The Mortified Podcast
The Mortified Podcast is a storytelling series where adults share the embarrassing things they created as kids—diaries, letters, lyrics & beyond—in front of total strangers. PS: It totally likes you. The Mortified Podcast is a proud member of Radiotopia, from PRX. Learn more at radiotopia.fm. -------------------// CREDITS: Podcast produced and hosted by Neil Katcher and David Nadelberg. Stage show created by David Nadelberg. Learn more: GetMortified.com. // TV: Watch our concert film, Mortified Nation, and our 6-part mini series, The Mortified Guide, now on Tubi and other platforms. // BOOKS: We've also got a guided journal, My Mortified Life, that prompts you to compare your life to your childhood self. We've also got 2 Mortified anthologies. // GAME: Check out our confessional card game, I Can't Believe I Did That. // KIDS SHOWS: We also made an awesome podcast for kids 9-13 called Ooh You're in Trouble. It's kind of like we made Mortified Jr. Each episode features a true story about a moment when someone broke a rule growing up, and what happened when they did. It's an educational and comedic series that delivers exciting stories while helping kid's define their sense of ethics.
Latest episodes
Feb 25, 2022 • 12min
Bonus Episode: Making Trouble
The story of a high school student who goes too far in an attempt to teach his arch enemy teacher a lesson in fairness.
This special episode of Mortified is a part of Radiotopia’s winter fundraiser. Your support helps foster independent, artist-owned podcasts and award-winning stories. Donate today. Thank you!
Parent of a 9-13 year old? Check out the version of this story first aired on Ooh You’re In Trouble here.
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Feb 20, 2022 • 19min
231: Songs in the Key of Tom
A teenage misfit sets out to win over his classmates by writing songs in the style of his pop heroes: Cher, Bette Midler and The B-52’s. Featuring Tom Lenk (Buffy the Vampire Slayer TV series & co-host of the podcast, Undressing Bridgerton.)
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Feb 6, 2022 • 35min
230: Jonas Brothers, Hanson & Dream Street
Who's your favorite Jonas Brother? Remember Dream Street? This week, we celebrate 7 years of The Mortified Podcast by revisiting one of our most popular topics. Boy band fandom.
The Mortified Podcast is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX. Binge the entire series. Were you a big boy band fan? Check out episode 50, our tribute to boyband fandom produced in 2016.
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Jan 23, 2022 • 21min
229: A Message to My Future Self
Wonder what the new year will bring? How ‘bout the rest of your life? Mortified ushers in 2022 with kids' bold predictions for their future selves. Featuring a middle schooler’s fictional autobiography, planning out the rest of their life. And the tale of a first generation American determined to blaze her own path.
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Dec 19, 2021 • 31min
228: Friends or Rivals?
Ever felt competitive with your BFF? Tales of fiercely competitive kids who can’t help but see their closest friends as bitter rivals.
Featuring: the tale of a girl who was convinced her BFF had it all and the story of a kid who felt competitive with just about all of her closest friends.
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Dec 5, 2021 • 30min
227: My Sexually Frustrated Fiction (w/ Martin Starr & more)
Teens who cope with mounting sexual frustration by penning their greatest fantasies. SEGMENT 1: Philip Dawkins shares a play he wrote as a closeted teen. SEGMENT 2: Megan Nevels brings to life her Law Order fan fic with the help of actors Martin Starr, Alessandra Torresani, Avital Ash.
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Nov 22, 2021 • 33min
226: I'm In Love With My Straight Friend
What happens when you feel too close to your best friend? Tales of torturous unrequited love.
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Nov 8, 2021 • 22min
225: Why Am I So Pissed Off?
Did being a teenager constantly get under your skin too? This week, teen diaries that dwell in outrage, frustration and total annoyance.
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Oct 17, 2021 • 23min
224: Hadley's Playground
A closeted teenager pens an epic novel trying to convince himself he's not gay.
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Oct 3, 2021 • 25min
223: The Science Of Love
Tales of teenagers who try to apply their scientific minds to matters of the heart.
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