This week is a grab bag special, which is a euphemism for “we forgot to plan anything for this episode,” and our hands are pulling out a special little treat from the archives. That’s right, it’s a stumble down memory lane where Lindy and Meagan talk about one of their early jobs working at Paul Allen’s musical history storage facility, Seattle’s Experience Music Project (now MoPOP).

From the multi-sensory (🥴)  Funk Blast ride to the soul-crushing reality of handing out malfunctioning MEGs to tourists, they leave no stone unturned. Surprise mentions include Rufio, Madonna (aka Cyndi Lauper), Ren-Faire Guy, a James Brown Face/Off moment, and the origin story of our famed Dr. Freekvonk music!

Anyway, work sucks! If you are a teen or early-twenties worker, do the bare minimum and skip your last day! You can still be a lawyer and a writer, nothing real bad will happen, probably. 

Tell us ALL ABOUT your early employment stories at (703) 829-0003.

Share your Stardew Valley updates with us by DMing us on IG @textmebackpod!

Are you a former EMP/MoPOP employee OR James Brown’s body double and do you have access to those wretched Sky Church videos? PLEASE email us at [email protected]!

If you want to see Meagan’s zonkered glasses, Lindy’s BUTT journal, and our James Brown bunny hop, find us on that famed video website.

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STAY ON THE ONES, SWEETIES.

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TEXT ME BACK is a production of Lindy West and Meagan Hatcher-Mays, proud members of the BFF Network. Our senior producer is Meagan Hatcher-Mays. Our other senior producer is Lindy West. Our show is supported by COPILOT Collective and produced by Alli Slice.

Our music is by Chief Ahamefule J. Oluo. Diana Bowen is our video and creative advisor. Our digital strategist is Chance Nichols.

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Special thanks as always to our perfect angels: Jeannie Yandel, Brandi Fullwood, and Isolde Raftery.

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