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September 4, 2024 37 mins

Join the FOUND Magazine crew for a raucous celebration of the best lost, tossed and forgotten items from across the country. Davy Rothbart — bestselling author, Emmy Award-winning filmmaker, and frequent presence on NPR’s This American Life — shares his all-time favorite finds, while his brother Peter, a rising folk music star, performs exquisite (and rowdy) songs based on found notes. The Rothbart Bros. are joined by world-famous sword swallower and magician Brett Loudermilk, winner of America’s Got Talent. Roberta talked with the gang before the live show which was filmed at the Ridgewood Public Library for an upcoming TV documentary series, Executive Produced by Mark Duplass (The Morning Show; The League) & Jay Duplass. Details to come!

Things we talked about in this episode:
Found Magazine & Tour
Davy Rothbart on This American Life: Mr. Rothbart’s Neighborhood: I Found Your Letter; Bad Morning America
Peter Rothbart’s YouTube Channel

Episode Credits:

  • Our thanks to Davy Rothbart, Peter Rothbart, Brett Loudermilk, and their crew for joining us in the studio today
  • A Bend in the Road is written, hosted, and produced by Roberta Panjwani and created by Roberta Panjwani and Diane Sims
  • Our Assistant Producers for this episode are Melissa Egan and Elias Rosner. 
  • Editing by Melissa Egan and Roberta Panjwani. 
  • Our Technical Directors and Audio Engineers are Melissa Egan and Elias Rosner
  • Original theme Music is written and performed by Diane Sims
  • Our Digital Media producer is Elias Rosner 
  • Logo and Website created by Parker Gaidimas
  • The clip at the end of the episode is Peter Rothbart performing “Seattle, Our Town” which was recorded live in 2019 at Northwest Seaport's Monthly Sea Chantey Singalong in December, 2019, in Seattle. 
  • The FOUND live show our guests performed before an audience of 100 at the library tonight was filmed for an upcoming television documentary series. Details to come! 
  • You can learn more about Davy, Peter, Brett, and FOUND magazine and tour at foundmagazine.com. Links for Davey’s stories on This American Life are posted in the show notes. 
  • Thanks for joining us and we’ll see you at the next bend in the road.
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