57 episodes

Stories, anyway.

tell it anyway Infinite Gain Productions

    • Comedy
    • 4.6 • 22 Ratings

Stories, anyway.

    The New Year's Eve Episode! In February!

    The New Year's Eve Episode! In February!

    We were thrilled to be a part of the Diamond Club New Year's Eve Streamathon, a 24 hour streaming celebration for a good cause. In this live episode, Matt and I tried to encapsulate an entire year in one hour, which was fun AND impossible. Enjoy!
    Also if you are able to donate at this time, you can still give back to the Extra Life, benefitting the Children's Miracle Network Hospitals. 
    extra-life.org/team/dctv21

    • 54 min
    Rudy! Rudy! Rudy!

    Rudy! Rudy! Rudy!

    What do you get when you put Jennie Josephson, Molly Wood and Justin Robert Young in a basement in Oakland and ask them to talk about their families? 
    A podcast! Two years later! 
    (Sorry.)
    What you get are stories about growing old, the greatest sack ever, and Grandma Pat, god bless her soul. Oh, and you get a lot of talk about the greatest movie of all time, Rudy. 
     

    • 50 min
    Work and Play

    Work and Play

    Lots and lots of pudding, a strong content warning, and a story about life affirming top bunk choices. Matt Flanagan, Tim James, and Jess Charles share their tales of work and play.
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    Show Notes:
    Form: The 3fer: Three people, three stories, one theme.

    Theme: Work and Play
    Storytellers: Matt Flanagan, Jess Charles, Tim James
    Part One: “Onions, Onions” by Matt Flanagan
    Part Two:  “Tapioca Pudding Blues ” by Jess Charles
    Part Three:  “Irish Mary” by Tim James
    Behind the story: 
    Music:
    Our opening and closing music is a selection from “Unlocked Door” used by permission of Alex Cook. Thank you Alex!
    If you want to hear the complete songs, check out Alex Cook’s bandcamp page and his website Stonebalancer
    The following songs from The Free Music Archive also appeared in this episode under a Creative Commons License:
    “The Story I Heard” by Blind Pilot
    “Onions” by Bad Ronald
    “The Tapioca Pudding Blues” feat. The Duke of Mook” by Uncle Neptune
    “Mary” by Yellow Ostrich
    If you really like artist go check out their web sites, their bandcamp page, etc.
    Patrons: 
    If you like Tell It Anyway and want to support our show, you can do it here! The money pays for guest parking, guest beverages, and our intern! Not in order of importance. If money’s not in the cards, write us! Tell us what you think of the show. Maybe tell us a story! That’s super valuable too.
    Thanks to our patrons for their support! Thanks our Story MVP Ellie Goldman! Thanks to the Storybackers and special thanks to the Starting Story Lineup: 

    • 1 hr 3 min
    Lost Friends

    Lost Friends

    New York City stories with Chris Himes and this guy who used to work at IBM, but quit in the 60’s and no one ever heard from him again. BUCKLE. UP.
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    Show Notes:

    Form: The 3fer: Three people, three stories, one theme.

    Theme: Lost Friends
    Storytellers: Jennie Josephson, Norman Lawrence, & Chris Himes
    Music:
    Our opening and closing music is a selection from “Unlocked Door” used by permission of Alex Cook. Thank you Alex!
    If you want to hear the complete songs, check out Alex Cook’s bandcamp page and his website Stonebalancer
    The following songs from The Free Music Archive also appeared in this episode under a Creative Commons License:
    Billy Murray‘s “The Streets of New York”
    People Like Us “Happy Lost Songs”
    Part One: Jennie Josephson “Pre-GPS Directions”
    Part Two:  Norman Lawrence “Five Dollar Chicken”
    Part Three:  Chris Himes “Tom”
    Behind the story: There actually is a story behind this one! I recorded this in New York last year, right before I turned 39. We were in a professional radio studio, using gorgeous microphones, and of course, I had the inputs up way to high, so it sounds crunchy. Then one of the storytellers, I’M NOT SAYING WHO, asked me not to publish this. Something about being embarrassed. So I didn’t. For like, a whole year.
    But then I ran out of stories. So you know, you tell it, eventually we’re gonna share it.
    Patrons: 
    If you like Tell It Anyway and want to support our show, you can do it here! The money pays for guest parking, guest beverages, and our intern! Not in order of importance. If money’s not in the cards, write us! Tell us what you think of the show. Maybe tell us a story! That’s super valuable too.
    Thanks to our patrons for their support! Thanks our Story MVP Ellie Goldman! Thanks to the Storybackers and special thanks to the Starting Story Lineup.

    • 1 hr
    In Front of Everyone

    In Front of Everyone

    Austin Basis, Jessica Mewborne & Jennie Josephson tell stories about the time they were in front of everyone and maybe it didn’t turn out so well.
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    Show Notes:
    Form: The 3fer: Three people, three stories, one theme.
    Theme: In Front Of Everyone
    Music:
    Our opening and closing music is a selection from “Unlocked Door” used by permission of Alex Cook. Thank you Alex!
    If you want to hear the complete songs, check out Alex Cook’s bandcamp page and his website Stonebalancer
    The following song from The Free Music Archive also appeared in this episode under a Creative Commons License:
    “The Love I Give” by Joanna Sternberg
    Storytellers: Jennie Josephson, Jess Mewborne and Austin Basis
    Part One: ““Shooting Star” by Jennie Josephson
    Part Two: “Mom” by Jess Mewborne
    Part Three: “SIX YEARS OLD” by Austin Basis
    Patrons: 
    If you like Tell It Anyway and want to support our show, you can do it here! The money pays for guest parking, guest beverages, and our intern! Not in order of importance. If money’s not in the cards, write us! Tell us what you think of the show. Maybe tell us a story! That’s super valuable too.
    Thanks to our patrons for their support! Thanks our Story MVP Ellie Goldman! Thanks to the Storybackers and special thanks to the Starting Story Lineup: Richard Sparks, Renee Gindi, Mike Huller, Kevin Bellanca, Sarah Stein Greenberg, MovieLeagueMike, Teresa Ozoa, Dawn Banks, Brian Foulds, Linda Thompson, BlitzKregar, Patrick Kohn, Nick Batos, Preston Monroe, Chris Smith, Jeffrey Fetterman, Adam Eggert, David Phillips, Riff Riffles, Gabe Medina, David Johnson, Daniel Cronise, Mary Haynes, MTJ, Jonathan Stone, Kimberly Herbert, James Thatcher, Fredrik Pettersen, Thor Michael Wood, Michael Engel, Alex Erickson, Tony Glass, Andy Baumel, Kody Georgeson, Trystan Lambkin, Mike McLaughlin, Cory, Tony Nolen, Tom Gehrke, SargD, Tim Magnuson, Philip D, Terry Cook, Mike Escutia, Deborah Abel, Josh Harrow, Trevor Griswold, Richard Gunther, Sunbun, Melanie Knopf, Jason Beck, Elizabeth Murray, Louise, Anders Lund, John H Maloney, Chimaera, Jeffrey Zylks.

    • 1 hr 1 min
    The Battery Episode

    The Battery Episode

     
    It’s the battery episode with Matt & Jennie. For what *that’s* worth.
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    Show Notes:
    Form: A .5 – Just a little snippet to get you through the week. And us. Because we didn’t record a full episode, and that is just how life rolls.
    It’s the battery episode! Can you guess why?
    Patrons: 
    If you like Tell It Anyway and want to support our show, you can do it here! The money pays for guest parking, guest beverages, and our intern! Not in order of importance. If money’s not in the cards, write us! Tell us what you think of the show. Maybe tell us a story! That’s super valuable too.
    Thanks to our patrons for their support! Thanks our Story MVP Ellie Goldman! Thanks to the Storybackers and special thanks to the Starting Story Lineup: 
     

    • 13 min

Customer Reviews

4.6 out of 5
22 Ratings

22 Ratings

SuperKarateMonkeyDeathCar ,

a great way to pass the time on a run or drive

I'm surprised that they continue to find interesting stories to tell for this, but every episode I'm highly entertained, and usual even moved at some point. I'm sure Matt's interjections aren't loved by everyone, but I like the way it keeps the mood light and informal. Always excited to hear a few more great stories.

Rabbis stole my earmuffs ,

Long unannounced hiatuses

I liked the old set up for the show and the great storytelling. I highly recommend the back catalog, there are some great stories in there.

Unfortunately with the huge number of unannounced hiatuses (some spanning years) and the move to a Cheers podcast (which also hasn’t been updated in nearly a month), I’m finally throwing in the towel on this one.

Probably should have done it earlier, but like I said, the old format was great and I was hoping they’d come back and get the ball rolling again.

Nebbo63 ,

Like hanging out with your wittiest friends

Always entertaining, usually super funny. No smug hipsters here, just interesting people with interesting personal anecdotes. I'm hooked.

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