Rob and Britta share a discussion they had in 2019 (but never released) about the classic This American Life episode "Notes on Camp." Topics include their own camp experiences, the power of scary stories, Rob's favorite thing ever recorded by any radio show ever, and the wild back story of the beloved camp counselor David Himmel, aka Mr. Popluar.   Show Notes: <a href= "https://www.thisamericanlife.org/109/notes-on-camp">Notes on Camp</a> - This American LIfe  <a href= "https://www.literateape.com/apecast/ira-glass-is-a-douche">“Ira Glass Is a Douche” - Literate Apecast</a> <a href= "https://longform.org/player/longform-podcast-327-julie-snyder">Longform Interview with Julie Snyder</a>   Music: <a href= "https://app.sessions.blue/browse/track/03a71399-5daa-4cc9-8c08-2620a673ee1f"> Calisson - Blue Dot Sessions</a> <a href= "https://app.sessions.blue/browse/track/26d9949b-70df-487e-8425-751651c279e2"> Throughput - Blue Dot Sessions</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZT_sd-FvGg">Coffero’s Theme - Bill Frisell</a> <a href= "https://casadecalexico.bandcamp.com/track/untitled-iii">Untitled III - Calexico</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_uyx6IVJr4">Gentle Chase - Podington Bear</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;Rob and Britta share a discussion they had in 2019 (but never released) about the classic This American Life episode "Notes on Camp." Topics include their own camp experiences, the power of scary stories, Rob's favorite thing ever recorded by any radio show ever, and the wild back story of the beloved camp counselor David Himmel, aka Mr. Popluar.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Show Notes:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.thisamericanlife.org/109/notes-on-camp"&gt;Notes on Camp&lt;/a&gt; - This American LIfe&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.literateape.com/apecast/ira-glass-is-a-douche"&gt;“Ira Glass Is a Douche” - Literate Apecast&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href= "https://longform.org/player/longform-podcast-327-julie-snyder"&gt;Longform Interview with Julie Snyder&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Music:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href= "https://app.sessions.blue/browse/track/03a71399-5daa-4cc9-8c08-2620a673ee1f"&gt; Calisson - Blue Dot Sessions&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href= "https://app.sessions.blue/browse/track/26d9949b-70df-487e-8425-751651c279e2"&gt; Throughput - Blue Dot Sessions&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZT_sd-FvGg"&gt;Coffero’s Theme - Bill Frisell&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href= "https://casadecalexico.bandcamp.com/track/untitled-iii"&gt;Untitled III - Calexico&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_uyx6IVJr4"&gt;Gentle Chase - Podington Bear&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;</description>

Rob and Britta share a discussion they had in 2019 (but never released) about the classic This American Life episode "Notes on Camp." Topics include their own camp experiences, the power of scary stories, Rob's favorite thing ever recorded by any...

S2 E3: Do We Ever Go Back to That? - TAL: Notes on Camp

On the second of a two-part series about the podast Startup, Rob and Britta talk about how the mini-seasons of the podcast Startup about the growth of Gimlet revealed all kinds of details about the troubles at the company, the ill-fated sale to Spotify, and what all this means for the state of narrative audio.   Show Notes: Skye Pillsbury's newsletter <a href= "https://thisisthesqueeze.substack.com">The Squeeze</a> Galen Beebe's <a href= "https://www.galenbeebe.com">website</a>   Music: <a href= "https://www.discogs.com/release/5685003-Danny-Elfman-A-Simple-Plan-Music-From-The-Motion-Picture-Soundtrack"> A Simple Plan Soundrack</a>  Nine Count by <a href= "https://app.sessions.blue/browse/track/274204">Blue Dot Sessions</a> Within the Garden Walls by <a href= "https://app.sessions.blue/browse/track/274205">Blue Dot Sessions</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_uyx6IVJr4">Gentle Chase - Podington Bear</a>   Audio Excerpts: <a href="https://gimletmedia.com/shows/startup">Startup</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;On the second of a two-part series about the podast Startup, Rob and Britta talk about how the mini-seasons of the podcast Startup about the growth of Gimlet revealed all kinds of details about the troubles at the company, the ill-fated sale to Spotify, and what all this means for the state of narrative audio.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Show Notes:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Skye Pillsbury's newsletter &lt;a href= "https://thisisthesqueeze.substack.com"&gt;The Squeeze&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Galen Beebe's &lt;a href= "https://www.galenbeebe.com"&gt;website&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Music:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.discogs.com/release/5685003-Danny-Elfman-A-Simple-Plan-Music-From-The-Motion-Picture-Soundtrack"&gt; A Simple Plan Soundrack&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Nine Count by &lt;a href= "https://app.sessions.blue/browse/track/274204"&gt;Blue Dot Sessions&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Within the Garden Walls by &lt;a href= "https://app.sessions.blue/browse/track/274205"&gt;Blue Dot Sessions&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_uyx6IVJr4"&gt;Gentle Chase - Podington Bear&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Audio Excerpts:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://gimletmedia.com/shows/startup"&gt;Startup&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

On the second of a two-part series about the podast Startup, Rob and Britta talk about how the mini-seasons of the podcast Startup about the growth of Gimlet revealed all kinds of details about the troubles at the company, the ill-fated sale to...

S2 E2: Suitcase Full of Cash - Startup Part 2

On the first episode of the new season Rob and Britta talk about what made them want to restart a show about narrative audio. And they discuss the complicated legacy of a podcast that's having its tenth anniversary this year.  Show Notes: Music: <a href="https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZT_sd-FvGg">Coffaro’s Theme by Bill Frisell</a> "Arabic Tallow" and "At Our Best Alone" from <a href= "https://www.sessions.blue/">Blue Dot Sessions</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_uyx6IVJr4">Gentle Chase - Podington Bear</a>   Audio Excerpts: <a href="https://www.thisamericanlife.org/10/double-lives">This American Life - Double Lives</a> <a href= "https://www.thebeliever.net/constellation-prize/">Constellation Prize</a> <a href="https://gimletmedia.com/shows/startup">Startup</a> <a href= "https://longform.org/player/longform-podcast-124-alex-blumberg">Alex Blumberg on Longform</a> <a href= "https://gimletmedia.com/shows/heavyweight">Heavyweight</a> <a href= "https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm/articles/tldr-1-pronunciation-book"> TLDR</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;On the first episode of the new season Rob and Britta talk about what made them want to restart a show about narrative audio. And they discuss the complicated legacy of a podcast that's having its tenth anniversary this year. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 14pt;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Show Notes:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Music:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href="https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZT_sd-FvGg"&gt;Coffaro’s Theme by Bill Frisell&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; "Arabic Tallow" and "At Our Best Alone" from &lt;a href= "https://www.sessions.blue/"&gt;Blue Dot Sessions&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_uyx6IVJr4"&gt;Gentle Chase - Podington Bear&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Audio Excerpts:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.thisamericanlife.org/10/double-lives"&gt;This American Life - Double Lives&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href= "https://www.thebeliever.net/constellation-prize/"&gt;Constellation Prize&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href="https://gimletmedia.com/shows/startup"&gt;Startup&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href= "https://longform.org/player/longform-podcast-124-alex-blumberg"&gt;Alex Blumberg on Longform&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href= "https://gimletmedia.com/shows/heavyweight"&gt;Heavyweight&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a href= "https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm/articles/tldr-1-pronunciation-book"&gt; TLDR&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

On the first episode of the new season Rob and Britta talk about what made them want to restart a show about narrative audio. And they discuss the complicated legacy of a podcast that's having its tenth anniversary this year.  Show Notes: Music: ...

S2 E1: Alarmingly Long Pause - Startup Part 1

After more than five years of silence, new episodes of this podcast finally are on their way. Season 2 starts September 5, 2024.

<description>&lt;p&gt;After more than five years of silence, new episodes of this podcast finally are on their way. Season 2 starts September 5, 2024. &lt;/p&gt;</description>

After more than five years of silence, new episodes of this podcast finally are on their way. Season 2 starts September 5, 2024. 

Season 2 Teaser

Rob and Britta discuss This American Life Episode 37 - The Job that Takes Over Your Life, as well as Britta’s former job fixing scandals for big companies, and Rob’s former job working for Garrison Keillor. Other topics include the great radio reporter Scott Carrier and his masterpiece of a story The Test, and Rob interviews Peter Clowney, one of the original producers of This American Life, about what it was like to work on the show in the early days. Links and Show Notes: <a href= "https://www.thisamericanlife.org/37/the-job-that-takes-over-your-life"> The Job that Takes Over Your Life</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/aU-kBxIy8cI">In Particular - Blonde Redhead</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/yfUsWA268Mo">Defect2: Curiosidade - John Mcentire Remix</a> <a href="https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=100IBjSSfl8">Lydia - Tim Story</a> <a href= "https://open.spotify.com/track/5It3jdo1kBxw8MF47a8382">Shatter - Liz Phair</a> <a href="https://overcast.fm/+BogdaBZmg">Scott Carrier interview on Tape</a> <a href="https://transom.org/2014/the-hitchhiker/">Scott Carrier interview on HowSound</a> <a href= "http://homebrave.com/home-of-the-brave//my-first-radio-story">Hitchhiker episode of Home of the Brave</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_uyx6IVJr4">Gentle Chase by Podington Bear</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/robmcmyers?lang=en">Rob’s Twitter</a> <a href= "http://beforeithadatheme.libsyn.com/britta%20greene%20twitter">Britta’s Twitter</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/beforeatheme">Before It Had a Theme Twitter</a> <a href= "https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/before-it-had-a-theme/id1438655330"> Review us on Apple Podcasts</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;Rob and Britta discuss This American Life Episode 37 - The Job that Takes Over Your Life, as well as Britta’s former job fixing scandals for big companies, and Rob’s former job working for Garrison Keillor. Other topics include the great radio reporter Scott Carrier and his masterpiece of a story The Test, and Rob interviews Peter Clowney, one of the original producers of This American Life, about what it was like to work on the show in the early days.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Links and Show Notes:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.thisamericanlife.org/37/the-job-that-takes-over-your-life"&gt; The Job that Takes Over Your Life&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://youtu.be/aU-kBxIy8cI"&gt;In Particular - Blonde Redhead&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://youtu.be/yfUsWA268Mo"&gt;Defect2: Curiosidade - John Mcentire Remix&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=100IBjSSfl8"&gt;Lydia - Tim Story&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href= "https://open.spotify.com/track/5It3jdo1kBxw8MF47a8382"&gt;Shatter - Liz Phair&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://overcast.fm/+BogdaBZmg"&gt;Scott Carrier interview on Tape&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://transom.org/2014/the-hitchhiker/"&gt;Scott Carrier interview on HowSound&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href= "http://homebrave.com/home-of-the-brave//my-first-radio-story"&gt;Hitchhiker episode of Home of the Brave&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_uyx6IVJr4"&gt;Gentle Chase by Podington Bear&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://twitter.com/robmcmyers?lang=en"&gt;Rob’s Twitter&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href= "http://beforeithadatheme.libsyn.com/britta%20greene%20twitter"&gt;Britta’s Twitter&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://twitter.com/beforeatheme"&gt;Before It Had a Theme Twitter&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href= "https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/before-it-had-a-theme/id1438655330"&gt; Review us on Apple Podcasts&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

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S1 E5: One Long Poetic HIPAA Violation - The Job That Takes Over Your Life

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