On the Line with Babsie: Recent Episodes
Michèle Haines
Ever wonder which pen is the most efficient for drawing mustaches on family members? Are you unsure if you should get your glasses rx filled before or after your driving test? Do you wonder why you married the man who brought another woman on your first date? Then tune in and eavesdrop on this mother-daughter duo’s cross-country phone calls as they catch up on each others shenanigans and recount ridiculous family stories. Side effects of listening: moderate-to-severe laughter and feeling goood.
More proof that Babsie doesn’t get jokes. But she laughs at them anyway ~ Join us for a super-fun chat with our guest, Ben… er uh... BURT Teplitzky ! We cover it all, from drifting anchovies to music that sounds like donkeys dying and crime scene real estate. Enjoy! ~ Hi, I'm your host, comedian Michèle Haines. Thank you for eavesdropping on another phone call with my mom, Babsie. ~ Burt Teplitzy is a Los Angeles-based comedian, author and entrepreneur. His standup is featured on Sirius XM Radio. Check out his comedy specials: Inside Scars (Tubi TV), Scar Tissue (Amazon Prime), and Clips Ahoy on all social media platforms. He is also responsible for resurrecting the "Top Banana" Comedy Brand from the 1950's. ~ Episode 14 Recorded 4/16/24 at soundBOX:LA with Tim Friedlander ~ Links: Burt Teplitzky IG: BurtWithaU web: https://one.link/burtwithau YouTube: https://youtube.com/@funwayentertainment ~ soundBOX Studio Group: soundboxstudiola.com IG: soundbox.la ~ Michèle Haines: cheleonearth.com IG: CheleOnEarth IG: OntheLineWithBabsie ~ Artwork by: Eduardo Rosas: edillustration.com IG: edillustration ~ Music by: Tomas Herudek ~ *Please excuse the fuzzy sound on Babsie's end
Shannon helps Babsie get to the bottom of whose spirit broke her desk chair. ~ Hi, I'm your host, Michèle Haines, and I welcome you to eavesdrop on another phone call with my Mom, Babsie, and our special guest, Shannon Torrence. Join us for a very eye-opening convo about receiving messages from beyond and how all of us can read subtle energies, as Babsie Ooooh's and Ahhhhh's uncontrollably. Enjoy! ~ Shannon Torrence is a professional voiceover actor and evidential psychic medium. She hosts the podcasts, “Magic Is Real”, whose focus is near death and other spiritually transformative experiences, and “Still Standing”, on which she interviews people who have overcome challenging life circumstances. Shannon splits her time between Prescott, AZ and Los Angeles. ~ Episode 13 Recorded 4/8/24 at soundBOX:WESTSIDE with Paul Mercier and Paula Tiso ~ Links: Shannon Torrence MagicIsRealShannon@gmail.com IG: RealMagicShannon YouTube: www.youtube.com/@magicisreal111 www.youtube.com/@StillStandingPodcast ~ soundBOX Studio Group: soundboxstudiola.com IG: soundbox.la ~ Michèle Haines: cheleonearth.com IG: CheleOnEarth ~ Artwork by: Eduardo Rosas: edillustration.com IG: edillustration ~ Music by: Tomas Herudek
Leg lamp brothels, selective displays of affection, and inconvenient babies ~ Oh my! ~ Hi, I'm your host, Michèle Haines, and I welcome you to eavesdrop on another phone call with my Mom, Babsie, and our special guest, Uncle Steve. ~ Episode 12 Recorded 2/5/22 at soundBOX:LA ~ Links: soundBOX Studio Group: soundboxstudiola.com IG: soundbox.la Michèle Haines: cheleonearth.com IG: @CheleOnEarth Illustration by: Eduardo Rosas: edillustration.com IG: @edillustration
Our fun-filled, interrupty, intriguing chat w/ masterful storyteller and attorney/comedian at Law, Lance Daniel. Lance shares stories of real-life courtroom comedy, manifestations and synchronicities with a smattering of voices, while Babsie ends her law-adjacent career with one single phrase. Enjoy! ~ Hi, I'm your host, Michèle Haines, and I welcome you to eavesdrop on another phone call with my Mom, Babsie, and our special guest, Lance Daniel. ~ Episode 11 Recorded 11/21/21 at soundBOX:LA ~ Links: Lance Daniel: smartypantslance.com IG: LALance2240 TikTok: LALance2240 soundBOX Studio Group: soundboxstudiola.com IG: soundbox.la Michèle Haines: cheleonearth.com IG: CheleOnEarth New Artwork by: Eduardo Rosas: edillustration.com IG: edillustration
The Encyclopedia of Gas Stations w/ Special Guest, Tim Friedlander (Owner/Founder/Engineer, soundBOX Studio Group | Voice Actor | Guitarist, Urban Renewal Project) ~ Get to know the Tim we’ve been talking to this whole time - the Tim who makes this podcast possible. ~ Plus, Oohs and Aahs from Babsie, who expresses her ‘speak first, think it through later’ philosophy on topic of Freedom. Please note: this episode was recorded 7 months before the Russian invasion of Ukraine ~ Listen to the end for special bonus song: Urban Renewal Project - “Shake Those Hips”! ~ Episode 10 Recorded 7/16/21 at soundBOX:LA ~ Links: Tim Friedlander: http://timfriedlandervo.com IG: thebigvox soundBOX Studio Group: https://www.soundboxstudiola.com IG: soundbox.la The Urban Renewal Project: https://www.urpmusic.com/ IG: urpmusic Michèle Haines: http://cheleonearth.com IG: CheleOnEarth
Let sleeping pilots lie. Smuggling cobblestones and cute wine bottles into the US. And German gibberish lessons with Uncle Steve.
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Babsie's innocent request for clarity sends Chèle into hysterical laughter, while the conversation continues with Uncle Steve.
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Hi, I'm your host, Michèle Haines, and I welcome you to eavesdrop on my phone call with my Mom, Babsie, and Uncle Steve (my Dad's youngest bro).
And then there were three... people talking over each other. Adding extraordinary storyteller, Uncle Steve, into the mix. In this episode, Babsie expresses her love for bilingual arguing and Uncle Steve imparts his too-late marital advice, as gleaned from his work with Dr. Uncle Phil.
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Recorded 2/5/2021 at soundBOX:LA
In this Ep., we talk about Astral travel, Alice in Wonderland Syndrome, and ditching Dad around the world. This is our first and LAST time recording phone-to-phone, patching into soundBOX:LA during the Coronavirus quarantine of 2020. Please excuse the sound quality.
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Recorded 5/16/2020
Episode 7
In this episode: Babsie explains the best method for drawing Hitler mustaches on family members; why you should never leave home without your face tripod; & gorgeous nightmare elevators.
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Recorded 9/27/19 at soundBOX:LA
Episode 6
Dirty looks and gazebo gossip.
...continued from previous episode.
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Recorded 8/1/19 at soundBOX:LA
Episode 5
In this episode: Everything's coming up roses... er uh... potatoes; Mom's sage advice for everything: "There's a pill for that!"; and the key to being a good samaritan? Wear the right shoes.
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Recorded 8/1/19 at soundBOX:LA
Episode 4
Receiving texts from ghosts (fees may apply); keeping a secret is a matter of perspective; some people shouldn't multitask.
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Recorded 7/15/19 at soundBOX:LA
Episode 3
Why bringing a date to your first date is in poor taste. How having nothing in common leads to wedding bells. Getting the honeymoon over with. And other gems from my mom's story vault.
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Recorded 7/5/19 at soundBOX:LA
Episode 2