Griddlecakes Radio

Griddlecakes Radio...exploring the lost art of audio storytelling.

Episodes

Griddlesode S20-001: The Preliminary Hearing

June 25, 2025 • 25 mins

This story picks up where Griddlesode S19-002: The Slow Wheels of Justice left off. It covers the Preliminary Hearing for the man accused of killing Dr. John Cheng.

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Griddlesode S19-002: The Slow Wheels of Justice

December 27, 2024 • 24 mins

This story picks up where Griddlesode S17-003: Primary Care left off. It covers two and a half years of court proceedings for the man accused of killing Dr. John Cheng.

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Griddlesode S19-001: A Bad Week

October 8, 2024 • 13 mins

Ever had a day that starts badly and just spirals downward? The kind where you should've stayed in bed and hit the snooze button? Now imagine stringing a few of those days together for a bad week. This is a story about one such week that occurred over 40 years ago.

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Griddlesode S18-003: The Miracle of the Coral Sea

October 5, 2023 • 14 mins

Navy Lieutenant Hugh Shake knew that he had married a strong-willed woman, but he never could have imagined the lengths by which she’d prove it. She had just accomplished a feat that had never been done before, and in all likelihood, would never happen again. What was this amazing accomplishment? Sit back and listen to a true story called, The Miracle of the Coral Sea.

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Griddlesode S18-002: Did Robert Get the Job?

July 17, 2023 • 24 mins

I found three, 125-year-old job offer letters from the Bausch and Lomb Optical Company--all to a Robert Werth. I had many questions. Why three letters? Why were two of them typed and one of them hand-written? And most importantly, did Robert accept the position? If you’d like to know the answers to these and other questions, sit back and listen to a story that I call: “Did Robert Get the Job?”

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Griddlesode S18-001: Sometimes Life Isn't Fair

May 2, 2023 • 19 mins

Have you ever become the villain of a story where you should have been the hero? If so, you'll appreciate this remix of Griddlesode 13: Sometimes Life Isn’t Fair.

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Griddlesode S17-005: Wait. What? No!

December 31, 2022 • 29 mins

It took decades to check this bucket-item off my list, but I finally got to visit Dealey Plaza in Dallas, Texas. It's a story that I call, "Wait. What? No!"

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Griddlesode S17-004: Do You Believe in Magic?

September 5, 2022 • 25 mins

Have you ever started something enthusiastically, only to realize about halfway through that it might not be a good idea? Well, I had such an experience a couple months ago as I started telling a story to Magic Johnson. It’s a story that I call, Do you believe in Magic?

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Griddlesode S17-003: Primary Care

May 29, 2022 • 27 mins

I use storytelling to both immortalize the high points in my life, and to help me process the low points. Today’s story falls into the latter category–to help me process a random event that just doesn’t make sense. It’s a story that I call: "Primary Care."

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Griddlesode S17-002: Value is in the Ear of the Beholder

May 7, 2022 • 32 mins

It all starts with a buyer and a seller. One person has something to sell that another is interested in buying. But how does that transaction happen? How do sellers and buyers arrive at a mutual price? One answer can be found in a new movement that’s changing the way we price creative works. What is this new movement? Well, sit back and listen to a story that I call: "Value is in the Ear of the Beholder."

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Griddlesode S17-001: Tinker Bell's Light

February 13, 2022 • 28 mins

On May 18th, 2010, someone made a purchase that changed the world. Did this purchase involve a tract of land for a future hospital, library, or regional park? Nope. They bought a pizza. Actually two of 'em. And what made these two pizza pies so special? Well, sit back and listen to a story called, “Tinkerbell’s Light.”

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Griddlesode S16-003: Life Needs Friction

December 27, 2021 • 27 mins

On April 12, 1994, a Phoenix Law firm found a loophole that allowed it to make money without spending any. What was this curious business model and how has it affected everyone listening to this show? Here's a story that we call "Life Needs Friction."

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Griddlesode S16-002: The Birth of a Podcast

October 18, 2021 • 35 mins

On today’s Griddlesode, I have a story that longtime listeners have heard bits and pieces of, but they’ve never heard them strung together. It’s a story called: "Griddlecakes Radio: The "Birth of a Podcast."

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Griddlesode S16-001: Finding Uncle Kelsey

August 28, 2021 • 25 mins

During a recent interview, Dan Moyle of the Storyteller’s Network asked me the following question: “Do you have a life-changing story that you can look back on and say…this is what changed my life when it came to story?” My answer became the inspiration for today’s Griddlesode. It’s a story called: "Finding Uncle Kelsey."

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Griddlesode S15-002: The Comet of the Century

September 20, 2020 • 37 mins

Some stories happen in the matter of seconds. Others take a lifetime. Here's personal story that's almost 50 years in the making--Ron's quest to photograph a comet.

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Griddlesode S15-001: The Buntling Ball Prize

June 28, 2020 • 27 mins

Sometimes you stumble upon one story while researching another.

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Griddlesode S14-002: Fool Me Once

November 23, 2019 • 24 mins

Ron tells the story of getting scammed and applying the lessons learned.

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Griddlesode S14-001: Who Knew That Storytelling Could be so Dangerous?

June 3, 2019 • 24 mins

Ron tells the story of a severe injury that he suffered while...storytelling

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Griddlesode S13-002: The Most Important Storytelling Trait

December 31, 2018 • 19 mins

Ron tells three little stories to demonstrate the most important storytelling trait.

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Griddlesode-13-001: Project Lizzie; It's a Wrap

November 20, 2018 • 24 mins

This is the end to a decades old story that Ron learned through tracing the facts found on a stack of century-old postcards.

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Episodes

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Griddlesode S19-001: A Bad Week

Griddlesode S18-003: The Miracle of the Coral Sea

Griddlesode S18-002: Did Robert Get the Job?

Griddlesode S18-001: Sometimes Life Isn't Fair

Griddlesode S17-005: Wait. What? No!

Griddlesode S17-004: Do You Believe in Magic?

Griddlesode S17-003: Primary Care

Griddlesode S17-002: Value is in the Ear of the Beholder

Griddlesode S17-001: Tinker Bell's Light

Griddlesode S16-003: Life Needs Friction

Griddlesode S16-002: The Birth of a Podcast

Griddlesode S16-001: Finding Uncle Kelsey

Griddlesode S15-002: The Comet of the Century

Griddlesode S15-001: The Buntling Ball Prize

Griddlesode S14-002: Fool Me Once

Griddlesode S14-001: Who Knew That Storytelling Could be so Dangerous?

Griddlesode S13-002: The Most Important Storytelling Trait

Griddlesode-13-001: Project Lizzie; It's a Wrap

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Griddlesode S20-001: The Preliminary Hearing

Griddlesode S19-002: The Slow Wheels of Justice