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Ever had a day that starts badly and just spirals downward? The kind where you should've stayed in bed and hit the snooze button? Now imagine stringing a few of those days together for a bad week. This is a story about one such week that occurred over 40 years ago.
Navy Lieutenant Hugh Shake knew that he had married a strong-willed woman, but he never could have imagined the lengths by which she’d prove it. She had just accomplished a feat that had never been done before, and in all likelihood, would never happen again. What was this amazing accomplishment? Sit back and listen to a true story called, The Miracle of the Coral Sea.
I found three, 125-year-old job offer letters from the Bausch and Lomb Optical Company--all to a Robert Werth. I had many questions. Why three letters? Why were two of them typed and one of them hand-written? And most importantly, did Robert accept the position? If you’d like to know the answers to these and other questions, sit back and listen to a story that I call: “Did Robert Get the Job?”
Have you ever become the villain of a story where you should have been the hero? If so, you'll appreciate this remix of Griddlesode 13: Sometimes Life Isn’t Fair.
It took decades to check this bucket-item off my list, but I finally got to visit Dealey Plaza in Dallas, Texas. It's a story that I call, Wait. What? No!
Have you ever started something enthusiastically, only to realize about halfway through that it might not be a good idea? Well, I had such an experience a couple months ago as I started telling a story to Magic Johnson. It’s a story that I call, Do you believe in Magic?
I use storytelling to both immortalize the high points in my life, and to help me process the low points. Today’s story falls into the latter category–to help me process a random event that just doesn’t make sense. It’s a story that I call:
It all starts with a buyer and a seller. One person has something to sell that another is interested in buying. But how does that transaction happen? How do sellers and buyers arrive at a mutual price? One answer can be found in a new movement that’s changing the way we price creative works. What is this new movement? Well, sit back and listen to a story that I call: Value is in the Ear of the Beholder.
On May 18th, 2010, someone made a purchase that changed the world. Did this purchase involve a tract of land for a future hospital, library, or regional park? Nope. They bought a pizza. Actually two of 'em. And what made these two pizza pies so special? Well, sit back and listen to a story called, “Tinkerbell’s Light.”
On April 12, 1994, a Phoenix Law firm found a loophole that allowed it to make money without spending any. What was this curious business model and how has it affected everyone listening to this show? Here's a story that we call "Life Needs Friction."
On today’s Griddlesode, I have a story that longtime listeners have heard bits and pieces of, but they’ve never heard them strung together. It’s a story called: "Griddlecakes Radio: The Birth of a Podcast."
During a recent interview, Dan Moyle of the Storyteller’s Network asked me the following question: “Do you have a life-changing story that you can look back on and say…this is what changed my life when it came to story?” My answer became the inspiration for today’s Griddlesode. It’s a story called: Finding Uncle Kelsey.
Some stories happen in the matter of seconds. Others take a lifetime. Here's personal story that's almost 50 years in the making--Ron's quest to photograph a comet.
This is the end to a decades old story that Ron learned through tracing the facts found on a stack of century-old postcards.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow wrote the epic poem, Evangeline, in 1847. It's based on a true story that has significance to the Griddlecakes Radio podcast. Listen to find out how.
Battleship USS IOWA was launched on August 27, 1942. Since then, she's served in WWII, Korean War, and in the Cold War. In this Griddlesode, we tell her story through three generations of sailors.
Have you ever stood at the top of a mountain during a sunset? A vantage point that allowed you to see where the curvature of the earth met a multicolored sky? A scene so beautiful that you wanted to share it with your friends through a photograph, but when you did, the colors seemed muted, the earth less curved, and the experience far from how you remembered it? Why? The reason is that you put a frame around it.
In this Griddlesode, Ron tells the story of two people and his connections to them through social media: one a re-connection, and the other a new connection.
In this Griddlesode, Ron tells a story about the random series of events that needed to occur in order to put him into an awkward position.
In this Griddlesode, Ron tells a story about the person who taught him the most about storytelling.
In this Griddlesode, Ron digs deep into his desk drawer to find an interview that he recorded in 1998 with entrepreneur Arthur Nelson, who explains how a chance encounter with one of the most influential entrepreneurs of the 20th century shaped his career.
In this Griddlesode, Ron tells a story that questions whether or not the end justifies the mean.
In this Griddlesode, Ron tells two seemingly different stories that come together at the end.
In this Griddlesode, Ron tells a story about an international delivery mission called: "Operation Chicken Soup."
In this Griddlesode, Ron tells a story about doing a job a little too well, in a story called "That's Not Your Job!"
In this Griddlesode, Ron tells a story about the importance of choosing your friends wisely in a story called: “Loss of Innocence.”
In this Griddlesode, Ron talks about the risks of playing basketball in a story called: “Paper Clip Pinky.”
In this Griddlesode, Ron tells a story from his freshman year of college in a story he calls: "The Frosh Curve."
In this Griddlesode, Ron takes on a serious subject, telling a story about his meeting with a drug addicted man who needed help. This is one for parents and kids to listen to together. It’s a story called: “Brutally Honest.”
In this Griddlesode, Ron explains about the "other Griddlecakes Radio," and then tells a story called "Blizzard Camera."
In this Griddlesode, Ron tells a story from his childhood called: "Preamble to Disaster."
In this Griddlesode, Ron tells a story from his childhood called: "My First Social Network."
In this Griddlesode, the "Other Ron's" agent (Brad from Bells in the Batfry) calls and Ron tells a story called: "Happy."
In this Special Edition Griddlesode we present the audio extravaganza: "Podenstein." a joint RoneyZone/Griddlecakes Radio Production. For more information, please visit: http://podenstein.roneyzone.com.
In this Griddlesode, Ron tells a story of summertimes past, and the warm memories that accompany them.
In this Griddlesode, Ron has a little fun with Apple and the iPhone, with a sketch called “The “i” Word”
In this Griddlesode, Ron tells about learning a very important management lesson in a story called: "Management 101"
In this Griddlesode, Ron tells a story of a parent's trip to the emergency room called "Cartwheeling Trout"
In this 50th Griddlesode, Ron tells a story about his first "real" job called "The Kitchen."
In this Griddlesode, Ron talks about looking up to people in a story called "Flying with Jay."
In this Griddlesode, Ron tells the story of his grandmother, Fran, in a story called: "Correspondence."
In this Griddlesode, Ron continues his story of the Fisherman's Cup, in part two called: "Bluenose."
In this Griddlesode, Ron tells a special historical story called "The Fisherman's Cup."
In this Griddlesode, Ron tells a story that was inspired by two Griddlecakes Radio listeners. It is called: "Two Rings: One Message."
In this Griddlesode, Ron tells a story called "The Book," where he uses a well known book to help him with a business problem.
Ron talks about questioning assumptions in an installment of "Daddy Don't Catch on Fire" called "Lumpuckarooie."
In this first Griddlesode of Season Two, Ron tells the story of his first crush called "My Maria."
In this Griddlesode, the "other Ron" tells us about his vacation, we play some listener feedback, and then Ron tells a winter story called "The Toboggan."
In this Griddlesode, Ron takes the show on the road, coming to you from the town of Kihei on the island of Maui, where he tells a story called "The Road to Hana."
In this Griddlesode, we play some listener feedback, congratulate listener David from California for winning the contest in Griddlesode #29, and then tell a story called "The Smudge."
In this Griddlesode, we play a satirical skit called: "The Linguine Code." With special guest voices from CC Chapman of Accident Hash, U-Turn Cafe, and Managing the Gray; Jen and Corey from Bucket Podcast; and Cat from Creepycast.
In this Griddlesode, we thank some listeners, play a promo for Griddlesode #29, and then tell a story called "Mr. and Mrs. Reich."
In this Griddlesode, we discuss being the "Pick of the Day" over at Podcast Pickle, talk about teenagers, play an original piece called "Music All Around Us," and then tell a story called "Payback."
In this Griddlesode, Ron apologizes for breaking format, talks about a new Storytelling category in one of the podcast directories, and then tells a story called "Young Man/Old Guy."
In this Griddlesode, we play some listener voicemail, the “other Ron” answers questions from listener Joe, and then an unexpected visitor arrives.
In this Griddlesode, we learn about "pikelets," meet listeners Jon and Ed, and then tell a personal story called The Chess Set.
In this Griddlesode, we review the book: _Why Business People Speak Like Idiots_ by Brian Fugere, Chelsea Hardaway, and Jon Warshawsky. And then we finish up with a sketch that is based on the book.
In this Griddlesode, Ron talks about consumer generated advertising, and tells a story called: "Be Careful What You Ask."
In this Griddlesode, Ron talks about the differences between Radio and Podcasting, all while keeping an eye on the “other Ron" who is acting…err…strange.
In this Griddlesode we talk about the geeky things I did during the holidays, introduce you to a new podcast "psycheology: audio burlesque," and then introduce a new segment to the show called "Welcome to My World."
In this Griddlesode, we pick up where we left off in Griddlesode #11 on the morning of April 19, 1775. Listen as we tell the story of what happened after the Battle of Lexington in The Battle of Concord.
In this special edition Griddlesode, we read The Night Before Christmas by Clement Clarke Moore (1823) and then read a New York Sun editorial from 1897.
In this Griddlesode, we share some more listener feedback, play “The Twelve Days of Podcasting,” talk about Wikipedia-gate, and lastly, finish up with a sketch that shows how our founding fathers had to deal with the exact same problem when it came to documenting American history.
In this Griddlesode, we share some listener feedback, talk about some exciting things that have happened to Griddlecakes Radio since our iDog sketch was played on DSC#275, and wrap it up with a story called: "The Summer I learned that Life wasn't Fair."
In this Griddlesode we...
1) Read an email that came to Ron by mistake
2) Talk about lawyers and advertising folks
3) Listen in on a business meeting that illustrates how those long disclaimers at the end of commercials come to be.
In this Griddlesode: Ron finally recognizes Bryan for his part in Griddlesode #6, We talk about predicting technologies through listening to customers, and finish by listening in on a conversation between a "new economy" consultant as he tries to sell his services to a prospect.
In this Griddlesode, we take a look at the subscriber base which is growing because of this week's listing in iTunes. Then we jump into our second edition of "Daddy Don't Catch on Fire: And other Useful Advice" -- as Ron describes two lessons that he learned from one of the original Mercury Astronauts.
In this Griddlesode, we ponder the question "Is there such a thing as too much technological innovation?" Then we finish by listening in on a man who's trying to buy a cell phone.
In this Griddlesode, we review the book The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty First Century by Thomas Friedman. Then, we listen in on a customer support call nightmare!
In this Griddlesode, we introduce a new segment called"Daddy Don't Catch on Fire -- and other useful advice." You never know where advice will come from -- advice that has a dramatic effect on your perception and understanding of the world. Listen in as Ron shares some of those little tidbits that have had a direct impact on his life. Perhaps, they may have an impact on on yours too.
Here is Griddlesode #3. It contains:
1) A discussion about the differences between Podcasting and Videocasting
2) Secret basement tapes of a very special band...and the music is Podsafe!
Here is Griddlesode #2. It contains:
1) A discussion about the RIAA
2) Thomas Edison gets a visit to his lab in 1878
Well, here it is, the inaugural podcast. It contains:
1) An introduction to the Podcast
2) Why October 12, 1987 was so important
3) A little fun at the expense of spammers.
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