Strangerville Podcast: Recent Episodes
Eli McCann
A storytelling podcast that tries very hard to not always be about poop. Hosted by Eli McCann & Meg Walter, produced by The Beehive.
This time in Strangerville, Meg's life will end when they take Tiktok away from her, all the other social media apps are hot garbage, and a story from Eli about his stinky house.
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Stench, by Eli McCann (Music by Gillicuddy)
Production by Eli McCann & Meg Walter
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This time in Strangerville, new year, new us. Probably. We talk movies, Disneyland, and why we're bad at business.
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An Affair to Forget, by Eli McCann
Production by Eli McCann and Meg Walter
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This time in Strangerville, are you supposed to buy your newborn Christmas presents even though he doesn't even know he has hands? Also, Meg is going to New York to see a play. Plus a story from Eli about what it's like to be a Hot Single Mom.
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Little Adventures, by Eli McCann (music by Jota)
Production by Eli McCann & Meg Walter
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This time in Strangerville, Meg highly recommends you all go to elementary school assemblies, Eli is living in the in-between time with his baby, and a story about starting paternal leave.
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Paternal Leave, by Eli McCann (music by Crowander)
Production by Eli McCann & Meg Walter
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This time in Strangerville, Eli got four nights of good sleep and saw the face of god, Meg is gearing up for some difficult holidays, and a man navigates coming out to himself and his family.
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Pouring Water, by Hunter Prueger (music by Middle Sattre)
Production by Eli McCann & Meg Walter
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This time in Strangerville, Meg went to San Fran, Eli is very cranky from feeding a baby at 2:00 AM, and a story from Eli on the Strangerville Live stage about navigating a respectful relationship with his family despite differences of faith.
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Resigned, by Eli McCann
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Production by Eli McCann & Meg Walter
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This time in Strangerville, Eli is EXCELLING as a new parent, Meg is going to a PGA tournament, and a story from Adam Berg on the Strangerville Live stage about a very odd date.
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Hot Tubs, by Adam Berg
Production by Eli McCann & Meg Walter
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This time in Strangerville, Eli's life is about to change pretty dramatically and Meg is trying very hard not to be condescending about it, we are not actors, and an essay from Eli about his Sunday routine (from The Book of Queer Mormon Joy).
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Sunday, by Eli McCann (music by Gillicuddy)
Production by Eli McCann & Meg Walter
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This time in Strangerville, Meg is off on a bit of a break so we have Jolyn Metro filling in. We discuss Burning Man, European theme parks, Jolyn lies a lot and encourages others to do so, and Troy Williams takes the Strangerville Live stage to talk about his mom's funeral.
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Can't Help Falling In Love, by Troy Williams
Production by Eli McCann & Jolyn Metro
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This time in Strangerville, Eli is going to a theme park in Europe for some reason, Meg is a fabulous cook even if her kids don't think so, and a story about joining an exclusive knitting group.
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Knitting Group, by Eli McCann
(music by Doctor Turtle)
Production by Eli McCann & Meg Walter
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This time in Strangerville, Skylar was profiled by The Washington Post and it was odd, Meg had a bloody accident, and a story from Eli about becoming obsessed with a walking competition.
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Walktober, by Eli McCann (music by Lobo Loco)
Production by Eli McCann & Meg Walter
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This time in Strangerville, we have no idea what music the kids are listening to these days, Eli's dogs had a fight on his face, and the harrowing story of a family's attempts to find their dad who went on a motorcycle trip in Mexico.
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Mexico Motorcycle, by Jesslyn Poulson (music by Doctor Turtle)
Production by Eli McCann & Meg Walter
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Also, infor on the Stories of Pride Event, June 18, 2024, in Salt Lake City, where Eli will be sharing a story. Get tickets HERE.
This time in Strangerville, a pushy salesperson, Meg forgot her child at a park, and reflections from Eli who is forty, flirty, and friving.
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Over the Hill, by Eli McCann (music by Crowander)
Production by Eli McCann & Meg Walter
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This time in Strangerville, Chat GPT, we're getting slower at races, and a story from Eli about a childhood field trip.
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Kennecott Copper Mine, by Eli McCann (music by La Rue Zabyme)
Production by Eli McCann & Meg Walter
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This time in Strangerville, we have no idea how much gates are supposed to cost, Meg is better at grocery shopping than Eli, and a very dramatic story about what happened when a business stopped accepting VISA credit cards.
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Credit Card Wars, by Eli McCann
Production by Eli McCann & Meg Walter
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This time in Strangerville, Eli is scared of medication, Meg thinks it's ok to have nice hair, and the beautiful story of a man who went to great lengths to try to reunite a family with a meaningful piece of art.
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Portrait of Elizabeth, by Greg Green and Mark Petersen (music by Keys of Moon Music)
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Production by Eli McCann & Meg Walter
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This time in Strangerville, remodeling old houses, interpreting nightmares, and a story from Eli about wandering some once gritty streets in far western Ukraine.
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L'viv, by Eli McCann (music by Ayla Nereo)
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This time in Strangerville, the Kate Middleton Crisis, the Wonka Experience, old houses, and a story about all of the things Eli's parents said to him growing up.
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This Is Why We Wear Seatbelts, by Eli McCann (music by Crowander)
This time in Strangerville, Meg went on a theme park tour for journalism, Eli flew on a tiny plane and it was terrifying, plus a story from Eli about old houses and family keepsakes.
This time in Strangerville, Meg is a law breaker now, Eli had to play Mormon hymns at a funeral, and a dramatic recounting of what it was like for Skylar to shop for a couch.
[Eli is a mess and he accidentally uploaded the wrong audio for this episode initially. This is his second attempt. Please be kind to him. He's not a very smart man.]
This time in Strangerville, Eli went to the Grand Canyon and found out he is not a very tough man, Meg is being bullied by TikTok, and a story from Eli about how he started getting up at illegal o'clock to meet with a personal trainer at the gym.
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Personal Trainer, by Eli McCann (music by Lobo Loco)
Production by Eli McCann & Meg Walter
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This time in Strangerville, goals for 2024, guests overstaying their welcome, and Eli shares some email exchanges from back when he was brave enough to have a Couchsurfing account.
This time in Strangerville, treating our bodies like dump trucks for the holidays, Eli and Meg don't read enough books and they feel bad about that, and Eli takes the Strangerville Live stage to talk about the time he trolled the president of a very intense book club.
This time in Strangerville, Meg is going to London because of Gwyneth Paltrow, the Olympics are coming to town, and Brandt Hill takes the Strangerville Live stage to explain what happened (mud, etc.) when he was persuaded to go to Burning Man this year.
This time in Strangerville, some sad news about Eli's dear grandma. Meg thinks the government should be more dysfunctional. And Lindsay Denton takes the Strangerville Live stage to talk about what it's like to be a parent to children who decide to have terrifying imaginary friends.
This time in Strangerville, Eli is basically a mechanic, weaponized incompetence, and Seth Ensign takes the Strangerville Live stage to talk about the time he tried to build up the courage to ask out a woman at BYU.
This time in Strangerville, Eli is caught in a very toxic steps competition, Meg ran a marathon as a comedy bit, and Rebbie Brassfield takes the Strangerville Live stage to talk about the lengths she went through to get the perfect family photo.
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Marigold, by Rebbie Brassfield
Production by Eli McCann & Meg Walter
This time in Strangerville, Eli went to France and he has some OPINIONS, Meg is about to run a marathon, and a story from Eli about caring for his ailing grandma.
This time in Strangerville, stuff that's entertaining us on the internet, people pleasers, and a woman recounts her difficult experience with an international adoption.
This time in Strangerville, Delta diarrhea, special guest Ramona Walter, and Eli shares a story about changing jobs.
This time in Strangerville, Eli joined a knitting group, Meg complains about running, and a woman shares an essay about raising three autistic children at once.
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Autism, by Becky Kimball (music: Fishing by Crowander)
Production by Eli McCann & Meg Walter
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This time in Strangerville, Meg and Eli ran a race and there were no winners, encounters with politicians, and a field trip to the United States Supreme Court.
This time in Strangerville we discuss marriage veto power and it's constitutional limitations, why we cook, and a lovely essay about a man who found solace under Julia Child's written tutelage.
This time in Strangerville, Eli accidentally met Ellen, Meg is a strong confident women who don't need no Twitter, and some Yahoo! Answers trolling.
This time in Strangerville, unsolved mysteries at Eli's gym, Meg is too old to take redeye flights anymore, and Emily King takes the Strangerville Live stage to tell the story of how lightsabers nearly ruined her life.
This time in Strangerville Eli was lured into a potentially very dangerous mission after getting robbed, Meg brags about her garden, and Adam Berg takes the Strangerville Live stage to tell the story of the time he frantically searched for someone to give him an emergency root canal in a foreign country.
This time in Strangerville, Eli lived a nightmare with his very sick dogs, Meg brags about eating spicy food, and Shireen Ghorbani takes the Strangerville Live stage to tell the story of the birth of her child.
This time in Strangerville, Eli has a triathlon coming up and Meg thinks he should quit, and Sierra Wise takes the Strangerville Live Stage to tell the story of the time she fell in a manhole.
This time in Strangerville, Meg went to the big city, Eli had a very confusing experience at a coffee shop, and a woman recounts her childhood fears of Chuck E. Cheese.
This time in Strangerville, Eli somehow found himself at a Taylor Swift concert, travel pains, and a bikini wax that went very wrong.
This time in Strangerville, Skylar dyed his hair red and we are trying to understand why, no one understands health insurance, and a family reunion camping trip went very wrong for Eli's family in the 90s.
This time in Strangerville, Eli's family loves to group chat, games we played as children, and a woman has the WORST first Tinder date ever.
This time in Strangerville, Eli went to a movie theater where there were children, Meg is 40% done with her life, and Eli took the stage 10 years ago to the story of his Ukrainian appendectomy.
This time in Strangerville, Meg got a dog on accident, Eli was forced to dance in public, and a woman ends up performing in a very strange Japanese music video.
This time in Strangerville, newyears resolutions, medical scares, and the story of a baby's first few stressful days of life.
This time in Strangerville, Eli lives at Urgent Care now, Meg is collecting stories about Hallmark movies, and we revisit a story about Eli's Christmas in Palau.
This time in Strangerville, Eli went back to therapy, Meg doesn't know how to help him, and Adam Berg may have dated a conartist.
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This time in Strangerville, Meg and Eli are journalistic rivals now, a puppy goes to boarding school, and Eli takes the Strangerville Live stage to share an email exchange he once had with Disneyland.
This time in Strangerville, unverified celebrity rooms, mean-spirited dog gossip, and Eli takes the Strangerville Live stage to tell the story of visiting a psychic.
This time in Strangerville, Skylar thinks Meg's children are babies, Eli's grandma doesn't care what anyone thinks anymore, and Troy Williams takes the Strangerville Live stage to tell the story of the time he found out the FBI had opened a file on him. BONUS: Surprise studio visit from the ever hilarious Emily King.
This time in Strangerville, special guests Ivy and Ramona join us in the studio. Tune in to hear how bad Eli is at talking to Meg's children. Also, Emily King takes the Strangerville Live stage to tell the story of the time she got lost at Disneyland.
This time in Strangerville, Eli is in landscaping hell, Meg lost a toenail, and Michelle Pearson takes the Strangerville Live Stage to talk about how she met her husband.
This time in Strangerville, our dogs and children only behave for others, and Lindsay Hansen Park takes the Strangerville Live stage to talk about what spiders have taught her.
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A Tale of Two Spiders, by Lindsay Hansen Park
Production by Eli McCann & Meg Walter
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This time in Strangerville, apparently anxiety can give you fevers, Meg needs help with her digital hoarding, and a woman tells the story of rushing to the hospital to say goodbye to her grandmother.
This time in Strangerville, apparently anxiety can give you fevers, Meg needs help with her digital hoarding, and a woman tells the story of rushing to the hospital to say goodbye to her grandmother.
This time in Strangerville, a refrigerator disaster, Meg is done with summer, and a woman talks about battling extremists in her local school board.
This time in Strangerville, a refrigerator disaster, Meg is done with summer, and a woman talks about battling extremists in her local school board.
This time in Strangerville, we discuss weddings, Disneyland, and Eli's first time ever trying coffee.
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Coffee, by Eli McCann (music by Gillicuddy)
Production by Eli McCann & Meg Walter
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This time in Strangerville, Eli has a surprise for Skylar, moving is the worst, and a man recounts a cross country trip with toddlers.
This time in Strangerville, Meg did genetic testing, some conversation about giving birth, and a woman tells the story of her wild first day at a new job.
This time in Strangerville, Eli is a slob, Meg doesn't know how to talk to mechanics, and a piece about encounters with strangers.
This time in Strangerville, Eli has yet another bathroom mishap, Meg is awkward at restaurants, and Eli shares a story on the Strangerville Live stage about some unexpected travel companions in Ukraine.
This time in Strangerville, Eli got a new job, Meg reflects on the Becky Edwards campaign, and Eli did a bad thing in a Tesco bathroom.
This time in Strangerville, Eli went to Ireland, Meg is fighting dear, and a woman regrets leaving loose change on a table.
This time in Strangerville, Eli's puppy remains a terrorist, Meg went to a political debate, and a woman has a problem at a pizza restaurant.
This time in Strangerville, Eli's puppy remains a terrorist, Meg went to a political debate, and a woman has a problem at a pizza restaurant.
This time in Strangerville, a couple tells the story of their devastating experience navigating a parent's worst nightmare and the love for their child that guided them through it.
This time in Strangerville, it's graduation season, Meg's body is falling apart, and a mother's harrowing journey dealing with her teenager's gym bag.
This time in Strangerville, celebrity meetings, a walk through Strangerville history, and Whitney Call takes the Strangerville Live stage to share a story about a very uncomfortable blind date.
It's our 200th episode! And this time in Strangerville, Eli is betrayed by Quilt, Meg got "food poisoning," and Shelby Hintze takes the Strangerville Live stage to tell family secrets.
This time in Strangerville, Eli went to a four-day wedding with straight people, Meg will not leave her home, and Meredeth Muller takes the Strangerville Live stage to share her harrowing tale of going to teen court.
This time in Strangerville, Meg went to Italy, Eli's puppy can now open doors, and Brandt Hill takes the Strangerville Live stage to share a story about his father's decision to become a singer during his retirement.
This time in Strangerville, what's the worst relationship advice you've received? We discuss language barriers. And a man stumbles into a big surprise when he checks into his airbnb.
This time in Strangerville, Meg went to her neighborhood caucus and had a wild time, an explanation about the current happenings in Ukraine, and Eli launched a fundraiser.
We're releasing this episode early because it covers topics that we felt like shouldn't wait, including Eli's thoughts on the current crisis in Ukraine. Also, an interview with another Alphacon survivor.
In this emergency episode, Meg gives us an update on the amazing things that happened to her at Alphacon. If you don't know what that is, go listen to Episode 194 where she talks about what it is and why she was planning to attend.
This time in Strangerville, Meg is going to Alphacon!!! Eli spent a few days with a stranger in Bosnia. A woman recounts an experience watching a recording of Fleetwood Mac as a child. And we want Blockbuster to come back.
This time in Strangerville, Eli had a mishap with self-tanner, Meg's children are using robots to torture their mother, and a woman stops by the studio to talk about the loss of a person who had an impact on many.
This time in Strangerville, Eli now lives in a factory, Meg explains the Day Five itch, and Skylar was very immature in Hungary.
This time in Strangerville, Eli had "take your Meg to work day," Skylar is setting up puppy playdates with Meg's children, and a woman's attempt to friendzone a dude goes very very badly.
This time in Strangerville, Eli is now a half-ass vegan, Meg's body is falling apart, and a woman recalls a moment when she realized her dad was the star of his own life.
This time in Strangerville, Eli almost went to prison once, never ask Meg to translate a talk in Latvian on the spot, and a reporter struggles to understand southern accents.
This time in Strangerville, Eli gets a puppy, what is your earliest memory?, Meg clears the air re: Taylor Swift, and a PTA president has a mishap at an assembly.
This time in Strangerville, are Eli and Meg too anxious to raise children, a story about an earthquake, and what happens to your body when you turn 35.
This time in Strangerville, Eli decided to go to SNL and the Swifties were RUTHLESS, Meg is not wearing a bra, and the story of a mishap that occurred on what should have been a very pleasant walk.
This time in Strangerville, people wait for the Second Coming of JFK, Meg is not willing to do her own historical research, and the story, and DRAMA, of a legendary tree that some say shaded the Mormon pioneers.
This time in Strangerville, Eli wants to be pregnant so he can tell Meg it's really not that bad, Meg is getting the booster shot, and the story of one town that became gripped by a 1925 trial over evolution.
This time in Strangerville, Eli has Covid and it's very sad, Meg can't be a vegan because of cheese, and a woman accidentally gets stoned right before giving her daughter dating advice she now can't remember.
This time in Strangerville, did you hear about our kidney donation? Meg is trying to potty train a human and there is pee everywhere. And an Amish man anonymously writes about his experience living in his community in the closet.
This time in Strangerville, a woman does not think skeletons are funny, a family watches their house burn down, and Meg does not approve of her children's Halloween costumes.
This time in Strangerville, Eli had a meltdown, Meg is trying to get him to go to some church. Any church. And Eli took the Strangerville Live stage to tell the story of Skylar's first three visits to Salt Lake City when they started dating.
This time in Strangerville, Meg drove several hours to attend a paranormal conference, Eli saw aliens once and no one will believe him, and Adam Berg takes the stage to tell the story about the time he kind of went on a double date.
This time in Strangerville, Meg wrote an article for the newspaper and people are NOT HAPPY. Eli had a mishap with a party invitation. And Stacey Harkey takes the Strangerville Live Stage to tell a story about receiving an unsolicited nude photo of his boss's wife.
This time in Strangerville, Eli has a mishap in a public bathroom, Meg can DRINK (water), and Cindy Ford takes the Strangerville Live stage to tell the story of the time she fought for women in a food-eating contest in Korea.
This time in Strangerville, SNAKES, dirty college apartments, and a medical non-emergency.
This time in Strangerville, Meg saw some Disney gays, Eli is a mean old man who doesn't go to his cousins weddings, and a New York transplant navigates the confusing world of gay dating apps.
This time in Strangerville, Eli went on the news, Meg may have caused a 200-car pile-up on the freeway, and Becky Edwards talks about how her relationship with LaVell Edwards helped shaped the kind of politician she's trying to be as she runs for the United States senate.
This time in Strangerville, Meg and Eli went on a hot date that ended in disaster, a playground brawl, and some other punching.
This time in Strangerville, have you ever had a brief but meaningful encounter with a stranger that left an impact? One man tells the story of his day at Stonehenge and how it changed the course of his life. Also, only 5-star hotels for Meg from here on.
This time in Strangerville, Eli babysat Meg's children. Or did they babysit him? Some existential crises about the vastness of space. And a woman has a mishap in bed with were nemesis.
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Softball, by Laurel Sorensen
Production by Eli McCann & Meg Walter
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This time in Strangerville, Meg feels lied to at a party Eli graciously invited her to attend, our parents liked to mess with us when we were children, and a woman goes to great lengths to explore the possibility of a relationship with someone she hardly knows.
This time in Strangerville, Meg and Eli were odd children, some stuff about Disneyland, and an international conflict sprouts on the shores of Croatia.
This time in Strangerville, Meg might be having an affair with Eli's gay husband, a conversation about extending grace, and a man shares the story of booking an Elvis impersonator for his mother's funeral.
This time in Strangerville, we kind of believe in horoscopes, Meg flashed a bunch of strangers, and Rebbie tells the story of comparing herself to other millennials who all seemed to be buying homes and succeeding in their adulthood.
This time in Strangerville, Eli is caught in something of a Mrs. Robinson situation, Meg has taught her children to use technology and this was a mistake, and a man takes the law into his own hands when his comic books are stolen from a storage unit.
This time in Strangerville, Meg might have a gambling addiction, Eli tried to charm a very mean woman at a bank once, and a woman has a wild experience trying to introduce her polite husband to her very lively family.
This time in Strangerville, a zoom call gone very wrong, dogs are navigating the subway system, and a couple has a medical scare in eastern Europe.
This time in Strangerville, customer service is bad, unless you're Meg. People seem to want to help Meg. And Eli shares a story about a babysitter from his childhood who had a very strange rule.
This time in Strangerville, a Twitter bot is cyberbullying Eli, Meg is harassing the neighborhood turkey, and a couple recounts their harrowing experience when a toddler goes to battle with a folding chair.
This time in Strangerville, Eli is the upstairs people on Downton Abbey and Meg defames her pediatrician. Also, a physician shares his experience navigating These Unprecedented Times.
This episode is a bummer. You've been warned. Meg discusses having to put her dog down. Eli shares the story of dealing with two parents who have covid. There's a lot of crying. Don't yell at us. We're very fragile right now.
This time in Strangerville, Eli needs to get back to the klerbbb, Meg is not interested in joining him, and a woman goes on a wild Bolivian journey thanks to an emergency surgery.
This time in Strangerville, Meg's toddler chopped off his own finger and Eli is VERY sorry for how funny he thinks this story is. And a woman has a perfect day that ends in an incredible coincidence on a Canadian beach.
This time in Strangerville, Eli's family is being haunted! Meg didn't get celebrated enough on International Women's Day. And a piece about how our perception of online dating has evolved over the past two decades.
This time in Strangerville, stories of bad customer service, rumors about Mormon celebrities, and what happens these days when you try to make a donation to the DI.
This time in Strangerville, Meg and Eli are very bad at business. And a woman has a terrifying experience navigating a highway.
This time in Strangerville, Meg and Eli are now at a point in their lives when the gifts that make them cry the biggest tears of joy are wooden spoons and snow blowers. And a woman recounts her wild journey that started with an adoption and ended with a secret.
This time in Strangerville, doggy dental care is stressful, Eli and Meg are personally close with all of the Peloton instructors, and a woman remembers taking an Amish family on a camping trip nearly two decades ago.
This time in Strangerville, Valentine's Day is a perfect opportunity for Skylar's husband to scam Eli, Meg was the kind of girl in high school who watched I Love The 80s on VH1, and a woman recounts her harrowing journey visiting an unconventional dentist.
This time in Strangerville, Meg's children thinks she might be having an affair with Eli, why do people work so much?, and Eli recounts a memory of seeing locals show up on early reality television programs.
This time in Strangerville, someone shared a recipe for "Just In Case" cookies online and Meg and Eli are very upset. A man has a run in with a dangerous cartel in Mexico. And Meg and Eli are lucky to have survived several close calls while living in eastern Europe.
This time in Strangerville, there was an inauguration and it was peaceful, Meg and Eli discuss career crises, and Rebbie Brassfield shares her experience of feeling very unqualified to create an ad campaign for Pepsi.
This time in Strangerville, it's our fifth birthday! Eli tries to convince a skeptical Meg that we are in for more peaceful times. And a woman deserves the Purple Heart for surviving what must be the worst dates that have ever happened.
This time in Strangerville, how was your Insurrection Day? Meg and Eli discuss it. And Eli shares a story about what it felt like to close out 2020.
This time in Strangerville, please please please do not take any medical advice from Strangerville. Please. We don't know what we're talking about and we don't want anyone to die because of things we've said. Also, enjoy Eli's story about how he tried to get his husband to believe in ghosts.
This time in Strangerville, Meg and Eli are pro Big Brother and hereby welcome government surveillance into their lives. Also, a woman finds herself in a bind when her mother sets her up for a sleepover with a girl from school she barely knows.
This time in Strangerville, a crime has been committed and it involves ice cream and marital tension. And a man shares his recipe for smoked oregano and college hijinks.
This time in Strangerville, 2020 has ruined our ability to actually gauge our own productivity, Meg is terrified for her child to become a teenage boy one day, and a woman ends up at the center of a police investigation after stumbling upon a shocking scene in her college apartment.
This time in Strangerville, Eli urges you not to take prescription medications that aren't for you. Meg agrees, and is disappointed. And a roll down memory lane in Utah's musty skating rink.
This time in Strangerville, we discuss Four Seasons Total Landscaping and our attempts to disconnect from the news of the day for our own survival. Plus, a story from Eli about playing the recorder in fourth grade.
This time in Strangerville, Meg visits Skinwalker Ranch and it is CREEPY. Also, two women recount the terrifying experience of trying to expel a ghost from their house.
This time in Strangerville, the British tabloids are eating Meg and Eli alive this week. And a man goes on a journey to solve a mystery after visiting a haunted house in Idaho.
This time in Strangerville, Eli thinks you should probably vote to retain your judges, Meg gave some bad medical advice and now you all have tuberculosis, and a woman receives a postcard from beyond the grave.
This time in Strangerville, Meg and Eli did not do well in gym class. And Eli tells the story of plowing through the Boy Scout manual with his mother to get his Eagle as quickly as possible.
This time in Strangerville, the entire government has covid, Meg and Eli recall Eastern European superstitions, and a woman recounts the gripping tale of being awake for an emergency appendectomy in Latvia in 2003.
This time in Strangerville, have you ever sent an email to the wrong person? Also, a visit to Utah's Thunder Down Under.
This time in Strangerville, Meg and Eli survive a mountain hurricane and Rebbie Brassfield talks about what it was like dating at BYU.
This time in Strangerville, Meg got botox, Eli caused a scene in a store, and a woman tells a story about her grandmother's waterbed.
This time in Strangerville, oh the confidence of straight single men. Also, a story told on stage about getting stuck on a swampy island at the Guatemala/Mexico border.
This time in Strangerville, Meg is moving away from Eli, waterbeds are birth control, and Eli tells the story of working for the Palauan judiciary.
This time in Strangerville, we're stressed out by social media attention, Eli has no patience for fad jokes, and Meg takes us on a truly wild journey of a time an internet troll threatened to murder her.
This time in Strangerville, there are dead rats, Meg misses movie theaters, and Eli takes the Strangerville Live stage to tell a story about his arch-nemesis at the gym.
This time in Strangerville, everyone has become a walking pharmaceutical commercial thanks to COVID, and a woman tells the story about a time she was a very cheap date.
This time in Strangerville, all Meg and Eli care about is money, if you wear a mask you don't have to wear a bra anymore, and we go on a journey with internet sensation, Jan Terri.
This time in Strangerville, enjoy a conversation with Meg and Eli about the 2000 cinematic masterpiece about sexual harassment in the workplace, Miss Congeniality. And please subscribe to the Hive Mind Podcast.
This time in Strangerville, Meg shares a joke from Twitter THAT MAKES NO SENSE, Eli almost became a polygamist once, and a man tells the story of his final three dates with women.
This time in Strangerville, Meg is firmly anti-democracy, Daniel Tiger is the Oprah for toddlers, and Eli takes a breath in 2020.
This time in Strangerville, Meg and Eli think nobody wants to talk to them. And a man tells a story about growing up in a cult.
This time in Strangerville, Meg and Eli were very patriotic in elementary school. And a woman tells the story of navigating the foster care system during a pandemic.
This time in Strangerville, we're afraid of aliens. And a woman tells a story about living in Kuwait as the COVID pandemic broke out.
This time in Strangerville, our brains are turning to mush. And a woman receives a very strange letter from somewhere on the frontier.
This time in Strangerville, Meg and Eli are married to men who make them feel like bad, selfish people. And a woman gets much more than she bargained for when she agrees to give a woman a ride to a service project.
This time in Strangerville, social distancing has given us a time to take a breath. Will we remember what we've learned? And a woman explains what it looks like to lose a parent during a pandemic.
This time in Strangerville, Eli is not sharing his opinions anymore and Meg is FINE WITH THAT. Also, a story about how the benefits of technology probably outweigh the negatives.
This time in Strangerville, Eli is terrified of the dentist, Meg can't do second grade math, and a flight attendant talks about how dramatically his life has changed amid COVID-19 restrictions.
This time in Strangerville, Eli steals from children, Meg looks hot on Zoom, and Jolyn takes the Strangerville Live stage to explain why she's hiding from her neighbors.
This time in Strangerville, a Texas nurse struggles to care for a patient amid COVID-19 concerns.
This time in Strangerville, dentists, knitting, and haircuts at home. Also, a man takes the Strangerville Live stage to tell the story of hiding in a car from a kidnapper.
This time in Strangerville, Meg and Eli are practicing social distancing. And a woman takes the Strangerville Live stage to tell the story of her first real kiss.
Story:
First Kiss, by Mara Lefler
This time in Strangerville, we are preparing for quarantine and trying not to overreact. Also, Rachel takes the Strangerville Live stage to explain the lengths she has gone to to convince her husband they should get a cat.
This time in Strangerville, we're trying not to give you Corona Virus. And a woman receives a traveling Snuggie the day before starting chemotherapy.
This time in Strangerville, what happens when extremists hijack your moderate positions? Also, a woman receives a personal letter from an imprisoned Rod Blagojevich.
This time in Strangerville, how do you deal with conversation lingerers? Also, Eli tells the story of what happened when his parents decided to take the family to see Titanic in 1997.
Story
Titanic, by Eli McCann
Music by Ayla Nereo
Production by Eli McCann & Meg Walter
This time in Strangerville, Eli gets botox and he's not afraid to talk about it. And a woman can't help but get involved when she witnesses a car accident.
Story
Intersections, by Hauley Farish
This time in Strangerville, Meg and Eli are not abstract thinkers and they do not believe anyone else is. And Jolyn is faced with some tough questions when she comes across a man harassing women at a concert.
This time in Strangerville, Jolyn fills in for Meg, and it only gets more ridiculous from there. Also a woman in a sleepy town develops a relationship with the police.
Strangerville is a storytelling podcast hosted by Eli McCann and Meg Walter, featuring stories from Strangers across the world, some told live on stage, some recorded in the studio, and many in the storytellers' probably-not-dangerous homes.
This time in Strangerville, Eli agonizes over how to come out to the dentist, Meg steals from a movie theater, and a nostalgic walk through some complicated religious memories.
Story
"Space Jesus" by Eli McCann (music by Benny Martin Piano)