Originally recorded on Tuesday, August 2.   Edition #43 of Stories from Graceland Pond.    Theme: Gone Fishin   Special Guest Storyteller: Rick DeHerder   In summertime, some of us leave work and leave a sign on the door that says "Gone Fishin." It may be a vacation, or it may be just a symbol that we need a break from the everyday. These stories are heartfelt!   Rick DeHerder leads off tonight with a story about a summer job, then we hear from Mark Maguire, Doug Stevenson, Joanna Trotter, and Marijo O'Connell closes the show.   Musical interludes between stories features: Sly & The Family Stone, Kay Kyser, John Prine, Robert Earl Keen, Jimmy Buffet, Hank Williams Jr, the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, and more.

Recorded Live on Tuesday Feb. 1 at 9:30 EST, Edition #30 of Stories From Graceland Pond.    Theme: Brush With Greatness   Fred Rubin returns in a guest appearance and leads off with a story about working with -- the Greatest! -- Muhammad Ali.   Mark Maguire, Joanna Trotter, Doug Stevenson, and Marijo O'Connell provide their spin on both the famously great and the un-famously great. James Earl Jones, Bruce Springsteen, and Hal Linden are encountered by our cast.    Music Interludes by: Natalie Merchant, Bruce Springsteen, The Byrds, David Bowie, Britney Spears, and Whitney Houston.

Stories from Graceland Pond, aired live on 1-4-22, Edition #28

Doug Stevenson leads us off tonight, followed by Mark Maguire and Marijo O'Connell. Joanna Trotter is a bit under the weather and we'll see her soon.   Theme: 2022, Now What? Wacky Observations...   Tonight will be more about live Talk and Wacky Observations. It might be funny, or serious, or dark, or helpful. Or all the above. Looking towards the future and what might happen in 2022. First live show of 2022.   Music interludes by: Louie Armstrong, Billie Holiday, Liza Minelli, The Righteous Brothers, Sergio Mendes and Brasil 66, Glen Campbell, Adele, Nina Simone, and Coldplay.

 

Edition #44 of Stories from Graceland Pond.   This was a LIVE radio show on August 16, 2022.   Theme: Big Lies, Tall Tales, and Pants-On-Fire Claims   This is not about the last election -- but the cast speaks out on stories that purport to be true but are Big Fat Lies.   Mark Maguire leads off, followed by Doug Stevenson, and Joanna Trotter closes the show.   Marijo O'Connell took this show off.    Music between stories features: Eurythmics, JJ Cale, Randy Newman, Dionne Warwick, Talking Heads and More.   Storytelling Writing Spoken-Word Performance Comedy Essay

Theme: Summer Jobs or Crazy Jobs We Loved or Hated.   Four Stories about working nutty jobs tonight. Taxi driving, hard labor of construction and farming, and being humiliated while shaking french fries.   Mark Maguire leads off and talks about hacking in Austin, Texas (cab driving) Doug Stevenson tells tales of his toils on construction sites. Joanna Trotter talks about shaking that french fry basket! Marijo O'Connell closes the show and relates her worst day of work ever, tilling a tobacco field.   Musical interludes by: Huey Lewis and the News, Bachman-Turner Overdrive, Sam Cooke, Bob Dylan, Bob James, Olivia Rodrigo and John Lennon.