Turi Ryder's "She Said What?" Podcast

Turi Ryder's "She Said What?" Podcast

Turi Ryder, author of “She Said What? (A Life on the Air)” has hosted her own radio shows in LA, Chicago, Minneapolis, and Portland. She gives advice, which you probably should not take, and tells stories, which you probably should not believe. Marci Persky spent years reporting and editing for UPI and other news organizations. She's worked in radio news and as a talk show host, for stations from her hometown of Kalamazoo Michicgan and her second home, Chicago. Marci now lives in Arizona, somewhere near the Grand Canyon, where she helps run an animal shelter, a political organization, and a hospice-supporting thrift store. Clearly, she likes to run things.

Episodes

July 9, 2025 15 mins

The multifunction device, and why it sucks...or lights up...or makes music... Corner coaching in Las Vegas, Joe Rogan, and The Liver Man. Marci’s childhood of martini making. The best garage sale f...

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Turi hates being diplomatic. Marci hates spelling errors in major news sites and papers. We hate a lot of meaningless stuff. Sometimes you just have to vent a little spleen…Get off my lawn!

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June 20, 2025 15 mins

When your whole household is down with an ugly virus, you learn some interesting things about people’s digestions. When DO you need a stair lift? An infomercial with a potentially deadly price. The P-Diddy trial. What not to eat off the ground.

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June 18, 2025 15 mins

“What kind of people need to pay full price for things?” We are flummoxed.
as The Rolling Stones almost sang: You can’t always get [the price] you want. Also why would a person with a boring job but no obligations be afraid to try something s/he might like? Sleeping on the couch.

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June 13, 2025 15 mins

When you inherit something ugly. Decorating for the fear factor: that thing you hung up in your kids’ room thinking it was “cheerful”. Bathroom art. Shaving…and when to skip it. The Chippendale Dancers and one revolting photo session.

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June 10, 2025 14 mins

Monsoon season hits, also known as the festival of mud. Mud and Jello wrestling—gone but not forgotten. Why green M&M’s are like broccoli. The meanest mom. You have to pay.

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June 8, 2025 15 mins

What, exactly, would you need (other than the geneticly provided equipment) to make you, or someone you know, willing to have Elon's baby? Genetic advantages. The worship of sleep. 

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June 4, 2025 12 mins

After a relatively benign first two minutes, we descend into tastelessness, and discuss peeing. Outdoors. Indoors. Do not eat within an hour of listening to this installment of the podcast. 

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May 30, 2025 15 mins

Why people eat things that will kill them (Turi has a tempting moment). A level of hell: calling a tow truck that never comes. What is your dashboard trying to tell you?

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For years, Turi has given the wrong story about Marci’s pregnancy. Here’s the wrong story. Why it’s a bad idea to bring certain people to a wedding. The fantasy of becoming a parent. Marci explains why grandchildren are different. The first Haboob (that’s a dust storm, but haboob sounds better).
Marci’s very strange adaptive cookware. Changing the channel can be a hazard to your...

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May 20, 2025 11 mins

The Marauding Cattle of Marci Persky Road. Who stole the cattle guard [hint: meth involved]? When your addict friend has a deeply held paranoid theory, or, how to put a meth addict to work.  When family planning goes awry.

 

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May 11, 2025 11 mins

Sometimes, a TV commercial takes you to places you’ve never been—and makes you wish it hadn’t.

 

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May 6, 2025 15 mins

Sooner or later, all your unpleasant habits and bad deeds will be known. And we probably did them first. There will be blood—all colors—and other bodily fluids. Goatless.

 

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April 29, 2025 15 mins

If you don’t know which you are, your family will find out….after you die.
Marci’s mariachi marathon in Mexico.

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April 25, 2025 14 mins

Things to throw out before you die. Disposing of a marital enhancement. Some people cannot be given financial advice. Does this dog-discouraging spray really taste as bad as it claims (there’s only one way to find out.)

 

 

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April 22, 2025 15 mins

Marci is refusing to learn new technology. It will make a fine epitaph. Resurrection of the Dire Wolf, and Marci’s childhood. Turi’s various categories of hokum.

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April 8, 2025 15 mins

When the equipment that’s made for old people—is for you. The “dumb phone” solution. Should you warn someone who is about to see a crappy play/movie/concert. Can you date someone when you hate their taste? When “The Song Remains the Same”….and that song…is “Cherry Cherry.” Marci has joined an online community of bots. Working out for a “donut marathon.”

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March 26, 2025 15 mins

Marci’s Only Fans new computer challenge.  Marci’s Law bad day. Pizza that’s too fancy, cake on the floor, and deceptive frosting practices.

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March 21, 2025 14 mins

Are there really nice people? Prove it. Romper Room and DEI. Fear of puppets and masks. Alarmed by children’s’ TV. The dangers of small household items. Fun with filth. The usual parts of life…with some novelty cucumbers. Celebrate spring at the dump. How to get out of being over-volunteered. 

 

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March 19, 2025 15 mins

Computer, or cat toy? Marci is planning a birthday escape to Mexico…which last time didn’t go so well.  Are “trad wives” really that traditional? “Mission Impossible” meets “Leave it to Beaver.” Diseases you learn about from drug ads. Here. Wear this apron.

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