The Mortified Podcast

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The Mortified Podcast

  • 35 minutes 3 seconds
    267: Most Mortified Finale pt 1

    Hear part 1 of our Most Mortified Tournament of Teen Angst finale.  Segment 1: the diary of Chanel Ruth. Segment 2: A conversation with 3 members of the Mortified Chicago team that covers such topics as: creative ways for closeted young lesbians to use the Josie and the Pussycats soundtrack, kids who fear they'll go to hell for watching an Al Pacino movie, and finding out your great grandma has a smutty side.

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    17 November 2024, 3:49 am
  • 29 minutes 52 seconds
    266: The Fascinating Girl

    Stories include: 

    At the height of the Carter-Reagan election, a 10-year-old girl, Alex, imagines experiencing a future with a female President. 

    A broken hearted teen, Erica, unleashes her romantic fury by writing her ex a 24-page letter. 

    A girl in the 1970s, Rhonda, wrestles with who she ought to be in pages of her journals after reading a book about being a proper young woman, The Fascinating Girl.

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    20 October 2024, 3:45 am
  • 40 minutes 15 seconds
    265: Most Mortified Semifinals - Chicago vs Portland

    The Most Mortified tournament has reached the semifinals!  In this head to head clash of titans, the Mortified Chicago chapter battles the Mortified Portland chapter.  Stories include: 

    Inspired by the diary of Anne Frank, a girl sets out to keep an adolescent diary that will be remembered for the ages.

    The epic tale of a shy kid who works up the gumption to talk to girls.

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    6 October 2024, 3:36 pm
  • 32 minutes 45 seconds
    264: Why My Name is Robert

    The rebellious, fury-filled journals of a Korean-American boy who was caught in the midst of a culture clash at school and at home.

    Watch Robert's performance in the The Mortified Guide to Family in The Mortified Guide TV mini-series on Tubi and Freevee(Amazon Prime)

    The Mortified Podcast is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX.  

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    22 September 2024, 7:00 am
  • 48 minutes 3 seconds
    263: Most Mortified Semifinals: Denver vs DC/Baltimore

    The Most Mortified tournament has reached the semifinals!  In this head to head clash of titans, the Mortified Denver chapter battles the Mortified DC/Baltimore chapter.  Stories include: 

    A grade school boy goes to great lengths to win a classroom election.  

    A catholic school girl ventures into dating with very limited sex education knowledge.

    A boy determined to land a coveted cabbage patch doll transforms himself into a budding entrepreneur. 

    A liberated teenager moves to a small religious town where her hormones clash with her desire to fit in with her conservative surroundings.

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    8 September 2024, 7:00 am
  • 45 minutes 48 seconds
    262: Crossover episode: Rock That Doesn't Roll

    If you were a devout christian kid in the 1980's, there's a good chance mainstream music was off-limits. Especially debaucherous hair metal bands like Motley Crue and Poison.  That one christian glam band, complete with big hair, makeup and tight spandex, changed all that... In this special crossover episode with our friends at Rock That Doesn't Roll, hear the unlikely tale of 1980's hair metal band, Stryper. Featuring appearances by Stryper's own Michael Sweet and Mike Tramp of White Lion fame.

    Find more episodes of Rock That Doesn't Roll.

    25 August 2024, 7:00 am
  • 44 minutes 55 seconds
    261: Most Mortified: NY vs BOS vs CHI

    Mortified celebrates 20 years with a friendly beer-league-level competition that pits city vs city.  This week, Mortified's Chicago chapter faces off against Mortified NY as well as Mortified Boston in an epic three-way battle for the coveted last spot in the tournament's semifinals.  

    Stories include: A 2nd grader's misguided essay aimed at making retirees go back to work and pay taxes.  The diaries of a middle schooler crushing on the receptionist from The Office. Oddly religious fan letters to Katherine Hepburn. 

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    10 August 2024, 10:00 pm
  • 29 minutes 36 seconds
    260: My Eminem Dreams

    Two tales of midwestern kids with BIG dreams. Featuring the rap lyrics of a Detroit girl growing up in the 90s; and the journals of a Fargo teenager with dreams of working for Disney World.  

    You can find Justin Jorgensen's Dapper Day at DapperDay.com or @dapperday on insta/tiktock.

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    CREDITS: Podcast produced and hosted by Neil Katcher and David Nadelberg. Stage show created by David Nadelberg. 

    OTHER PROJECTS FROM MORTIFIED MEDIA:

    // STAGE: We currently have local chapters in 9 US locations. See upcoming events at getmortified.com/live. 

    // TV: Watch our concert film, Mortified Nation, and our 6-part mini series, The Mortified Guide, now on Tubi and other platforms. 

    // KIDS PODCAST: We also made an awesome podcast for kids 9-13 called Ooh You're in Trouble. It's kind of like we made Mortified Jr. Each episode features a true story about a moment when someone broke a rule growing up, and what happened when they did. It's an educational and comedic series that delivers exciting stories while helping kid's define their sense of ethics. 

    // BOOKS: We've also got a guided journal, My Mortified Life, that prompts you to compare your life to your childhood self.  We've also got 2 Mortified anthologies.  

    // GAME: Check out our confessional card game, I Can't Believe I Did That.  


    21 July 2024, 7:00 am
  • 15 minutes 19 seconds
    259: Most Mortified: Los Angeles vs. DC/Baltimore

    Mortified celebrates 20 years with a friendly beer-league-level competition that pits city vs city.  This week, Mortified's LA chapter faces off against Mortified's DC/Baltimore chapter.  Stories include: The high school diary of Cynthia, a girl who wrote poems about things like pap smears and fell for guys who weren't exactly into girls. Also, hear the story of Sascha, a girl who uses lists as a way to make sense of a scandalous phase. (May not be appropriate for younger audiences).

    Love Cynthia Dorsey's story?  You can find her @soulactorcyn

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    7 July 2024, 7:00 am
  • 46 minutes 33 seconds
    258: Jodie Sweetin's Teenage Diary

    Full House star Jodie Sweetin shares the poetry she wrote as a teenager for the first time ever.


    CREDITS: Podcast produced and hosted by Neil Katcher and David Nadelberg. Stage show created by David Nadelberg. 

    OTHER PROJECTS FROM MORTIFIED MEDIA:

    // STAGE: We currently have local chapters in 9 US locations. See upcoming events at getmortified.com/live. 

    // TV: Watch our concert film, Mortified Nation, and our 6-part mini series, The Mortified Guide, now on Tubi and other platforms. 

    // KIDS PODCAST: We also made an awesome podcast for kids 9-13 called Ooh You're in Trouble. It's kind of like we made Mortified Jr. Each episode features a true story about a moment when someone broke a rule growing up, and what happened when they did. It's an educational and comedic series that delivers exciting stories while helping kid's define their sense of ethics. 

    // BOOKS: We've also got a guided journal, My Mortified Life, that prompts you to compare your life to your childhood self.  We've also got 2 Mortified anthologies.  

    // GAME: Check out our confessional card game, I Can't Believe I Did That.  


    23 June 2024, 7:00 am
  • 35 minutes 16 seconds
    257: The Doogie or The Vinnie

    Segments include: A boy, Mat, fears he might become a sidekick. A girl, Keri, struggles with feelings of being overshadowed by a classmate. Finally, a teenager named Cassandra pines to be seen as anything more than a friend. 

    CREDITS: Podcast produced and hosted by Neil Katcher and David Nadelberg. Stage show created by David Nadelberg. 


    OTHER PROJECTS FROM MORTIFIED MEDIA:

    // STAGE: We currently have local chapters in 9 US locations. See upcoming events at getmortified.com/live. 

    // TV: Watch our concert film, Mortified Nation, and our 6-part mini series, The Mortified Guide, now on Tubi and other platforms. 

    // KIDS PODCAST: We also made an awesome podcast for kids 9-13 called Ooh You're in Trouble. It's kind of like we made Mortified Jr. Each episode features a true story about a moment when someone broke a rule growing up, and what happened when they did. It's an educational and comedic series that delivers exciting stories while helping kid's define their sense of ethics. 

    // BOOKS: We've also got a guided journal, My Mortified Life, that prompts you to compare your life to your childhood self.  We've also got 2 Mortified anthologies.  

    // GAME: Check out our confessional card game, I Can't Believe I Did That.  


    9 June 2024, 4:01 am
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