StoryShout: Real Stories of Failure & Connection
StoryShout is a weekly podcast, hosted by Kelsey Jones. In season 3 out in Summer 2024, we ask guests, "What's the weirdest interaction you've ever had with a stranger?"
In seasons 1 & 2 we asked guests "What do you suck at?" Answers have ranged from humorous, like interior design, to more serious career topics, like delegation.
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Episodes
38 episodes
Kelsey Always Has Interesting Experiences in Ubers
StoryShout host Kelsey Jones has her own stranger experiences, several of which have happened during Uber rides. Listen to this week's solo episode where she shares conversations she's had about water towers, former priests, and **trigger warni...
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Season 3
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Episode 7
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22:35
How Chris Used Dating Apps to Meet Friends
In the fifth episode of season 3 of StoryShout, where we are exploring stories about strange interactions, chance encounters, and meeting new people, our guest Chris Thomas tells us his ingenious plan to meet friends on dating apps when he firs...
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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30:21
Becca's Surprising Experiences as a Social Worker
In this episode of StoryShout, host Kelsey Jones talks with Becca, a former social worker who takes us through some heartwarming and VERY unique experiences during her time as a social worker in Kansas City. We have some surprising moments in g...
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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20:01
Duane's Lovely to Meet at Conferences
In this episode of StoryShout, Duane Forrester regales host Kelsey Jones with a few tales of meeting new people at marketing and SEO conferences, as well as a chance encounter in the taxi cab with a driver who had read his book! Connect...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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21:39
Victoria Met Her Best Friend at Victoria's Secret
In this episode of StoryShout, Victoria Shepherd speaks about meeting one of her now best friends while working at Victoria's Secret, how her tallness has led to meeting other tall women, and some of the joys of working retail while dealing wit...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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22:48
Elmer's Lifelong Friends + The Importance of Grief Support Groups
This week on StoryShout, we are joined by Elmer Boutin, who speaks about his lifelong friends from the military and the support he's found from his grief support group. This episode does contain mentions of suicide and loved ones passing. <...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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29:07
Linda's Kismet Across NYC After 9/11
Welcome to season 3 of StoryShout! After a hiatus, we are back with a new query to guide us this season. We asked our guests, "What is the coolest or strangest interaction you've ever had with someone you didn't know?"In this f...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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21:07
Anne Sucks at Hiding Her Thoughts
Anne Ahola Ward joins Kelsey Jones for a great discussion about when it's good to hide your thoughts and when it's beneficial, especially for family and friends. We also talk about when it IS beneficial to share your thoughts and opinions w...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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23:06
Kelsey Sucks at Finishing Projects
It's Kelsey Jones' turn in the hot seat as Casey Markee fills in as host for this week's StoryShout episode. Kelsey discusses the struggle to finish projects, especially creative ones (which dovetails nicely with last week's episode with Jon He...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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25:31
Jon Sucks at Keeping The Main Thing, The Main Thing
Jon Henshaw joins Kelsey Jones this week as we discuss the struggle that comes with being creative: constantly starting new projects and taking side quests to constantly "improve" things, only to our detriment. We talk about when "done is bette...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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23:19
Abbey Sucks at Laundry
Kelsey is joined by her cousin Abbey Elliott as we discuss a big thing most everyone sucks at: LAUNDRY. Yes, the dreaded laundry. We discuss the magic of black leggings, laundry with kids or spouses, and the smell that comes from wet laundry th...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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31:09
Marsha Sucks at Going to Bed on Time
Marsha Shandur has a flip phone and all kinds of social media blockers...yet she still manages to not go to bed at a decent hour. Kelsey and Marsha discuss time for yourself after kids are down, the allure of old Sex and the City and Seinfeld e...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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38:42
Kimberly Sucks at Navigating Maps
Entrepreneur and road trip expert Kimberly Crossland sucks at navigating maps. Kelsey and Kimberly discuss why maps are so hard to navigate (and it gets worse with our anxiety about being wrong) and how we can manage to get lost in a simple RV ...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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26:51
Joe Sucks at Saying No
Kelsey is joined by Joe Hall as we discuss saying no, workaholism in tech, and how the pandemic with COVID-19 has affected our ability to say no.To learn more about StoryShout podcast advertising opportunities and guest openings, vis...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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35:01
Kelcey Sucks at Self Care
Kelsey is joined by another Kelcey as we discuss sucking at self care this week. Kelcey and Kelsey discuss parenthood and the struggle that comes with making time for yourself, as well as little things that don't cost anything but can also be c...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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34:01
Heather Sucks at Parenting Teenagers
Heather Vickery, an author and success and leadership coach (and fellow podcaster!) joins Kelsey on StoryShout this week to discuss parenting teenagers. Heather and Kelsey discuss their experiences with parenting, especially how learning as you...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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26:05
Mary Fox Bouygues Sucks at Being Tidy
This week, we're back with a new season and an old friend. :) Kelsey's friend from college, Mary Fox Bouygues of Marlow, joins StoryShout to discuss all things being tidy and keeping the house organized. Kelsey and Mary discuss why they aren't ...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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23:39
That's a Wrap on Season 1 of StoryShout!
It's almost Thanksgiving, so this is the end of season one! We hope you enjoyed it. We'll be on a break between seasons and pick back up with season two in the new year.To learn more about StoryShout podcast advertising opportunities...
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Season 1
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Episode 20
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0:08
Mary Sucks at Being in the Moment
This week, our guest Mary Davies has a tendency to not live in the moment, which can affect wellbeing and appreciating life as it currently is. Kelsey and Mary discuss how important the present is, how we have taken the present for grante...
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Season 1
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Episode 19
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33:59
Lisa Sucked at Avoiding Burnout
Author and business owner Lisa Buyer joins us this week to discuss her experience with totally burning out from always being in survival mode, which lead to a career shift. Lisa's story is something many of us know well: we work 10+ hours a day...
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Season 1
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Episode 18
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27:04
Catherine Sucks at Arts & Crafts
Catherine Quiambao joins us this week to discuss the wild world of arts & crafts. We talk about questionable art projects we do with our kids, how my mom suffered through Girl Scout patches, and thoughts on what arts & crafts projects m...
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Season 1
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Episode 17
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30:21
Robyn Sucks at Not Catastrophizing
This week's guest is Robyn Johnson, who tends to go into the worst possible scenario when something doesn't go how she expected. We dive into how that affects her as a business owner and mother, and how our childhoods may have shaped how we try...
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Season 1
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Episode 16
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29:19
We All Suck at Failure: Getting Meta With Geoffrey Colon
This week gets meta as Geoffrey Colon of Microsoft and Kelsey Jones discuss failure as a whole in our society. Why is failure frowned upon when it has lead to the world's greatest innovations? We also discussed why the nerds you laughed at in s...
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Season 1
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Episode 15
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38:06
Casie Sucks at Thinking it Through
This week, Casie Gillette joins Kelsey Jones to discuss the impulsiveness of home DIY and how not everything has to be a huge endeavor. While Casie wants to jump headfirst into a project, sometimes there's an easier way. It doesn't have t...
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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33:15
Dr. Pete Doesn't Have a Sense of Direction
Dr. Pete Meyers (of Moz fame) is terrible at knowing where he is. In this episode of StoryShout, Pete and Kelsey discuss their failures in giving directions, navigating traffic circles (aka roundabouts), and how their brain goes fuzzy when peop...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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28:47