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Episode 156: Steve Martin

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. Story Steve Martin, by Eli McCann (music by Gillicuddy [https://freemusicarchive.org/music/gillicuddy/Plays_Guitar/

Essays

Stepping Out

This piece was submitted by a writer who has requested anonymity. I squirmed on the backless wooden bench where I sat, hoping my face was not turning red. The minister

House

A Little Secret

I'll let you in on a secret They don't tell you when you buy a home with a yard because They want you to fail. I

Podcast Episodes

Episode 155: Manhole

This time in Strangerville, Meg and Eli are very bad at business. And a woman has a terrifying experience navigating a highway. Story: Manhole, by Laney Hawes (Music by Jackson F. Smith [https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jackson_F_Smith/Jackson_Frederick_Smith/Cantina_Rag]

Ukraine

The BBC

A few months ago the BBC reached out to me and said they had found my Ukrainian appendectomy story on Strangerville and they wondered if they could feature it in

Skylar

None Of It Is Sexy

I'm not sure why we create media around sexing up the profession of physicians. This is not a sexy job. I'm sorry to dismantle the decades

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Episode 154: To Be A Secret

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

Nostalgia

Life Is Good

It's short day at school—Friday. The bell just rang and you are heading home at 1:45 PM. It's springtime and you're carrying

Duncan

Teeth Cleaning

We were told some time ago that you really should get your dog's teeth cleaned. This was a part of a lecture that included advice that I'

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Episode 153: Amish

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. Story Amish, by Rachel Harris (Music by

Skylar

The Holy First Church of Saint Peloton

I learned about Peloton a couple years ago, probably from Meg. She told me at that time that the most supportive friend in her life was an exceptionally gay Peloton

Strangerville

A Whole New World

Come check out our new internet space!

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Episode 152: The Butcher

This time in Strangerville, Valentine’s Day is a perfect opportunity for Eli’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

Jude

A True Democracy

One of the plus sides to living in These Unprecedented Times is many of my friends realized all at once that they could actually just go ahead and get really

Ridiculous

Just In Case Cookies

A few weeks ago @gimmeplants [https://twitter.com/gimmeplants] on Twitter posted a picture of an absolute abomination called "Just In Case Cookies." We talked about it on

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Episode 151: Utah’s Reality Pioneers

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. Story: Utah’s Reality Pioneers, by Eli

Medical School

Things Are Looking Up

Skylar no longer has time for basic news. If I'm being honest, I'm jealous of the result, but not of the means and methods to get

Meg

Help me I'm poor.

A couple of quick things: First, your comments on the Shannon recap [https://www.itjustgetsstranger.com/2021/01/shannon-recap-of-1961-byu-film-about.html] are giving me life. Also, SOMEONE IN THE COMMENTS LITERALLY

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Episode 150: Cartel

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

Skylar

If We Ever Do Meet Again It Will Be Zion To Me

We decided to take the weekend off and drive down to Zion National Park. This was a risky thing to do, we admit, considering our last few attempts to visit

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Episode 149: Selling Sex As A Virgin

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. Story Selling Sex As A Virgin, by Rebbie Brassfield

Medical School

An Impossible Way To Live

My husband, who art in heaven, hallowed be his name, decided to become an absolute terrorist two nights ago. Look. He's stressed and exhausted and exhausted and stressed

Ridiculous

Dishes

"Did you have company in here today?" Skylar was asking it sarcastically, and I knew that was the case, so I guess that's why I responded

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Episode 148: Four Dating Rules

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. Story

Ridiculous

Companionship Inventory

When Skylar and I got married my mother—the woman who birthed me into this world—the being from whom my body emerged through a process she has since called

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