Sincerely Sidney | (the funniest) comedy narrative podcast

Sincerely Sidney | (the funniest) comedy narrative podcast

Sidney Harshbarger was a failed 1960s advice columnist...until she was transported to the future(well, 2024)! Sidney finds love. Sidney finds friends. Sidney finds gig work. Sidney finds fame. Sidney even...becomes an influencer? For fans of Comedy Bang Bang, the Doughboys, All Fantasy Everything, Cinephobe, the Shawshank Redemption, Paul Simon, Kraft Lunchables, Chewy Peanut Butter & more. It's like Kimmy Schmidt. It's like the Other Two. It's the funniest podcast about a failed advice columnist/time traveler around. Questions or comments? Email at sincerelysidneypod@gmail.com

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August 20, 2025 19 mins

Elton is dismayed at Sidney's casual disregard for him; that is to say, he wishes he had been invited to the sex party, too. Perhaps a little blinded by her newfound fame and stardom, Sidney isn't quick to apologize, furthering the rift between the two. Eventually, Sidney invites Elton to a dinner with her new influencer friends. However, on account of their two massive egos, every attempt at reconciling fails. Will this be...

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Sidney very rapidly becomes a leading influencer, attracting countless devoted fans and companies eager for her to shill their junk. As part of her ascent into stardom, she and Elton go to an industry event full of similarly super powerful influencers aboard an exclusive yacht in New York Harbor.


However, Elton feels left out when Sidney makes new...friends, and leaves him behind. Elton goes home alone, but the same can't be...

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Getting advice from June and Elton, Sidney somehow falls into giving advice on social media. In no time at all and against all odds, Sidney becomes an overnight success, with followers and partnerships opportunities flocking to her faster than ....is technically possible.


Follow, share and share and follow!

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Sidney surprises herself, and Elton, by actually being good at a job. But, when she unexpectedly crosses paths again with an old flame, things get a little complicated.

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Sidney experiences any number of new things now that she's in the future(...in so much as 2024 is the future). She goes to a party! She meets people! She...finds romance? You'll have to listen to find out! Or don't listen, and you'll be haunted by the thought of not knowing.


Only six more episodes after this; make sure you listen to each episode five or six times to really make sure you get the most out of this whole thing.

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Sidney's dreams of becoming a real advice columnist -- and maybe having a column of her own -- are brutally dashed when she fails to give Benji Benincasa the respect he thinks he deserves. In no small amount of distress, Sidney flees to the New York Public Library, her single respite in the topsy-turvy, mean streets of 1961 Manhattan. Things get precipitously worse, though, when Sidney goes from wandering the aisles of the libr...

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Sidney, as irresponsibly naive as ever, makes her case for a column of her own with the paper's famous advice columnist, Ada Oldman. And then she goes to the library! Are those two things related? Are they ever!


Thus continues Sidney's tireless quest for approval and validation. However, and this may be a spoiler, things are not looking promising for our pollyanna protagonist !

Let's just say that ...the future isn...

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We're introduced to Sidney Harshbarger, aspiring advice columnist in 1960s New York City. What she lacks in skill and self-awareness, she makes up for with overconfidence and can-do attitude. Whereas New York City in 1961 is a dark and dangerous place, Sidney is a bright, unyielding, painfully naive ray of sunshine. Even on her daily commute, she's inclined to give advice to passers-by, no matter their age or disposition --...

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