Best Frank Traynor Podcasts (2024)

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Ep 40 Justine Hipsky: Beach Body 12:26

12d ago12:26

12:26

NOTICE: This is the last audio episode of our podcast, starting next Monday, May 13th, we will only be on YouTube. youtube.com/@itsfunnynowstorytelling Welcome to episode forty of It’s Funny Now, the show where people tell stories that maybe were embarrassing, cringy, terrifying, shameful, disgusting, even sad sometimes when they happened, but with…

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Ep 39 Jack Pineda: Bowtie Boy 12:42

19d ago12:42

12:42

Welcome to episode thirty nine of It’s Funny Now, the show where people tell stories that maybe were embarrassing, cringy, terrifying, shameful, disgusting, even sad sometimes when they happened, but with the help of time we can say “It’s Funny Now.” Jack Pineda is a Gen Z comedian who got his start in the UK comedy scene despite being American. Th…

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Ep 38 Brandee Stilwell: I was a 19yo carpenter 18:12

26d ago18:12

18:12

Welcome to episode thirty eight of It’s Funny Now, the show where people tell stories that maybe were embarrassing, cringy, terrifying, shameful, disgusting, even sad sometimes when they happened, but with the help of time we can say “It’s Funny Now.” Brandee Stilwell is originally from Kansas, her impressive resume includes MadTV, Family Guy, Amer…

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Ep 37 Sean Ewert: The Personal Ad 12:14

1M ago12:14

12:14

Welcome to episode thirty seven of It’s Funny Now, the show where people tell stories that maybe were embarrassing, cringy, terrifying, shameful, disgusting, even sad sometimes when they happened, but with the help of time we can say “It’s Funny Now.” http://itsfunnynowstorytelling.com Sean Ewert is a native Los Angeleno and loves to travel. He is …

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Ep 36 Vicki Juditz: Crimes against Poikilotherms 10:28

1M ago10:28

10:28

Welcome to episode thirty six of It’s Funny Now, the show where people tell stories that maybe were embarrassing, cringy, terrifying, shameful, disgusting, even sad sometimes when they happened, but with the help of time we can say “It’s Funny Now.” http://itsfunnynowstorytelling.com Vicki Juditz has performed at theaters and festivals across the c…

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Ep 35 Morgan Leinwohl: The Italian Stallion 13:48

2M ago13:48

13:48

Welcome to episode thirty five of It’s Funny Now, the show where people tell stories that maybe were embarrassing, cringy, terrifying, shameful, disgusting, even sad sometimes when they happened, but with the help of time we can say “It’s Funny Now.” http://itsfunnynowstorytelling.com Morgan Leinwohl is an LA based comedian. He has performed at The…

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Ep 34 Jonathan Tipton Meyers: Sorority Girls 13:47

2M ago13:47

13:47

Welcome to episode thirty four of It’s Funny Now, the show where people tell stories that maybe were embarrassing, cringy, terrifying, shameful, disgusting, even sad sometimes when they happened, but with the help of time we can say “It’s Funny Now.” http://itsfunnynowstorytelling.com Jonathan Tipton Meyers is a native New Yorker and self-proclaime…

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Ep 33 Justin Angel: Terror at 8000 feet 9:59

2M ago9:59

9:59

Welcome to episode thirty three of It’s Funny Now, the show where people tell stories that maybe were embarrassing, cringy, terrifying, shameful, disgusting, even sad sometimes when they happened, but with the help of time we can say “It’s Funny Now.” http://itsfunnynowstorytelling.com Justin Angel hales from a long line of storytellers from the ba…

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Ep 32 Miyo Yamauchi: Excuse 10:06

2M ago10:06

10:06

Welcome to episode thirty two of It’s Funny Now, the show where people tell stories that maybe were embarrassing, cringy, terrifying, shameful, disgusting, even sad sometimes when they happened, but with the help of time we can say “It’s Funny Now.” http://itsfunnynowstorytelling.com Miyo Yamauchi is a storyteller, computer programmer, and part-tim…

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Ep 31 Laura House: The Date 14:46

3M ago14:46

14:46

Welcome to episode thirty one of It’s Funny Now, the show where people tell stories that maybe were embarrassing, cringy, terrifying, shameful, disgusting, even sad sometimes when they happened, but with the help of time we can say “It’s Funny Now.” http://itsfunnynowstorytelling.com Laura House is a comedian and Emmy-nominated TV writer who long a…

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Martin Bell 45:53

2M ago45:53

45:53

Frank loves a hard-drinking, hard-smoking Polytechnic lecturer like Martin Bell, especially when he is offering poetic praise to Groucho Marx. The poems referenced are ‘Ode to Groucho’ by Martin Bell and ‘The Second Coming’ by W.B. Yeats.

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Ep 30 Lisa Orkin: Missing Piece 13:28

3M ago13:28

13:28

Welcome to episode thirty of It’s Funny Now, the show where people tell stories that maybe were embarrassing, cringy, terrifying, shameful, disgusting, even sad sometimes when they happened, but with the help of time we can say “It’s Funny Now.” http://itsfunnynowstorytelling.com Lisa Orkin is a Storyteller, Comedian, actor, and constant snacker an…

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Jo Shapcott 54:18

3M ago54:18

54:18

Jo Shapcott sends Frank, an enthusiastic tree-hugger, into a sap-soaked frenzy. The collection referenced is ‘Of Mutability’. The poems referenced are ‘I Go Inside The Tree’, ‘My Oak’ and ‘Cypress’.

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Ep 29 Belinda Waymouth: America's Cup Drug Run 13:16

3M ago13:16

13:16

Welcome to episode twenty nine of It’s Funny Now, the show where people tell stories that maybe were embarrassing, cringy, terrifying, shameful, disgusting, even sad sometimes when they happened, but with the help of time we can say “It’s Funny Now.” http://itsfunnynowstorytelling.com Belinda Waymouth was born & raised mostly in New Zealand. She st…

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Sasha Dugdale 33:56

3M ago33:56

33:56

Frank stands in awe as Sasha Dugdale sends a frighteningly honest Valentine’s message. The collection referenced is ‘Joy’ by Sasha Dugdale. The poems referenced are ‘Joy’ and ‘Valentine’s’.

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Ep 28 Richelle Meiss: The Last Date 12:19

3M ago12:19

12:19

Welcome to episode twenty eight of It’s Funny Now, the show where people tell stories that maybe were embarrassing, cringy, terrifying, shameful, disgusting, even sad sometimes when they happened, but with the help of time we can say “It’s Funny Now.” http://itsfunnynowstorytelling.com Richelle Meiss is an actor, comic and writer in Los Angeles. Sh…

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AE Housman 47:55

3M ago47:55

47:55

Frank is alarmed by AE Housman’s A Shropshire Lad.

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Ep 27 Ron Hart: Funkle 11:52

3M ago11:52

11:52

Welcome to episode twenty seven of It’s Funny Now, the show where people tell stories that maybe were embarrassing, cringy, terrifying, shameful, disgusting, even sad sometimes when they happened, but with the help of time we can say “It’s Funny Now.” http://itsfunnynowstorytelling.com Ron Hart is a television writer and a Moth enthusiast. During t…

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Jessica Traynor 40:48

4M ago40:48

40:48

The Irish poet, Jessica Traynor, explores one of Frank’s favourite subjects – ageing performers who don’t know when to quit. The collection referenced is ‘Pit Lullabies’ by Jessica Traynor. The cycle of poems referenced is ‘An Island Sings’. The poems referenced are ‘The Parent’s Song’, ‘Song of the Insomniac’ and ‘Nureyev in Dublin’.…

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Ep 26 Frank Traynor: Journey to the Stars 13:42

4M ago13:42

13:42

Welcome to episode twenty six of It’s Funny Now, the show where people tell stories that maybe were embarrassing, cringy, terrifying, shameful, disgusting, even sad sometimes when they happened, but with the help of time we can say “It’s Funny Now.” http://itsfunnynowstorytelling.com Today we have Frank Traynor, the creator and producer of the live…

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Billy Collins 44:37

4M ago44:37

44:37

American poet, Billy Collins, makes Frank question the whole Poetry Podcast experience. The poems referenced are ‘Introduction to Poetry’ and ‘American Sonnet’ by Billy Collins.

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Ep 25 Jonathan Tipton Meyers: Seasons of Love 11:30

4M ago11:30

11:30

Welcome to episode twenty five of It’s Funny Now, the show where people tell stories that maybe were embarrassing, cringy, terrifying, shameful, disgusting, even sad sometimes when they happened, but with the help of time we can say “It’s Funny Now.” http://itsfunnynowstorytelling.com Jonathan Tipton Meyers is a native New Yorker and self-proclaime…

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Sappho 35:54

4M ago35:54

35:54

Frank trembles at the fragmented beauty of Sappho, the superstar poet of Ancient Greece. The fragment translations are by Aaron Poochigian.

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Ep 24 Margarita Franco: She’s Still Following Us 17:19

4M ago17:19

17:19

Welcome to episode twenty four of It’s Funny Now, the show where people tell stories that maybe were embarrassing, cringy, terrifying, shameful, disgusting, even sad sometimes when they happened, but with the help of time we can say “It’s Funny Now.” http://itsfunnynowstorytelling.com Margarita Franco is an actress, writer, and storyteller. You can…

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T.S. Eliot 57:46

4M ago57:46

57:46

Frank explores The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock by T.S. Eliot. Nuff said.

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Ep 23 Greg Tindale: Sex, Time, and Videotape 13:53

4M ago13:53

13:53

Welcome to episode twenty three of It’s Funny Now, the show where people tell stories that maybe were embarrassing, cringy, terrifying, shameful, disgusting, even sad sometimes when they happened, but with the help of time we can say “It’s Funny Now.” http://itsfunnynowstorytelling.com Greg Tindale worked for decades at the Washington Improv Theate…

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Series 9 Trailer 0:32

4M ago0:32

0:32

Series 9 of Frank Skinner's Poetry Podcast begins on 10th January. See you there!

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Ep 22 Margot Leitman: The Butterfly Effect 14:06

5M ago14:06

14:06

Welcome to episode twenty two of It’s Funny Now, the show where people tell stories that maybe were embarrassing, cringy, terrifying, shameful, disgusting, even sad sometimes when they happened, but with the help of time we can say “It’s Funny Now.” http://itsfunnynowstorytelling.com Margot Leitman is a five-time winner of the Moth, former story sc…

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Ep 21Vicki Juditz/Jonathan Tipton Meyers 16:10

5M ago16:10

16:10

Welcome to episode twenty one of It’s Funny Now, the show where people tell stories that maybe were embarrassing, cringy, terrifying, shameful, disgusting, even sad sometimes when they happened, but with the help of time we can say “It’s Funny Now.” http://itsfunnynowstorytelling.com Vicki Juditz has performed at theaters and festivals across the c…

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Ep 20 David Feinberg: The Talk 15:24

5M ago15:24

15:24

Welcome to episode twenty of It’s Funny Now, the show where people tell stories that maybe were embarrassing, cringy, terrifying, shameful, disgusting, even sad sometimes when they happened, but with the help of time we can say “It’s Funny Now.” http://itsfunnynowstorytelling.com David Feinberg is an alumnus of the famed University of Iowa Writers’…

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Ep 19 Stuart Jacobson: The Prostate Exam and The Child 10:22

5M ago10:22

10:22

Welcome to episode nineteen of It’s Funny Now, the show where people tell stories that maybe were embarrassing, cringy, terrifying, shameful, disgusting, even sad sometimes when they happened, but with the help of time we can say “It’s Funny Now.” http://itsfunnynowstorytelling.com Stuart Jacobson is a Moth Slam winner, has told stories at curated …

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Ep 18 Jen Curcio: Emergency Evacuation 10:21

6M ago10:21

10:21

Welcome to episode eighteen of It’s Funny Now, the show where people tell stories that maybe were embarrassing, cringy, terrifying, shameful, disgusting, even sad sometimes when they happened, but with the help of time we can say “It’s Funny Now.” http://itsfunnynowstorytelling.com Jen Curcio is a storyteller and writer. She has won The Moth, appea…

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Ep 17 Carlos Kotkin: My Second Prom 15:12

6M ago15:12

15:12

Welcome to episode seventeen of It’s Funny Now, the show where people tell stories that maybe were embarrassing, cringy, terrifying, shameful, disgusting, even sad sometimes when they happened, but with the help of time we can say “It’s Funny Now.” http://itsfunnynowstorytelling.com Today we have Carlos Kotkin. Carlos is a Moth storyslam host and w…

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Ep 16 Vicki Juditz: Nightmare in Van Nuys 13:43

6M ago13:43

13:43

Welcome to episode sixteen of It’s Funny Now, the show where people tell stories that maybe were embarrassing, cringy, terrifying, shameful, disgusting, even sad sometimes when they happened, but with the help of time we can say “It’s Funny Now.” http://itsfunnynowstorytelling.com Vicki Juditz has performed stories at theaters and festivals across …

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Ep 15 John Taylor: Vegas is Calling 14:12

6M ago14:12

14:12

Welcome to episode fifteen of It’s Funny Now, the show where people tell stories that maybe were embarrassing, cringy, terrifying, shameful, disgusting, even sad sometimes when they happened, but with the help of time we can say “It’s Funny Now.” http://itsfunnynowstorytelling.com Today we have John Taylor. John is a touring comedian, who performs …

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Ep 14 Dan Telfer: Zipline 17:14

6M ago17:14

17:14

Welcome to episode fourteen of It’s Funny Now, the show where people tell stories that maybe were embarrassing, cringy, terrifying, shameful, disgusting, even sad sometimes when they happened, but with the help of time we can say “It’s Funny Now.” http://itsfunnynowstorytelling.com On today's episode we have Dan Telfer. Dan is the former Senior Edi…

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Ep 13 Jon Schabl: You Can’t Make a Ninja Turtle Come Out 11:39

7M ago11:39

11:39

Welcome to episode thirteen of It’s Funny Now, the show where people tell stories that maybe were embarrassing, cringy, terrifying, shameful, disgusting, even sad sometimes when they happened, but with the help of time we can say “It’s Funny Now.” http://itsfunnynowstorytelling.com Today we have Jon Schabl. Jon is a stand-up comedian and writer ori…

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Ep 12 Miyo Yamauchi: Untouchable 14:57

7M ago14:57

14:57

Welcome to episode twelve of It’s Funny Now, the show where people tell stories that maybe were embarrassing, cringy, terrifying, shameful, disgusting, even sad sometimes when they happened, but with the help of time we can say “It’s Funny Now.” http://itsfunnynowstorytelling.com Today we have Miyo Yamauchi. Miyo is a versatile artist—a storyteller…

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Ep 11 Kevin McGeehan: The Over-Hugger 9:32

7M ago9:32

9:32

Welcome to episode eleven of It’s Funny Now, the show where people tell stories that maybe were embarrassing, cringy, terrifying, shameful, disgusting, even sad sometimes when they happened, but with the help of time we can say “It’s Funny Now.” http://itsfunnynowstorytelling.com Today we have Kevin McGeehan. Kevin is an award-winning storyteller, …

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Ep 10 Michelle Murphy: Cocaine and Murder 17:30

7M ago17:30

17:30

Welcome to episode ten of It’s Funny Now, the show where people tell stories that maybe were embarrassing, cringy, terrifying, shameful, disgusting, even sad sometimes when they happened, but with the help of time we can say “It’s Funny Now.” http://itsfunnynowstorytelling.com Today we have Michelle Murphy. Michelle is a comedian, actress, and stor…

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Ep 9 Kona Morris: The Layover 15:44

8M ago15:44

15:44

Welcome to episode nine of It’s Funny Now, the show where people tell stories that maybe were embarrassing, cringy, terrifying, shameful, disgusting, even sad sometimes when they happened, but with the help of time we can say “It’s Funny Now.” http://itsfunnynowstorytelling.com Today we have Kona Morris. Kona is a writer, storyteller, and comedian.…

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Ep 8 Federico Pellejero: Drunk Savior 11:52

8M ago11:52

11:52

Welcome to episode eight of It’s Funny Now, the show where people tell stories that maybe were embarrassing, cringy, terrifying, shameful, disgusting, even sad sometimes when they happened, but with the help of time we can say “It’s Funny Now.” http://itsfunnynowstorytelling.com Today we have Federico Pellejero. Federico is originally from Uruguay.…

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Elizabeth Bishop 54:04

8M ago54:04

54:04

Is it a man? Is it a moth? Frank has a strange night out with Elizabeth Bishop. The poem referenced is 'The Man-Moth'.

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Ep 7 Sean Ewert: Jerry’s Mustache 12:30

8M ago12:30

12:30

Welcome to episode seven of It’s Funny Now, the show where people tell stories that maybe were embarrassing, cringy, terrifying, shameful, disgusting, even sad sometimes when they happened, but with the help of time we can say “It’s Funny Now.” http://itsfunnynowstorytelling.com Today we have Sean Ewer, a Moth StorySLAM winner whose stories have be…

9M ago15:27

15:27

Welcome to episode four of It’s Funny Now, the show where people tell stories that maybe were embarrassing, cringy, terrifying, shameful, disgusting, even sad sometimes when they happened, but with the help of time we can say “It’s Funny Now.” Today we have Mel Case. Mel is a non-binary half-Colombian queer standup comedian, actor and screenwriter …

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