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The Struggle Bus Episode 12: On Eating Disorders and Meddling Mothers, Dating While Queer, and Navigating Tricky Sibling Situations

March 30, 2015

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In this episode Kate and Sally talk about those rare beautiful moments when you realize everything is (sort of) okay (for now). Then they answer a listener email about dealing with an ~intense~ mom when a history of disordered eating is in the mix. Next up, they discuss an email from a listener about how to get (consensually) weird (in a queer way) when you’re assumed to be straight. Finally, they try to help a listener untangle a complicated sibling situation.

AND THE BEST NEWS EVER The Struggle Bus is a Spotify playlist here!

Have a question? Tweet at Kate and Sally or the podcast! Plus, find a “Struggle Buddy” on Twitter at #StrugglePodBuds420.

Theme song by Marty Scanlon!

Source: The Struggle Bus
https://strugglebuspodcast.wordpress.com/2015/03/30/episode-12-on-eating-disorders-and-meddling-mothers-dating-while-queer-and-navigating-tricky-sibling-situations/

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Tell the Bartender Episode 56: Dating Fables and Spanking Tables

March 24, 2015

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In this Episode:

“Tyler” tells us the best gift to bring for the host of a private sex party. Hint: it’s homemade. Then Keri recalls some shitty dating experiences. Unfortunately, that’s literal. Also, have a band or write songs? Submit your own music to be featured on future shows! Like the show? Tip The Bartender! Or give it 5 stars!

Guests:

Tyler is anonymous but we thank him for his candor.

Keri is an actor, VO and commercial artist and yoga goddess. Here she is with the one and only Beckett (above)

Music Credits:

“Setting Sun” by Chris Powers

“Bachelorette” by Björk

“Pop Queen” by Ben Lee

“Charmless Man” by Blur

“Predictable” by Bran Van 3000

“Bottled in Cork” by Ted Leo & The Pharmacists

Source: Tell The Bartender
http://tellthebartender.com/2015/03/24/episode-56-dating-fables-and-spanking-tables/

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The Struggle Bus Episode 11: Taking a Therapy Hiatus as Self-Care and Hell is (Almost All) Other People For One Reason Or Another

March 16, 2015

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In this episode Kate and Sally talk about why rainy days are the best days and how taking a break from therapy is the ultimate self-care. They answer listener emails about making friends when you’re socially awkward, dealing with people when you hate all people, and how to cope with emotionally abusive family members without abandoning your siblings. Oh, and enjoy the non-denominational Easter egg at this episode’s conclusion!

Have a question? Tweet at Kate and Sally or the podcast! Plus, find a “Struggle Buddy” on Twitter at #StrugglePodBuds420.

Theme song by Marty Scanlon!

Source: The Struggle Bus
https://strugglebuspodcast.wordpress.com/2015/03/16/episode-11-taking-a-therapy-hiatus-as-self-care-and-hell-is-almost-all-other-people-for-one-reason-or-another/

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Tell the Bartender Episode 55: If You See Something, Say Something (Even If It Takes A Few Years)

March 10, 2015

Listen to Episode 55: If You See Something, Say Something (Even If It Takes A Few Years)

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In this Episode:

Mike tells a story that he has never told anyone (even his wife) and The Bartender is, for the first time, at a loss for words. Then Tommy talks about the idea of “casual racism”, which culminates with a story about what NOT to do when you “see something” suspicious on the train. Like the show? Tip The Bartender! Or give it 5 stars!

Guests:

Mike Guild is a comedian and storyteller in NYC. He hosts a movie based show at Creek and the Cave called Movie Night with Mike, and is the producer of the storytelling open mic “The Dump” hosted by Jake Hart. He also is the head writer and director of the sketch team HOT BEEF. Follow him on Twitter @MikeGuildNYC. Here he is looking mysterious:

Tommy O’Malley is a Brooklyn-based writer, blogger and storyteller. His work has appeared in the Austin American-Statesman, Queerty, Swagger New York and more. He hosts “Big City Stories”, a monthly storytelling show in Manhattan, and appears regularly on other shows and podcasts, including “RISK!” (hosted by Kevin Allison) and “What Are You Afraid Of?” (hosted by Mara Wilson). He is an editorial intern and member of the Field Research Team at the NYC-based theater company The Civilians. Follow him on Twitter @tommyomalley. Here he is looking sharp:

Music Credits:

“Setting Sun” by Chris Powers

“L.S.F.” by Kasabian

“Farrar, Straus And Giroux (Sea Of Tears)” by Destroyer

“Music To Watch Girls By” by The James Taylor Quartet

“Laid” by James

“Bottled in Cork” by Ted Leo & The Pharmacists

Source: Tell The Bartender
http://tellthebartender.com/2015/03/10/episode-55-if-you-see-something-say-something-even-if-it-takes-a-few-years/

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Episode 10: On Weaponizing Heteronormativity and How No One Knows How to Do Relationships

February 26, 2015

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In this episode: Kate and Sally catch you up on their lives, from how charming and wonderful Norm Lewis is to friend breakups that suck. They discuss emails from a couple of listeners, including one who has figured out the perfect way to trick aggressive bros out of leaving you alone in a bar. (Hint: It involves using heteronormativity as a weapon…in a subversive way.) They then answer a listener’s question about healthy relationships and how to, like, have one? (Spoiler: We can only guess.)

Have a question? Tweet at Kate and Sally or The Podcast! Plus, find a “Struggle Buddy” on Twitter at #StrugglePodBuds or the NEW #StrugglePodBuds420 (we can explain).

Theme song by Marty Scanlon!

Source: The Struggle Bus
https://strugglebuspodcast.wordpress.com/2015/02/27/episode-10-on-weaponizing-heteronormativity-and-how-no-one-knows-how-to-do-relationships/

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Episode 54: LIVE with Norm Lewis and The Bitchy Waiter!

February 24, 2015

Listen to Episode 54: LIVE with Norm Lewis and The Bitchy Waiter!

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In this Episode:

The Bartender is joined by Norm Lewis and The Bitchy Waiter for another wonderful live show. PLUS a listener shout out, and we play Craigslist Ad or Casting Notice with Jordan McDonough! Recorded at Union Hall in Brooklyn, NY. Like the show? Tip The Bartender! Or give it 5 stars!

Pics by the amazing Tom Scola:

Music Credits:

“Setting Sun” by Chris Powers

“Bottled in Cork” by Ted Leo & The Pharmacists

Source: Tell The Bartender
http://tellthebartender.com/2015/02/23/episode-54-live-with-norm-lewis-and-the-bitchy-waiter/

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The Struggle Bus Episode 9: WTF You’re Supposed To Do When A Bully From Your Former Life Is Back In Your World and WTF Therapy Is Really Like

February 13, 2015

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In this episode: Kate and Sally read some incredible iTunes reviews, unveil a brilliant new way to incorporate your questions into the show, and get excited about Norm Lewis. They then read a letter from a listener who wants advice on how to deal with sharing a college campus with a stalker/bully from her past. Then Kate and Sally wax rambly about therapy—what it’s like, what you can expect, how you know you have a good therapist, and much more.

Have a question? Tweet at Kate and Sally!

Theme song by Marty Scanlon!

Source: The Struggle Bus
https://strugglebuspodcast.wordpress.com/2015/02/13/episode-9-wtf-youre-supposed-to-do-when-a-bully-from-your-former-life-is-back-in-your-world-and-wtf-therapy-is-really-like/

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Tell the Bartender Episode 52: BONUS! The Immortal Serial

February 4, 2015

Listen to Episode 52: BONUS! The Immortal Serial

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In this Episode:

The Serial parody you’ve all been waiting for! Every year, The Bartender’s friends celebrate the Scottish tradition of Burns Night, which honors poet Robert Burns. There is haggis, scotch, tartan, scotch, poems, scotch and toasts. This year Forest Ray was given the task to tell the “Immortal Memory” which revolves around a very naughty poem by Burns. So he wrote a spoof of the popular and awesome NPR podcast Serial. Here it is! Conceived by Forest Ray and Jordan Kraft, written by Forest Ray, with the vocal stylings of Forest, Jordan, Sharda Sekaran, Suparna Mukherjee, Alex Kveton and yours truly, Katharine, doing her best impersonation of the host of Serial Sarah Koenig (who Katharine just found out is her cousin).

PLUS listener shout out and news about the SECOND AMAZING GUEST for the next Tell The Bartender LIVE! Also, a new episode of the advice show The Bartender co-hosts, The Struggle Bus, is up. Like the show? Tip The Bartender! Or give it 5 stars!

Photos from Burns Night by Elizabeth Hutchinson:

Music Credits:

“Setting Sun” by Chris Powers

“Bad Dream (The Theme From Serial)” by Nick Thorburn

“Bottled in Cork” by Ted Leo & The Pharmacists

Source: Tell The Bartender
http://tellthebartender.com/2015/02/04/episode-52-bonus-the-immortal-serial/

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The Struggle Bus Episode 8: Caring For a Partner (Who Sometimes Faints or Falls Down) and Porn, Sex, and Mismatched Sex Drives. Plus, EMDR and labels

January 30, 2015

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In this episode Kate and Sally share some recent health scares (everyone’s fine!) in their lives and their feelings about how complicated relationships become when one partner cares for the other. They then discuss a listener’s letter about being stressed out social worker who is six months pregnant and is dealing with a sex drive that’s bumming her out. Finally, they resurrect (yet again!) the conversation about identity and sexuality and the elasticity of the labels we use.

Have a question? Tweet at Kate and Sally!

Theme song by Marty Scanlon!

Source: The Struggle Bus
https://strugglebuspodcast.wordpress.com/2015/01/30/episode-8-caring-for-a-partner-who-sometimes-faints-or-falls-down-and-porn-sex-and-mismatched-sex-drives-plus-emdr-and-labels/

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Tell the Bartender Episode 51: High/Low and Stitch

January 24, 2015

Listen to Episode 51: High/Low and Stitch

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In this Episode:

Andrea recalls a series of events that lead to a major life change, and Forest talks about performing what should have been a simple procedure during his time as an Army medic in Iraq.

PLUS listener shout outs and news about the next Tell The Bartender LIVE! Also, a new episode of the advice show The Bartender co-hosts, The Struggle Bus, is up. Like the show? Tip The Bartender! Or give it 5 stars!

Andrea Allan is an awesome comedian, person, and you should follow her on Twitter. Here she is being a badass: