Skylar Caftans It's now been like nine months since I first started going to the gym trainer I wrote about a while back, which technically means I could have become
Podcast Episodes Episode 252: Portrait of Elizabeth 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
Skylar A New Physician A few years ago my doctor just straight up quit being a doctor. She didn't quit working at her clinic or move away. She didn't retire
Ukraine L'viv This week for Strangerville I shared an audio version of the below story, published in text here for those interested in reading it. There is a long plaza in the
Podcast Episodes Episode 251: L'viv This time in Strangerville, remodeling old houses, interpreting nightmares, and a story from Eli about wandering some once gritty streets in far western Ukraine. Story L'viv, by Eli
Podcast Episodes Episode 250: This Is Why We Wear Seatbelts 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.
House Water Pressure When I moved into my house nearly ten years ago one of the first things I noticed was that the water pressure was essentially the strength of a Windex spray
Matt Bookends (Audio version above, shared on this week's episode of Strangerville.) By Eli McCann My great grandpa Hinkle built his own house. People sometimes talk about someone they know
Podcast Episodes Episode 249: Bookends 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
Skylar Night Owl Skylar suggested we go to bed on Friday night at 8:30. I've forfeited a lot of things to this man's will. Being a night owl
Podcast Episodes Episode 248: A New Couch! 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
Podcast Episodes Episode 247: The Personal Trainer [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
Skylar The Grand Canyon in a Frozen World A while back Skylar told me he wanted to go to the Grand Canyon for his birthday, which is in January. I didn't object at the time because
Podcast Episodes Episode 246: Couchsurfing Emails 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. Story
Skylar 2023 A few weeks ago I got a call from my mom. She sounded stressed and I could tell instantly something was wrong. "Nonna has been rushed to the hospital.
Podcast Episodes Episode 245: Book Club Emails 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
Skylar The Ambiguous Creative "Don't come into this room," Skylar commanded me one evening last week. These sorts of directives are usually for my own good, or so he says.
Podcast Episodes Episode 244: Burning Man 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
Skylar Walktober On September 30th Skylar took my phone from me. He does this from time to time. I've learned not to ask too many questions when it happens. He
Podcast Episodes Episode 243: Eyeball 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
Podcast Episodes Episode 242: BYU Library 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
Skylar The Gym Trainer Louie has been doing this thing lately where he groans any time my alarm goes off in the morning. It's not a growl. It's not a
Podcast Episodes Episode 241: Marigold 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
Strangerville Live Strangerville Live We've got a great Strangerville Live this weekend in Salt Lake City, this Friday and Saturday (same show both nights). Two returning storytellers and two newbies. Plus I&
Skylar Bike Rides, Busses, and France Not long ago we found out Skylar would have the last two weeks of September off so we decided we should probably make the most of it and head off