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Hey there! Just that, I make it to New York City and get involved in the Broadway scene. It wasn't an easy break, but I did it, and once in the scheme, it ended up being pretty easy after all. You can read the transcript on the you're listening to radio revel blog . And, as always, you can support me on Patreon . Cheers, revel.

I thought I was moving out East at the end of that summer. A combination of unfortunate circumstances, all of my own making, put a hold on those plans and I ended up spending the next year with an unusual friend, Margaret, who I talk about in this episode. You can check out the transcript on the you're listening to radio revel blog , and you can certainly support me on Patreon. Cheers, revel.

Have you see Barbie ? I have, and I didn't think much of it. Listen to this week's update episode to see what I thought of the film. Or, you can listen to the episode on the you're listening to radio revel YouTube channel while you watch me do some DYI work on the base of a pillar that had sunk into the ground and detached from the main pillar, thanks to some heavy rains we've had...

It was all those small bit speaking roles that I was constantly getting, as well as eternal chorus duty, that led me to drift away from acting into being a director. Even so, I managed to learn a lot from one particular acting professor at university, Gene. Here's an overview of my experience with him and university in general. You can find the transcript on the blog and you can support me on...

Got fired from Culligan. Moved back with my parents. Built a tiny house. Kept doing theatre, but finally, had to get a job. This week's episode on you're listening to radio revel is about that job, station manager for a small commuter airline in the Midwest. You can read the transcript on the blog. You can support me on Patreon. Listen, like, subscribe and share! Cheers, revel.

Here's a trapped in a hometown loop movie for you, with some spicey additions of porn stars, drugs and Texas near-poverty. Despite those details, it's a pretty good film, give it a look-see! Video available on Patreon (it's me planting cabbages and lettuce). Cheers, revel.

How would you react if a close friend stops being a close friend tomorrow and you don't know why? What would you think of that friend if they suddenly became violent with you weeks after the last time you saw them? And, later, adding up all the details, you come to the realization that that person had never been either close or a friend? That's what Betray covers in Episode 14 of Season th...

Another update before the stories start up again on the 18th of September. I talk about two films I saw this past weekend, The Pod Generation and The Lobster . The first was okay, the second, well, don't have a lot of good things to say about it, maybe I should have said nothing? Don't forget to do the "subscribe / like" things you're supposed to do (if you wish!). On Patreon...

Hey all. This is the last update from the summer break. Next episode I'll be back to the stories I began to tell you all back in February. In case you want, this episode can also be listened to on YouTube, accompanied by a video of the second part of my fixing a table for my studio office. The first part is there too, it's narrated by update episode 09. See you next time! Cheers, revel.

Yeah, I know it's been a while, Covid-19 made my voice too scratchy to record anything for about 3 weeks. You can watch me work on a summer project on YouTube while listening to this episode if you like! Enjoy!

Hey there! You're back at you're listening to radio revel , update episode 8. It seems it's about losing my job, but I think it's more about why I couldn't go forward with that particular job.

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Update episode six, going to give my take on the film The artifice girl , which is maybe not for everyone, but I found it very good. You can see a video version of this podcast on YouTube. You can also check out my writing blog, CTOHP Publications, to read another essay called Writers, are you threatened by AI? Finally, the Podcast Patreon page , it's got a lot of what you find here, with link...

Here's a quick update, an audio track from a video I made back in 2021, talking about how my social life with the gang from the hammer factory got started. You can listen to the hammer factory episode, Episode 12, Get a job. I also mention Episode 4, Children's games in this update. Thanks for listening! Remember, listen, like, subscribe and share . You can join me on Patreon too! Or read...

What do you think? Should we be shaking in our shoes? Is AI going to take away our cushy work-from-home jobs? Will AI take over planet Earth and reduce humans to a life of slavery and misery? Listen to this week's commentary to find out what I think. Or, if you're more of a video person, you can watch me make a shoe shelf while listening to the same episode over on YouTube. Thanks! Cheers,...

Hey all! Summer came upon us really early this year, and though I thought I had gotten ahead of schedule, I'm actually just on schedule. So, because there's so much to do outside, inside things, like producing this podcast, have to take a back seat for a while. I do hope to add some updates here and there during the next couple of months, and I'll be back with Episode 14 probably somet...

I was, admittedly, not a particularly good candidate for the US armed forces. I was artistic, I like theatre, I wasn’t interested in chasing skirt. Still, despite all the all-too-clear signs, I let myself be talked into meeting with a recruiter, going through the exams and really trying to become one of the many who, when funds are unavailable, look for an education in exchange for at least three...

What do you do when you graduate from high school and you find yourself homeless, penniless? Why you move back to the Midwest to where your parents live. There’s some kind of evil magnetic power in the land or the water, something makes you go back no matter how far away you roam. And if you’re living with your parents and no one has any money for you to follow your university dreams, your dreams...

Christmas in April? That this story of domestic violence, drunkenbehavior and childish reactions happened at Christmas time doesn'tmake it a Christmas story. But well, it's as hot as it should be in June, so maybe casting our imaginations to December of 1976 isn't all that bad of an idea. Episode 11 of you're listening to radio revel is called Who ate the bourbon balls? That maybe...

Every time I tell this story, the first question that comes to mind is “What the hell were they thinking?”, followed rapidly by “Were they even thinking?” and finally, my own answer of “Evidently not.” I mean, who packs up six kids and four adults, a dog and whatever will fit into the back of a pickup truck and drives them across country to create a kind of tent settlement in the desert well into...

Back when I was growing up, it wasn't too common that a kid attended his mother's wedding, that usually happened before the kid was a kid. And to be honest, I don't remember if I actually attended my mom's wedding with the man who would become my stepfather, Mike. This could be just the run-of-the-mill pre-teen hates his new stepfather story, and there's something of that to it...

My family was not bothered by ghost stories, even having ghosts in the house. Episode 01 talks about the earliest of those family spook stories, Episode 42 of Season 01 , the Haunting of Haight House is one of the best. This week’s ghost story, Episode 08, Fire in the closet , well, there’s a ghost, there’s a séance, there's even that recurring theme of fire. There may even be a murder mystery...

Everyone’s dad dies. Mine died when I was only ten years old. When I look back on this story, I wonder just how much of what happened was normal and how much of it came about because of the people involved. There are parts that seem weird, but are maybe just run-of-the-mill experience. This is you’re listening to radio revel , Season three : Four decades . In this episode, How I found out my fathe...

Kids often think they are way more clever than their parents. They think they are in the right and plot ways to get their way. Yet, parents do tend to have an upper hand. Kids may get away with some of their high jinks, but more often than not, mom or dad or both will see right through the ruse. I welcome you back to you’re listening to radio revel , Season three : Four decades . This week I’m ret...

No one expects to live through the destruction brought on by a fire. Fires just happen, well, there’s always an ignition point, bad wiring, carelessness with an ember, but something burning to the ground can mark a person. What was is reduced to ash and twisted charcoal, something may rise from that ash, but the fire that brought the ash will remain. This is you’re listening to radio revel , Seaso...