I Better Start Writing This Down

I Better Start Writing This Down

By Joe StracciSociety & Culture
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I Better Start Writing This Down episodes

  • Ep. 31: I’m Going Back For Your Mother (The ‘Live at Night Train’ Edition)
    Ep. 31: I’m Going Back For Your Mother (The ‘Live at Night Train’ Edition)
    I Better Start Writing This Down

    When I wrote this piece for my podcast eight years ago, I had no idea what was coming.

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    Read this episode’s script (as well as the entire IBSWTD archive) at medium.com/@ibetterstart.

    19 min
  • Ep. 30: The Smoke From the Fires Out West Has Reached Us, Pt. II
    Ep. 30: The Smoke From the Fires Out West Has Reached Us, Pt. II
    I Better Start Writing This Down

    I step into the day; I step into myself; I step into the mystery.

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    Read this episode’s script (as well as the entire IBSWTD archive) at medium.com/@ibetterstart.

    22 min
  • Ep. 29: The Smoke From the Fires Out West Has Reached Us, Pt. I
    Ep. 29: The Smoke From the Fires Out West Has Reached Us, Pt. I
    I Better Start Writing This Down

    I’ll eat you up, I love you so.

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    Find out more information about I Better Start Writing This Down at ibetterstart.net.

    Read this episode’s script (as well as the entire IBSWTD archive) at medium.com/@ibetterstart.

    17 min
  • Ep. 28: Beautiful Tornado
    Ep. 28: Beautiful Tornado
    I Better Start Writing This Down

    It occurred to me one day that we were always peripherally close, but that we bonded over self-destruction.

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    Find out more information about I Better Start Writing This Down at ibetterstart.net.

    Read this episode’s script (as well as the entire IBSWTD archive) at medium.com/@ibetterstart.

    17 min
  • Ep. 27: The Doctor
    Ep. 27: The Doctor
    I Better Start Writing This Down

    Suicide is a lot like poison ivy.

    *Ed. Note: This episode contains a frank discussion of suicide. If that’s a trigger for you, consider skipping this one. If you do choose to listen though, remember that you can always call 1-800-273-8255, the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, and speak with someone right now.*

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    Find out more information about I Better Start Writing This Down at ibetterstart.net.

    Read this episode’s script (as well as the entire IBSWTD archive) at medium.com/@ibetterstart.

    21 min
  • Ep. 26: Ghost (A Liminal Space)
    Ep. 26: Ghost (A Liminal Space)
    I Better Start Writing This Down

    If anybody deserves the benefit of the doubt, it’s a one-day-old.

    *Ed. Note: This episode contains a frank discussion of a newborn’s death. If this is a trigger for you, consider skipping it until you’re in a different headspace. And I hope that you find that place in the future.*

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    Find out more information about I Better Start Writing This Down at ibetterstart.net.

    Read this episode’s script (as well as the entire IBSWTD archive) at medium.com/@ibetterstart.

    16 min
  • Ep. 25: Are We Pushing?
    Ep 25: Are We Pushing?
    I Better Start Writing This Down

    For my wife and I, with our third baby, things felt different.

    We were—happy.

    *Ed. Note: this episode contains crudely-recorded audio from the labor room. I did my best to smooth everything out and not have the levels fluctuate too much, but between limited talent, and the shortcomings of the recording, there’s still some quiet parts I wish were louder, and some loud parts I wish were quieter. Please try not to miss the quiet gold (think: headphones), and please don’t fault me for the fetal heart monitor announcing itself (that digital big dog bark).*

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    Read this episode’s script (as well as the entire IBSWTD archive) at medium.com/@ibetterstart.

    37 min
  • Ep. 24: Can’t You Just Enjoy Anything?
    Ep. 24: Can’t You Just Enjoy Anything?
    I Better Start Writing This Down

    I’ve been thinking a lot about dead people lately.

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    Find out more information about I Better Start Writing This Down at ibetterstart.net.

    Read this episode’s script (as well as the entire IBSWTD archive) at medium.com/@ibetterstart.

    23 min
  • Season 3 Trailer No. 2
    IBSWTD Season 3 Trailer No. 2
    I Better Start Writing This Down

    The kings of comedy are at the height of hilarity in these outstanding film classics.

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    Season 3 of I Better Start Writing This Down—coming this Fall.

    Find out more information about I Better Start Writing This Down at ibetterstart.net.

    4 min
  • Season 3 Trailer No. 1
    IBSWTD Season 3 Trailer No. 1
    I Better Start Writing This Down

    I can talk to the winds.

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    Season 3 of I Better Start Writing This Down—coming this Fall.

    Find out more information about I Better Start Writing This Down at ibetterstart.net.

    7 min

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Stories and Sound Design by Joe Stracci. I leave a lot out when I tell the truth.