Encore: Boy Bands (feat. Joey McIntyre of NKOTB)
We revisit one of our favorite episodes, the boy band episode (originally published in ep 50), where we explore all things boy band-- New Ki...
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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 l...
Episodes
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269: Most Mortified Champions!
The Most Mortified Tournament of Teen Angst reaches its climax, as the winning Mortified chapter is officially crowned. Tyrel Hartman shares...
268: Most Mortified Finale pt 2
Hear part 2 of our Most Mortified Tournament of Teen Angst finale. Segment 1: the erotic fiction of Keith Garcia. Segment 2: A conversation...
267: Most Mortified Finale pt 1
Hear part 1 of our Most Mortified Tournament of Teen Angst finale. Segment 1: the diary of Chanel Ruth. Segment 2: A conversation with 3 mem...
266: The Fascinating Girl
Stories include: At the height of the Carter-Reagan election, a 10-year-old girl, Alex, imagines experiencing a future with a female Preside...
265: Most Mortified Semifinals - Chicago vs Portland
The Most Mortified tournament has reached the semifinals! In this head to head clash of titans, the Mortified Chicago chapter battles the Mo...
264: Why My Name is Robert
The rebellious, fury-filled journals of a Korean-American boy who was caught in the midst of a culture clash at school and at home. Watch Ro...
263: Most Mortified Semifinals: Denver vs DC/Baltimore
The Most Mortified tournament has reached the semifinals! In this head to head clash of titans, the Mortified Denver chapter battles the Mor...
262: Crossover episode: Rock That Doesn't Roll
If you were a devout christian kid in the 1980's, there's a good chance mainstream music was off-limits. Especially debaucherous hair metal...
261: Most Mortified: NY vs BOS vs CHI
Mortified celebrates 20 years with a friendly beer-league-level competition that pits city vs city. This week, Mortified's Chicago chapter f...
260: My Eminem Dreams
Two tales of midwestern kids with BIG dreams. Featuring the rap lyrics of a Detroit girl growing up in the 90s; and the journals of a Fargo...
259: Most Mortified: Los Angeles vs. DC/Baltimore
Mortified celebrates 20 years with a friendly beer-league-level competition that pits city vs city. This week, Mortified's LA chapter faces...
258: Jodie Sweetin's Teenage Diary
Full House star Jodie Sweetin shares the poetry she wrote as a teenager for the first time ever. CREDITS: Podcast produced and hosted by Nei...
257: The Doogie or The Vinnie
Segments include: A boy, Mat, fears he might become a sidekick. A girl, Keri, struggles with feelings of being overshadowed by a classmate....
256: Most Mortified - Denver vs. SF/Oakland
Mortified celebrates 20 years with a friendly beer-league-level competition that pits city vs city. This week, Mortified's Denver chapter fa...
255: "We Made Out, etc."
To celebrate twenty years of Mortified, hear two performances -- one from this past year and the other, originally performed at the first ev...
254: Most Mortified - ATX vs. PDX
Mortified celebrates 20 years with a friendly beer-league-level competition that pits city vs city. This week, Mortified's Portland chapter...
253: The Origin Story
Ever wonder how Mortified began? To celebrate the project's 20th anniversary, Mortified founder David Nadelberg shares the show's origin sto...
252 Plenty of Fish
Surprise episode! Hear the journal of Brett Freedman, a closeted middle schooler in the 1980s who tries to keep 2 things alive— his fish and...
Robot Diaries + Announcement
We share an update about the future of the podcast. Plus, Robots diaries! Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices