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DDOP-1509.01 – It’s Peer not Pi-erre

1 September 2015 by Melissa

Dog Days of Podcasting

http://www.bathtubmermaid.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/DDOP-150901.mp3

Show Notes

It’s Peer not Pi-erre

Inspired by a Sarah Selecky prompt: “Pencil Case”

Credits

Music

Music for this episode was provided by Mevio’s Music Alley, a great resource for podsafe music. Visit them at music.mevio.com.
Opening: “Soap in a Bathtub” by Stoney
Closing Music: “You Can Use My Bathtub” by Little Thom

Production

Recorded and Produced using BossJock and Audacity.

Links

@ssmindschool
Story is a State of Mind
MissMeliss: Escribition
Dog Days of Podcasting

http://www.bathtubmermaid.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/DDOP-150901.mp3

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DDOP-1508.31 – Ten Dollar Summer Smile

31 August 2015 by Melissa

Dog Days of Podcasting

http://www.bathtubmermaid.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/DDOP-150831.mp3

Show Notes

Ten Dollar Summer Smile

Sometimes the best thing to do is spend your last $10 on flowers.

Excerpt

Twenty years ago, when I got married, my husband and I went through the same budget struggles all young couples experience as we learned to balance the freedom of living entirely on our own recognizance with the requirement that we pay bills on time, keep gas in the car, and have money for laundry.

We learned that we each have minimum requirements for happiness. For my husband, to this day, sunflower seeds and fantasy novels are essential for his well-being. I, on the other hand, become bitter and cranky when I don’t have frou-frou coffee and fresh flowers.

More than once, I have spent my last ten dollars fulfilling that need – buying a bouquet of irises, indulging in five bunches of daffodils, filling the house with carnations – because those small joys that bring summer into the house are the things that keep me going, even when I feel tired, frumpy, and boring.

Credits

Music

Music for this episode was provided by Mevio’s Music Alley, a great resource for podsafe music. Visit them at music.mevio.com.
Opening: “Soap in a Bathtub” by Stoney
Closing Music: “You Can Use My Bathtub” by Little Thom

Production

Recorded and Produced using BossJock and Audacity.

Links

Summer Love Notes
The Summer Smile $10 Can Buy
Dog Days of Podcasting

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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 6:23 — 5.8MB)

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DDOP-1508.30: RIP Oliver Sacks and Wes Craven

30 August 2015 by Melissa

Dog Days of Podcasting

http://www.bathtubmermaid.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/DDOP-150830.mp3

Show Notes

RIP Oliver Sacks and Wes Craven

One was a neurologist, author, and thinker; the other was a writer/director and horror movie maven.
Both shared a love of music.

Credits

Music

Music for this episode was provided by Mevio’s Music Alley, a great resource for podsafe music. Visit them at music.mevio.com.
Opening: “Soap in a Bathtub” by Stoney
Closing Music: “You Can Use My Bathtub” by Little Thom

Production

Recorded and Produced using BossJock and Audacity.

Links

Dog Days of Podcasting

http://www.bathtubmermaid.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/DDOP-150830.mp3

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 6:48 — 6.2MB)

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DDOP-1508.29: Musings on Stories and Nostalgia

29 August 2015 by Melissa

Dog Days of Podcasting

http://www.bathtubmermaid.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/DDOP-150829.mp3

Show Notes

Musings on Stories and Nostalgia

Late night ramblings on nostalgia, stories and why everyone should tell theirs.

Credits

Music

Music for this episode was provided by Mevio’s Music Alley, a great resource for podsafe music. Visit them at music.mevio.com.
Opening: “Soap in a Bathtub” by Stoney
Closing Music: “You Can Use My Bathtub” by Little Thom

Production

Recorded and Produced using BossJock and Audacity.

Links

Dog Days of Podcasting

http://www.bathtubmermaid.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/DDOP-150829.mp3

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 9:32 — 8.7MB)

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DDOP-1508.28: A Conversation with Becca

28 August 2015 by Melissa

Dog Days of Podcasting

http://www.bathtubmermaid.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/DDOP-150828.mp3

Show Notes

A Conversation with Becca Rowan

I’ve known Becca online for over a decade, and worked with her on All Things Girl, but this is the first time we’ve ever actually spoken to each other.

Credits

Music

Music for this episode was provided by Mevio’s Music Alley, a great resource for podsafe music. Visit them at music.mevio.com.
Opening: “Soap in a Bathtub” by Stoney
Closing Music: “You Can Use My Bathtub” by Little Thom

Production

Recorded and Produced using BossJock and Audacity.

Links

Becca Rowan
Life in General
Dog Days of Podcasting

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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 33:04 — 30.3MB)

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DDOP-1508.27 – Theories of Everything: Dog Hair

27 August 2015 by Melissa

Dog Days of Podcasting

http://www.bathtubmermaid.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/DDOP-150827.mp3

Show Notes

Theories of Everything: Dog Hair

It’s taking over the planet…one pair of black pants at a time.

Credits

Music

Music for this episode was provided by Mevio’s Music Alley, a great resource for podsafe music. Visit them at music.mevio.com.
Opening: “Soap in a Bathtub” by Stoney
Closing Music: “You Can Use My Bathtub” by Little Thom

Production

Recorded and Produced using BossJock and Audacity.

Links

Dog Days of Podcasting

http://www.bathtubmermaid.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/DDOP-150827.mp3

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 3:56 — 5.4MB)

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DDOP-1508.24 – A Conversation with Jancis & Tierra

24 August 2015 by Melissa

Dog Days of Podcasting

http://www.bathtubmermaid.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/DDOP-150824.mp3

Show Notes

A Conversation with Thomas Jancis & Tierra Bonser

He’s British; she’s from Colorado, and they’re both nearly done with being grad students in theatre, talking to me from her kitchen in London.
Accompaniment provided by the rail line just outside.

Credits

Music

Music for this episode was provided by Mevio’s Music Alley, a great resource for podsafe music. Visit them at music.mevio.com.
Opening: “Soap in a Bathtub” by Stoney
Closing Music: “You Can Use My Bathtub” by Little Thom

Production

Recorded and Produced using BossJock and Audacity.

Links

Thomas Jancis on Twitter
Broken Bird Theatre
Broken Bird on Facebook
Bark Theatre
Bark Theatre on Twitter
Dog Days of Podcasting

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DDOP-1508.23: The Hottest Blood of All

23 August 2015 by Melissa

Dog Days of Podcasting

http://www.bathtubmermaid.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/DDOP-150823.mp3

Show Notes

The Hottest Blood of All

In March, 2014, my husband and I joined my parents on a whale watching expedition. I wrote about it for All Things Girl, when I got home, and meant to post it to this podcast then. A year and a half later, I’m finally doing so.

Excerpt

I also know that something deep inside me has been profoundly affected by this experience. Whales, when you’re close to them, when you look them in the eye, radiate this ages-old preternatural wisdom that you can’t quite grasp, except by the edges. The calf and I locked gazes, and it felt, for those precious seconds, like I was in the center of the universe and made of starlight and whalesong.

Credits

Music

Music for this episode was provided by Mevio’s Music Alley, a great resource for podsafe music. Visit them at music.mevio.com.
Opening: “Soap in a Bathtub” by Stoney
Closing Music: “You Can Use My Bathtub” by Little Thom

Production

Recorded and Produced using BossJock and Audacity.
Special thanks to Clay Robeson for recording bits of D.H. Laurence’s poem, “Whales Weep Not!”

Links

Clay Robeson
Eduardo’s Tours
Dog Days of Podcasting

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DDOP-1508.22 – Theories of Everything: Coffee, Tea, or Me?

22 August 2015 by Melissa

Dog Days of Podcasting

http://www.bathtubmermaid.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/DDOP-150822.mp3

Show Notes

Theories of Everything: Coffee, Tea, or Me?

Coffee is my higher power, but tea is life. Or at least, that’s my theory.

Credits

Music

Music for this episode was provided by Mevio’s Music Alley, a great resource for podsafe music. Visit them at music.mevio.com.
Opening: “Soap in a Bathtub” by Stoney
Closing Music: “You Can Use My Bathtub” by Little Thom

Production

Recorded and Produced using BossJock and Audacity.

Links

The 100 Day Project
Dog Days of Podcasting

http://www.bathtubmermaid.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/DDOP-150822.mp3

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 10:19 — 14.2MB)

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DDOP-1508.21: A Conversation With Chuck Tomasi

21 August 2015 by Melissa

Dog Days of Podcasting

http://www.bathtubmermaid.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/DDOP-150821.mp3

Show Notes

A Conversation with Chuck Tomasi

He’s one of my favorite podcasters, and a genuinely nice guy. He’ll make you melt when he talks about a particularly meaningful song, and we insult the French.

Credits

Music

Music for this episode was provided by Mevio’s Music Alley, a great resource for podsafe music. Visit them at music.mevio.com.
Opening: “Soap in a Bathtub” by Stoney
Closing Music: “You Can Use My Bathtub” by Little Thom

Production

Recorded and Produced using BossJock and Audacity.

Links

Chuck Tomasi
Dog Days of Podcasting

http://www.bathtubmermaid.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/DDOP-150821.mp3

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 32:40 — 44.9MB)

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