The Borts

The Borts

By Ben Wietmarschen & Ashley ChavezComedy
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The Borts episodes

  • Me And My 5 Ex-Girlfriends' Dads PILOT

    Kevin is just a normal guy trying to watch a basketball game and yearning to find THE ONE when his ex-girlfriend's dad, Frank, rings the doorbell, air mattress in hand. "Me And My 5 Ex-Girlfriends' Dads" is a scripted sitcom pilot podcast that introduces the story of Kevin, Frank, and 4 more Dads of Kevin's Ex-Girlfriends that are having trouble in their lives for one reason or another and have made their way to Kevin's (rental) house. Join the unlikely crew of Kevin, Frank, Enrique, David, Ray, and Jeff on their journey to find love, acceptance, deals on wires, discounted gristle, a tax shelter, and a few laughs along the way. 

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    Written, Directed, Produced, and Edited by Ben Wietmarschen.

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    Cast

    Kevin - Ben Wietmarschen 

    Frank - Dru Johnston 

    Enrique - Lou Gonzalez

    David - Ken Beck

    Ray - Ben Wietmarschen

    Stephanie - Caroline Cotter (Stinkers Podcast)

    Rita - Kelly Hudson (What Are You Into? Podcast)

    Mrs. Bentweather - Kelly Hudson 

    Bella - Maggie Widdoes (Stinkers Podcast)

    Jeff - Arthur Meyer

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    Music by Mack Watson

    Artwork by Nikki Osborne (@nikki0h & @nikki0hdraws)

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    To contact the creator of this podcast, email: [email protected].

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    If you enjoyed this podcast, consider checking out "Dreaming Of A Whitney Christmas" on The Borts podcast feed. 

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    This pilot has not been picked up to series, yet...

    48 min
  • Dreaming Of A Whitney Christmas (Full Version Repost)

    Dreaming Of A Whitney Christmas (originally published in 5 parts-December, 2020) is a scripted Christmas movie podcast telling the story of a busy big city businesswoman who thinks she has it all--including an inevitable job promotion and hot soon-to-be fiance'--until she realizes there is a Christmas Magic-sized gap in her heart that can only be filled by an adorable Christmas Elf from Santa's workshop.

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    Written, directed, produced, and edited by Ben Wietmarschen.

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    Starring:

    Kelly Hudson as Christopher Christopher & Whitney Witherspoon

    Featuring:

    Ben Wietmarschen as Wint Ergreenmintz

    Dan Klein as Garrett Neville

    Kassia Miller as Mom

    Arthur Meyer as Dad

    Pat O'Brien, Matt Klinman, and Ben Wietmarschen as Partners

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    To contact the creator of this podcast, email: [email protected]

    If you enjoyed this holiday audio movie experience, consider tipping the creator via venmo: @Ben-Wietmarschen

    1 hr 17 min
  • Ch 5 Dreaming Of A Whitney Christmas - "Whitney, Let's Get The Heck On Outta Here..."

    Chapter 5 - "Whitney, Let's Get The Heck On Outta Here..."

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    Dreaming Of A Whitney Christmas is a 5-part scripted Christmas movie podcast telling the story of a busy big city businesswoman who thinks she has it all (inevitable job promotion and hot soon-to-be fiance') until she realizes there is a Christmas Magic-sized gap in her heart that can only be filled by an adorable Christmas Elf from Santa's workshop.

    "It's like if a cheesy Hallmark Christmas movie and a demented children's Christmas cartoon had **some** cuss words."

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    Written, directed, produced, and edited by Ben Wietmarschen.

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    Starring:

    Kelly Hudson as Christopher Christopher & Whitney Witherspoon

    Featuring:

    Ben Wietmarschen as Wint Ergreenmintz

    Dan Klein as Garrett Neville

    Kassia Miller as Mom

    Arthur Meyer as Dad

    Pat O'Brien, Matt Klinman, and Ben Wietmarschen as Partners

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    To contact the creator of this podcast, email: [email protected]

    16 min
  • Ch 4 Dreaming Of A Whitney Christmas - "Whitney, I Failed You."

    Chapter 4 - "Whitney, I Failed You"

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    Dreaming Of A Whitney Christmas is a 5-part scripted Christmas movie podcast telling the story of a busy big city businesswoman who thinks she has it all (inevitable job promotion and hot soon-to-be fiance') until she realizes there is a Christmas Magic-sized gap in her heart that can only be filled by an adorable Christmas Elf from Santa's workshop.

    "It's like if a cheesy Hallmark Christmas movie and a demented children's Christmas cartoon had **some** cuss words."

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    Written, directed, produced, and edited by Ben Wietmarschen.

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    Starring:

    Kelly Hudson as Christopher Christopher & Whitney Witherspoon

    Featuring:

    Ben Wietmarschen as Wint Ergreenmintz

    Dan Klein as Garrett Neville

    Kassia Miller as Mom

    Arthur Meyer as Dad

    Pat O'Brien, Matt Klinman, and Ben Wietmarschen as Partners

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    To contact the creator of this podcast, email: [email protected]

    24 min
  • Ch 3 Dreaming Of A Whitney Christmas - "Whitney, I Exist!"

    Chapter 3 - "Whitney, I Exist!"

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    Dreaming Of A Whitney Christmas is a 5-part scripted Christmas movie podcast telling the story of a busy big city businesswoman who thinks she has it all (inevitable job promotion and hot soon-to-be fiance') until she realizes there is a Christmas Magic-sized gap in her heart that can only be filled by an adorable Christmas Elf from Santa's workshop.

    "It's like if a cheesy Hallmark Christmas movie and a demented children's Christmas cartoon had **some** cuss words."

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    Written, directed, produced, and edited by Ben Wietmarschen.

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    Starring:

    Kelly Hudson as Christopher Christopher & Whitney Witherspoon

    Featuring:

    Ben Wietmarschen as Wint Ergreenmintz

    Dan Klein as Garrett Neville

    Kassia Miller as Mom

    Arthur Meyer as Dad

    Pat O'Brien, Matt Klinman, and Ben Wietmarschen as Partners

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    To contact the creator of this podcast, email: [email protected]

    8 min
  • Ch 2 Dreaming Of A Whitney Christmas - "Whitney, Come Back Home!"

    Chapter 2 - "Whitney, Come Back Home!"

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    Dreaming Of A Whitney Christmas is a 5-part scripted Christmas movie podcast telling the story of a busy big city businesswoman who thinks she has it all (inevitable job promotion and hot soon-to-be fiance') until she realizes there is a Christmas Magic-sized gap in her heart that can only be filled by an adorable Christmas Elf from Santa's workshop.

    "It's like if a cheesy Hallmark Christmas movie and a demented children's Christmas cartoon had **some** cuss words."

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    Written, directed, produced, and edited by Ben Wietmarschen.

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    Starring:

    Kelly Hudson as Christopher Christopher & Whitney Witherspoon

    Featuring:

    Ben Wietmarschen as Wint Ergreenmintz

    Dan Klein as Garrett Neville

    Kassia Miller as Mom

    Arthur Meyer as Dad

    Pat O'Brien, Matt Klinman, and Ben Wietmarschen as Partners

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    To contact the creator of this podcast, email: [email protected]

    9 min
  • Ch 1 Dreaming Of A Whitney Christmas - "Whitney, Where Is Your Head"

    Chapter 1 - "Whitney, Where Is Your Head?"

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    Dreaming Of A Whitney Christmas is a 5-part scripted Christmas movie podcast telling the story of a busy big city businesswoman who thinks she has it all (inevitable job promotion and hot soon-to-be fiance') until she realizes there is a Christmas Magic-sized gap in her heart that can only be filled by an adorable Christmas Elf from Santa's workshop. 

    "It's like if a cheesy Hallmark Christmas movie and a demented children's Christmas cartoon had **some** cuss words."

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    Written, directed, produced, and edited by Ben Wietmarschen.

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    Starring: 

    Kelly Hudson as Christopher Christopher & Whitney Witherspoon

    Featuring: 

    Ben Wietmarschen as Wint Ergreenmintz

    Dan Klein as Garrett Neville

    Kassia Miller as Mom 

    Arthur Meyer as Dad 

    Pat O'Brien, Matt Klinman, and Ben Wietmarschen as Partners

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    To contact the creator of this podcast, email: [email protected]

    23 min
  • TRAILER: Dreaming Of A Whitney Christmas (A Scripted Christmas Movie Podcast)

    To kick off the new and improved channel for The Borts Podcast, here's a trailer for "Dreaming Of A Whitney Christmas," a scripted Christmas movie podcast that will be released into this feed November 30th, the Monday after Thanksgiving aka PRIME Christmas movie time! It will be released in 5 short chapters, all of which will be available to listen to bright and early on the morning of November 30th. 

    "Dreaming Of A Whitney Christmas" is the story of a busy big city businesswoman who thinks she has it all (inevitable job promotion and hot soon-to-be fiance') until she realizes there is a Christmas Magic-sized gap in her heart that can only be filled by an adorable Christmas Elf from Santa's workshop. It's like if a cheesy Hallmark Christmas movie and a children's Christmas cartoon had cuss words.

    Starring Kelly Hudson

    Featuring Dan Klein, Kassia Miller, Arthur Meyer, Pat O'Brien, Matt Klinman, and Ben Wietmarschen.

    Written, directed, edited, and produced by Ben Wietmarschen.

    Stay tuned for this and more from The Borts Podcast this holiday season!

    2 min
  • Christmas Borts - "Twinkle All The Way"

    The calendar has turned to December and the BORTS have turned into CHEESY MOVIE WATCHING MACHINES. Throughout the yuletide month, we'll be watching our favorite made-for-tv Christmas movies from Lifetime, Hallmark, and MarVista and recapping them (sometimes with guests!). And if you're a good boy or girl, the Xmas Borts Elf will deliver a message at the end of the episode.

    HAPPY HOLIDAYS

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    If you or anyone you know would like to advertise anything on Sports Borts, simply email [email protected]. It's a name-your-own-price situation, so don't be shy, get the word out about WHATEVER on our podcast!

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    Theme music by PODCAST MASON (Matt Klinman, Julie Eubank, Zack Poitras, and Sam West)
    Cover art by Ben Wietmarschen (impressive, right?)

    46 min

About The Borts

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The Borts Podcast is a collection of audio projects by Ben Wietmarschen, Ashley Chavez, and silent partner Harrison P. Pants. Past projects include scripted series, non-topical sports talk, and made-for-TV Christmas movie discussion.