Funny, poignant, sentimental, and sometimes controversial thoughts of the day. garrisonkeillor.substack.com
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Garrison Keillor Podcasts
Columnist and novelist Sean Dietrich delivers homespun stories that might make you smile or cry. Tales of common people, rural places, small towns, and life in the American South. Based on the popular "Sean of the South" blog.
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Tracing The Path is a 20th Century history podcast dedicated to exploring the connections between the defining stories of the twentieth century. Each episode follows surprising connections across time—linking world wars, political movements, cultural revolutions, iconic companies, unforgettable products and groundbreaking inventions. We uncover the forgotten figures behind history’s turning points, reveal how technology and popular culture reshaped society, and highlight the stories that tex ...
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Comedian Larry Miller tells uplifting stories from his own life, in the tradition of great radio raconteurs like Jean Shepherd and Prarie Home Companion. Tune in to the fireside chat for the 21st century. It's time well spent! Larry Miller is best known for roles in Waiting For Guffman, Best in Show and 10 Things I Hate About You, as well as his standup comedy. Now he brings his sharp wit and genteel manner to his very own podcast. And it's the only podcast recorded from inside an extinct vo ...
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Barret, Cody, Judd, and Jessica riff on the entertainment biz, video games, and whatever else they find funny or interesting. Featuring Blender Roulette at the top of every show, a bunch of show in the middle of every show, and the Garrison Keillor Award, the Paula Deen Merit Scholarship for Racism, and the Richard Pryor Champion of Comedians Championship Title Belt at the end of every show!
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Southern Humor - Motivation - Storytelling at its finest - Garrison Keillor Meets Minnie Pearl. Welcome to Prides Hollow, the small town with a big heart. Where people stay but the gossip travels. Award-winning storyteller Kelly Swanson takes you to her town of Prides Hollow, about a mile and a hair past nowhere. Where the simple life is revered, ordinary heroes are appreciated, and the stories are never fancy - they're just about the people. And everything is better with a casserole and a b ...
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This is Monica the Podcast, a 12 part deep dive into a private joke taken way too far, when two old friends -- Dan and Tracie -- wrote a musical based on the Bill Clinton/Monica Lewinsky scandal, conned Dan's composer brother into writing the score, got their Broadway level friends to perform it over and over in New York in the early 2000s, and accidentally ended up working on it for 5 years.
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p.s. do you, too, call it a supermarket? To subscribe to Sean's daily blog, https://seandietrich.com/subscribe/ For information on events or other Sean of the South news, visit https://seandietrich.com/ To sponsor an episode, email [email protected] Sean Dietrich is a columnist, humorist, multi-instrumentalist, and stand-up storyteller kno…
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A few thoughts on being a writer. Thank you to Food City for supporting this program. Intro music “Apple Blossom" performed by Sean DietrichBy Sean Dietrich
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What would Sean do if he was a rich man? Thank you to Food City for supporting this program. Intro music “Apple Blossom" performed by Sean DietrichBy Sean Dietrich
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To all who served, we thank you. Thank you to Food City for supporting this program. Intro music “Apple Blossom" performed by Sean DietrichBy Sean Dietrich
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Have you ever locked eyes with a robot? Thank you to Food City for supporting this program. Intro music “Apple Blossom" performed by Sean DietrichBy Sean Dietrich
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What makes a duck lucky? Thank you to Food City for supporting this program. Intro music “Apple Blossom" performed by Sean DietrichBy Sean Dietrich
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It's no surprise that Sean loves dogs! Thank you to Food City for supporting this program. Intro music “Apple Blossom" performed by Sean DietrichBy Sean Dietrich
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Sean responds to a letter from a 10 year old girl. Thank you to Food City for supporting this program. Intro music “Apple Blossom" performed by Sean DietrichBy Sean Dietrich
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Episode 70: Who Knows The Truth? Does A.I.?
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31:23Somewhere along the way, we lost the truth. The questions we ask about the truth haven't been the same since Orson Welles' War of the World's Broadcast in 1938, but that doesn't mean we haven't stopped trying. In this episode we cross paths with William Moulton Marston, Alice Guy-Blache, Frye Vs The United States, John Houseman, Alan Turing, The Sh…
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Sean discusses fear of death. Thank you to Food City for supporting this program. Intro music “Apple Blossom" performed by Sean DietrichBy Sean Dietrich
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Buen Camino! Thank you to Food City for supporting this program. Intro music “Apple Blossom" performed by Sean DietrichBy Sean Dietrich
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I remember when I was a kid, our family driving home from Sunday night gospel meeting and stopping at A&W for root beer floats, how beautiful they were after an hour of contemplating eternal damnation. I remember being sent to Aunt Jo’s house when my mother was having babies, a house with a wood-burning stove and outhouse like in Little House on th…
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Tales from Marigold Thank you to Food City for supporting this program. Intro music “Apple Blossom" performed by Sean DietrichBy Sean Dietrich
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The epidemic we need to talk about. Thank you to Food City for supporting this program. Intro music “Apple Blossom" performed by Sean DietrichBy Sean Dietrich
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The trees have something to say.. Thank you to Food City for supporting this program. Intro music “Apple Blossom" performed by Sean DietrichBy Sean Dietrich
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Think of your favorite thing and follow along.... Thank you to Food City for supporting this program. Intro music “Apple Blossom" performed by Sean DietrichBy Sean Dietrich
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Sean tells the story of a young girl facing the end of life. Thank you to Food City for supporting this program. Intro music “Apple Blossom" performed by Sean DietrichBy Sean Dietrich
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In today’s episode we’re discussing three of the history's most amazing "status symbol" stories. The story involves the Silk Road, Sulieman the Magnificent, Tulipomania, Carolus Clusius, Chuck Berry, Christopher Columbus, Henry Ford, James Dole, Madame C.J. Walker, and Mahalia Jackson.
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Sean recalls time spent at the National Mall. Thank you to Food City for supporting this program. Intro music “Apple Blossom" performed by Sean DietrichBy Sean Dietrich
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A boy's prayer unfolds... Thank you to Food City for supporting this program. Intro music “Apple Blossom" performed by Sean DietrichBy Sean Dietrich
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Sean recalls a recent trip to a special, historic, ghostly place. Thank you to Food City for supporting this program. Intro music “Apple Blossom" performed by Sean DietrichBy Sean Dietrich
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When did Sean start rising at 4am? or maybe the question is WHY? Thank you to Food City for supporting this program. Intro music “Apple Blossom" performed by Sean DietrichBy Sean Dietrich
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This all came crashing down last Monday night at JFK when I boarded a Delta flight to Seattle around 5 p.m. I consider JFK to be as close to a prison camp as I care to get. The Delta terminal is vast and crowded and ugly, endless lines at Ticketing, TSA agents whose badge entitles them to freely express hostility and contempt, miles of concourses l…
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From one dog lover to another, see if you can handle this one. Thank you to Food City for supporting this program. Intro music “Apple Blossom" performed by Sean DietrichBy Sean Dietrich
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