Tell The Bartender - A Storytelling Podcast

Katharine Heller

Tell The Bartender is a storytelling podcast hosted by Katharine Heller

  1. 04/18/2022

    Episode 116: Opening The Emotional Box One Panel At A Time (AKA The "Waterloo Sunrise")

    In this Episode:  After taking mushrooms before a comedy show and ending up barefoot in "Tetanus City™" while on the phone with his soon to be ex, Calvin knew something was happening to him emotionally. And that's only the beginning. Calvin shares what helped him during this time, all while making The Bartender laugh/cry. Plus, a Survivor season 1 spoiler.

    41 min

  2. 01/24/2022

    Episode 115: Cabbage Patch Dreams/Nightmares

    In this very special episode, The Bartender and her sister Caroline deconstruct one of the greatest albums from their childhood, (and really, in the entire world,) Cabbage Patch Dreams. They go through song by song and celebrate at the end by performing the crucial duet from Side 2. Difficult harmonies are attempted. Past sibling rivalry is discussed, and healing begins. Then Michael John Improta carries the theme of childhood trauma and joy by talking about things he feared as a kid. Namely, his prank-playing stepfather.

    1h 10m

  3. 12/11/2021

    Episode 114: Smoking Hot Love, And The Love Of Smoking

    In this Episode: Rod and Karen met in elementary school, have been together since they were 16 and married in 2002. They talk about their teenage courtship, and Rod has a story about something serious that happened at his high school. (CN: Discussion of sexual assault). Then The Bartender talks with Ash, whose relatives go back generations in the cigar business. She talks about her family, and then gives a masterclass in all things cigars.

    1h 21m

  4. 08/15/2021

    Episode 113: The Friends We Made Along The Way

    Forest Ray was an Army medic in Iraq at the beginning of the war. He talks with The Bartender about the people he met there, cultural similarities and differences, how he felt about leaving, and his thoughts about what's happening currently in Afghanistan with the US troop withdrawal. They also briefly unpack their feelings about Jeff Bezos's penis rocket.

    38 min

  5. 05/31/2021

    Episode 112: Ocean's 3

    Have you ever exacted revenge on a bad person, but maybe didn't know how to do it right? Our anonymous guest walks us through a vengeance story that probably should have been handled by experienced tire-slashers, but it was handled nonetheless. PLUS a beautiful song and tribute to DMX from Katharine's elementary school friend Keefe Crawford with The FreeStylists . CN/TW There is a part of the episode where we discuss sexual assault.

    57 min

  6. 03/24/2021

    Episode 111: Being Your Own Advocate - Health Adventures Edition!

    In this Episode: Molly Knefel shares a never before told story involving very serious health problems she encountered while receiving IVF treatment. Then Hilary Asare tells The Bartender about her horrible experience with a certain diet company who shall not be named (kidding, it's totally named). Plus, pandemic adventures! (CN for discussion of IVF and and assisted reproductive technology, and talk of weight and diet programs)

    1h 5m

  7. 03/01/2021

    Episode 110: A Close Shave

    In this Episode:  Shaving, amirite? Guests Katie Hartman and Rob Neill each tell stories about some very sensitive hair removal experiences. The Bartender hard relates.

    50 min

  8. 02/15/2021

    Episode 109: It's 5:00 Everywhere, with The Bitchy Waiter and Kyra Sims

    In this Episode:  The Bitchy Waiter makes a triumphant return to talk about being a server during COVID, customers and vaccines (oh my), and Kyra Sims joins The Bartender to tell a story about several first times... in one night.

    57 min
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