Burn the Instructions
By Kelly Bancroft
Following directions has never come easy to these two Midwest friends and writers. But embracing the unexpected is often the best part of the journey. Join Kelly and Colleen as they share comical stories, think out loud, and occasionally call on experts to back up their theories.
Take a match to life's instruction manual. When the smoke clears, you’ll find things get a whole lot more interesting.
Take a match to life's instruction manual. When the smoke clears, you’ll find things get a whole lot more interesting.
Burn the InstructionsOct 28, 2020
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S2:E4 Don't Hold Your Breath: The Perils of Magical Thinking
Colleen and Kelly talk how magical thinking has affected their lives.
Mar 22, 202234:49
S2:E3 There's A Witch In The Oven: Fairy Tales That Follow Us
Kelly and Colleen discuss how fairy tales impacted their childhoods and informed their life choices.
Mar 12, 202239:27
S2:E2 Everyone's Right (or Signs of the Afterlife)
Colleen and Kelly discuss dying, the afterlife, grief, Batman's skin, and JoBeth Williams' moving performance in "Poltergeist."
Dec 12, 202144:21
S2:E1: "Ghosts in the Hole"
Kelly and Colleen discuss haunted places in Ohio.
Oct 22, 202124:35
S1: E11: "Boo. Period."
Seances, tarot, and ghosts. Colleen and Kelly discuss their mutual fascination with the supernatural, paranormal, and mystical.
Oct 28, 202027:11
S1:E10: Spooky Season!
Colleen and Kelly discuss memorable costumes they've worn and how Halloween costumes have evolved over time.
Oct 22, 202030:29
S1:E9: Time in a Pencil Box
Colleen and Kelly welcome listeners back to school with stories of their own early days in the hallowed halls of learning. Or at least trying to learn.
Sep 25, 202022:40
S1:E8: What Are You Wearing?
What outfits in your past can you still feel on your skin? What clothing will you never, ever, EVER forget? Colleen and Kelly talk about the lucky shirts, gorilla suits and velour dresses that made them feel alive. Or maybe not.
Jul 17, 202024:48
S1:E7: Limerence
Colleen and Kelly discuss painful crushes, romantic obsessions, and the unyielding pursuit of impossible love.
Jul 04, 202024:33
S1:E5: Trash to Treasure
What does a massive bell collection, a Christmas tree fire, a cowboy shirt, and the Iran Hostage Crisis have in common? Find out when Colleen and Kelly discuss how garbage picking and collectibles have affected their lives.
Jun 08, 202023:36
S1:E6: Side Hustle
Join Kelly and Colleen as they discuss their most memorable part-time jobs and the economic, psychological, and social impact of being chronically underemployed.
Jun 08, 202027:27
S1:E4: Bad Remedy
Colleen and Kelly attempt to define "bad therapy" while sharing their most memorable (and not in a good way) therapy experiences.
May 17, 202024:36
S1:E3: Let Your Hair Down. Or, When Your Hair Lets You Down
Kelly and Colleen discuss Pandemic Hair, the Perm-Mullet, and Farrah Fawcett's supreme nipples.
May 08, 202021:24
S1:E1: Accent Spasms
Pilot episode! Kelly and Colleen get to the bottom of why we involuntarily slip into using false accents when talking to non-native English speakers.
May 02, 202020:31
S1:E2: Putting Away Childish Things
Kelly and Colleen discuss how their childhood career dreams panned out.
May 02, 202024:45