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TBM-2508.23-Mermaid Minute-Sand Dollars and Nonsense

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But then inflation hit, and suddenly every tidepool toddler with a bucket of shells thought they were a millionaire.

#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 header 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: 3:02 — 3.2MB)

TBM-2508.21 – Mermaid Minute: Mermaid Eldercare

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We wrinkle, we slow down, we get cranky about currents that “aren’t what they used to be.”

#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 header 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: 2:36 — 2.8MB)

TBM-2508.20 – Mermaid Minute: Keeping our Voices (Keeping our Souls)

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Actual Women of the Sea do not give up their voices to attract a mate. Not for a crown, not for a castle, not even for an all-you-can-eat buffet of sea cucumbers.

#audio #short #humor #mermaidminute

Links and References

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 header 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: 2:26 — 2.5MB)

TBM-2508.19 – Mermaid Minute: The Great Jellyfish Debate

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Ah, jellyfish. The eternal mystery blobs of the sea. Today we wrestle with one of life’s big undersea questions: what exactly are they?

#audio #short #humor #mermaidminute

Links and References

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 header 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: 3:41 — 4.0MB)

TBM-250818 – Mermaid Minute: Landwalker Sea Shows

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Today I’m answering a question from my Landwalker friend Steve, who asked: “What does MeMe think of landwalking television shows like Stargate: Atlantis, SeaQuest DSV, Nautilus, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, and Man From Atlantis?”

#audio #short #humor #mermaidminute

Links and References

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: 3:46 — 4.0MB)

TBM-2508.17 – Mermaid Minute: Birthday Bestowals

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Now, today is a very special tide on the calendar — it’s my birthday! And in the spirit of Actual Woman of the Sea generosity, I’m not asking for gifts… I’m giving them. Well, wishes. But still. Let’s go.

#audio #short #humor #mermaidminute

Links and References

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: 2:54 — 3.1MB)

TBM-2508.16 – Mermaid Minute: The Last Tide

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The funeral itself isn’t about burial. We don’t put anyone in the sand. We build a shell barge — decorated with what they loved — and let the current take them. Aunt Coral had strings of pearls and her favorite coral comb. Old Finnback? A treasure chest full of maps he never used, because that man never admitted he was lost.

#audio #short #humor #mermaidminute

Links and References

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: 4:09 — 4.3MB)

TBM-2508.15 – Mermaid Minute: Marketing Mishaps

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The Starbucks mermaid? Nice girl, terrible swimmer. She’s been treading water in the same pose since 1971.

#audio #short #humor #mermaidminute

Links and References

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: 2:52 — 3.1MB)

TBM-202508.14 – Mermaid Minute – Welcome to Octlantis

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Yesterday’s bustling Octopus’s Garden becomes tomorrow’s empty patch of sand.. They call it “relocation.” I call it “ghosting, but with eight arms.”

#audio #short #humor #mermaidminute

Links and References

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: 3:11 — 3.1MB)

TBM-2508.13 – Mermaid Minute: Sea State of Mind

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No matter how deep the ocean gets, you’re never really swimming alone.

#audio #short #humor #mermaidminute

Links and References

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.

Contact:

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 3:34 — 3.8MB)