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Story in a BottleCarol Ray Hartsell: From Comedy to Directing: The Journey to "Love, Reconsidered"In this episode of "Story in a Bottle," host Dan Maccarone pours over the career journey and personal anecdotes of Carol Ray Hartsell, an influential figure in the comedy and digital media landscape. The introductory conversation sets an intimate tone, reminiscing about the tight-knit New York comedy circuit that shaped her early career. Hartsell shares her experiences moving from Alabama to New York, immersing herself in the city’s vibrant artistic culture, and producing critically acclaimed comedy shows. Hartsell delves into the making of her directorial debut, "Love Reconsidered," the challenges faced during production, and the serendipitous connections that led he...2024-02-141h 02
What the HELL Were You Thinking?Friends Going to Low PlacesBonus Edition: Friends Going to Low PlacesHost Dave Bledsoe asked his friends to give him their thoughts on 400 episodes of this dumb podcast. They did not hesitate to give him the unvarnished truth. The only thing harsher than his friends, was Chat GPT. The AI was brutal.A VERY special thanks to all of those who sent us their thoughts on the show: Kimberly Steele, Andrew Roedell, Sean Crespo and Carol Hartsell, Jerermy Balon, Amy Shepphard, CJ Oliver, John-Michael Bassett, Brett Hall, Jerrod Tracht, Ben Bennick and C...2023-03-1813 minWhat the HELL Were You Thinking?Friends Going to Low PlacesBonus Edition: Friends Going to Low PlacesHost Dave Bledsoe asked his friends to give him their thoughts on 400 episodes of this dumb podcast. They did not hesitate to give him the unvarnished truth. The only thing harsher than his friends, was Chat GPT. The AI was brutal.A VERY special thanks to all of those who sent us their thoughts on the show: Kimberly Steele, Andrew Roedell, Sean Crespo and Carol Hartsell, Jerermy Balon, Amy Shepphard, CJ Oliver, John-Michael Bassett, Brett Hall, Jerrod Tracht, Ben Bennick and C...2023-03-1813 min
Science Friction with Asterios KokkinosWhy Not Sword Bird? THIS WEEK'S MISSION: I'm writing this description like a year after we recorded this episode because I forgot to last time so...maybe we talk about...ALF? THIS WEEK'S CREW: Carol Hartsell (Full Frontal) | @carolrhartsell Sean Crespo (Full Frontal) | @SeanCrespo Ballard C. Boyd (The Late Show w/Stephen Colbert) | @ballardcboyd2017-07-2700 min
Stupid Human SuitsTattoos Are Forever, We Are Not (with Bob Hodge)Does the idea of permanently altering your stupid human suit excite or terrify you? Does body alteration make you feel like you have more control or does it simply remind you that you are temporary and easily damaged? Tattoo artist Bob joins us this week to talk about his work, the lost art of naughtiness and why so many of us fall in love with turning our bodies into canvasses.2017-07-1700 minStupid Human SuitsFinding Family (with Phillip Betts)Part of the deal with these stupid human suits is they come from somewhere. Sometimes, that somewhere has its own stupid human suit issues. This week, Phillip Betts joins us to talk about what happens when your parents aren't quite up to parenting.2017-06-2600 minStupid Human SuitsCrime Scene Cleanup (with Lupe Rodriguez)Chances are, if this week's guest was called to your house for a cleanup, you and your stupid human suit had a very bad day. On this episode of SHS, Lupe Rodriguez regales Sean and Carol with tales from a job neither of them would be capable of doing.2017-06-1300 min
Stupid Human SuitsThe Freedom Of Loss (with Kimberly Steele)What happens when you experience a loss so great you know nothing can ever hurt you to that degree again? This week's guest, writer and editor Kimberly Steele, experienced a kind of freedom in personal tragedy, though that freedom also came with a decades-long flirtation with self-destruction. She joins Carol and Sean to talk about surviving loss and the eating disorder that plagued her teens and twenties.2017-06-0652 min
Stupid Human SuitsAge Is Just A Word (with James Urbaniak)This week, Carol and Sean sit their stupid human suits down with one of their favorite humans and actors, James Urbaniak. They talk character, what "making it" looks like, and that moment when you start to realize that yes, you are getting older.2017-05-2947 min
Stupid Human SuitsWhen The 'Cure' Is Sick (with Maris Ehlers)Sometimes when the world cannot accept the way we're born into our stupid human suits, it conspires to change us... with disastrous results. This is what happened to Maris Ehlers' older brother, Kirk. Maris was only a baby when Kirk was "cured" of his homosexuality, so she didn't understand the damage that had been done to him until much later. On this episode of Stupid Human Suits, she shares Kirk's story and offers some important advice to parents about accepting who your children are and who they love.
For the full story of what happened to Kirk (at the hands...2017-04-1441 min
Stupid Human SuitsNever Throw Up On The Body (with Dave Bledsoe)Our friend and fellow podcaster Dave Bledsoe stops by to tell us what it was like to be a military cop at the tender age of 19. SPOILER: Sometimes bad things happen.2017-03-2941 min
Stupid Human SuitsPlaywriting for Prisoners (with Jeffrey Joseph)You only have one stupid human suit, so what do you do when it is suddenly confined? This week Carol and Sean are joined by comedian, actor and teacher Jeffrey Joseph, who teaches creative writing to juvenile offenders at Rikers Island. He also works with an organization called Witness To Innocence, an "organization dedicated to empowering exonerated death row survivors to be the most powerful and effective voice in the struggle to end the death penalty in the United States." You can learn more about Witness To Innocence at their web site, witnesstoinnocence.org.2017-03-2055 min
Stupid Human SuitsOMG, How About Those 7 Planets! (with Moiya McTier)This week on Stupid Human Suits we have our first return guest, astrophysicist and Columbia PhD candidate, Moiya McTier. Moiya stops by to explain to us that, no, we aren't about to make first contact with the aliens from Trappist-1, but the discovery is still really cool anyway.2017-03-0639 min
Stupid Human SuitsSaying Goodbye (with Sharon Spell)There is no good way to say goodbye to the stupid human suits who tailored you into this world. Or is there? This week comedian and storyteller Sharon Spell stops by for a totally casual, not at all omg-inducing retelling of how she was "really lucky to be there" when both her parents died within weeks of each other. HER WORDS, NOT OURS! Look, it makes sense when she explains it. If you have parents, you'll really appreciate this episode. And if you're an asexually produced human-coral hybrid made from a clonal polyp that budded off from a parent polyp...2017-02-2758 min
Stupid Human SuitsUnbearable Grief, Unimaginable Resilience (with Katie O'Leary Logan)Normally our intros casually reference the SHS name as a way to let you know which aspect of consciousness, perspective or mortality we'll be discussing. This week though, we can't tip you off ahead of time. Instead, we're issuing the following warning.
DO NOT START THIS EPISODE UNLESS YOU'RE READY TO COMMIT TO THE WHOLE DAMN THING.
That sounds like a joke. It's not. This week's episode with Katie O'Leary Logan seems like it's going to be a fun, silly ride with an engaging personality and maybe at worst we'll wind up talking about someone's ---- getting stuck in a...2017-02-2039 min
Stupid Human SuitsAll Dogs Go To Upstate (with Christina Romero)The best friends our stupid human suits have is our stupid furry buddies. But because everything is stupid, their lifespans are way shorter than ours. Wait, what? Shut up, no they're not, they're going to outlive us! Oh, god. This week, veterinarian Christina Romero stops by to walk Sean and Carol through the moment they are dreading. On the plus side, we learn that bonding with animals makes you a better person... before they leave you and you become a sadder person. SHUT UP, THEY'RE GOING TO LIVE FOREVER!2017-02-1241 min
Stupid Human SuitsUnder The Skin (with John DeVore)You can't judge a stupid human suit by its cover. This week, writer and editor John DeVore joins Sean and Carol to talk about biraciality, family and the AIDS epidemic as a formative moment in American culture. Also, possums for some reason.2017-02-0649 min
Stupid Human SuitsControlling the Uncontrollable (with Sam Grittner)If we are trapped inside these stupid human suits, we should at least be able to control them, right? Not so much. This week, comedian and writer Sam Grittner joins us to talk about depression, drugs, suicide and all the ways we try to exact control over these lives and bodies.
Never be afraid to ask for help. If you are struggling with thoughts of suicide, please call the National Suicide Prevention Hotline at 1-800-273-8255.2017-02-031h 05
Stupid Human SuitsDon't Scatter Your Ashes (with Robert Ruggiero)Our stupid human suits will one day fail and die. We don't know when this will happen, so it's best to prepare now. Or, maybe tomorrow. Or next month. Later, just later. This week, Robert Ruggiero, Executive Director of the Metropolitan Funeral Director's Association, tells Sean and Carol about his lifetime in the funeral business and what you have to do to prepare for the inevitable. (And his lovely wife Tina refuses to talk to us.)
If you have questions about funeral planning, you can reach out to Bobby via the Metropolitan Funeral Directors Association at 800-763-8332 or visit...2017-02-0354 min
Stupid Human SuitsCancer Is Just an Enemy You Haven't Met (with Erik Bergstrom)Comedian Erik Bergstrom walks Carol and Sean through the insanely complicated process of getting a cancer diagnosis, while Sean reveals exactly how much he knows about Transformers: The Movie.2017-02-0340 min
Stupid Human SuitsI Shall Fear No Evil... Ok I Shall (with Margee Kerr)At Stupid Human Suits, we know that death isn't the ONLY thing to be afraid of, not when there are spiders, heights, sharks, some place called the "suicide forest"... This week, Carol and Sean are joined by Margee Kerr, a sociologist who studies -- and embraces -- FEAR. Listen to the episode and then pick up her book, "SCREAM: Chilling Adventures in the Science of Fear."2017-01-3137 min
Stupid Human SuitsFrom the Woods to the Stars (with Moiya McTier)Astronomer, author and Columbia grad-school student Moiya McTier has packed a lot of living and knowledge into her stupid human suit, and it's only half the age of Carol's and Sean's. Not fair. She joins us this week to talk about the possibility of life on other planets, institutional racism and growing up in the woods.2017-01-2345 min
Stupid Human SuitsOf A Certain Age (with Monica Wyche)All of our Stupid Human Suits are getting older. Some of us feel trapped by that inevitability. Others, like this week's guest, feel emboldened, happy and ready to the dust the suit off for the next adventure.
Monica Wyche joins Carol and Sean to talk about being an actress of a certain age and what it's like to have a child in her 40s. Plus, she gently explains to Sean what an episiotomy is.2016-12-1940 min
Stupid Human SuitsHow To Be Here (with Mike Brown)Some of us feel trapped in our Stupid Human Suits. Some of us don't. And some of us are ripped from them long before our time. This week, comedian Mike Brown opens up about depression, suicidal feelings and coping with the senseless murder of his best friend.2016-12-1150 min
Stupid Human SuitsA Celebration of Insignificance (with David J. Helfand)Carol and Sean learn to celebrate their insignificance with U.S. Astronomer and Columbia University professor, David J. Helfand.2016-12-0438 min
Hopefully We Dont BreakupEpisode 27: Carol Hartsell and Sean CrespoThis week Giulia & Will talk to Carol Hartsell and Sean Crespo about divorce, families & more!
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The Roundtable of GentlemenEpisode 143: Mother-Son Date KnightThis week on the Round Table: police arrest a man for turning tricks in a Wal-Mart bathroom, a bear and a donkey get in to a scuffle in Wisconsin, and Chik-Fil-A introduces a particularly disturbing promotion involving sons and mothers. Joining us this week: Carol Hartsell and Sean Crespo!2015-05-0535 min