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 2, 2020 • 30min
182: I Grew Up Persian American
The awkward writings of first generation Persian-American teenagers.
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Jan 19, 2020 • 25min
181: Cats, Star Wars and other things that ruined your holiday
If Cats or Rise of Skywalker ruined your holiday season, help is on the way. A boy writes a passionate defense of his favorite Star Wars film after critics trash it. The teenage journals of a “Cats” fanatic.
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Jan 5, 2020 • 28min
180: Kiss Me, Dammit
All those make out sessions with your pillow and practicing in the mirror are about to payoff. This week, the anticipation, hysteria and fall out of kissing for the very first time.
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Dec 19, 2019 • 20min
A Holiday Gift from Team Mortified (Feat. Helen Zaltzman)
What's it like to hang out with the Radiotopia family? Helen and Martin from The Allusionist join the Mortified gang to play a super fun party game in honor of Radiotopia and the holiday season.
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Dec 15, 2019 • 27min
179: Dungeons, Dragons and Totally Awkward Diaries
Some teenagers play football but others are slaying dragons. This week we pay tribute to the kids who spent their childhoods immersed in Dungeons and Dragons.
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Dec 1, 2019 • 26min
178: I'm an Old Soul Trapped Inside a Kid's Body
Kids who sound like they've miraculously skipped puberty and went straight to menopause. What happens when your childhood diary sounds less like a kid and more like something your Aunt Sheila would say.
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Nov 17, 2019 • 26min
177: My Family Drives Me Nuts
Celebrate the holidays with some quality family time. It’s tales of teenagers who have zero patience for their family.
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Nov 1, 2019 • 31min
176: Mortified’s Battle of the Teenage Rock Gods
Can the strange songs we wrote as kids be transformed into pop gold? Mortified presents a music competition unlike any other that pits awkward teenage lyrics in a battle for musical supremacy. Featuring Jackie Tohn, Blake Lewis and Elliott Yamin of American Idol fame.
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Oct 20, 2019 • 27min
175: I Don't Get How Sex Works
Tales of hormone-fueled teenagers who are so busy sweating the details of getting busy.
Featuring: Erotic fiction written by a horny virgin. The Tale of a girl whose trying to figure out the mechanics of her first physical relationship.
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Oct 6, 2019 • 32min
174: Teen Angst in the Twin Cities
This week, Mortified travels north for two tales of Teen Angst in Twin Cities. The story of a girl who can’t seem to admit her feelings for a boy in her class. And another tale where a girl can’t admit her feelings about boys (or girls).
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