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The Silver Cord Stories Podcast is back with a special Halloween story performed by Hollywood actor and friend Clint Culp. Clint has too many TV credits to list them all, but most recently appeared in the Netflix series The Hawk with Will Ferrell and with Larry David in HBO’s Life, Larry, and the Pursuit of Unhappiness . And now he’s slumming it with us! Grateful for Clint’s time and talent and br...

What do you when you’re living in a house without wonder? You try to pull off the biggest magic trick of all time. Sit back and enjoy “Darryl the Magnificent,” Episode #10 of The Silver Cord Stories Podcast. And to never miss a story or podcast from Bob D. Smiley, become a subscriber at Silver Cord Stories . This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get acce...

Episode #9 of The Silver Cord Stories Podcast brings you my honest, humbling, and hopefully hilarious account of what it was like to watch my wife give birth to our firstborn. If you enjoy this, the best way you can say thank you is to share with others and become a subscriber! Paid subscribers to SILVER CORD STORIES receive a signed copy of my new book—FOR FREE! SHOW NOTES: * “Now I Know Where Ba...

This would make one heck of a short film. Actor Eric Nenninger ( Mad Men and 100 other things) channels his inner trucker to bring this moody tale to life in a way only a true talent can. Listen. Share. Enjoy. --- Thanks for listening to SILVER CORD STORIES. To support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber at www.silvercordstories.com Get full access to SILVER CORD STORIES at www.si...

Obliviousness is one of my favorite qualities in a character. The narrator of this tale is just that. Actor Eric Nenninger is back to perform one of the most popular Silver Cord Stories to date . Enjoy. --- SILVER CORD STORIES is a reader-supported podcast. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber at SILVERCORDSTORIES.COM. Get full access to SILVER CORD...

Summer is almost here, making this the perfect time to share a brand new recording of “Cruel Summer.” Having trudged through the college application process twice with my own kids—and having helped a few others since—I can’t overstate the pressure put on high school seniors to craft a tear-jerking application essay. This story pokes fun at the whole inane system and the lengths parents will go to...

Ten years ago I wrote and produced a TV pilot that—at $2+ million dollars—was the most expensive pilot Disney Channel had ever made. It was a musical about a vampire boy band. Don’t laugh. It was actually awesome and if you come to my house I will screen you the only copy in existence. The boy band had already been cast but what we needed was an actor to play their manager. We saw a lot of famous...

Welcome back to the Silver Cord Stories Podcast. Every few weeks, I’m recording and releasing an audio version of one of my original stories. “Factory Reset” came out early last year, but since my readership has grown 750% since then (thank you!) it seemed worthy of being re-released this week and now recorded for all to hear! As promised, some TBA talented friends will soon be reading their own f...

I remember as a kid a pushy realtor who was always dropping off notepads at our house. It felt like every time we came home, a fresh pile was on our front mat. Sometimes we’d pull up and he’d be scampering off to his car like a rabbit back into the shrubs. For a decade every grocery list we had was scribbled on a Don L. Carlton notepad. And look, the fact I can still remember his name says Don L....

This wild tale of a couple and their cruise ship addiction has garnered a lot of love the last few weeks. To say thanks, I bumped it to the front of my recording queue. Bon voyage! STORY NOTES: The question I hear most often about a story is, “Where does this stuff come from?” In this case, I can thank my 70-something mother and her longtime gentleman friend, who on multiple occasions have stumble...

I am thrilled (and a little scared?) to bring you the debut of The Silver Cord Stories PODCAST! Every episode, one of my original short stories will be read by a real human who is incredibly talented and possibly famous. While I get busy calling in some favors, this first episode is being read… by me! And why not? “bRobert” is the only story in The Silver Cord that is autobiographical. No matter t...