feed01.fireside.fm Sun, 01 Mar 2026 15:00:35 -0600 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Pete Brown Says https://petebrownsays.fireside.fm Wed, 04 Jan 2023 15:47:26 -0500 Pretty good stories. Told by Pete. This podcast features creative nonfiction audio stories written by Pete Brown. They're pretty good stories, solidly GenX, works of memoir steeped in nostalgia. From a suburban Cleveland childhood in the 1970s and 80s up through today's modern parenting dilemmas, these stories are funny, poignant and a great listen. en-us © 2026 Blue Monkey Communications episodic Pretty Good Stories. Told by Pete. Peter Brown Pretty good stories. Told by Pete. This podcast features creative nonfiction audio stories written by Pete Brown. They're pretty good stories, solidly GenX, works of memoir steeped in nostalgia. From a suburban Cleveland childhood in the 1970s and 80s up through today's modern parenting dilemmas, these stories are funny, poignant and a great listen. false Peter Brown petebrownsays@gmail.com yes Support the show! S2 Preview: From unholy doggos to the windy coast of Ireland to outlaw dirt track racing https://petebrownsays.fireside.fm/012 fbd6be4c-47f1-442c-932e-51e5d76d1e61 Fri, 21 Dec 2018 00:00:00 -0500 petebrownsays@gmail.com (Peter Brown) trailer 2 Peter Brown Everything from unholy doggos to the windy coast of Ireland to outlaw dirt track racing...Get a sneak preview of Season 2 in this trailer. 9:34 false Everything from unholy doggos to the windy coast of Ireland to outlaw dirt track racing...Get a sneak preview of Season 2 in this trailer.

]]> ireland, wicklow mountains, northern ireland, giant's causeway, dirt track racing, motorcycles, dogs, storytelling, narrative, creative nonfiction audio Everything from unholy doggos to the windy coast of Ireland to outlaw dirt track racing...Get a sneak preview of Season 2 in this trailer.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/boPZfP1z+i44VIP2l ]]> Pete Brown Episode 29: Hey! Cut-off Man! https://petebrownsays.fireside.fm/29 97f4e063-b9b9-4154-aa92-76f1e070e254 Fri, 19 Jun 2020 02:00:00 -0400 petebrownsays@gmail.com (Peter Brown) full Peter Brown A collection of vignettes written while sitting with my Dad over his last few months. Happy Father's Day, everyone. 44:28 false A collection of vignettes written while sitting with my Dad over his last few months. Happy Father's Day, everyone.

]]> father, dad, father's day, cut-off man, baseball, traffic, covid, corona virus, hospice, nursing home, death, pizza bagels, grape soda, studebaker, parenting, loss of parent A collection of vignettes written while sitting with my Dad over his last few months. Happy Father's Day, everyone.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/boPZfP1z+Dq95KyBZ ]]> Pete Brown A knit cap with a ball on top https://petebrownsays.fireside.fm/28 9e22354d-293c-4158-beaa-326c28e0672b Thu, 02 Jan 2020 10:00:00 -0500 petebrownsays@gmail.com (Peter Brown) full Peter Brown A years-long e-bay quest for a specific cap has me wondering why we hang on to negative stories. 23:51 false A years-long ebay quest for a specific cap has me wondering why we hang on to negative stories. Plus, a mini-history of the long defunct Cleveland Barons and the kind of shit that went down on school buses in the 1970s and 80s.

Ebay Auction Listing (now expired):
https://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-1970s-NHL-Cleveland-Barons-Winter-Knit-Hat-Hockey/323966571446

Music and SFX Credits

  • Intro and interstitials by Brian Hake
  • Additional Interstitials by Kevin Davison
  • "I'm Not Myself" by Delicious, feat. Brian Hake and Kevin Davison
  • "I'm Not Myself" by Delicious, feat. Brian Hake and Kevin Davison
  • "I Will Be There For You" by Alibi, licensed via podcastmusic.com

SFX sourced from Freesound.org, including:

]]> hockey, nhl, cleveland barons, barons, hat, caps, winter, ebay, memorabilia, souvenirs, sports memorabilia, merch, merchandise, hat buddies, school bus, nostalgia, sentiment, vinyl records A years-long ebay quest for a specific cap has me wondering why we hang on to negative stories. Plus, a mini-history of the long defunct Cleveland Barons and the kind of shit that went down on school buses in the 1970s and 80s.

Ebay Auction Listing (now expired):
https://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-1970s-NHL-Cleveland-Barons-Winter-Knit-Hat-Hockey/323966571446

Music and SFX Credits

  • Intro and interstitials by Brian Hake
  • Additional Interstitials by Kevin Davison
  • "I'm Not Myself" by Delicious, feat. Brian Hake and Kevin Davison
  • "I'm Not Myself" by Delicious, feat. Brian Hake and Kevin Davison
  • "I Will Be There For You" by Alibi, licensed via podcastmusic.com

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]]> A years-long ebay quest for a specific cap has me wondering why we hang on to negative stories. Plus, a mini-history of the long defunct Cleveland Barons and the kind of shit that went down on school buses in the 1970s and 80s.

Ebay Auction Listing (now expired):
https://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-1970s-NHL-Cleveland-Barons-Winter-Knit-Hat-Hockey/323966571446

Music and SFX Credits

  • Intro and interstitials by Brian Hake
  • Additional Interstitials by Kevin Davison
  • "I'm Not Myself" by Delicious, feat. Brian Hake and Kevin Davison
  • "I'm Not Myself" by Delicious, feat. Brian Hake and Kevin Davison
  • "I Will Be There For You" by Alibi, licensed via podcastmusic.com

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/boPZfP1z+OJ6zF7rR ]]> Pete Brown Introducing This is Ohio 2020 https://petebrownsays.fireside.fm/27 23a91689-4fea-421b-a9c2-6767d2098aee Thu, 24 Oct 2019 00:00:00 -0400 petebrownsays@gmail.com (Peter Brown) full Peter Brown Pete shares an audio trailer for his new podcast + documentary film project for the coming election year: This is Ohio 2020. Subscribe to This is Ohio 2020 wherever you get your podcasts. This is Ohio 2020 is a podcast and a documentary film project chronicling my efforts to escape my bubble in the year leading up to the 2020 election, to meet and interview my fellow Buckeyes from all walks of life – especially those most different from my own. You can subscribe to This is Ohio 2020 now, wherever you get your podcasts. 8:56 false Hi! I’m Pete. I’m a middle-class father of two who lives in the comfortable ‘burbs of Central Ohio.

Most of my life takes place within this suburban bubble, a fact that I’m never more aware of than when a Presidential election rolls around and Ohio is overrun with candidates and pundits all speaking about an electorate that I don't recognize.

And I want to change that.

This is Ohio 2020 is a both a podcast and a documentary film project chronicling my efforts to escape my bubble in the year leading up to the 2020 election, to meet and interview my fellow Buckeyes from all walks of life – especially those most different from my own. I want to hear your stories: how you grew up and came to be the person you are today. And I want to understand how those stories influence how you think politically.

The portrait of the Buckeye electorate that we create is one that begins in the personal and leads to the political.

You can subscribe to This is Ohio 2020 now, wherever you get your podcasts.

Music:
"Cold Funk" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

]]> ohio, politics, 2020 election, electoral college, president, presidential election, primaries, republicans, democrats, trump, warren, sanders, biden, buttiegieg, steyer, beto, harris Hi! I’m Pete. I’m a middle-class father of two who lives in the comfortable ‘burbs of Central Ohio.

Most of my life takes place within this suburban bubble, a fact that I’m never more aware of than when a Presidential election rolls around and Ohio is overrun with candidates and pundits all speaking about an electorate that I don't recognize.

And I want to change that.

This is Ohio 2020 is a both a podcast and a documentary film project chronicling my efforts to escape my bubble in the year leading up to the 2020 election, to meet and interview my fellow Buckeyes from all walks of life – especially those most different from my own. I want to hear your stories: how you grew up and came to be the person you are today. And I want to understand how those stories influence how you think politically.

The portrait of the Buckeye electorate that we create is one that begins in the personal and leads to the political.

You can subscribe to This is Ohio 2020 now, wherever you get your podcasts.

Music:
"Cold Funk" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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]]> Hi! I’m Pete. I’m a middle-class father of two who lives in the comfortable ‘burbs of Central Ohio.

Most of my life takes place within this suburban bubble, a fact that I’m never more aware of than when a Presidential election rolls around and Ohio is overrun with candidates and pundits all speaking about an electorate that I don't recognize.

And I want to change that.

This is Ohio 2020 is a both a podcast and a documentary film project chronicling my efforts to escape my bubble in the year leading up to the 2020 election, to meet and interview my fellow Buckeyes from all walks of life – especially those most different from my own. I want to hear your stories: how you grew up and came to be the person you are today. And I want to understand how those stories influence how you think politically.

The portrait of the Buckeye electorate that we create is one that begins in the personal and leads to the political.

You can subscribe to This is Ohio 2020 now, wherever you get your podcasts.

Music:
"Cold Funk" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/boPZfP1z+wST_tMsJ ]]> Pete Brown S2 Finale: Stinky On You! https://petebrownsays.fireside.fm/26 2f50d6a3-0124-4f46-b09a-5f4183e09176 Mon, 07 Oct 2019 00:15:00 -0400 petebrownsays@gmail.com (Peter Brown) full 2 Peter Brown Pete welcomes a guest storyteller for the final Season 2 episode...you'll learn how to tell good biker gangs from bad biker gangs, how to gouge a guy's eye out and buy cigarettes at age 10, the greatest Christmas card in history and the secret meaning of the phrase "stinky on you." Plus, Pete shares some insights on Season 2, his plans for Season 3 and a whole new podcast project that's launching soon. 23:32 false Pete welcomes a guest storyteller for the final Season 2 episode...you'll learn how to tell good biker gangs from bad biker gangs, how to gouge a guy's eye out and buy cigarettes at age 10, the greatest Christmas card in history and the secret meaning of the phrase "stinky on you." Plus, Pete shares some insights on Season 2, his plans for Season 3 and a whole new podcast project that's launching soon.

Links:

The Jesus Gerbil: Life is Funny: https://thejesusgerbil.wordpress.com/2013/04/05/the-jesus-gerbil/

The Nest Theatre: https://nesttheatre.com/event/word-live-literature-oct-10-2019-7pm/

]]> story, storytelling, the finger, the bird, 1970s, 1980s, gouge an eye out, cigarettes, kools, kool cigarettes, christmas cards, herpetologists Pete welcomes a guest storyteller for the final Season 2 episode...you'll learn how to tell good biker gangs from bad biker gangs, how to gouge a guy's eye out and buy cigarettes at age 10, the greatest Christmas card in history and the secret meaning of the phrase "stinky on you." Plus, Pete shares some insights on Season 2, his plans for Season 3 and a whole new podcast project that's launching soon.

Links:

The Jesus Gerbil: Life is Funny: https://thejesusgerbil.wordpress.com/2013/04/05/the-jesus-gerbil/

The Nest Theatre: https://nesttheatre.com/event/word-live-literature-oct-10-2019-7pm/

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]]> Pete welcomes a guest storyteller for the final Season 2 episode...you'll learn how to tell good biker gangs from bad biker gangs, how to gouge a guy's eye out and buy cigarettes at age 10, the greatest Christmas card in history and the secret meaning of the phrase "stinky on you." Plus, Pete shares some insights on Season 2, his plans for Season 3 and a whole new podcast project that's launching soon.

Links:

The Jesus Gerbil: Life is Funny: https://thejesusgerbil.wordpress.com/2013/04/05/the-jesus-gerbil/

The Nest Theatre: https://nesttheatre.com/event/word-live-literature-oct-10-2019-7pm/

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/boPZfP1z+d0NAAbIW ]]> Pete Brown The Song Remains the Same https://petebrownsays.fireside.fm/025 710f380c-d65b-4815-954a-3b8374b6feec Mon, 02 Sep 2019 10:00:00 -0400 petebrownsays@gmail.com (Peter Brown) full 2 Peter Brown Pete goes in search of a song he heard a local band play on a rainy Thursday night in 1993 at a bar called Ruby Tuesday's. 1:21:11 false Pete goes in search of a song he heard a local band play on a rainy Thursday night in 1993 at a bar called Ruby Tuesday. And, dropping his son off at college for the first time sparks Pete's memories of his first few months away at college in 1989 in all of his be-mulleted, hacky sack playing glory. Plus, an extended rant on the spelling of band names.

]]> college, freshman, mullets, 1989, credit cards, hacky sack, music, band names, indie rock, indie bands, led zepplin, motley cure, def leppard, that thing you do, the oneders, wonders, kopaz, delicious, big bald head, luke skyboogy, hobbityhoy, verbal kint, wing nut bob, watershed, colin gawel, chip midnight, columbus calling Pete goes in search of a song he heard a local band play on a rainy Thursday night in 1993 at a bar called Ruby Tuesday. And, dropping his son off at college for the first time sparks Pete's memories of his first few months away at college in 1989 in all of his be-mulleted, hacky sack playing glory. Plus, an extended rant on the spelling of band names.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/boPZfP1z+-O9EDw-O ]]> Pete Brown Not Invited to the Party https://petebrownsays.fireside.fm/023 796af972-5f0c-4756-9896-c4b44d9427db Tue, 09 Jul 2019 22:30:00 -0400 petebrownsays@gmail.com (Peter Brown) full 2 Peter Brown A Meditation on Posterity...One of Pete's old friends is not invited to a party. Dusting off his investigative reporting skills, Pete traces this back to a pair of a purple socks, a flood, an old chair and a dead cat. 1:11:15 false A Meditation on Posterity...One of Pete's old friends is not invited to a party. Dusting off his investigative reporting skills, Pete traces this back to a pair of a purple socks, a flood and an old chair.

This episode heads down to Central Texas, where I drive my editor crazy as a budding sportswriter, take umbrage with a publicity stunt from the local university, learn first-hand how flooding impacts a community, before returning back to Ohio where Pete notices a chair on the verge of setting a world endurance record, comes clean to his wife about a future museum, and thinks for a bit about the relaionship between social media and posterity.

Read the original essay here: https://medium.com/@petebrownsays

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"I'm Not Myself" by Delicious (feat. Brian Hake and Kevin Davison)

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https://freesound.org/people/contramundum/sounds/315758/
https://freesound.org/people/nigelcoop/sounds/210513/
https://freesound.org/people/Benboncan/sounds/61311/

]]> flood, tropical storm charlie, texas, central texas, san marcos daily record, new braunfels herald, del rio, san marcos, san marcos river, social media, facebook, twitter, instagram, sportswriting, swt, southwest texas state university, texas state university, pumpkins, chairs, dead cats, storytelling, narrative, creative nonfiction, A Meditation on Posterity...One of Pete's old friends is not invited to a party. Dusting off his investigative reporting skills, Pete traces this back to a pair of a purple socks, a flood and an old chair.

This episode heads down to Central Texas, where I drive my editor crazy as a budding sportswriter, take umbrage with a publicity stunt from the local university, learn first-hand how flooding impacts a community, before returning back to Ohio where Pete notices a chair on the verge of setting a world endurance record, comes clean to his wife about a future museum, and thinks for a bit about the relaionship between social media and posterity.

Read the original essay here: https://medium.com/@petebrownsays

*Music and SFX in this episode includes
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"I'm Not Myself" by Delicious (feat. Brian Hake and Kevin Davison)

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https://freesound.org/people/Jace/sounds/155310/
https://freesound.org/people/ImKoryu/sounds/171261/
https://freesound.org/people/jedspear/sounds/322921/
https://freesound.org/people/Bansemer/sounds/160494/
https://freesound.org/people/AlienXXX/sounds/347980/
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https://freesound.org/people/XfiXy8/sounds/467289/
https://freesound.org/people/toonothing/sounds/201534/
https://freesound.org/people/MyLittleAwesome/sounds/169574/
https://freesound.org/people/waveplay_old/sounds/381353/
https://freesound.org/people/GowlerMusic/sounds/266566/
https://freesound.org/people/AlucardsBride/sounds/172738/
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https://freesound.org/people/TheScarlettWitch89/sounds/437612/
https://freesound.org/people/AmeAngelofSin/sounds/253458/
https://freesound.org/people/Simon_Lacelle/sounds/45654/
https://freesound.org/people/Tomlija/sounds/99635/
https://freesound.org/people/xtrsounder/sounds/202498/
https://freesound.org/people/contramundum/sounds/315758/
https://freesound.org/people/nigelcoop/sounds/210513/
https://freesound.org/people/Benboncan/sounds/61311/

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]]> A Meditation on Posterity...One of Pete's old friends is not invited to a party. Dusting off his investigative reporting skills, Pete traces this back to a pair of a purple socks, a flood and an old chair.

This episode heads down to Central Texas, where I drive my editor crazy as a budding sportswriter, take umbrage with a publicity stunt from the local university, learn first-hand how flooding impacts a community, before returning back to Ohio where Pete notices a chair on the verge of setting a world endurance record, comes clean to his wife about a future museum, and thinks for a bit about the relaionship between social media and posterity.

Read the original essay here: https://medium.com/@petebrownsays

*Music and SFX in this episode includes
*
"I'm Not Myself" by Delicious (feat. Brian Hake and Kevin Davison)

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https://freesound.org/people/Nathan_Lomeli/sounds/79190/
https://freesound.org/people/Jace/sounds/155310/
https://freesound.org/people/ImKoryu/sounds/171261/
https://freesound.org/people/jedspear/sounds/322921/
https://freesound.org/people/Bansemer/sounds/160494/
https://freesound.org/people/AlienXXX/sounds/347980/
https://freesound.org/people/shelbyshark/sounds/457730/
https://freesound.org/people/KieranKeegan/sounds/431477/
https://freesound.org/people/XfiXy8/sounds/467289/
https://freesound.org/people/toonothing/sounds/201534/
https://freesound.org/people/MyLittleAwesome/sounds/169574/
https://freesound.org/people/waveplay_old/sounds/381353/
https://freesound.org/people/GowlerMusic/sounds/266566/
https://freesound.org/people/AlucardsBride/sounds/172738/
https://freesound.org/people/thanvannispen/sounds/9429/
https://freesound.org/people/TheScarlettWitch89/sounds/437612/
https://freesound.org/people/AmeAngelofSin/sounds/253458/
https://freesound.org/people/Simon_Lacelle/sounds/45654/
https://freesound.org/people/Tomlija/sounds/99635/
https://freesound.org/people/xtrsounder/sounds/202498/
https://freesound.org/people/contramundum/sounds/315758/
https://freesound.org/people/nigelcoop/sounds/210513/
https://freesound.org/people/Benboncan/sounds/61311/

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/boPZfP1z+u7lmV1of ]]> Pete Brown Love in an Elevator https://petebrownsays.fireside.fm/022 bbf98f51-a9fd-44d5-abd5-8fca66719667 Fri, 31 May 2019 00:30:00 -0400 petebrownsays@gmail.com (Peter Brown) full 2 Peter Brown In the fall of 1989, Pete inexplicably and uncharacteristically turned against Aerosmith's song "Love in an Elevator." Here's the whole story, as ludicrous as late 80's hair metal lyrics can be. 31:05 false In the fall of 1989, new radio DJ Pete inexplicably and uncharacteristically turns against Aerosmith's song "Love in an Elevator." Here's the whole story, and it's as ludicrous as late 80's hair metal lyrics can be.

Read the original essay here.

Visit [ColumbusCalling.com](columbuscalling.com)

*Music and SFX in this episode includes
*
"I'm Not Myself" by Delicious (feat. Brian Hake and Kevin Davison)
Excerpts used for further commentary from "Love in an Elevator" and "Janie's Got a Gun" by Aerosmith, "Here I Go Again" by Whitesnake, "Rock of Ages" by Def Leppard and "Angela" by Motley Crue, "Most of the Time" by Bob Dylan, as well as the film "Aerosmith: The Making of Pump."

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]]> aerosmith, heavy metal, pump, hair metal, glam metal, motley crue, steven tyler, joey kramer, nikki sixx, brandi brandt, tawny kitaen, chuck finley, love in an elevator, janie's got a gun, what it takes, angela, here I go again, whitesnake, david coverdale, elevator operators, def leppard, rock of ages, sam kinnson, wlhd, ohio university In the fall of 1989, new radio DJ Pete inexplicably and uncharacteristically turns against Aerosmith's song "Love in an Elevator." Here's the whole story, and it's as ludicrous as late 80's hair metal lyrics can be.

Read the original essay here.

Visit [ColumbusCalling.com](columbuscalling.com)

*Music and SFX in this episode includes
*
"I'm Not Myself" by Delicious (feat. Brian Hake and Kevin Davison)
Excerpts used for further commentary from "Love in an Elevator" and "Janie's Got a Gun" by Aerosmith, "Here I Go Again" by Whitesnake, "Rock of Ages" by Def Leppard and "Angela" by Motley Crue, "Most of the Time" by Bob Dylan, as well as the film "Aerosmith: The Making of Pump."

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]]> In the fall of 1989, new radio DJ Pete inexplicably and uncharacteristically turns against Aerosmith's song "Love in an Elevator." Here's the whole story, and it's as ludicrous as late 80's hair metal lyrics can be.

Read the original essay here.

Visit [ColumbusCalling.com](columbuscalling.com)

*Music and SFX in this episode includes
*
"I'm Not Myself" by Delicious (feat. Brian Hake and Kevin Davison)
Excerpts used for further commentary from "Love in an Elevator" and "Janie's Got a Gun" by Aerosmith, "Here I Go Again" by Whitesnake, "Rock of Ages" by Def Leppard and "Angela" by Motley Crue, "Most of the Time" by Bob Dylan, as well as the film "Aerosmith: The Making of Pump."

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/boPZfP1z+hkm7PVHy ]]> Pete Brown The Big Lie: or, Millennials are killing this episode https://petebrownsays.fireside.fm/020 0f730994-64aa-4a54-9cae-9129c89d5c82 Tue, 07 May 2019 00:30:00 -0400 petebrownsays@gmail.com (Peter Brown) full 2 Peter Brown A Gen-Xer stands up for his Millenial colleagues and exposes a big lie that sits at the heart of an entire generation. 33:14 false Millenial bashing is popular among the grouchy old white guy set, and Pete says it's complete and utter bullshit, laying out the argument that those who are bashing Millenials as the everybody-gets-a-trophy generation are hypocrites at best and unloveable assholes at worst. A Gen-Xer stands up for his Millenial colleagues, even as they stand accused of killing everything from breakfast cereal and divorce to car ownership and wine.

Along the way, he touches on technology, Santa, Imma Keep It Real With u Chief meme, tae kwon do, rotary telephones, mimeographs, The Print Shop, spirit awards, drugs, coaching tee ball, snack schedules and Jesus.

Read the essay version over on Medium.

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"I'm Not Mysefl" by Delicious (feat. Brian Hake and Kevin Davison)

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]]> millennials, millennial bashing, participation trophies, participation awards, breakfast cereal, car ownership wine, Santa, Imma Keep It Real With u Chief meme, memes, tae kwon do, rotary telephones, mimeographs, The Print Shop, spirit awards, drugs, coaching tee ball, snack schedules, Jesus Millenial bashing is popular among the grouchy old white guy set, and Pete says it's complete and utter bullshit, laying out the argument that those who are bashing Millenials as the everybody-gets-a-trophy generation are hypocrites at best and unloveable assholes at worst. A Gen-Xer stands up for his Millenial colleagues, even as they stand accused of killing everything from breakfast cereal and divorce to car ownership and wine.

Along the way, he touches on technology, Santa, Imma Keep It Real With u Chief meme, tae kwon do, rotary telephones, mimeographs, The Print Shop, spirit awards, drugs, coaching tee ball, snack schedules and Jesus.

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]]> Millenial bashing is popular among the grouchy old white guy set, and Pete says it's complete and utter bullshit, laying out the argument that those who are bashing Millenials as the everybody-gets-a-trophy generation are hypocrites at best and unloveable assholes at worst. A Gen-Xer stands up for his Millenial colleagues, even as they stand accused of killing everything from breakfast cereal and divorce to car ownership and wine.

Along the way, he touches on technology, Santa, Imma Keep It Real With u Chief meme, tae kwon do, rotary telephones, mimeographs, The Print Shop, spirit awards, drugs, coaching tee ball, snack schedules and Jesus.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/boPZfP1z+xQUoLLyr ]]> Pete Brown How to Like It https://petebrownsays.fireside.fm/019 41c7d388-68b3-4c01-b98b-3dbc64f8d58e Fri, 05 Apr 2019 00:00:00 -0400 petebrownsays@gmail.com (Peter Brown) full 2 Peter Brown Pete explores his fears around his son's imminent departure for college, reflecting on teaching, teenagers, work ethic, shitty rakes and cheap tacos along the way. 38:39 false Pete explores his fears around his son's imminent departure for college, reflecting on teaching, teenagers, oil changes, work ethics, shitty rakes and cheap tacos along the way.

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]]> college, freshman, first jobs, work, working, work ethic, thatching, yard work, changing the oil, oil change, cars, lawnmowers, snowblowers, shoveling, prius, cleveland municipal stadium Pete explores his fears around his son's imminent departure for college, reflecting on teaching, teenagers, oil changes, work ethics, shitty rakes and cheap tacos along the way.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/boPZfP1z+hxWrnR_F ]]> Pete Brown Timbuktu https://petebrownsays.fireside.fm/018 803b7895-9d10-47e0-9603-28b94afefbfe Mon, 04 Mar 2019 00:00:00 -0500 petebrownsays@gmail.com (Peter Brown) full 2 Peter Brown We were already full-up on dogs when my wife and kids asked if we could adopt a disabled labrador retriever. I did not foresee how much our lives would be impacted by Timbuktu. 33:29 false We were already full-up on dogs when my wife and kids asked if we could adopt a disabled labrador retriever. When we did, my daughter asked if we could make a movie about him, and over the past ten years, we shot footage and interviews every few months or so. This episode draws from all of that material, and we used it to create a short companion video for this episode:

I did not foresee how much our lives would be impacted by Timbuktu. Here's his story...

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]]> dogs, labrador retriever, rescue dogs, timbuktu, pets, family pets, pooch, poochy mcpoochy, chocolate labs, paul auster, dropping the deuce, We were already full-up on dogs when my wife and kids asked if we could adopt a disabled labrador retriever. When we did, my daughter asked if we could make a movie about him, and over the past ten years, we shot footage and interviews every few months or so. This episode draws from all of that material, and we used it to create a short companion video for this episode:

I did not foresee how much our lives would be impacted by Timbuktu. Here's his story...

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]]> We were already full-up on dogs when my wife and kids asked if we could adopt a disabled labrador retriever. When we did, my daughter asked if we could make a movie about him, and over the past ten years, we shot footage and interviews every few months or so. This episode draws from all of that material, and we used it to create a short companion video for this episode:

I did not foresee how much our lives would be impacted by Timbuktu. Here's his story...

Read the original essay here: https://medium.com/@petebrownsays

*Watch the Short Film: *
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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/boPZfP1z+Bq5KDftH ]]> Pete Brown Sleeping Late and Speaking French https://petebrownsays.fireside.fm/017 11c08bba-c1cb-493c-b817-15fa921a71bb Wed, 27 Feb 2019 23:30:00 -0500 petebrownsays@gmail.com (Peter Brown) full 2 Peter Brown I revisit some of the dicey decisions I made in my early 20s, and as my son prepares to head off to college, I wonder how I can help him not do the same. 1:02:19 false I revisit some of the dicey decisions I made in my early 20s, and as my son prepares to head off to college, I wonder how I can help him not do the same. Along the way I touch on the burrito buggy, selling plasma, drink-and-drown, quad night at the Junction, French class, spring training, hoodoos at the Grand Canyon, taco eating contests, getting lost,saying cool beans, 8 am classes, Whoppers, Ogre and Mrs. Ogre, the London tube, french fries and the only truth I can seem to grasp after 25 years of beating myself up over one bad choice made in a hot basement corridor.

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]]> college, 90s, plasma, burrito buggy, athens, ohio, ohio university, pawpurrs, the junction, drink and drown, foosball, whopper, burger king, grand canyon, hoodoos, technical writing, software, code, coding, french class, the tube, london, french fries I revisit some of the dicey decisions I made in my early 20s, and as my son prepares to head off to college, I wonder how I can help him not do the same. Along the way I touch on the burrito buggy, selling plasma, drink-and-drown, quad night at the Junction, French class, spring training, hoodoos at the Grand Canyon, taco eating contests, getting lost,saying cool beans, 8 am classes, Whoppers, Ogre and Mrs. Ogre, the London tube, french fries and the only truth I can seem to grasp after 25 years of beating myself up over one bad choice made in a hot basement corridor.

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]]> I revisit some of the dicey decisions I made in my early 20s, and as my son prepares to head off to college, I wonder how I can help him not do the same. Along the way I touch on the burrito buggy, selling plasma, drink-and-drown, quad night at the Junction, French class, spring training, hoodoos at the Grand Canyon, taco eating contests, getting lost,saying cool beans, 8 am classes, Whoppers, Ogre and Mrs. Ogre, the London tube, french fries and the only truth I can seem to grasp after 25 years of beating myself up over one bad choice made in a hot basement corridor.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/boPZfP1z+ePWhWkOC ]]> Pete Brown Whoomp! There it is! https://petebrownsays.fireside.fm/016 78eb0a35-0546-4bc9-b3d0-5eca6f017a09 Thu, 14 Feb 2019 00:30:00 -0500 petebrownsays@gmail.com (Peter Brown) full 2 Peter Brown From the 1978 Chevy El Camino to Popeye's 'roid rage to Barack Obama to Notting Hill: I walk you through a series of phrases that I struggle to understand, ending, inevitably, at Whoomp! There it is! Along the way, an almost-selfie teaches me something weighty about myself. You won't believe what it is. 23:45 false From the 1978 Chevy El Camino to Popeye's 'roid rage to Barack Obama to Notting Hill: I walk you through a series of phrases that I struggle to understand, ending, inevitably, at Whoomp! There it is! Along the way, an almost-selfie teaches me something weighty about myself.

You won't believe what it is.

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Risk! Live Show, Cincinnati: http://risk-show.com/

*Whoomp, there he is: Obama lookalike in Tag Team's 1993 video: http://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/06/07/obama.music.video/index.html
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]]> el camino, cars, chevy, ranchero, cuv, popeye, robin williamn, shelley duvall, olive oyl, bluto, brutus, tag team, barack obama, valentine's day, rostov-on-don, battle of rostov, notting hill, hugh grant, julia roberts, travel bookstore, risk! podcast, 48, parkland, selfies From the 1978 Chevy El Camino to Popeye's 'roid rage to Barack Obama to Notting Hill: I walk you through a series of phrases that I struggle to understand, ending, inevitably, at Whoomp! There it is! Along the way, an almost-selfie teaches me something weighty about myself.

You won't believe what it is.

Read the essay on Medium:
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Risk! Live Show, Cincinnati: http://risk-show.com/

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You won't believe what it is.

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Risk! Live Show, Cincinnati: http://risk-show.com/

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/boPZfP1z+257HMz6p ]]> Pete Brown WTH vs. WTF https://petebrownsays.fireside.fm/015 13486760-fad6-4c00-91b4-ab814afddc05 Fri, 01 Feb 2019 00:30:00 -0500 petebrownsays@gmail.com (Peter Brown) full 2 Peter Brown What's missing between WTH and WTF? The answer involves death metal, a corrupt vice principal, the Super Bowl Shuffle and an actual telegram from Western Union. 36:57 false What's missing between WTH and WTF? The answer involves death metal, the Super Bowl Shuffle and an actual telegram from Western Union.

Read the original essay: https://medium.com/@petebrownsays/wth-vs-wtf-5bb19e5097e5

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Cleveland Scene, "Bad Apples" 2002: https://www.clevescene.com/cleveland/bad-apples/Content?oid=1483545

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]]> super bowl, nfl, super bowl shuffle, chicago bears, new england patriots, western union, westlake high school, risk podcast, telegram What's missing between WTH and WTF? The answer involves death metal, the Super Bowl Shuffle and an actual telegram from Western Union.

Read the original essay: https://medium.com/@petebrownsays/wth-vs-wtf-5bb19e5097e5

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Cleveland Scene, "Bad Apples" 2002: https://www.clevescene.com/cleveland/bad-apples/Content?oid=1483545

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Risk! Live Show, Cincinnati: http://risk-show.com/tour/

Cleveland Scene, "Bad Apples" 2002: https://www.clevescene.com/cleveland/bad-apples/Content?oid=1483545

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/boPZfP1z+Wcbixpbc ]]> Pete Brown The Context Crisis https://petebrownsays.fireside.fm/014 e6850482-e5e6-4535-b85f-02a4b4cc1550 Thu, 17 Jan 2019 00:15:00 -0500 petebrownsays@gmail.com (Peter Brown) full 2 Peter Brown I explore the connection between social media, my teenagers and my blood pressure. Along the way, I discover what connects J. Alfred Prufock, Snapchat, Instagram, beastiality, cat-eating aliens, blue monkeys, spam and ferrets. Believe it or not, the answer is Bon Jovi. 40:18 false I explore the connection between social media, my teenagers and my blood pressure. Along the way, I discover what connects J. Alfred Prufock, Snapchat, Instagram, beastiality, cat-eating aliens, blue monkeys, spam and ferrets. Believe it or not, the answer is Bon Jovi.

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]]> context, social media, facebook, twitter, instagram, snapchat, stories, bon jovi, dead or alive, spam accounts, ferrets, blood pressure, cardiologist, empathy I explore the connection between social media, my teenagers and my blood pressure. Along the way, I discover what connects J. Alfred Prufock, Snapchat, Instagram, beastiality, cat-eating aliens, blue monkeys, spam and ferrets. Believe it or not, the answer is Bon Jovi.

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]]> I explore the connection between social media, my teenagers and my blood pressure. Along the way, I discover what connects J. Alfred Prufock, Snapchat, Instagram, beastiality, cat-eating aliens, blue monkeys, spam and ferrets. Believe it or not, the answer is Bon Jovi.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/boPZfP1z+GX_HX2Oz ]]> Pete Brown Flippin' the Bird https://petebrownsays.fireside.fm/013 acef659e-cf9b-4558-8684-03d12b360481 Thu, 03 Jan 2019 00:00:00 -0500 petebrownsays@gmail.com (Peter Brown) full 2 Peter Brown When was the last time you flipped someone off? Or were on the receiving end of the bird? I explore my evolving relationship with this most basic form of communication. 30:10 false When was the last time you flipped someone off? Or were on the receiving end of the bird? From Improv class to creative writing workshops to parking lots to bossy drivers and hammer-wielding tweens, I explore my evolving relationship with this most basic form of communication.

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]]> flipping the bird, middle finger, f-bomb, f-word, f off, f you, communications When was the last time you flipped someone off? Or were on the receiving end of the bird? From Improv class to creative writing workshops to parking lots to bossy drivers and hammer-wielding tweens, I explore my evolving relationship with this most basic form of communication.

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]]> When was the last time you flipped someone off? Or were on the receiving end of the bird? From Improv class to creative writing workshops to parking lots to bossy drivers and hammer-wielding tweens, I explore my evolving relationship with this most basic form of communication.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/boPZfP1z+CVdj9lw4 ]]> Pete Brown [Bonus] Stop Hittin' Yourself https://petebrownsays.fireside.fm/011 468b73fc-e32d-4f0a-aa6f-dc190c973e0d Thu, 28 Dec 2017 16:30:00 -0500 petebrownsays@gmail.com (Peter Brown) full 1 Peter Brown In this bonus Season One episode, Pete faces his greatest challenge yet: buying a set of tires at Costco. Can he do it, or will it devolve into an absurdist folly? I think you know the answer to that. Plus: Reflections on Season 1. 31:36 false As promised, it's a bonus Season One episode! Pete faces his greatest challenge yet: buying a set of tires at Costco. Can he do it, or will it devolve into an absurdist folly? I think you know the answer to that. Plus: Some reflections on Season 1 and a peek at Season 2.

]]> As promised, it's a bonus Season One episode! Pete faces his greatest challenge yet: buying a set of tires at Costco. Can he do it, or will it devolve into an absurdist folly? I think you know the answer to that. Plus: Some reflections on Season 1 and a peek at Season 2.

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]]> As promised, it's a bonus Season One episode! Pete faces his greatest challenge yet: buying a set of tires at Costco. Can he do it, or will it devolve into an absurdist folly? I think you know the answer to that. Plus: Some reflections on Season 1 and a peek at Season 2.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/boPZfP1z+-ckOvCYC ]]> Pete Brown Cut to the Chase https://petebrownsays.fireside.fm/010 dde5c308-e92e-49f6-adbc-3c34afc7a6e3 Mon, 18 Dec 2017 00:15:00 -0500 petebrownsays@gmail.com (Peter Brown) full 1 Peter Brown Pete shares four stories about odd assignments in middle school religion class, and wonders about the ready-to-retire teacher who assigned them. 30:52 false Did you ever have a ready-to-retire teacher who was pretty much done with the bullshit? In this episode, I tell four quick, funny stories about some weird assignments I was given during seventh and eighth-grade religion class, my equally odd responses to them, and whether they were due to a poorly conceived curriculum, or just because the teacher was wrapping up her career.

Read an essay version of this show over on Medium.com.

Music and SFX Credits

Intro and interstitials by Brian Hake
Additional Interstitials by Kevin Davison
"I'm Not Myself" by Delicious, feat. Brian Hake and Kevin Davison

Some SFX sourced from Freesound.org
Additional SFX and music licensed directly from podcastmusic.com

]]> Did you ever have a ready-to-retire teacher who was pretty much done with the bullshit? In this episode, I tell four quick, funny stories about some weird assignments I was given during seventh and eighth-grade religion class, my equally odd responses to them, and whether they were due to a poorly conceived curriculum, or just because the teacher was wrapping up her career.

Read an essay version of this show over on Medium.com.

Music and SFX Credits

Intro and interstitials by Brian Hake
Additional Interstitials by Kevin Davison
"I'm Not Myself" by Delicious, feat. Brian Hake and Kevin Davison

Some SFX sourced from Freesound.org
Additional SFX and music licensed directly from podcastmusic.com

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]]> Did you ever have a ready-to-retire teacher who was pretty much done with the bullshit? In this episode, I tell four quick, funny stories about some weird assignments I was given during seventh and eighth-grade religion class, my equally odd responses to them, and whether they were due to a poorly conceived curriculum, or just because the teacher was wrapping up her career.

Read an essay version of this show over on Medium.com.

Music and SFX Credits

Intro and interstitials by Brian Hake
Additional Interstitials by Kevin Davison
"I'm Not Myself" by Delicious, feat. Brian Hake and Kevin Davison

Some SFX sourced from Freesound.org
Additional SFX and music licensed directly from podcastmusic.com

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/boPZfP1z+wVA7Y2C6 ]]> Pete Brown Vote for Pedro https://petebrownsays.fireside.fm/009 c473e757-0762-44ac-83f6-a2eb378eaab5 Tue, 12 Dec 2017 00:00:00 -0500 petebrownsays@gmail.com (Peter Brown) full 1 Peter Brown From Napoleon Dynamite to Buckwheat to the Superfriends to Power Forward Luis Scola to Chief Wahoo: Pete connects the pop culture dots to arrive a deeper conclusion. 25:33 false This episode features a connect-the-dots of pop culture essay that runs from Napoleon Dynamite to David Puddy to Buckwheat to Brooklyn Nets power forward Luis Scola, to the Superfriends to Chief Wahoo. I step through the logic that connects each of these things to arrive at a relatively unpopular conclusion, at least among the denizens of the 2-1-6.

Read an essay version of this show over on Medium.com.

Music and SFX Credits

Intro and interstitials by Brian Hake
Additional Interstitials by Kevin Davison
"I'm Not Myself" by Delicious, feat. Brian Hake and Kevin Davison

Some SFX sourced from Freesound.org
Additional SFX and music licensed directly from podcastmusic.com

]]> This episode features a connect-the-dots of pop culture essay that runs from Napoleon Dynamite to David Puddy to Buckwheat to Brooklyn Nets power forward Luis Scola, to the Superfriends to Chief Wahoo. I step through the logic that connects each of these things to arrive at a relatively unpopular conclusion, at least among the denizens of the 2-1-6.

Read an essay version of this show over on Medium.com.

Music and SFX Credits

Intro and interstitials by Brian Hake
Additional Interstitials by Kevin Davison
"I'm Not Myself" by Delicious, feat. Brian Hake and Kevin Davison

Some SFX sourced from Freesound.org
Additional SFX and music licensed directly from podcastmusic.com

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]]> This episode features a connect-the-dots of pop culture essay that runs from Napoleon Dynamite to David Puddy to Buckwheat to Brooklyn Nets power forward Luis Scola, to the Superfriends to Chief Wahoo. I step through the logic that connects each of these things to arrive at a relatively unpopular conclusion, at least among the denizens of the 2-1-6.

Read an essay version of this show over on Medium.com.

Music and SFX Credits

Intro and interstitials by Brian Hake
Additional Interstitials by Kevin Davison
"I'm Not Myself" by Delicious, feat. Brian Hake and Kevin Davison

Some SFX sourced from Freesound.org
Additional SFX and music licensed directly from podcastmusic.com

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/boPZfP1z+HwR1DlMu ]]> Pete Brown Three Drinks at the Turn https://petebrownsays.fireside.fm/008 1ef5d2f9-e0bf-411f-9262-8724367f4adc Sun, 03 Dec 2017 20:00:00 -0500 petebrownsays@gmail.com (Peter Brown) full 1 Peter Brown Pete's been telling a lame joke about golf for years. In this episode, he traces it back to the summer he spent caddying at a country club. 24:42 false Do you remember your first job?

I've been telling a pretty lame joke about golf for years. In this episode, I trace it back to the summer I spent caddying at a country club. In the process, I dig up some strong feelings about hazing, bullies, wealth, learning to curse and standing up to one's father.

Read an essay version of today's episode over on Medium.

*Music and SFX Credits
*
Intro and interstitials by Brian Hake
Additional Interstitials by Kevin Davison
"I'm Not Myself" by Delicious, feat. Brian Hake and Kevin Davison

Some SFX sourced from Freesound.org
Additional SFX and music licensed directly from podcastmusic.com

]]> Do you remember your first job?

I've been telling a pretty lame joke about golf for years. In this episode, I trace it back to the summer I spent caddying at a country club. In the process, I dig up some strong feelings about hazing, bullies, wealth, learning to curse and standing up to one's father.

Read an essay version of today's episode over on Medium.

*Music and SFX Credits
*
Intro and interstitials by Brian Hake
Additional Interstitials by Kevin Davison
"I'm Not Myself" by Delicious, feat. Brian Hake and Kevin Davison

Some SFX sourced from Freesound.org
Additional SFX and music licensed directly from podcastmusic.com

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]]> Do you remember your first job?

I've been telling a pretty lame joke about golf for years. In this episode, I trace it back to the summer I spent caddying at a country club. In the process, I dig up some strong feelings about hazing, bullies, wealth, learning to curse and standing up to one's father.

Read an essay version of today's episode over on Medium.

*Music and SFX Credits
*
Intro and interstitials by Brian Hake
Additional Interstitials by Kevin Davison
"I'm Not Myself" by Delicious, feat. Brian Hake and Kevin Davison

Some SFX sourced from Freesound.org
Additional SFX and music licensed directly from podcastmusic.com

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/boPZfP1z+KQqI7znF ]]> Pete Brown The Orange Badge of Courage https://petebrownsays.fireside.fm/007 a57f2164-df8b-4238-af51-7f5c14faab14 Mon, 27 Nov 2017 00:00:00 -0500 petebrownsays@gmail.com (Peter Brown) full 1 Peter Brown What does it mean to be the cool parent? How did Stephen Crane write so convincingly about battle? A weekend-long game of Humans vs. Zombies holds some answers. 37:02 false Pete explores what it means to be the cool parent: from couch forts and pets to fireworks and Humans vs. Zombies. Can he keep up with the kids across a long weekend on a college campus? How many dogs is too many dogs? Plus Jodie returns to the podcast to explain what 'Busties' is and why it was banned for life in the Brown household. All this and more in this exciting episode that you don't want to miss.

Want to read the essay this episode is based on? Head over to my page at Medium.

Learn more about the HvZ EndWar.

Music and SFX Credits

Intro and interstitials by Brian Hake
Additional Interstitials by Kevin Davison
"I'm Not Myself" by Delicious, feat. Brian Hake and Kevin Davison

Some SFX sourced from Freesound.org
Additional SFX and music licensed directly from podcastmusic.com

]]> Pete explores what it means to be the cool parent: from couch forts and pets to fireworks and Humans vs. Zombies. Can he keep up with the kids across a long weekend on a college campus? How many dogs is too many dogs? Plus Jodie returns to the podcast to explain what 'Busties' is and why it was banned for life in the Brown household. All this and more in this exciting episode that you don't want to miss.

Want to read the essay this episode is based on? Head over to my page at Medium.

Learn more about the HvZ EndWar.

Music and SFX Credits

Intro and interstitials by Brian Hake
Additional Interstitials by Kevin Davison
"I'm Not Myself" by Delicious, feat. Brian Hake and Kevin Davison

Some SFX sourced from Freesound.org
Additional SFX and music licensed directly from podcastmusic.com

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]]> Pete explores what it means to be the cool parent: from couch forts and pets to fireworks and Humans vs. Zombies. Can he keep up with the kids across a long weekend on a college campus? How many dogs is too many dogs? Plus Jodie returns to the podcast to explain what 'Busties' is and why it was banned for life in the Brown household. All this and more in this exciting episode that you don't want to miss.

Want to read the essay this episode is based on? Head over to my page at Medium.

Learn more about the HvZ EndWar.

Music and SFX Credits

Intro and interstitials by Brian Hake
Additional Interstitials by Kevin Davison
"I'm Not Myself" by Delicious, feat. Brian Hake and Kevin Davison

Some SFX sourced from Freesound.org
Additional SFX and music licensed directly from podcastmusic.com

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/boPZfP1z+euLfxbQM ]]> Pete Brown A Pillowcase Mystery https://petebrownsays.fireside.fm/006 9f209c9c-49b5-4ffd-b361-3688c74866c0 Mon, 13 Nov 2017 22:00:00 -0500 petebrownsays@gmail.com (Peter Brown) full 1 Peter Brown An item from my childhood resurfaces in my adult life, awash in mystery. I attempt to get to the bottom of the Pillowcase Mystery. 35:27 false How do we get to know who are parents really are, when they're not all parenting it up? In this episode, an item from my childhood resurfaces, fully awash in mystery. As I get to the bottom of the Pillowcase Mystery, I learn all about my Mom and a true Olympic hero.

You can read an essay version of this show over on Medium.

Follow me on Instagram and Twitter!

Music and SFX Credits

Intro and interstitials by Brian Hake
Additional Interstitials by Kevin Davison
"I'm Not Myself" by Delicious, feat. Brian Hake and Kevin Davison

SFX sourced from Freesound.org,
Referee Whistle by JoeDeshon
Bleep by ermine
QuarterTone by tt18x16-mp-hdv04
Piano Improvisation by Bradovic

Additional SFX licensed directly from podcastmusic.com

]]> How do we get to know who are parents really are, when they're not all parenting it up? In this episode, an item from my childhood resurfaces, fully awash in mystery. As I get to the bottom of the Pillowcase Mystery, I learn all about my Mom and a true Olympic hero.

You can read an essay version of this show over on Medium.

Follow me on Instagram and Twitter!

Music and SFX Credits

Intro and interstitials by Brian Hake
Additional Interstitials by Kevin Davison
"I'm Not Myself" by Delicious, feat. Brian Hake and Kevin Davison

SFX sourced from Freesound.org,
Referee Whistle by JoeDeshon
Bleep by ermine
QuarterTone by tt18x16-mp-hdv04
Piano Improvisation by Bradovic

Additional SFX licensed directly from podcastmusic.com

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]]> How do we get to know who are parents really are, when they're not all parenting it up? In this episode, an item from my childhood resurfaces, fully awash in mystery. As I get to the bottom of the Pillowcase Mystery, I learn all about my Mom and a true Olympic hero.

You can read an essay version of this show over on Medium.

Follow me on Instagram and Twitter!

Music and SFX Credits

Intro and interstitials by Brian Hake
Additional Interstitials by Kevin Davison
"I'm Not Myself" by Delicious, feat. Brian Hake and Kevin Davison

SFX sourced from Freesound.org,
Referee Whistle by JoeDeshon
Bleep by ermine
QuarterTone by tt18x16-mp-hdv04
Piano Improvisation by Bradovic

Additional SFX licensed directly from podcastmusic.com

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/boPZfP1z+Yzh8alkB ]]> Pete Brown I become *that* Dad. https://petebrownsays.fireside.fm/005 8a6b2579-7a8f-40c7-ab24-93b8ba3e8da2 Mon, 06 Nov 2017 00:30:00 -0500 petebrownsays@gmail.com (Peter Brown) full 1 Peter Brown Pete wrestles with an unruly essay about soccer and wonders why there are some things he just can't let go of. 32:36 false Pete wrestles with an unruly essay about soccer, wonders why he can't seem to let anything go and explores whether or not he has passed on his cursed memory to his son. With: Parken Brown.

Read an essay version of this show over on Medium.com.

Music and SFX Credits

Intro and interstitials by Brian Hake
Additional Interstitials by Kevin Davison
"I'm Not Myself" by Delicious, feat. Brian Hake and Kevin Davison

Additional music and SFX licensed from podcastmusic.com.

]]> Pete wrestles with an unruly essay about soccer, wonders why he can't seem to let anything go and explores whether or not he has passed on his cursed memory to his son. With: Parken Brown.

Read an essay version of this show over on Medium.com.

Music and SFX Credits

Intro and interstitials by Brian Hake
Additional Interstitials by Kevin Davison
"I'm Not Myself" by Delicious, feat. Brian Hake and Kevin Davison

Additional music and SFX licensed from podcastmusic.com.

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]]> Pete wrestles with an unruly essay about soccer, wonders why he can't seem to let anything go and explores whether or not he has passed on his cursed memory to his son. With: Parken Brown.

Read an essay version of this show over on Medium.com.

Music and SFX Credits

Intro and interstitials by Brian Hake
Additional Interstitials by Kevin Davison
"I'm Not Myself" by Delicious, feat. Brian Hake and Kevin Davison

Additional music and SFX licensed from podcastmusic.com.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/boPZfP1z+L8yjY7-D ]]> Pete Brown Trying Something You Thought You'd Be Good At https://petebrownsays.fireside.fm/004 448cf652-9e12-4151-8add-04050616694e Sun, 29 Oct 2017 19:00:00 -0400 petebrownsays@gmail.com (Peter Brown) full 1 Peter Brown Is there something you always thought you’d be good at, but never have actually tried? Well, there was something I thought I’d be good at, and finally went out and tried it. Like Fall? Like Football? Like Foibles? This is the episode for you. 24:40 false Do you like Fall? Or Football? Or Foibles? Then this is the episode for you.

Is there something you always thought you’d be good at, but never have actually tried? Well, there was something I thought I’d be good at, and finally went out and tried it. Results were...mixed.

Want to read the essay this episode is based on? Head over to my page at Medium.

Music and SFX Credits

Intro and interstitials by Brian Hake
Additional Interstitials by Kevin Davison
"I'm Not Myself" by Delicious, feat. Brian Hake and Kevin Davison

SFX sourced from Freesound.org, including:

Sounds of Record Player by user luffy
Rowing Boat by Wim
Volleyball Game by involipa
ChaChing by guest
Rimshot by jmayhoff
Slap Bass.wav by Mr. Wolk
Open-Close Car Trunk by jrssandoval
Referee Whistle by JoeDeshon
Bleep by ermine
QuarterTone by tt18x16-mp-hdv04
Piano Improvisation by Bradovic

Additional SFX licensed directly from podcastmusic.com
Wildcat 1 - No Copyright
Amateur Football Game
Human Gurgle
Football Block with Grunt
Crowd Angry
Whistle Referee 6ext8-11527
CarStartFourCylinder
Childe-VeryYoung_fem-a-trickortreat

]]> Do you like Fall? Or Football? Or Foibles? Then this is the episode for you.

Is there something you always thought you’d be good at, but never have actually tried? Well, there was something I thought I’d be good at, and finally went out and tried it. Results were...mixed.

Want to read the essay this episode is based on? Head over to my page at Medium.

Music and SFX Credits

Intro and interstitials by Brian Hake
Additional Interstitials by Kevin Davison
"I'm Not Myself" by Delicious, feat. Brian Hake and Kevin Davison

SFX sourced from Freesound.org, including:

Sounds of Record Player by user luffy
Rowing Boat by Wim
Volleyball Game by involipa
ChaChing by guest
Rimshot by jmayhoff
Slap Bass.wav by Mr. Wolk
Open-Close Car Trunk by jrssandoval
Referee Whistle by JoeDeshon
Bleep by ermine
QuarterTone by tt18x16-mp-hdv04
Piano Improvisation by Bradovic

Additional SFX licensed directly from podcastmusic.com
Wildcat 1 - No Copyright
Amateur Football Game
Human Gurgle
Football Block with Grunt
Crowd Angry
Whistle Referee 6ext8-11527
CarStartFourCylinder
Childe-VeryYoung_fem-a-trickortreat

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]]> Do you like Fall? Or Football? Or Foibles? Then this is the episode for you.

Is there something you always thought you’d be good at, but never have actually tried? Well, there was something I thought I’d be good at, and finally went out and tried it. Results were...mixed.

Want to read the essay this episode is based on? Head over to my page at Medium.

Music and SFX Credits

Intro and interstitials by Brian Hake
Additional Interstitials by Kevin Davison
"I'm Not Myself" by Delicious, feat. Brian Hake and Kevin Davison

SFX sourced from Freesound.org, including:

Sounds of Record Player by user luffy
Rowing Boat by Wim
Volleyball Game by involipa
ChaChing by guest
Rimshot by jmayhoff
Slap Bass.wav by Mr. Wolk
Open-Close Car Trunk by jrssandoval
Referee Whistle by JoeDeshon
Bleep by ermine
QuarterTone by tt18x16-mp-hdv04
Piano Improvisation by Bradovic

Additional SFX licensed directly from podcastmusic.com
Wildcat 1 - No Copyright
Amateur Football Game
Human Gurgle
Football Block with Grunt
Crowd Angry
Whistle Referee 6ext8-11527
CarStartFourCylinder
Childe-VeryYoung_fem-a-trickortreat

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/boPZfP1z+lDnSJ0Y3 ]]> Pete Brown Two Lies and a Truth https://petebrownsays.fireside.fm/003 58ce5c0f-48c4-468b-bed4-835a2f2a072a Sun, 22 Oct 2017 22:00:00 -0400 petebrownsays@gmail.com (Peter Brown) full 1 Peter Brown Why do we tell lies? And once you tell a lie, can you just move on with your life? Or does the canard haunt you? In this episode, I explore lying by diving into a few corkers that I've told over the years. Plus, what it takes to get hit by a pitch in baseball, and listener stories about a basketball career that should have been and a man who may or may not have believed himself to be Jon Bon Jovi. 25:42 false Why do we tell lies? And once you tell a lie, can you just move on with your life? Or does the canard continue to haunt you?

In this episode, I explore lying by diving into a few corkers that I've told over the years. Plus, what it takes to get hit by a pitch in baseball, and listener stories about a basketball career that should have been and a man who may or may not have believed himself to be Jon Bon Jovi.

Music and SFX Credits

SFX sourced from Freesound.org, including:

  • Sounds of Record Player by user luffy
  • Race Car Ambience by Jakob Thiesen
  • Ghost Wind by Cell31 Sound Productions
  • Quarter Tone by tt18x16-mp-hdc
  • Rimshot by jmayhoff
  • Falling Post and Pans by Reg7783
  • Slow Cracking Ice by PhilllChabbb
  • Baseball Hit by pooleside
  • Bleep by ermine
  • Big Elevator Going Down by finalcrystine
]]> Why do we tell lies? And once you tell a lie, can you just move on with your life? Or does the canard continue to haunt you?

In this episode, I explore lying by diving into a few corkers that I've told over the years. Plus, what it takes to get hit by a pitch in baseball, and listener stories about a basketball career that should have been and a man who may or may not have believed himself to be Jon Bon Jovi.

Music and SFX Credits

SFX sourced from Freesound.org, including:

  • Sounds of Record Player by user luffy
  • Race Car Ambience by Jakob Thiesen
  • Ghost Wind by Cell31 Sound Productions
  • Quarter Tone by tt18x16-mp-hdc
  • Rimshot by jmayhoff
  • Falling Post and Pans by Reg7783
  • Slow Cracking Ice by PhilllChabbb
  • Baseball Hit by pooleside
  • Bleep by ermine
  • Big Elevator Going Down by finalcrystine

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]]> Why do we tell lies? And once you tell a lie, can you just move on with your life? Or does the canard continue to haunt you?

In this episode, I explore lying by diving into a few corkers that I've told over the years. Plus, what it takes to get hit by a pitch in baseball, and listener stories about a basketball career that should have been and a man who may or may not have believed himself to be Jon Bon Jovi.

Music and SFX Credits

SFX sourced from Freesound.org, including:

  • Sounds of Record Player by user luffy
  • Race Car Ambience by Jakob Thiesen
  • Ghost Wind by Cell31 Sound Productions
  • Quarter Tone by tt18x16-mp-hdc
  • Rimshot by jmayhoff
  • Falling Post and Pans by Reg7783
  • Slow Cracking Ice by PhilllChabbb
  • Baseball Hit by pooleside
  • Bleep by ermine
  • Big Elevator Going Down by finalcrystine

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/boPZfP1z+qhjvxTsp ]]> Pete Brown I Are Smart https://petebrownsays.fireside.fm/002 5f6d1cb6-2d51-4658-a3c3-027c550c224a Sun, 15 Oct 2017 21:00:00 -0400 petebrownsays@gmail.com (Peter Brown) full 1 Peter Brown When is something an homage to source material, and when is it plagiarism? I explore the line between them, fan fiction, junk drawers and the time I got totally gypped in a button design contest. 27:59 false When is something an homage to source material, and when is it plagiarism? I explore this line, plus fan fiction, junk drawers and the time I came this close to winning a contest. This show includes an interview with my 14-year-old daughter that proved to be one of the top-5 toughest interviews I've ever had.

Read an essay version of today's show at Medium.com

Music and SFX Credits

Intro and interstitials by Brian Hake
Additional Interstitials by Kevin Davison
"I'm Not Myself" by Delicious, feat. Brian Hake and Kevin Davison
"Big Horns Intro" by Audionautix.com

SFX sourced from Freesound.org, including:

Sounds of Record Player by luffy
Rimshot by jmayhoff
Slap Bass by Mr. Wolf
Brush Loop by Vincent Sermonne
Chaise Glisse by maxdemianagl
Drawer Open Close by ediecz
Gas Station Driveway Bell by Milton
Gas Station Pump Filling by Nebulae
Flute 3 by MadMerv
Steady Highway Driving by Joe Deshon
Quarter Tone tt18x16 by mp hdc vo4
Beat 5 Loop by a Fleeting Speck
School Recess by CLGood
Corsica S by shivvle

]]> When is something an homage to source material, and when is it plagiarism? I explore this line, plus fan fiction, junk drawers and the time I came this close to winning a contest. This show includes an interview with my 14-year-old daughter that proved to be one of the top-5 toughest interviews I've ever had.

Read an essay version of today's show at Medium.com

Music and SFX Credits

Intro and interstitials by Brian Hake
Additional Interstitials by Kevin Davison
"I'm Not Myself" by Delicious, feat. Brian Hake and Kevin Davison
"Big Horns Intro" by Audionautix.com

SFX sourced from Freesound.org, including:

Sounds of Record Player by luffy
Rimshot by jmayhoff
Slap Bass by Mr. Wolf
Brush Loop by Vincent Sermonne
Chaise Glisse by maxdemianagl
Drawer Open Close by ediecz
Gas Station Driveway Bell by Milton
Gas Station Pump Filling by Nebulae
Flute 3 by MadMerv
Steady Highway Driving by Joe Deshon
Quarter Tone tt18x16 by mp hdc vo4
Beat 5 Loop by a Fleeting Speck
School Recess by CLGood
Corsica S by shivvle

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]]> When is something an homage to source material, and when is it plagiarism? I explore this line, plus fan fiction, junk drawers and the time I came this close to winning a contest. This show includes an interview with my 14-year-old daughter that proved to be one of the top-5 toughest interviews I've ever had.

Read an essay version of today's show at Medium.com

Music and SFX Credits

Intro and interstitials by Brian Hake
Additional Interstitials by Kevin Davison
"I'm Not Myself" by Delicious, feat. Brian Hake and Kevin Davison
"Big Horns Intro" by Audionautix.com

SFX sourced from Freesound.org, including:

Sounds of Record Player by luffy
Rimshot by jmayhoff
Slap Bass by Mr. Wolf
Brush Loop by Vincent Sermonne
Chaise Glisse by maxdemianagl
Drawer Open Close by ediecz
Gas Station Driveway Bell by Milton
Gas Station Pump Filling by Nebulae
Flute 3 by MadMerv
Steady Highway Driving by Joe Deshon
Quarter Tone tt18x16 by mp hdc vo4
Beat 5 Loop by a Fleeting Speck
School Recess by CLGood
Corsica S by shivvle

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/boPZfP1z+yoXPMQuY ]]> Pete Brown Made-up Words https://petebrownsays.fireside.fm/001 439ace4d-3bb5-445c-a807-ca5fc67ef6ce Sun, 08 Oct 2017 22:00:00 -0400 petebrownsays@gmail.com (Peter Brown) full 1 Peter Brown Do you have a word that's unique to your family only? Or maybe a funny pronunciation that's carried through from you or your kiddo's childhood? Most made-up words have unique backstories just below their surface. In this episode, we get to the bottom of a few made-up words 20:51 false Do you have a word that's unique to your family only? Or maybe a funny pronunciation that's carried through from you or your kiddo's childhood? Most made-up words have unique backstories just below their surface.

In this episode, we explore a made-up word that made its way into a high school English class, as well as one from my own childhood that I've been trying to reclaim. Along the way, you're going to hear about a very odd poster hanging in a child's room, swirlies, Russian babushkas, the lamination machine and the Peanuts gang.

Read an essay version of today's show on Medium.

*Music and SFX Credits
*
Intro and interstitials by Brian Hake
Additional Interstitials by Kevin Davison
"I'm Not Myself" by Delicious, feat. Brian Hake and Kevin Davison
"I Like Peanuts" by Audionautix.com

*SFX sourced from Freesound.org, including:
*
Sounds of Record Player by luffy
Rimshot by jmayhoff
Redial Landline by mshahen
Flush by phreaksaccount
School Ambient by cones
Crickets by Frus
Horn fail wah-wah by taranp
Dinner table by malden
Accordion by lepolainyann
Russian Babushka performed by Jodie Brown

]]> Do you have a word that's unique to your family only? Or maybe a funny pronunciation that's carried through from you or your kiddo's childhood? Most made-up words have unique backstories just below their surface.

In this episode, we explore a made-up word that made its way into a high school English class, as well as one from my own childhood that I've been trying to reclaim. Along the way, you're going to hear about a very odd poster hanging in a child's room, swirlies, Russian babushkas, the lamination machine and the Peanuts gang.

Read an essay version of today's show on Medium.

*Music and SFX Credits
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Intro and interstitials by Brian Hake
Additional Interstitials by Kevin Davison
"I'm Not Myself" by Delicious, feat. Brian Hake and Kevin Davison
"I Like Peanuts" by Audionautix.com

*SFX sourced from Freesound.org, including:
*
Sounds of Record Player by luffy
Rimshot by jmayhoff
Redial Landline by mshahen
Flush by phreaksaccount
School Ambient by cones
Crickets by Frus
Horn fail wah-wah by taranp
Dinner table by malden
Accordion by lepolainyann
Russian Babushka performed by Jodie Brown

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]]> Do you have a word that's unique to your family only? Or maybe a funny pronunciation that's carried through from you or your kiddo's childhood? Most made-up words have unique backstories just below their surface.

In this episode, we explore a made-up word that made its way into a high school English class, as well as one from my own childhood that I've been trying to reclaim. Along the way, you're going to hear about a very odd poster hanging in a child's room, swirlies, Russian babushkas, the lamination machine and the Peanuts gang.

Read an essay version of today's show on Medium.

*Music and SFX Credits
*
Intro and interstitials by Brian Hake
Additional Interstitials by Kevin Davison
"I'm Not Myself" by Delicious, feat. Brian Hake and Kevin Davison
"I Like Peanuts" by Audionautix.com

*SFX sourced from Freesound.org, including:
*
Sounds of Record Player by luffy
Rimshot by jmayhoff
Redial Landline by mshahen
Flush by phreaksaccount
School Ambient by cones
Crickets by Frus
Horn fail wah-wah by taranp
Dinner table by malden
Accordion by lepolainyann
Russian Babushka performed by Jodie Brown

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/boPZfP1z+6-fDQBFg ]]> Pete Brown Homecoming: On Memory, Plus the View from Under the Bus https://petebrownsays.fireside.fm/000 64db4810-8e69-4e10-b907-d4d5a33ef2c7 Sun, 08 Oct 2017 11:00:00 -0400 petebrownsays@gmail.com (Peter Brown) full 1 Peter Brown Episode 0 previews the forthcoming 10 episode season of creative nonfiction memoir, explores how Pete's memory works, and concludes with a bonus story: *Homecoming, plus the View from Under the Bus*. 26:12 false In Episode 0, you'll hear what PeteBrownSays is all about:

  • How my memory works, specifically, and how memory functions over time
  • What my podcast is all about and why podcasting is the right medium for these stories
  • and a bonus story: Homecoming, plus the View from Under the Bus

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Read Homecoming, plus the View from Under the Bus on Medium.

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The Consistency of Flashbulb Memories

Music and SFX Credits

  • Intro and interstitials by Brian Hake
  • Additional Interstitials by Kevin Davison
  • "I'm Not Myself" by Delicious, feat. Brian Hake and Kevin Davison
  • "By the Pool" by Jingle Punks, YouTube Audio Library

SFX sourced from Freesound.org, including:

  • Leaves on the Wind by user alexbird
  • Sounds of Record Player by user luffy
  • Bonfire sounds by electrovalence
  • Marching Band sounds by freqman
  • MarchingBand 2 by frae
  • Crowd Cheering by Adam N
  • Crowd booing by unchain
  • Rimshot by jmayhoff
  • Schoolbus by cognate precept
  • Elementary school playground by tomliajames sounds of lockers
  • Bleep by ermine
]]> In Episode 0, you'll hear what PeteBrownSays is all about:

  • How my memory works, specifically, and how memory functions over time
  • What my podcast is all about and why podcasting is the right medium for these stories
  • and a bonus story: Homecoming, plus the View from Under the Bus

    A post shared by Pete Brown (@petebrownsays) on

    Links

Read Homecoming, plus the View from Under the Bus on Medium.

More on Flashbulb Memories

The Consistency of Flashbulb Memories

Music and SFX Credits

  • Intro and interstitials by Brian Hake
  • Additional Interstitials by Kevin Davison
  • "I'm Not Myself" by Delicious, feat. Brian Hake and Kevin Davison
  • "By the Pool" by Jingle Punks, YouTube Audio Library

SFX sourced from Freesound.org, including:

  • Leaves on the Wind by user alexbird
  • Sounds of Record Player by user luffy
  • Bonfire sounds by electrovalence
  • Marching Band sounds by freqman
  • MarchingBand 2 by frae
  • Crowd Cheering by Adam N
  • Crowd booing by unchain
  • Rimshot by jmayhoff
  • Schoolbus by cognate precept
  • Elementary school playground by tomliajames sounds of lockers
  • Bleep by ermine

Support Pete Brown Says

]]> In Episode 0, you'll hear what PeteBrownSays is all about:

  • How my memory works, specifically, and how memory functions over time
  • What my podcast is all about and why podcasting is the right medium for these stories
  • and a bonus story: Homecoming, plus the View from Under the Bus

    A post shared by Pete Brown (@petebrownsays) on

    Links

Read Homecoming, plus the View from Under the Bus on Medium.

More on Flashbulb Memories

The Consistency of Flashbulb Memories

Music and SFX Credits

  • Intro and interstitials by Brian Hake
  • Additional Interstitials by Kevin Davison
  • "I'm Not Myself" by Delicious, feat. Brian Hake and Kevin Davison
  • "By the Pool" by Jingle Punks, YouTube Audio Library

SFX sourced from Freesound.org, including:

  • Leaves on the Wind by user alexbird
  • Sounds of Record Player by user luffy
  • Bonfire sounds by electrovalence
  • Marching Band sounds by freqman
  • MarchingBand 2 by frae
  • Crowd Cheering by Adam N
  • Crowd booing by unchain
  • Rimshot by jmayhoff
  • Schoolbus by cognate precept
  • Elementary school playground by tomliajames sounds of lockers
  • Bleep by ermine

Support Pete Brown Says

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