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TBM-2508.08 – Mermaid Minute: Fears and Phobias

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. I once lost a hairpiece and my dignity trying to wriggle out of a monofilament nightmare.

#audio #short #humor #mermaidminute

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Credits:

  • The Bathtub Mermaid: Tales from the Tub is written and produced by Melissa A. Bartell, and is recorded and produced using Audacity.
  • Bathtub Mermaid album art was created by Rebecca Moran of Moran Media
  • Sound Effects are from Freesound.

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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 3:27 — 3.6MB)

TBM-2508.07 – Mermaid Minute: Calling Out Climate Change

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I’m sweating through my scales… and we don’t even have scales!

#audio #short #humor #mermaidminute

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Credits:

  • The Bathtub Mermaid: Tales from the Tub is written and produced by Melissa A. Bartell, and is recorded and produced using Audacity.
  • Bathtub Mermaid album art was created by Rebecca Moran of Moran Media
  • Sound Effects are from Freesound.

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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 2:05 — 2.2MB)

TBM-2508.06 – Mermaid Minute: Drifting with Porpoise

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I was floating in my favorite cove this morning. Waves just right, ambiance somewhere between spa day and kelp explosion—and I pick up this essay from the Coral Library. Title says, “The Philosophy of Drifting with Purpose.” Very serious. Very highbrow. Smells faintly of seagrass and smugness.

#audio #short #humor #mermaidminute

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Credits:

  • The Bathtub Mermaid: Tales from the Tub is written and produced by Melissa A. Bartell, and is recorded and produced using Audacity.
  • Bathtub Mermaid album art was created by Rebecca Moran of Moran Media
  • Sound Effects are from Freesound.

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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 3:56 — 4.2MB)

TBM-25408.05 – Mermaid Minute: Cloudy with a Chance of Riptide

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Some days you ride the wave.
Some days you get it up your nose.
Either way — you’re still afloat.

#audio #short #humor #mermaidminute

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Credits:

  • The Bathtub Mermaid: Tales from the Tub is written and produced by Melissa A. Bartell, and is recorded and produced using Audacity.
  • Bathtub Mermaid album art was created by Rebecca Moran of Moran Media
  • Sound Effects are from Freesound.

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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 2:45 — 2.4MB)

TBM-2508.04 – Mermaid Minute: Underwater Eye Care

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At least on land we can wear fashion sunglasses with a little bit of a prescription. #audio #short #humor #mermaidminute

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Credits:

  • The Bathtub Mermaid: Tales from the Tub is written and produced by Melissa A. Bartell, and is recorded and produced using Audacity.
  • Bathtub Mermaid album art was created by Rebecca Moran of Moran Media
  • Sound Effects are from Freesound.
  • Special production assistance by Clay Robeson

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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 2:42 — 2.7MB)

TBM-2508.03 – Mermaid Minute: Why Mermaids Don’t Wear Bangs

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Bangs? You mean curtains in front of your forehead? We don’t wear those.  #audio #short #humor #mermaidminute

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Credits:

  • The Bathtub Mermaid: Tales from the Tub is written and produced by Melissa A. Bartell, and is recorded and produced using Audacity.
  • Bathtub Mermaid album art was created by Rebecca Moran of Moran Media
  • Sound Effects are from Freesound.
  • Special production assistance by Clay Robeson

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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 3:02 — 3.2MB)

TBM-2508.02b – Mermaid Minute: Message in a Bottle

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Bottles are really not the best way to communicate. #audio #short #humor #mermaidminute

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Dog Days of Podcasting

Credits:

  • The Bathtub Mermaid: Tales from the Tub is written and produced by Melissa A. Bartell, and is recorded and produced using Audacity.
  • Bathtub Mermaid album art was created by Rebecca Moran of Moran Media
  • Sound Effects are from Freesound.
  • Special production assistance by Clay Robeson

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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 2:23 — 2.5MB)

TBM-2508.02 – Welcome to the Dog Days of Podcasting 2025

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MeMe del Mare welcomes you to the 2025 edition of the Dog Days of Podcasting #audio #short #humor #mermaidminute

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Dog Days of Podcasting

Credits:

  • The Bathtub Mermaid: Tales from the Tub is written and produced by Melissa A. Bartell, and is recorded and produced using Audacity.
  • Bathtub Mermaid album art was created by Rebecca Moran of Moran Media
  • Sound Effects are from Freesound.
  • Special production assistance by Clay Robeson

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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:44 — 1.9MB)

TBM-2507.25 – In the Tub with Nutty and Tek

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#audio #talesfromthetub #inthetubwith #interview #conversation

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Nutty doesn’t like the word “apathy,” and Tek might be reincarnated as an amoeba.

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Guests

Nutty and Tek from Nutty Bites 

Credits:

  • The Bathtub Mermaid: Tales from the Tub is written and produced by Melissa A. Bartell, and is recorded and produced using Audacity.
  • Bathtub Mermaid album art was created by Rebecca Moran of Moran Media
  • Sound Effects are from Freesound.
  • Special production assistance by Clay Robeson

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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 29:32 — 23.9MB)

Prayer for the Morning

TBM-2501.01 – Prayer for the Morning

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Prayer for the Morning

 

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#audio #talesfromthetub #socialjustice #AudetteFulbrightFulson #WomenofDDOP #WomenofDogDaysofPodcasting #collaborativereading

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Today marks the advent of the new year – 2025. Much of the world is on edge as we wait for what might happen, and hope for the best.

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Guest Voices:

Amelia Bowen
Charlotte Kennedy
JS Diehl
Nuchtchas

Credits:

  • The Bathtub Mermaid: Tales from the Tub is written and produced by Melissa A. Bartell, and is recorded and produced using Audacity.
  • Bathtub Mermaid album art was created by Rebecca Moran of Moran Media
  • Sound Effects are from Freesound.
  • Special production assistance by Clay Robeson

Contact:

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 3:03 — 3.4MB)