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Unfuck Your Life: An Audio DramaUnfuck Your Life: An Audio DramaTrailer for Tog Chesterfield's new show, Grack Public AccessGrack Public Access is a public access community radio show from Grackleton airing on fictional station 101.7FM The Grack. Parker and Tog cover news, the arts, meet people from the town, and much more.Listen to Tog Chesterfield's new show after completing their radio show Unfuck Your Life (you can find that show here on StereoForest). Meet Tog's new co-host, Parker Spoon.The first full episode with Tog and Parker will be "airing" here in two weeks!Credits, contact, and more infoThis comedy audio drama / audio fiction series was...2025-05-1400 minStereoForest PodcastsStereoForest PodcastsTrailer: Welcome to Grack Public AccessGrack Public Access is a public access community radio show from Grackleton airing on fictional station 101.7FM The Grack. Parker and Tog cover news, the arts, meet people from the town, and much more.Listen to Tog Chesterfield's new show after completing their radio show Unfuck Your Life (you can find that show here on StereoForest). Meet Tog's new co-host, Parker Spoon.The first full episode with Tog and Parker will be "airing" here in two weeks!Credits, contact, and more infoThis comedy audio drama / audio fiction series was...2025-05-1400 minStereoForest PodcastsStereoForest PodcastsManifesto Update is your advice column for the apocalypseJoin TakeBread24 and "Jen deHaan" soon for Manifesto Update: An Apocalyptic Dramedy! This new audio fiction series is a comedy that is scripted and improvised. Or, a mostly improvised advice show for the apocalypse.This radio call in advice show set in 2030 New York City and an undisclosed location in Canada (somewhere north of New York). The world is crumbling towards total collapse. Fascism, climate doom, general unrest… things aren’t looking good.Credits, contact, and more infoThis comedy audio drama / audio fiction series was created by Sabrina Banes and Jen deHaan...2025-05-0500 minStereoForest PodcastsStereoForest Podcasts12 - Series Finale: The Potato IncidentTog shares what happened during the potato incident at Apocalypse.Cloud that shook up Grackleton... East AND West. But mostly East. And stick around to the end of the show to hear about what's next for Tog and Grackleton here on 101.7 FM The Grack (and StereoForest). Tog's new Grackleton-based show will also be added to this feed!Featuring: Adam: Parker Spoon.Jen deHaan: Tog Chesterfield, and additional voices.Credits, contact, and more infoThis comedy audio drama / audio fiction series was created, written, improvised, edited, and produced...2025-05-0133 minUnfuck Your Life: An Audio DramaUnfuck Your Life: An Audio Drama12 - Series Finale: The Potato IncidentTog shares what happened during the potato incident at Apocalypse.Cloud that shook up Grackleton... East AND West. But mostly East. And stick around to the end of the show to hear about what's next for Tog and Grackleton here on 101.7 FM The Grack (and StereoForest). Tog's new Grackleton-based show will also be added to this feed!Featuring: Adam: Parker Spoon.Jen deHaan: Tog Chesterfield, and additional voices.Credits, contact, and more infoThis comedy audio drama / audio fiction series was created, written, improvised, edited, and produced...2025-05-0133 minStereoForest PodcastsStereoForest Podcasts11 - Opening the Young Tog BoxTog and Parker Spoon discover a box filled with Tog's past. Tog learns why the potato incident and leaving Apocalypse.Cloud directly led to their rock bottom.Featuring: Adam: Parker Spoon.Don Faucet: additional voices.Jen deHaan: Tog Chesterfield, and additional voices.Stick around to the end for a special trailer for Season 2 of Escape from Morina! Where you get your podcasts. More info below!Mentioned in this episode:Toque and Trowel! Coming soon from StereoForest.Ready to dig in? To find nourishment and strength right in your...2025-04-1724 minUnfuck Your Life: An Audio DramaUnfuck Your Life: An Audio Drama11 - Opening the Young Tog BoxTog and Parker Spoon discover a box filled with Tog's past. Tog learns why the potato incident and leaving Apocalypse.Cloud directly led to their rock bottom.Featuring: Adam: Parker Spoon.Don Faucet: additional voices.Jen deHaan: Tog Chesterfield, and additional voices.Stick around to the end for a special trailer for Season 2 of Escape from Morina! Where you get your podcasts. More info below!Mentioned in this episode:Grack Public Access is on StereoForest Join Tog Chesterfield and Parker Spoon in their community radio show in Grackleton...2025-04-1724 minStereoForest PodcastsStereoForest PodcastsThe Daily Reconnect is getting a new name: Toque and TrowelThe podcast is getting a new name, and branching out to some more hands-on, useful resistance topics. Resisting in the garden (including balconies and indoors!) and kitchen, while protecting your mind. This is resistance.So now this show is also going to help you eat during these wild times.If you're Canadian, this one is especially for you! Check out this quick note about what is happening with the show.2025-04-0402 minStereoForest PodcastsStereoForest Podcasts10 - Judgement Day for the Grackleton GazetteTog grapples with the feedback they receive for the first hard-copy edition of their new zine, the Grackleton Gazette. Featuring: Adam: Parker Spoon, additional voices.Don Faucet: additional voices.Jen deHaan: Tog Chesterfield, Dan from Bulk Bins, and additional voices.Stick around to the end for a special trailer for Season 2 of Escape from Morina! Where you get your podcasts. More info below!Credits, contact, and more infoThis comedy audio drama / audio fiction series was created, written, improvised, edited, and produced by Jen deHaan. All dialog in the...2025-04-0421 minUnfuck Your Life: An Audio DramaUnfuck Your Life: An Audio Drama10 - Judgement Day for the Grackleton GazetteTog grapples with the feedback they receive for the first hard-copy edition of their new zine, the Grackleton Gazette. Featuring: Adam: Parker Spoon, additional voices.Don Faucet: additional voices.Jen deHaan: Tog Chesterfield, Dan from Bulk Bins, and additional voices.Stick around to the end for a special trailer for Season 2 of Escape from Morina! Where you get your podcasts. More info below!Credits, contact, and more infoThis comedy audio drama / audio fiction series was created, written, improvised, edited, and produced by Jen deHaan. All dialog in the...2025-04-0420 minStereoForest PodcastsStereoForest PodcastsSelf narrative for identity connection - Friday FocusIt's Friday Focus! Today we'll focus on memories that resonate with our identity, which can be used as one way to reconnect with the present when feeling dissociated or disconnected. The soundscape is from the forest behind my house. Enjoy the rain and ravens in the distance as we focus on the parts of our identity we value the most.Credits, contact, and more infoThis podcast series was created, written, edited, produced and is hosted by Jen deHaan. Jen has a Certificate of Graduate Studies in Developing Healthy Communities: Nutrition, Behavior...2025-03-2807 minStereoForest PodcastsStereoForest PodcastsVagus Nerve Regulation with Bilateral Stimulation & BreathLet's go outdoors (if possible) to ground ourselves in nature for an exercise that targets the vagus nerve. Hear the rainy forest and ravens behind my studio as you activate the vagus nerve pathway in this grounding vagal exercise that promotes both safety and connection. You can do this exercise indoors or out, standing or seated -- or while walking.Credits, contact, and more infoThis podcast series was created, written, edited, produced and is hosted by Jen deHaan. Jen has a Certificate of Graduate Studies in Developing Healthy Communities...2025-03-2607 minStereoForest PodcastsStereoForest PodcastsMonday Motivation: Grassroots ResistanceMondays are now Monday Motivation. What?! The podcast is reorganizing a bit, while "being the same thing." On Mondays I will share a message to help stay motivated to fight the good fight.Wednesday will offer an episode recorded in nature to help ground you. And Friday will offer an opportunity to reflect to help you reconnect with reality.So, today for Monday Motivation, we explore the space between recognition of a problem, and action. That space is where many of us might find ourselves today.Credits, contact, and more...2025-03-2413 minStereoForest PodcastsStereoForest PodcastsVagus nerve reset exercise and finding your place in collective actionThis episode includes a vagus nerve reset exercise, and then continues with some motivating words to help you find your place within collective action. Credits, contact, and more infoThis podcast series was created, written, edited, produced and is hosted by Jen deHaan. Jen has a Certificate of Graduate Studies in Developing Healthy Communities: Nutrition, Behavior, and Physical Activity from Tufts University, a degree in adult education in the arts, and various certifications and experience in group fitness instruction.Artwork, logo, and graphics: Jen deHaan.Chat with us...2025-03-2113 minStereoForest PodcastsStereoForest Podcasts9 - Mariann's Nimble Life Unf*cking (ft. Mariann Foot)Tog interviews Mariann Foot about how she unf*cked her life after losing her business, the legendary shop in Grackleton, Thimble's Nimble Notions. From her business loss, Mariann felt she lost her identity. Learn how Mariann started out fresh working out of her own basement, and found happiness.Credits, contact, and more infoThis comedy audio drama / audio fiction series was created, written, improvised, edited, and produced by Jen deHaan. All dialog in the episodes is fully improvised.Voices: Jen deHaan (any voices by guests are noted above)Artwork, logo...2025-03-2025 minUnfuck Your Life: An Audio DramaUnfuck Your Life: An Audio Drama9 - Mariann's Nimble Life Unf*cking (ft. Mariann Foot)Tog interviews Mariann Foot about how she unf*cked her life after losing her business, the legendary shop in Grackleton, Thimble's Nimble Notions. From her business loss, Mariann felt she lost her identity. Learn how Mariann started out fresh working out of her own basement, and found happiness.Credits, contact, and more infoThis comedy audio drama / audio fiction series was created, written, improvised, edited, and produced by Jen deHaan. All dialog in the episodes is fully improvised.Voices: Jen deHaan (any voices by guests are noted above)Artwork, logo...2025-03-2025 minStereoForest PodcastsStereoForest PodcastsConnecting through senses & stand firm when they want you to breakThis episode begins with a grounding exercise to connect using textures and a discussion on standing firm when opposing forces want you to break. Credits, contact, and more infoThis podcast series was created, written, edited, produced and is hosted by Jen deHaan. Jen has a Certificate of Graduate Studies in Developing Healthy Communities: Nutrition, Behavior, and Physical Activity from Tufts University, a degree in adult education in the arts, and various certifications and experience in group fitness instruction.Artwork, logo, and graphics: Jen deHaan.Chat with us...2025-03-1914 minStereoForest PodcastsStereoForest PodcastsCore values exercise, and when we feel alone in the struggleThis episode guides you through a meditative exercise that's focused on identifying core values as an anchor during overwhelming times. This week's focus is on overwhelming news. Then, Jen discusses how modern systems deliberately create isolation. We discuss that isolation is structural rather than a personal failing, and that this is itself an act of resistance.Credits, contact, and more infoThis podcast series was created, written, edited, produced and is hosted by Jen deHaan. Jen has a Certificate of Graduate Studies in Developing Healthy Communities: Nutrition, Behavior, and Physical...2025-03-1712 minStereoForest PodcastsStereoForest PodcastsBox breathing and using anger as a tool within larger actionToday's exercise uses box breathing to help reconnect with reality if you are experiencing things like isolation, depression, or disconnection. Then we will continue this week's theme of using anger in practical ways as part of a larger, sustained action toward shared goals.Credits, contact, and more infoThis podcast series was created, written, edited, produced and is hosted by Jen deHaan. Jen has a Certificate of Graduate Studies in Developing Healthy Communities: Nutrition, Behavior, and Physical Activity from Tufts University, a degree in adult education in the arts, and...2025-03-1414 minStereoForest PodcastsStereoForest PodcastsEmotions and colours, and using anger for changeToday's exercise uses emotions and a colour visualization to help connect with the present if you are experiencing things like isolation, depression, or disconnection. Then we will continue this week's theme of using anger as a valid way to find your way towards collective and meaningful sustained action.Credits, contact, and more infoThis podcast series was created, written, edited, produced and is hosted by Jen deHaan. Jen has a Certificate of Graduate Studies in Developing Healthy Communities: Nutrition, Behavior, and Physical Activity from Tufts University, a degree in adult...2025-03-1213 minStereoForest PodcastsStereoForest PodcastsReconnect with real & visualized textures, using anger for changeToday's exercise uses textures present in your environment, and then some from memory, to connect with the present if you are experiencing intense emotions, stress, isolation, or dissociation. Then we will start this week's theme of anger to motivate us towards collective action. Credits, contact, and more infoThis podcast series was created, written, edited, produced and is hosted by Jen deHaan. Jen has a Certificate of Graduate Studies in Developing Healthy Communities: Nutrition, Behavior, and Physical Activity from Tufts University, a degree in adult education in the arts, and...2025-03-1011 minToque and Trowel: Garden + KitchenToque and Trowel: Garden + KitchenConnecting with your emotions by noticing the weatherToday's exercise uses weather the weather as a vehicle for emotional awareness. You will observe both external weather conditions and their internal emotional climate. The episode concludes with a motivating message to stay strong in these changing times.Credits, contact, and more infoThis podcast series was created, written, edited, produced and is hosted by Jen deHaan. Jen has a Certificate of Graduate Studies in Developing Healthy Communities: Nutrition, Behavior, and Physical Activity from Tufts University, a degree in adult education in the arts, and various certifications and experience in group fitness...2025-03-0710 minStereoForest PodcastsStereoForest PodcastsConnecting with your emotions by noticing the weatherToday's exercise uses weather the weather as a vehicle for emotional awareness. You will observe both external weather conditions and their internal emotional climate. The episode concludes with a motivating message to stay strong in these changing times.Credits, contact, and more infoThis podcast series was created, written, edited, produced and is hosted by Jen deHaan. Jen has a Certificate of Graduate Studies in Developing Healthy Communities: Nutrition, Behavior, and Physical Activity from Tufts University, a degree in adult education in the arts, and various certifications and experience in group fitness...2025-03-0710 minUnfuck Your Life: An Audio DramaUnfuck Your Life: An Audio Drama8 - The Grackleton Gazette's first interview (ft. Pastel Pumpernickel)Tog interviews Pastel Pumpernickel, their first "get" for the new Grackleton Gazette project. Tog learns about Pastel's battle after a failed baking show pitch at Grack Public Access. Credits, contact, and more infoThis comedy audio drama / audio fiction series was created, written, improvised, edited, and produced by Jen deHaan. All dialog in the episodes is fully improvised.Voices: Jen deHaan (any voices by guests are noted above)Artwork, logo, and graphics: Jen deHaan.Transcript: For each episode on their page on this show's page at StereoForest here.2025-03-0723 minStereoForest PodcastsStereoForest Podcasts8 - The Grackleton Gazette's first interview (ft. Pastel Pumpernickel)Tog interviews Pastel Pumpernickel, their first "get" for the new Grackleton Gazette project. Tog learns about Pastel's battle after a failed baking show pitch at Grack Public Access. Credits, contact, and more infoThis comedy audio drama / audio fiction series was created, written, improvised, edited, and produced by Jen deHaan. All dialog in the episodes is fully improvised.Voices: Jen deHaan (any voices by guests are noted above)Artwork, logo, and graphics: Jen deHaan.Transcript: For each episode on their page on this show's page at StereoForest here.2025-03-0723 minToque and Trowel: Garden + KitchenToque and Trowel: Garden + KitchenA roots visualization exercise to reconnect to realityDissociating, or disassociating, depressed or isolated? Reconnect with your mind and body using this visualization exercise where your roots extend and connect outwards. Then get motivated to continue making a difference in the world. Being connected is resistance.Credits, contact, and more infoThis podcast series was created, written, edited, produced and is hosted by Jen deHaan. Jen has a Certificate of Graduate Studies in Developing Healthy Communities: Nutrition, Behavior, and Physical Activity from Tufts University, a degree in adult education in the arts, and various certifications and experience in group fitness...2025-03-0511 minStereoForest PodcastsStereoForest PodcastsA roots visualization exercise to reconnect to realityDissociating, or disassociating, depressed or isolated? Reconnect with your mind and body using this visualization exercise where your roots extend and connect outwards. Then get motivated to continue making a difference in the world. Being connected is resistance.Credits, contact, and more infoThis podcast series was created, written, edited, produced and is hosted by Jen deHaan. Jen has a Certificate of Graduate Studies in Developing Healthy Communities: Nutrition, Behavior, and Physical Activity from Tufts University, a degree in adult education in the arts, and various certifications and experience in group fitness...2025-03-0511 minToque and Trowel: Garden + KitchenToque and Trowel: Garden + KitchenIntroducing the Show: What to ExpectWelcome to the show! Here's a little bit about your host (the relevant stuff), what to expect for our three times per week episodes, and how to find related resources.This show is designed to help you reconnect to the world if you are feeling isolated, dissociated, depressed or otherwise disconnected. Then expect some daily words to help you find some energy to engage with connected action for meaningful change.Episodes drop Monday, Wednesday, and Friday every week.Credits, contact, and more infoThis podcast series was created, written, edited...2025-03-0306 minStereoForest PodcastsStereoForest PodcastsIntroducing the Show: What to ExpectWelcome to the show! Here's a little bit about your host (the relevant stuff), what to expect for our three times per week episodes, and how to find related resources.This show is designed to help you reconnect to the world if you are feeling isolated, dissociated, depressed or otherwise disconnected. Then expect some daily words to help you find some energy to engage with connected action for meaningful change.Episodes drop Monday, Wednesday, and Friday every week.Credits, contact, and more infoThis podcast series was created, written, edited...2025-03-0306 minToque and Trowel: Garden + KitchenToque and Trowel: Garden + KitchenTrailer - The Daily Reconnect with Jen deHaanThe Daily Reconnect. Exercises to bring you back to the present, and then motivation to continue with your day. Episodes released Monday, Wednesday and Fridays every week to help you reconnect with reality. We are living in interesting times, isolated times, remarkable times... in a wild rapidly changing world. So what you're feeling, whatever that is, makes sense. We all handle difficulty and stress and change and isolation and disconnection in our own ways. Together we will try to reconnect to the world, our bodies, our minds. And get motivated to make a difference again....2025-02-2401 minStereoForest PodcastsStereoForest PodcastsTrailer - Toque and Trowel: Garden + KitchenWhat's Toque and Trowel all about? At its heart, it’s about finding resilience and empowerment in everyday actions. I believe that tending a garden can be an act of resistance. Creating nourishing, affordable meals – maybe even using what you've grown or simple, easy to find, budget-friendly ingredients from suppliers of your choice – that's resistance too. And maybe most important... protecting your mental well-being, especially when life feels overwhelming, you're burnt out, or just really busy? That's absolutely a form of resistance and what we've been exploring on this podcast.We'll be discussing practical ways to do...2025-02-2400 minUnfuck Your Life: An Audio DramaUnfuck Your Life: An Audio Drama7 - Chaos and Rosie's Natural DemiseTog starts a new project called the Grackleton Gazette, and quickly gets in over their head at the very first event held... a Meet and Greet.Credits, contact, and more infoThis comedy audio drama / audio fiction series was created, written, improvised, edited, and produced by Jen deHaan. All dialog in the episodes is fully improvised.Voices: Jen deHaan (any voices by guests are noted above)Artwork, logo, and graphics: Jen deHaan.Transcript: For each episode on their page on this show's page at StereoForest here....2025-02-2022 minStereoForest PodcastsStereoForest Podcasts7 - Chaos and Rosie's Natural DemiseTog starts a new project called the Grackleton Gazette, and quickly gets in over their head at the very first event held... a Meet and Greet.Credits, contact, and more infoThis comedy audio drama / audio fiction series was created, written, improvised, edited, and produced by Jen deHaan. All dialog in the episodes is fully improvised.Voices: Jen deHaan (any voices by guests are noted above)Artwork, logo, and graphics: Jen deHaan.Transcript: For each episode on their page on this show's page at StereoForest here....2025-02-2022 minStereoForest PodcastsStereoForest Podcasts6 - The Hecklers of Crow and CackleTog tries their hand at stand-up comedy after being told they're "good at storytelling" at clown school for dogs. Will this new venture help Tog pick themselves up after hitting rock bottom? Credits, contact, and more infoThis comedy audio drama / audio fiction series was created, written, improvised, edited, and produced by Jen deHaan. All dialog in the episodes is fully improvised.Voices: Jen deHaan (any voices by guests are noted above)Artwork, logo, and graphics: Jen deHaan.Transcript: For each episode on their page on this show's...2025-02-0615 minUnfuck Your Life: An Audio DramaUnfuck Your Life: An Audio Drama6 - The Hecklers of Crow and CackleTog tries their hand at stand-up comedy after being told they're "good at storytelling" at clown school for dogs. Will this new venture help Tog pick themselves up after hitting rock bottom? Credits, contact, and more infoThis comedy audio drama / audio fiction series was created, written, improvised, edited, and produced by Jen deHaan. All dialog in the episodes is fully improvised.Voices: Jen deHaan (any voices by guests are noted above)Artwork, logo, and graphics: Jen deHaan.Transcript: For each episode on their page on this show's...2025-02-0615 minStereoForest PodcastsStereoForest PodcastsSeries Finale of Dining Room Chairs Event: The Reviews - The AftermathChecking in! Hey everyone!What happened in the years that followed being trapped in a room? Find out! Tying up some loose ends, and finding out "where are they now" (including the dining room chairs!) in this series finale of Dining Room Chairs Event: The Reviews.2025-01-2810 minUnfuck Your Life: An Audio DramaUnfuck Your Life: An Audio Drama5 - Clown School for DogsTog takes a class at a clown school for dogs, and learns something new about themselves by throwing caution to the wind. Another step out of depression, and off of rock bottom? Find out!Credits, contact, and more infoThis comedy audio drama / audio fiction series was created, written, improvised, edited, and produced by Jen deHaan. All dialog in the episodes is fully improvised.Voices: Jen deHaan (any voices by guests are noted above)Artwork, logo, and graphics: Jen deHaan.Transcript: For each episode on their page on...2025-01-2320 minStereoForest PodcastsStereoForest Podcasts5 - Clown School for DogsTog takes a class at a clown school for dogs, and learns something new about themselves by throwing caution to the wind. Another step out of depression, and off of rock bottom? Find out!Credits, contact, and more infoThis comedy audio drama / audio fiction series was created, written, improvised, edited, and produced by Jen deHaan. All dialog in the episodes is fully improvised.Voices: Jen deHaan (any voices by guests are noted above)Artwork, logo, and graphics: Jen deHaan.Transcript: For each episode on their page on...2025-01-2320 minUnfuck Your Life: An Audio DramaUnfuck Your Life: An Audio Drama4 - Camping for Instant CoffeeTog tries to go camping to sort out yet another attempt at artisanal foodstuffs and comes to a conclusion about mug texture and why they keep avoiding success. Is it the Sourdough Yogurt instant coffee flavor? Find out!Also, meet Tog's latest roommate, Erin Bandelbrush. Credits, contact, and more infoThis comedy audio drama / audio fiction series was created, written, improvised, edited, and produced by Jen deHaan. All dialog in the episodes is fully improvised.Voices: Jen deHaan (any voices by guests are noted above)Artwork, logo, and...2025-01-1023 minStereoForest PodcastsStereoForest Podcasts4 - Camping for Instant CoffeeTog tries to go camping to sort out yet another attempt at artisanal foodstuffs and comes to a conclusion about mug texture and why they keep avoiding success. Is it the Sourdough Yogurt instant coffee flavor? Find out!Also, meet Tog's latest roommate, Erin Bandelbrush. Credits, contact, and more infoThis comedy audio drama / audio fiction series was created, written, improvised, edited, and produced by Jen deHaan. All dialog in the episodes is fully improvised.Voices: Jen deHaan (any voices by guests are noted above)Artwork, logo, and...2025-01-1023 minStereoForest PodcastsStereoForest Podcasts3 - The Vegan Jerky DebacleThings got a little bit complicated for Tog Chesterfield with a flock of juncos all because of... vegan jerky.Credits, contact, and more infoThis comedy audio drama / audio fiction series was created, written, improvised, edited, and produced by Jen deHaan. All dialog in the episodes is fully improvised.Voices: Jen deHaan (any voices by guests are noted above)Artwork, logo, and graphics: Jen deHaan.Transcript: For each episode on their page on this show's page at StereoForest here.More show info/contact: stereoforest.com/uyl2024-12-2717 minUnfuck Your Life: An Audio DramaUnfuck Your Life: An Audio Drama3 - The Vegan Jerky DebacleThings got a little bit complicated for Tog Chesterfield with a flock of juncos all because of... vegan jerky.Credits, contact, and more infoThis comedy audio drama / audio fiction series was created, written, improvised, edited, and produced by Jen deHaan. All dialog in the episodes is fully improvised.Voices: Jen deHaan (any voices by guests are noted above)Artwork, logo, and graphics: Jen deHaan.Transcript: For each episode on their page on this show's page at StereoForest here.More show info/contact: stereoforest.com/uyl2024-12-2717 minStereoForest PodcastsStereoForest Podcasts1 - On My Way to Rock BottomThis week on Unfuck Your Life… with Tog Chesterfield, Tog shares what happened on the way down to their own rock bottom. What got them there. You'll also get the weather.Watch this episode as a fully animated YouTube video. Credits, contact, and more infoThis comedy audio drama / audio fiction series was created, written, improvised, edited, and produced by Jen deHaan. All dialog in the episodes is fully improvised.Voices: Jen deHaan (any voices by guests are noted above)Artwork, logo, and graphics: Jen deHaan....2024-12-1112 minStereoForest PodcastsStereoForest Podcasts2 - It Started With StarterThe first thing Tog tries to get out of the pit of rock bottom involves sourdough starters that led to rather public smell events.You'll also get the weather.Credits, contact, and more infoThis comedy audio drama / audio fiction series was created, written, improvised, edited, and produced by Jen deHaan. All dialog in the episodes is fully improvised.Voices: Jen deHaan (any voices by guests are noted above)Artwork, logo, and graphics: Jen deHaan.Transcript: For each episode on their page on this show's page...2024-12-1116 minUnfuck Your Life: An Audio DramaUnfuck Your Life: An Audio Drama2 - It Started With StarterThe first thing Tog tries to get out of the pit of rock bottom involves sourdough starters that led to rather public smell events.You'll also get the weather.Credits, contact, and more infoThis comedy audio drama / audio fiction series was created, written, improvised, edited, and produced by Jen deHaan. All dialog in the episodes is fully improvised.Voices: Jen deHaan (any voices by guests are noted above)Artwork, logo, and graphics: Jen deHaan.Transcript: For each episode on their page on this show's page...2024-12-1116 minUnfuck Your Life: An Audio DramaUnfuck Your Life: An Audio Drama1 - On My Way to Rock BottomThis week on Unfuck Your Life… with Tog Chesterfield, Tog shares what happened on the way down to their own rock bottom. What got them there. You'll also get the weather.Watch this episode as a fully animated YouTube video. Credits, contact, and more infoThis comedy audio drama / audio fiction series was created, written, improvised, edited, and produced by Jen deHaan. All dialog in the episodes is fully improvised.Voices: Jen deHaan (any voices by guests are noted above)Artwork, logo, and graphics: Jen deHaan....2024-12-1112 minStereoForest PodcastsStereoForest PodcastsTrailer for Unfuck Your Life… with Tog Chesterfield (audio fiction comedy series)Have you ever wondered what your life could be like, after you’ve hit your rock bottom? Would you try to dig your way out, and get back to the surface? Unfuck your Life with Tog Chesterfield is a fictional radio show on 101.7 FM The Grack, in Grackleton. Tog is a recently unemployed, single, and sober 42 year old trying to pick up the pieces and unfuck their life. Tog will take you along as they try new things and attempt to embrace life, no matter what happens along the way.Credits, contact, and more info2024-12-1000 minUnfuck Your Life: An Audio DramaUnfuck Your Life: An Audio DramaTrailer for Unfuck Your Life… with Tog Chesterfield (audio fiction comedy series)Have you ever wondered what your life could be like, after you’ve hit your rock bottom? Would you try to dig your way out, and get back to the surface? Unfuck your Life with Tog Chesterfield is a fictional radio show on 101.7 FM The Grack, in Grackleton. Tog is a recently unemployed, single, and sober 42 year old trying to pick up the pieces and unfuck their life. Tog will take you along as they try new things and attempt to embrace life, no matter what happens along the way.Credits, contact, and more info2024-12-1000 minStereoForest PodcastsStereoForest PodcastsSuggestions for Protecting Your Mind While Doing ComedyThis episode provides general suggestions to comedians, especially neurodivergent ones like us autistic and ADHD actors in comedy and improv, to protect our minds while engaging in comedy and with others in the community. Find the video for this episode (has my face, not just captions): YouTube video (you can leave your input here!)Find the written article for this episode here: NeurodiversityImprov.com article (you can also leave your input here!)Checking in on yourself, in whatever spaces you’re participating in, is pretty good for mental health. These ten suggestions should be...2024-11-0542 minNeuroinclusive Improv and ComedyNeuroinclusive Improv and ComedyAnnouncement (Bonus): New Podcast Name for One Year AnniversaryThis marks one year of making podcast episodes! There are some changes happening next week, and here's what those changes are. And the things not changing (most of it isn't change). Yeah, STUFF IS HAPPENING!This kinda-but-not-really-an-episode talks about how this series started, and what I have planned with the name change for the podcast project.NoteThis podcast has been renamed a couple times to best fit what it needed to become, and better reflect what it eventually became! It's not gone, I am figuring out what is sustainable and most...2024-10-2909 minStereoForest PodcastsStereoForest PodcastsAnnouncement (Bonus): New Podcast Name for One Year AnniversaryThis marks one year of making podcast episodes! There are some changes happening next week, and here's what those changes are. And the things not changing (most of it isn't change). Yeah, STUFF IS HAPPENING!This kinda-but-not-really-an-episode talks about how this series started, and what I have planned with the name change for the podcast project.NoteThis podcast has been renamed a couple times to best fit what it needed to become, and better reflect what it eventually became! It's not gone, I am figuring out what is sustainable and most...2024-10-2909 minNeuroinclusive Improv and ComedyNeuroinclusive Improv and ComedyInclusive, beneficial icebreakers for performersIcebreakers. They're common in an improv class, at the top of a jam, or maybe when a team is just getting to know each other.Some people love them.Some people hate them.Some of us have a love/hate relationship depending on the day or the icebreaker in question.Many of the people who really dislike icebreakers are neurodivergent people, which is why such a seemingly simple thing is getting an episode.But many students, neurodivergent or not, need icebreakers to feel comfortable in the scenes that are...2024-10-2220 minStereoForest PodcastsStereoForest PodcastsInclusive, beneficial icebreakers for performersIcebreakers. They're common in an improv class, at the top of a jam, or maybe when a team is just getting to know each other.Some people love them.Some people hate them.Some of us have a love/hate relationship depending on the day or the icebreaker in question.Many of the people who really dislike icebreakers are neurodivergent people, which is why such a seemingly simple thing is getting an episode.But many students, neurodivergent or not, need icebreakers to feel comfortable in the scenes that are...2024-10-2220 minStereoForest PodcastsStereoForest PodcastsEmotional Processing, Acting, and Improv (Alexithymia) part 2 – Ep #19In part one of this episode series on emotions in improv, we looked at what alexithymia is, who experiences it and the variety of expression, and how it affects improv performers and the shared improv practice.This episode, part two, now explores some ideas of what students can do if they approach exercises with assigned emotions, and what teachers can do to make their classes and exercises more inclusive for those with alexithymia.I mention “emotion charts” (moods, feelings, etc) in the episode. This is what I mean (there are tons on the interwebs, here are...2024-10-0830 minNeuroinclusive Improv and ComedyNeuroinclusive Improv and ComedyEmotional Processing, Acting, and Improv (Alexithymia) part 2 – Ep #19In part one of this episode series on emotions in improv, we looked at what alexithymia is, who experiences it and the variety of expression, and how it affects improv performers and the shared improv practice.This episode, part two, now explores some ideas of what students can do if they approach exercises with assigned emotions, and what teachers can do to make their classes and exercises more inclusive for those with alexithymia.I mention “emotion charts” (moods, feelings, etc) in the episode. This is what I mean (there are tons on the interwebs, here are...2024-10-0830 minNeuroinclusive Improv and ComedyNeuroinclusive Improv and ComedyEmotional Processing, Acting, and Improv (Alexithymia) part 1 – Ep #18Alexithymia involves how a person identifies and experiences emotions, so it has a lot to do with an improv practice.Part one of this two part episode series explores what alexithymia is, how it affects improv, and suggests some ways to practice improv if you experience it.Part two covers some ideas of what students can do if they approach exercises with assigned emotions, and what teachers can do to make their classes and exercises more inclusive for those with alexithymia.References from episodeI mentioned the “Notes” episode series in this...2024-09-2428 minStereoForest PodcastsStereoForest PodcastsEmotional Processing, Acting, and Improv (Alexithymia) part 1 – Ep #18Alexithymia involves how a person identifies and experiences emotions, so it has a lot to do with an improv practice.Part one of this two part episode series explores what alexithymia is, how it affects improv, and suggests some ways to practice improv if you experience it.Part two covers some ideas of what students can do if they approach exercises with assigned emotions, and what teachers can do to make their classes and exercises more inclusive for those with alexithymia.References from episodeI mentioned the “Notes” episode series in this...2024-09-2428 minNeuroinclusive Improv and ComedyNeuroinclusive Improv and ComedyGiving Notes to Students (part 3)Notes (feedback) can be confusing for some student performers because of communication differences. This episode discusses what teachers can do to help improve and resolve some of the typical communication issues around questions and notes.Why can’t a student just ask for clarification? That can be loaded in some improv cultures (for now), and as such it can put a lot of burden on some students. Classes can be structured to make this a bit easier for everyone, while also still maintaining structure and accounting for time limitations.NoteThis podcast ha...2024-09-1030 minStereoForest PodcastsStereoForest PodcastsGiving Notes to Students (part 3)Notes (feedback) can be confusing for some student performers because of communication differences. This episode discusses what teachers can do to help improve and resolve some of the typical communication issues around questions and notes.Why can’t a student just ask for clarification? That can be loaded in some improv cultures (for now), and as such it can put a lot of burden on some students. Classes can be structured to make this a bit easier for everyone, while also still maintaining structure and accounting for time limitations.NoteThis podcast ha...2024-09-1030 minNeuroinclusive Improv and ComedyNeuroinclusive Improv and ComedyGetting Notes You Don't Understand (part 2)Welcome to part two of this three-part series of episodes about receiving notes as neurodivergent improvisers. (Note: This episode is offered as an early release to supporters, and opens up to everyone on August 27! )Getting notes can be hard for students, particularly when there is a communication gap between neurotype. This episode lists five reasons students might have to make this part of a session difficult, and some things students can try to make the process a little bit easier.Resources mentioned in episode series:* Neurodiversity & Improv Episode 13: Improv and being Misunderstood2024-08-2729 minStereoForest PodcastsStereoForest PodcastsGetting Notes You Don't Understand (part 2)Welcome to part two of this three-part series of episodes about receiving notes as neurodivergent improvisers. (Note: This episode is offered as an early release to supporters, and opens up to everyone on August 27! )Getting notes can be hard for students, particularly when there is a communication gap between neurotype. This episode lists five reasons students might have to make this part of a session difficult, and some things students can try to make the process a little bit easier.Resources mentioned in episode series:* Neurodiversity & Improv Episode 13: Improv and being Misunderstood2024-08-2729 minStereoForest PodcastsStereoForest PodcastsGetting & Giving Notes (part 1)This three-part series of episodes is about receiving notes as a neurodivergent improviser. This episode covers WHY getting notes is hard in improv, particularly when there is a communication gap between neurotypes (such as between an autistic and allistic humans, or when verbal processing disorder exists, and so on). There’s sometimes a communication gap because different neurotypes fundamentally communicate in different ways.So this series is specifically about notes given as feedback or advice or teaching after a scene or set is over.* Part 1 (episode 15) defines what the issue is, and WHY it's important to...2024-08-1330 minStereoForest PodcastsStereoForest PodcastsIntroduction to Season 2Welcome back, improvisers! Season 2 of the Neurodiversity and Improv podcast is coming your way. Every two weeks you can expect a new episode about the intersection of neurotypes and learning/performing improv.We’ll be starting with a three part series on getting Notes as a neurodivergent improviser. This is a very common request from improvisers I’ve spoken with regarding this podcast. And the first three episodes of the new season will be all about this topic.Note: You can find the full transcript for any episode at the top of the episode’s web pa...2024-07-3003 minNeuroinclusive Improv and ComedyNeuroinclusive Improv and ComedyIntroduction to Season 2Welcome back, improvisers! Season 2 of the Neurodiversity and Improv podcast is coming your way. Every two weeks you can expect a new episode about the intersection of neurotypes and learning/performing improv.We’ll be starting with a three part series on getting Notes as a neurodivergent improviser. This is a very common request from improvisers I’ve spoken with regarding this podcast. And the first three episodes of the new season will be all about this topic.Note: You can find the full transcript for any episode at the top of the episode’s web pa...2024-07-3003 minStereoForest PodcastsStereoForest PodcastsVisual Imagery and Improv - Memory and RecallMost humans have some amount of mental imagery, or visual imagery. You might find that you use the visuals to help you build and remember improv scenes. The extreme ends are considered to be neurodivergence (they are called hyperphantasia and aphantasia), but regardless of what or how much you have you can do great improv.For more information see “part 1” of this episode, which covers how visual imagination works and how it affects improv. You can find that episode here:This episode focuses how to use visual imagery for memory recall in scenes and forms such...2024-03-0831 minNeuroinclusive Improv and ComedyNeuroinclusive Improv and ComedyVisual Imagery and Improv - Memory and RecallMost humans have some amount of mental imagery, or visual imagery. You might find that you use the visuals to help you build and remember improv scenes. The extreme ends are considered to be neurodivergence (they are called hyperphantasia and aphantasia), but regardless of what or how much you have you can do great improv.For more information see “part 1” of this episode, which covers how visual imagination works and how it affects improv. You can find that episode here:This episode focuses how to use visual imagery for memory recall in scenes and forms such...2024-03-0831 minStereoForest PodcastsStereoForest PodcastsImprov and Being Misunderstood, Part 1.Neurodivergent humans might communicate in a different way, a way that is difficult for neurotypical humans to understand. Different social communication styles not necessarily a deficit, and it’s not a pathology - it’s a difference. However, having difficulty communicating in a way other people understand it can be frustrating and isolating.Because we’re misunderstood. And we don’t want to be! And it’s often why we mask.There’s scientific study regarding being misunderstood too! In this episode I’ll talk about these studies (and they’re linked below).I’ll also descri...2024-02-2132 minStereoForest PodcastsStereoForest PodcastsFinding the unusual thing (and communicating better in scenes)Last week I promised an episode about finding the unusual thing: how you find what’s weird at the top of a scene when you’re setting up the base reality that leads to the game. And here is that episode.Communication is a challenge in improv, especially when we have different neurotypes playing together (which is probably… always). Our cognitive wiring is a fundamental difference between us, and at times it can lead to communication challenges especially when we need to agree on something important (like what’s weird!) to drive a scene forward. Finding the unusual...2024-02-0540 minStereoForest PodcastsStereoForest PodcastsNeurodivergent observation makes improv scenes better (ft. Isolation)I had A WEEK. So you’re getting AN EP that gets real.So this week I experienced something related to last week’s episode (ep 10). I wrote all of the notes for an episode about finding the unusual thing as a neurodivergent improviser. But you’re getting that one next week, friend, because I’ve been thinking about this stuff instead.And you know what happens when we get all focused on a subject. Well… this.So this week I’m talking about how we observe small details, things many others don’t notice, part...2024-01-2938 minStereoForest PodcastsStereoForest PodcastsHyperphantasia, Visual Imagination & ImprovSo in this episode you learn about the spectrum of visual imagination, from lots to none, and explore how you imagine visual details in improv. I cover what the spectrum of phantasia is, from hyperphantasia to aphantasia, then go into how it affects improv.How you visually process details in a scene are not just important for exploring the environment, scene painting, or describing an object (the obvious parts). You can also use it to create characters or incorporate an emotion. Flash memory-ing an emotion involves phantasia! It affects a lot.Can you improve your...2024-01-2243 minNeuroinclusive Improv and ComedyNeuroinclusive Improv and ComedyHyperphantasia, Visual Imagination & ImprovSo in this episode you learn about the spectrum of visual imagination, from lots to none, and explore how you imagine visual details in improv. I cover what the spectrum of phantasia is, from hyperphantasia to aphantasia, then go into how it affects improv.How you visually process details in a scene are not just important for exploring the environment, scene painting, or describing an object (the obvious parts). You can also use it to create characters or incorporate an emotion. Flash memory-ing an emotion involves phantasia! It affects a lot.Can you improve your...2024-01-2243 minStereoForest PodcastsStereoForest PodcastsMasking and Improv - Being the voice of reasonMasking is a common behaviour for autistic and/or ADHD people. It’s a trait that can be subconscious or conscious, and one we take on to suppress natural reactions, responses, physicality or expressions. This, of course, can affect how we position ourselves in scenes if we are trying to be the voice of reason and respond naturally and honestly.Thanks for reading Improv and Neurodiversity - The FlatImprov Podcast Substack! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.Masking can help us in improv, but also adds a challenge sometimes. With ca...2024-01-1540 minNeuroinclusive Improv and ComedyNeuroinclusive Improv and ComedyMasking and Improv - Being the voice of reasonMasking is a common behaviour for autistic and/or ADHD people. It’s a trait that can be subconscious or conscious, and one we take on to suppress natural reactions, responses, physicality or expressions. This, of course, can affect how we position ourselves in scenes if we are trying to be the voice of reason and respond naturally and honestly.Thanks for reading Improv and Neurodiversity - The FlatImprov Podcast Substack! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.Masking can help us in improv, but also adds a challenge sometimes. With ca...2024-01-1540 minStereoForest PodcastsStereoForest PodcastsCommitting to YOUR weird brain in improvWe’ve all heard those sayings like “do not compare your chapter 1 to their chapter 6.” But that can be pretty hard to do. Especially when we get notes that relate to our brain wiring! Maybe we’re reading from, or writing, a completely different book.It can be hard when our brains are so different in a word that’s constructed for a different (neurotypical) wiring altogether. And here we are up on a stage with everyone watching us. Yikes.But… it’s possible to find our own way, with what we got, and succeed greatly. Yep...2024-01-0827 minNeuroinclusive Improv and ComedyNeuroinclusive Improv and ComedyCommitting to YOUR weird brain in improvWe’ve all heard those sayings like “do not compare your chapter 1 to their chapter 6.” But that can be pretty hard to do. Especially when we get notes that relate to our brain wiring! Maybe we’re reading from, or writing, a completely different book.It can be hard when our brains are so different in a word that’s constructed for a different (neurotypical) wiring altogether. And here we are up on a stage with everyone watching us. Yikes.But… it’s possible to find our own way, with what we got, and succeed greatly. Yep...2024-01-0827 minStereoForest PodcastsStereoForest PodcastsFast and Slow Edit Moves in ImprovThis episode was inspired by a discussion I had with another improviser about fast and slow edit moves. They were told by a teammate to edit faster. The answer I gave them was a bit of an opinionated monologue infodump, and I was told I should turn that monologue into a podcast.So here we are.What we're talking about today is edit moves, with focus on the speed of those edit moves and what it might have to do with your neurotype (ALL neurotypes. This means YOU.) That once you are confident and comfortable...2024-01-0135 minNeuroinclusive Improv and ComedyNeuroinclusive Improv and ComedyFast and Slow Edit Moves in ImprovThis episode was inspired by a discussion I had with another improviser about fast and slow edit moves. They were told by a teammate to edit faster. The answer I gave them was a bit of an opinionated monologue infodump, and I was told I should turn that monologue into a podcast.So here we are.What we're talking about today is edit moves, with focus on the speed of those edit moves and what it might have to do with your neurotype (ALL neurotypes. This means YOU.) That once you are confident and comfortable...2024-01-0135 minStereoForest PodcastsStereoForest PodcastsMasking and Improv - Peas in a Pod ScenesMasking is a common behaviour for autistic and/or ADHD people (or those of us who are both). It's sometimes referred to as camouflaging, mimicking, or being a social chameleon. You might mask subconsciously - you might not even realize you do it! But it's essentially suppressing your natural reactions, responses, physicality or expressions in order to hide some of your natural behaviours or instincts. Your first reaction.Masking can help you fit in with the crowd, make social connections, or avoid punishment at work or school. It can also be exhausting, among other things....2023-12-1829 minNeuroinclusive Improv and ComedyNeuroinclusive Improv and ComedyMasking and Improv - Peas in a Pod ScenesMasking is a common behaviour for autistic and/or ADHD people (or those of us who are both). It's sometimes referred to as camouflaging, mimicking, or being a social chameleon. You might mask subconsciously - you might not even realize you do it! But it's essentially suppressing your natural reactions, responses, physicality or expressions in order to hide some of your natural behaviours or instincts. Your first reaction.Masking can help you fit in with the crowd, make social connections, or avoid punishment at work or school. It can also be exhausting, among other things....2023-12-1829 minStereoForest PodcastsStereoForest PodcastsOn Misophonia & Improv with Sabrina BanesVery excited about this ep! This week I am joined by Sabrina Banes, an improviser who has a condition called misophonia.Sabrina Banes is an improviser and Tarot reader who lives in Brooklyn with her two cats, Shumai and Althea. She currently performs with her longform indie teams, Jace Spam and Dolly Lana, and with her Improv College narrative house team, Oops! We Fell In Love. Find Sabrina online: Instagram and Linktree.In this episode we discuss what misophonia is like to experience, how it affects scene work and classes, and how to find your vo...2023-12-1151 minNeuroinclusive Improv and ComedyNeuroinclusive Improv and ComedyOn Misophonia & Improv with Sabrina BanesVery excited about this ep! This week I am joined by Sabrina Banes, an improviser who has a condition called misophonia.Sabrina Banes is an improviser and Tarot reader who lives in Brooklyn with her two cats, Shumai and Althea. She currently performs with her longform indie teams, Jace Spam and Dolly Lana, and with her Improv College narrative house team, Oops! We Fell In Love. Find Sabrina online: Instagram and Linktree.In this episode we discuss what misophonia is like to experience, how it affects scene work and classes, and how to find your vo...2023-12-1151 minNeuroinclusive Improv and ComedyNeuroinclusive Improv and ComedyTop-down thinking in improv for bottom-up thinkersIf you are a bottom-up thinker, there are certain techniques in long-form improv that might work better if you try to do top-down thinking instead. Why would you do such a thing? And When?Game and second beats might be challenging to a bottom-up thinker. You need to get used to wrapping up a bunch of details into a single idea, gist, or synopsis regardless of what direction you think in. The synopsis is where top-down thinkers start! Maybe it’s faster doing top down for this?This episode includes a couple different examples of wh...2023-12-0425 minStereoForest PodcastsStereoForest PodcastsTop-down thinking in improv for bottom-up thinkersIf you are a bottom-up thinker, there are certain techniques in long-form improv that might work better if you try to do top-down thinking instead. Why would you do such a thing? And When?Game and second beats might be challenging to a bottom-up thinker. You need to get used to wrapping up a bunch of details into a single idea, gist, or synopsis regardless of what direction you think in. The synopsis is where top-down thinkers start! Maybe it’s faster doing top down for this?This episode includes a couple different examples of wh...2023-12-0425 minNeuroinclusive Improv and ComedyNeuroinclusive Improv and ComedyBottom Up Thinking & Plots in ImprovBottom-up thinking or bottom-up processing is common way for autistics to process information. It’s wired into our brains and affects EVERYTHING. How does this type of thinking affect doing improv scenes, especially when it comes to plots? In particular… when you weren’t expecting a plot, and suddenly things get plotty?Bottom-up thinking affects how we follow sets, pull in information, process, and make decisions. So if we’re trying to follow plotlines but are focused on the details before the big plot picture… what happens now?I talk about these things in this episode.2023-11-2725 minStereoForest PodcastsStereoForest PodcastsBottom Up Thinking & Plots in ImprovBottom-up thinking or bottom-up processing is common way for autistics to process information. It’s wired into our brains and affects EVERYTHING. How does this type of thinking affect doing improv scenes, especially when it comes to plots? In particular… when you weren’t expecting a plot, and suddenly things get plotty?Bottom-up thinking affects how we follow sets, pull in information, process, and make decisions. So if we’re trying to follow plotlines but are focused on the details before the big plot picture… what happens now?I talk about these things in this episode.2023-11-2725 minNeuroinclusive Improv and ComedyNeuroinclusive Improv and ComedyOn Being Perceived (on the Improv Stage & In Class)The sense of being perceived is all about the activity you are doing when you are being looked at by other people. Having strong feelings about this kind of perception is common particularly with the autistic neurotype. And it can sure seem illogical or contradictory at times, too.And… people look at you in improv… a lot!Learn about what being perceived means to neurodivergent improvisers. What is it? How does being perceived work for humans in an improv class, and on an improv stage? What could make being perceived easier?I didn't thin...2023-11-2042 minStereoForest PodcastsStereoForest PodcastsOn Being Perceived (on the Improv Stage & In Class)The sense of being perceived is all about the activity you are doing when you are being looked at by other people. Having strong feelings about this kind of perception is common particularly with the autistic neurotype. And it can sure seem illogical or contradictory at times, too.And… people look at you in improv… a lot!Learn about what being perceived means to neurodivergent improvisers. What is it? How does being perceived work for humans in an improv class, and on an improv stage? What could make being perceived easier?I didn't thin...2023-11-2042 minNeuroinclusive Improv and ComedyNeuroinclusive Improv and ComedyWhat is neurodivergence?This episode details what neurodivergence is, and why it’s relevant to improv. I include a couple of examples in there. Check out the transcript to see the text version of this episode.NoteThis podcast has been renamed a couple times to best fit what it needed to become, and better reflect what it eventually became! It's not gone, I am figuring out what is sustainable and most needed by myself and the community.I mention surveys and written versions in earlier episodes. I am moving this content to ImprovUpdate.com on...2023-11-1215 minStereoForest PodcastsStereoForest PodcastsWhat is neurodivergence?This episode details what neurodivergence is, and why it’s relevant to improv. I include a couple of examples in there. Check out the transcript to see the text version of this episode.NoteThis podcast has been renamed a couple times to best fit what it needed to become, and better reflect what it eventually became! It's not gone, I am figuring out what is sustainable and most needed by myself and the community.I mention surveys and written versions in earlier episodes. I am moving this content to ImprovUpdate.com on...2023-11-1215 minStereoForest PodcastsStereoForest PodcastsHello, Neurodivergent ImprovisersIntroduction by Jen to the new FlatImprov podcast. We're starting with the intersection of neurodivergence and improv.Note from 2025: This episode was done on a whim to test the podcasting features at Substack, where this used to be hosted before I moved it to a much better platform. But hey, I kept going! And renamed it a couple times, too.This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacyPodtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp2023-10-3104 minStereoForest PodcastsStereoForest PodcastsDining Room Chairs Event: The Reviews - January 28Bettina roves by with a cittern, and Jen ponders brain stuff in a particularly roving manner.2023-08-0615 minStereoForest PodcastsStereoForest PodcastsDining Room Chairs Event: The Reviews - January 24Jen wonders if no one can find her because she's only speaking to the algorithm of an expired Facebook event, and then has a minor... existential crisis of some sort? But at least she has four tomato shots.2023-07-3012 minStereoForest PodcastsStereoForest PodcastsDining Room Chairs Event: The Reviews - January 15Jen has been sitting a lot, and tries to order something on DoorDash to help with a problem. But the messages got messed up, and Jen recognizes being misunderstood (and wordy) as a pattern in her life.2023-07-2412 minStereoForest PodcastsStereoForest PodcastsDining Room Chairs Event: The Reviews - January 11Jen starts making a mauve wig, and remembers the time she was given a cut that was inherently wig-like. 2023-07-2308 minStereoForest PodcastsStereoForest PodcastsDining Room Chairs Event: The Reviews - January 10Neighbours move furniture around, and Jen remembers her first dog Dude.2023-07-2209 minStereoForest PodcastsStereoForest PodcastsDining Room Chairs Event: The Reviews - January 8Jen meets Bob and wonders about how to make friends as an adult if she's gonna be stuck in this small unit for awhile.2023-07-0608 minStereoForest PodcastsStereoForest PodcastsDining Room Chairs Event: The Reviews - January 6Jen, still in the room, gets tacos delivered and contemplates why she's still in this room. And about finding your people.2023-05-1512 minStereoForest PodcastsStereoForest PodcastsDining Room Chairs Event: The Reviews - January 3Jen listens to her neighbours, a wall clock, and tries to figure out how to get home after selling her car to Phil.2023-05-0608 minStereoForest PodcastsStereoForest PodcastsDining Room Chairs Event: The Reviews - January 1Jen meets the Egg McMuffin people and gets a serious case of FOMO. There are still no chairs.2023-04-1909 minStereoForest PodcastsStereoForest PodcastsDining Room Chairs Event: The Reviews - December 31stJen arrives at the Dining Room Chairs Event in California only to find an empty room, no event, and no chairs.2023-04-1805 min