosted by Andrew Dickson and Frayn Masters, two people you'd actually enjoy being stuck in an elevator with. The elevator stops on a different floor every week and a guest steps on with a delightfully unhinged story.  Executive Producer: Frayn Masters  Co-hosts and co-creators: Frayn Masters & Andrew Dickson  Editor and Producer: Julia Oppenheimer Theme Music: Matt Sheehy from Lost Lander  Logo Design: Tim May Sponsors: Powell’s Books and Kiln co-working space Recorded at: XRAY.fm, listen: online or 91.1 or 107.1 in PDX  Audio Podcast: Wherever you find your podcasts  Learn more: backfencestorytelling.com  IG: @backfencestorytelling

  2. Oct 8

    BACKFENCE Unhinged Ep 48: Kevin Maloney

    Season 2 Episode 48: KEVIN MALONEY Has a big crush ever led you astray? Kevin Maloney tells us about a snap decision that leads him to Montana and the Wild West twists and turns a big, heartache-y crush sends him on… Does he end up with the girl, or does he end up with something he never expected? Kevin is the author of Horse Girl Fever, The Red-Headed Pilgrim, and Cult of Loretta. He is the co-founder and fiction editor of Pool Party, which he runs with his wife, Ryan-Ashley Anderson. They live together in Portland, Oregon, with their one-eyed dog and three cats. BACKFENCE Unhinged is a 29-minute podcast hosted by Andrew Dickson and Frayn Masters, two people you'd actually enjoy being stuck in an elevator with. The elevator stops on a different floor every week and a guest steps on with a delightfully unhinged story.  Executive Producer: Frayn Masters  Co-hosts and co-creators: Frayn Masters & Andrew Dickson  Editor and Producer: Julia Oppenheimer Theme Music: Matt Sheehy from Lost Lander  Logo Design: Tim May Sponsors: Powell’s Books and Kiln co-working space Recorded at: XRAY.fm, listen: online or 91.1 or 107.1 in PDX  Audio Podcast: Wherever you find your podcasts  Learn more: backfencestorytelling.com  IG: @backfencestorytelling

  3. Oct 1

    BACKFENCE Unhinged Ep 47: Hilary Whitmore

    Season 2 Episode 47: Hilary Whitmore Maybe the skies are friendly but TSA not so much, especially if you are a person who blurts things out randomly when in security. Hilary Whitmore takes on an airport adventure of getting stoned, booking too early of a flight Meow Wolf, and having all the cops and all the TSA members surround her.  Hilary is a Portland, OR native, performance artist, ritualist, and classically trained singer whose work explores connection, transformation, vulnerability, and the beautifully strange. BACKFENCE Unhinged is a 29-minute podcast hosted by Andrew Dickson and Frayn Masters, two people you'd actually enjoy being stuck in an elevator with. The elevator stops on a different floor every week and a guest steps on with a delightfully unhinged story.  Executive Producer: Frayn Masters  Co-hosts and co-creators: Frayn Masters & Andrew Dickson  Editor and Producer: Julia Oppenheimer Theme Music: Matt Sheehy from Lost Lander  Logo Design: Tim May Sponsors: Powell’s Books and Kiln co-working space Recorded at: XRAY.fm, listen: online or 91.1 or 107.1 in PDX  Audio Podcast: Wherever you find your podcasts  Learn more: backfencestorytelling.com  IG: @backfencestorytelling

  4. Sep 24

    BACKFENCE Unhinged Ep 46: Renee Jenkinson

    S2 Episode 46: Renee Jenkinson At 21 Renee moves to Montana and needs a job. She rips a number from a job board posting and ends up on a wild and at times soul-challenging adventure as a counselor at an outdoor camp for teenage girls. You will never guess the ending!  Renee  has spent nearly thirty years as a wilderness guide, teaching wilderness medicine and taking people to the edge of what they think they can handle. She's a firm believer that getting a little weird is a legitimate survival skill. BACKFENCE Unhinged is a 29-minute podcast hosted by Andrew Dickson and Frayn Masters, two people you'd actually enjoy being stuck in an elevator with. The elevator stops on a different floor every week and a guest steps on with a delightfully unhinged story.  Executive Producer: Frayn Masters  Co-hosts and co-creators: Frayn Masters & Andrew Dickson  Editor and Producer: Julia Oppenheimer Theme Music: Matt Sheehy from Lost Lander  Logo Design: Tim May Sponsors: Powell’s Books and Kiln co-working space Recorded at: XRAY.fm, listen: online or 91.1 or 107.1 in PDX  Audio Podcast: Wherever you find your podcasts  Learn more: backfencestorytelling.com  IG: @backfencestorytelling

  5. Sep 17

    BACKFENCE Unhinged Ep 45: Lauren Goché

    SEASON 2 Episode 45: Lauren Goché If you’ve ever wondered how to drive your career from being a top celebrity assistant in Hollywood to the antics of fishing for tuna twelve hours a day on the high seas, do not sleep on listening to Lauren Goché’s adventure of hilarious family dynamics, Snickers candybars, and dealing with seals.  Lauren is a fabulous Portland realtor who doesn’t just sell dwellings, she deals with people’s lives and histories and stories and ancestry. She’s a sometimes chaos monster, dog mom, and community gatherer BACKFENCE Unhinged is a 29-minute podcast hosted by Andrew Dickson and Frayn Masters, two people you'd actually enjoy being stuck in an elevator with. The elevator stops on a different floor every week and a guest steps on with a delightfully unhinged story.  Executive Producer: Frayn Masters  Co-hosts and co-creators: Frayn Masters & Andrew Dickson  Editor and Producer: Julia Oppenheimer Theme Music: Matt Sheehy from Lost Lander  Logo Design: Tim May Sponsors: Powell’s Books and Kiln co-working space Recorded at: XRAY.fm, listen: online or 91.1 or 107.1 in PDX  Audio Podcast: Wherever you find your podcasts  Learn more: backfencestorytelling.com  IG: @backfencestorytelling

  6. Sep 10

    BACKFENCE Unhinged Ep 44: Brian S. Ellis #2

    A brand new season is upon us!! SEASON TWO of BACKFENCE Unhinged has arrived!!! Thank you for following along!  EPISODE 44: Brian S. Ellis Sometimes a much older brother’s love and support takes you on the most unexpected of adventures as a twelve year old. Through his brother’s deep belief non-actor Brian S. Ellis gets his big shot at Hollywood fame playing against Val Kilmer with hilarious results. We go on a fun ride with the twists and turns with Brian not becoming the next Chris O’Donell. Brian is an author, storyteller and teacher. He offers classes through PCC, Backfence and Inner Doors. He is also the poetry editor for Pool Party Magazine. BACKFENCE Unhinged is a 29-minute podcast hosted by Andrew Dickson and Frayn Masters, two people you'd actually enjoy being stuck in an elevator with. The elevator stops on a different floor every week and a guest steps on with a delightfully unhinged story.  Executive Producer: Frayn Masters  Co-hosts and co-creators: Frayn Masters & Andrew Dickson  Editor and Producer: Julia Oppenheimer Theme Music: Matt Sheehy from Lost Lander  Logo Design: Tim May Sponsors: Powell’s Books and Kiln co-working space Recorded at: XRAY.fm, listen: online or 91.1 or 107.1 in PDX  Audio Podcast: Wherever you find your podcasts  Learn more: backfencestorytelling.com  IG: @backfencestorytelling

  7. Aug 20

    BFU ENCORE episode: Jason Rouse

    Jocose and smart as all hell, Jason Rouse takes you on a nail biting floating home journey. Twists and turns featuring the sudden on set super-human strength, balancing on chains over water, connecting with his father, and what the hell is that floating in the water?  Jason is a writer, actor, husband, and dad to a wee feisty chihuahua named Goldie.  BACKFENCE Unhinged is a 29-minute podcast hosted by Andrew Dickson and Frayn Masters, two people you'd actually enjoy being stuck in an elevator with. The elevator stops on a different floor every week and a guest steps on with a delightfully unhinged story.  Executive Producer: Frayn Masters  Co-hosts and co-creators: Frayn Masters & Andrew Dickson  Editor and Producer: Julia Oppenheimer Theme Music: Matt Sheehy from Lost Lander  Logo Design: Tim May Sponsors: Powell’s Books and Kiln co-working space Recorded at: XRAY.fm, listen: online or 91.1 or 107.1 in PDX  Audio Podcast: Wherever you find your podcasts  Learn more: backfencestorytelling.com  IG: @backfencestorytelling

  8. Aug 13

    BFU ENCORE episode: Joey Slamon

    Life with a toddler who is a runner is wild! Joey tells the hilarious story of Catch Me if You Can with her son breaking loose in a big winding museum.  Joey Slamon has written on shows like Arrested Development, Those Who Can't and wrote and produced I'm Sorry with Andrea Savage. She's written several features, sold several pilots and is also currently getting her Masters in Library and Information Sciences so she can talk about books for a living. She ran a storytelling show in Los Angeles for 10 years called Public School and has performed several times at BACKFENCE where, not to brag, but she won a BACKFENCE Roulette. BACKFENCE Unhinged is a 29-minute podcast hosted by Andrew Dickson and Frayn Masters, two people you'd actually enjoy being stuck in an elevator with. The elevator stops on a different floor every week and a guest steps on with a delightfully unhinged story.  Executive Producer: Frayn Masters  Co-hosts and co-creators: Frayn Masters & Andrew Dickson  Editor and Producer: Julia Oppenheimer Theme Music: Matt Sheehy from Lost Lander  Logo Design: Tim May Sponsors: Powell’s Books and Kiln co-working space Recorded at: XRAY.fm, listen: online or 91.1 or 107.1 in PDX  Audio Podcast: Wherever you find your podcasts  Learn more: backfencestorytelling.com  IG: @backfencestorytelling

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BACKFENCE Unhinged is a unique and delightful twist on the storytelling podcast where hosts Andrew and Frayn invite a storyteller on to share an unhinged true story. Then comes the second unhinged part – they dig in and ask questions to get into the behind-the-scenes dirt —  finding intersections with some of their own personal anecdotes. It's your new 29-minute comfort listen. 

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  • Creator
    BFM
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    52
  • Rating
    Explicit
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