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Tell the Bartender Episode 42: An Education

September 4, 2014

Listen to Episode 42: An Education

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In this episode:

The incredibly talented Mychal Denzel Smith is a contributing writer at The Nation, freelances for other major publications, makes frequent appearances on television and is prodigious on Twitter. He also spent four years at a distinguished university but never graduated. This is a story about questioning authority, why it’s so important to do so no matter what the consequences, and, like any great narrative, there is a boat explosion. Ok, he had nothing to do with the boat but he is responsible for some other big things.

PLUS news about the monthly advice show Katharine co-hosts called The Struggle Bus, and tickets are available now for the next Tell The Bartender LIVE brought to you by New York ComicCon’s Superweek! Get them here. Like the show? Tip The Bartender! Or give it 5 stars!

Here is  Smith’s phenomenal cover story for the latest edition of The Nation: How Trayvon Martin’s Death Launched a New Generation of Black Activism.

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Mychal Denzel Smith in a tie, smiling, taking over the world. 

 

Music Credits:

“Setting Sun” by Chris Powers

“La belle et le bad boy” by MC Solaar

“Dare I Say” by Bran Van 3000

“Bottled in Cork” by Ted Leo & The Pharmacists


Source: Tell The Bartender
http://tellthebartender.com/2014/09/01/episode-42-an-education/

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Tell the Bartender Episode 41: LIVE with Jamie Kilstein and Chris Gethard!

August 18, 2014

Listen to Episode 41: LIVE with Jamie Kilstein and Chris Gethard!

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In this Episode:

The Bartender is joined by Jamie Kilstein and Chris Gethard for another wonderful live show. PLUS a listener shout out, and we play Craigslist Ad or Casting Notice with Shawn T. Andrew! Recorded at Union Hall in Brooklyn, NY.

Photos taken by the amazing Tom Scola:

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Music Credits:

“Setting Sun” by Chris Powers

“Bottled in Cork” by Ted Leo & The Pharmacists


Source: Tell The Bartender
http://tellthebartender.com/2014/08/18/episode-41-live-with-jamie-kilstein-and-chris-gethard/

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Tell the Bartender Episode 40: Get Your Kink On With Bastard Keith (And Constable Teasebottom)

August 4, 2014

Listen to Episode 40: Get Your Kink On With Bastard Keith (And Constable Teasebottom)

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In this episode:

Bastard Keith and The Bartender get personal about kinks, his sexual journey and awakenings, and the best way to deal with a heckler. Also, we cover “water sports”, creative one-night stands, new ways to describe various sex acts, and there’s a special appearance from a character known as Constable Teasebottom. This episode is NSFW but really, none of them are.

PLUS listener shout outs, tickets are available here for the next live show on August 14th with Chris Gethard and Jamie Kilstein AND check out Katharine’s advice show with Sally Tamarkin called The Struggle Bus! Like the show? Tip me! Or give the show 5 stars!

Bastard Keith is burlesque MC, actor, performer and all around great guy and if you follow him on Twitter your life will change for the better. Here he is looking dashing:

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Music Credits:

“Setting Sun” by Chris Powers

“Every Day Is Like Sunday” by Morrissey

“Going Up” by Infant Sorrow

“Bottled in Cork” by Ted Leo & The Pharmacists


Source: Tell The Bartender
http://tellthebartender.com/2014/08/05/episode-40-get-your-kink-on-with-bastard-keith-and-constable-teasebottom/

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Tell the Bartender Episode 39: First Impressions

July 21, 2014

Listen to Episode 39: First Impressions

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In this episode:

The Curry Man:  Marty talks about “The Curry Man” who visits you in your sleep. This is real.

Typhoon Of Shame: Sally shares a very personal tale about meeting her life long hero under the worst circumstances. It involves a famous person who was a guest on this show.

PLUS The Bartender tells a story about meeting one of her personal idols AND listener shout-outs, info for some of The Bartender’s live shows, and an announcement of a new podcast Katharine will be co-hosting with Sally! It’s an advice show called “The Struggle Bus” and we want to hear YOUR questions about anything so email us at StruggleBusPodcast@gmail.com.

Like the show? Tip me! Or give the show 5 stars!

ALSO see Katharine give out “love advice” as a guest on the latest episode of the awesome show And She Bakes here!

About Our Guests:

Marty Scanlon is a brilliant performer, writer and person. He’s also great on Twitter. Here he is making smeyes at the camera:

883169_4793154344097_1284364876_oSally Tamarkin is everything. She is a brilliant writer, friend, person, and she, too, is great on Twitter. Don’t look at this photo of her if you can’t handle falling in love:

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Music Credits:

“Setting Sun” by Chris Powers

“Happy” by Best Coast

“Hello Image” by Gold Streets

“Little Babies” by Sleater Kinney

“The Killing Moon” by Nouvelle Vague

“Four Provinces” by The Walkmen

“Don’t Look Back In Anger” by Oasis

“Bottled in Cork” by Ted Leo & The Pharmacists


Source: Tell The Bartender
http://tellthebartender.com/2014/07/21/episode-39-first-impressions/

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Tell the Bartender Episode 38: Incognito

July 7, 2014

Listen to Episode 38: Incognito

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In this episode:

Michael Izquierdo went to Canada to relax and work on some creative projects. Canadian immigration had a different idea about who he was. And Jenny Jaffe joins The Bartender to talk about what happens when you don’t read the instructions on edible pot chocolate. Let’s just say she wasn’t quite herself. Sadly, the Canadians didn’t get involved.

PLUS listener shout outs, Keith and the Girl and Citizen Radio shout outs, and news about the next live show! Also, The Bartender get personal in her latest appearance on Keith and the Girl here. Like the show? Tip me! Or give the show 5 stars!

Michael Izquierdo is an amazing actor, writer, producer and person. Here he is on a roof somewhere:

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Jenny Jaffe is a writer, comedian, podcaster, and kicks ass on Twitter. Here she is on a regular Sunday:

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Music Credits:

“Setting Sun” by Chris Powers

“Roll With It” by Oasis

“Sinope” by Dawn of Midi

“Knives Out” by Radiohead

“Bottled in Cork” by Ted Leo & The Pharmacists


Source: Tell The Bartender
http://tellthebartender.com/2014/07/07/episode-38-incognito/

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Tell the Bartender Episode 37: London Calling

June 23, 2014

Listen to Episode 37: London Calling

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In this Episode:

When To Tell The Bartender: Anne Zander used to bartend. She gives some good advice about how not to hit on your server, and speaks from her own personal experience about the one time the tables were turned. It didn’t go so well.

The X-Pastor: Sean Tucker used to be a pastor. He talks about the fascinating journey that led him away from the church.

PLUS listener shout outs and an impromptu appearance from Katharine’s favorite Twitterer Fat Gay Vegan! Like what you hear? Tip me! Or give the show 5 stars!

Here is a photo of Anne and me in London, or is it America?

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Sean Tucker, looking mighty fine:

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Music Credits:

“Setting Sun” by Chris Powers

“London” by The Smiths

“Not From London” by Petula 62

“Kingdom of Doom” by The Good, the Bad & the Queen

“Bottled in Cork” by Ted Leo & The Pharmacists


Source: Tell The Bartender
http://tellthebartender.com/2014/06/23/episode-37-london-calling/

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Tell the Bartender: Episode 36: Writing, Creating, And The Fine Art Of Getting Someone’s Name Right

June 7, 2014

Listen to Episode 36: Writing, Creating, And The Fine Art Of Getting Someone’s Name Right

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In this Episode:

Jeffrey Cranor, co-creator of the amazing podcast Welcome To Night Vale, talks to the Bartender about art, writing, performing, and what keeps him going.

PLUS listener shout outs, Keith and the Girl and Citizen Radio shout outs, and a drink of the week inspired by Welcome To Night Vale! Like what you hear? Tip me! Or give the show 5 stars!

Here is our guest looking dapper:

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Music Credits:

“Setting Sun” by Chris Powers

“Somewhere in Texas” by The Raveonettes

“Bottled in Cork” by Ted Leo & The Pharmacists


Source: Tell The Bartender
http://tellthebartender.com/2014/06/06/episode-36-writing-creating-and-the-fine-art-of-getting-someones-name-right/

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Tell the Bartender Episode 35: Caught In The Act

May 26, 2014

Listen to Episode 35: Caught In The Act

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In this Episode:

Brokedown Dorm Room: Dylan Marron tells us about the time he was caught in a pretty serious drug bust, unbeknownst to him.

UCBanned: Jake Hart was banned from the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater for a year. He’ll explain why.

PLUS listener shout outs, Mara Wilson and Citizen Radio shout outs, and 24 and Mad Men spoilers from actor Tate Donovan! (Not really.) Like what you hear? Tip me! Or give the show 5 stars!

Dylan Marron is an actor/writer/awesome person. You may recognize him as the voice of Carlos in Welcome To Night Vale. Here he is the day we recorded!

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Jake Hart is a comedian and the host of two awesome storytelling shows, The Dump and ASS. Here is he not getting kicked out of a club!

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Music Credits:

“Setting Sun” by Chris Powers

“Tender” by Blur

“The Killing Moon” by Echo & The Bunnymen

“Out of Sequence” by Phenotract

“Bottled in Cork” by Ted Leo & The Pharmacists


Source: Tell The Bartender
http://tellthebartender.com/2014/05/26/episode-35-caught-in-the-act/

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Tell the Bartender Episode 33: Medical Misadventures

May 1, 2014

Listen to Episode 33: Medical Misadventures

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In this Episode:

Patti Cleary was in her Junior year of college when she noticed something new and different about her backside. She walks us through the very delicate ins and outs of having a pilonidal cyst. Recorded in St. Paul Minnesota!

Charlie Kasov was given Zoloft (an antidepressant), among other things, back when it was still being tested on teenagers. Things didn’t go so well.

PLUS, news about the LIVE show on May 8th with Wyatt Cenac and Mara Wilson, and listener shout outs! Like what you hear? Tip me! Or give the show 5 stars!

Patti Cleary is an Assistant Professor of Chemistry in the Midwest, and in her free time competes as “Sock-It Wench” in her local roller derby circuit. Here she is busting a move:

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Charlie Kasov is a writer and comedian, and can be found showing off his chops all over New York City. Here he is with an adorable dog:

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Music Credits:

“Setting Sun” by Chris Powers

“Three MCs and One DJ” by Beastie Boys

“Deceptacon” by Le Tigre

“The Last High” by The Dandy Warhols

“The Impossible” by Monster Movie

“Bottled in Cork” by Ted Leo & The Pharmacists


Source: Tell The Bartender
http://tellthebartender.com/2014/05/01/episode-33-medical-misadventures/

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Sudan Stories: Language, Guns, & Phones – Media Training In Cairo

April 28, 2014

Recorded in March 2014 as part of a media training by Small World News in Cairo, Egypt. 

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cairo_skylineFrom an ad-hoc classroom through the bustling streets of Cairo, Egypt to the Pyramids of Giza, this is an audio journal of stories and  thoughts recorded while working with Small World News to train Sudanese media makers in March of 2014.

Our hotel was located down a busy, dusty ally in downtown Cairo. Each day our team scribbled on charts and whiteboards in a top-floor classroom with windows that opened to the noisy clanking of perpetual construction. For two weeks over coffee and sheesha with our Sudanese colleagues we used Android devices to review the techniques of telling stories that deeply resonate with people.

Our group was remarkable, and individually live fascinating lives in different regions of Sudan. Each day was an opportunity to learn more about family, music, language, and culture. With the help of great translators listened to personal stories, asked questions, and recorded audio. As with my prior trip to Sudan, I also occasionally recorded short audio journal entries of our activity. Far from an official report, this is a narrative that tries to capture the essence of the people of Sudan, as well as the sounds of Egypt.

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In this episode you’ll hear a number of captivating stories:

  • The story of a mother awake in a storm anxiously awaiting the return of her son.
  • The impact of the Egyptian revolution on tourism at the Giza Pyramids.
  • The impact of violence and systemic marginalization on language, music, and dance in Kordofan.
  • How mobile phones are empowering disenfranchised groups.
  • The pop music of Sudan, Egypt, Eritrea, and Ethiopia.

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Notes: 

The experiences shared in this story are raw, unvettable, and sometimes shocking. Yet these experiences are shared by thousands of Sudanese  refugees and internally displaced persons. To learn more about systemic marginalization and the wars in Sudan, Kordofan, and Darfur please read Richard Cockett’s Sudan, Darfur, Islamism and the World.

The stories shared in this episode were conducted with a local, untrained translator and recorded on the fly with a Marantz PMD620. I speak Arabic poorly and did my best to keep up with the narrative, but surely much nuance and context was lost in translation. Arabic clarification and edits are welcome.

Thanks for listening.

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Sudan Stories:

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Source: Dan Patterson
http://danpatterson.com/2014/04/28/sudan-stories-language-guns-phones/

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