Episode 29: Hey! Cut-off Man!
A collection of vignettes written while sitting with my Dad over his last few months. Happy Father's Day, everyone.
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Pretty good stories. Told by Pete. This podcast features creative nonfiction audio stories written by Pete Brown. They're pretty good stories, solidly GenX, works of memoir steeped in nostalgia. From a suburban Cleveland childhood in the 1970s and 80s up through today's modern parenting dilemmas, these stories are funny, poignant and a great listen.
A knit cap with a ball on top
A years-long ebay quest for a specific cap has me wondering why we hang on to negative stories. Plus, a mini-history of the long defunct Cleveland Bar...
Introducing This is Ohio 2020
Hi! I’m Pete. I’m a middle-class father of two who lives in the comfortable ‘burbs of Central Ohio. Most of my life takes place within this suburban b...
S2 Finale: Stinky On You!
Pete welcomes a guest storyteller for the final Season 2 episode...you'll learn how to tell good biker gangs from bad biker gangs, how to gouge a guy'...
The Song Remains the Same
Pete goes in search of a song he heard a local band play on a rainy Thursday night in 1993 at a bar called Ruby Tuesday. And, dropping his son off at ...
Not Invited to the Party
A Meditation on Posterity...One of Pete's old friends is not invited to a party. Dusting off his investigative reporting skills, Pete traces this back...
Love in an Elevator
In the fall of 1989, new radio DJ Pete inexplicably and uncharacteristically turns against Aerosmith's song "Love in an Elevator." Here's the whole st...
The Big Lie: or, Millennials are killing this episode
Millenial bashing is popular among the grouchy old white guy set, and Pete says it's complete and utter bullshit, laying out the argument that those w...
How to Like It
Pete explores his fears around his son's imminent departure for college, reflecting on teaching, teenagers, oil changes, work ethics, shitty rakes and...
Timbuktu
We were already full-up on dogs when my wife and kids asked if we could adopt a disabled labrador retriever. When we did, my daughter asked if we coul...