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Aug 28, 2019

After sixteen years in the Coast Guard, on October 1, 2013 Brandon Saiz achieved the rank of Chief Petty Officer.  Hating the tradition of initiation, he decided not to go through the voluntary indoctrination process and was ostracized by other chiefs.  We talk about the military's history of hazing, the social and...


Aug 20, 2019

On the night of their 30th birthday, Goldie Peacock was definitely not looking for love.  They were at the Branded Saloon in Brooklyn, getting ready to perform an epic drag king number that transformed them from an English gentleman into a unicorn when a stranger appeared on the basement stairs.  We talk about sparks,...


Aug 13, 2019

Winston Shaw was a freelance sound recordist filming on location in the Catskills.  Spending days without reception, when he finally got service his cell exploded with texts about a job offer from HBO but because he had been unreachable, the position was already filled.  Missing a rare creative opportunity, he decided...


Aug 6, 2019

In 2010, Kate Wallinga (Ignorance Was Bliss podcast) gave birth to her third child and didn't feel right.  After being dismissed by her doctors, she learned she had a serious infection from being exposed to strep in the delivery room.  Out of the four million women who give birth every year, only 100 get this kind of...