Well, I Laughed

150: Listener Episode [In the Dark pt.3]

Apr 15, 2026
A string of wild listener stories takes center stage. An elderly theatergoer hides a trout in her undergarments mid-show. A risky stapling stunt at a burlesque performance nearly leads to legal trouble. A ten-day jury trial and the fallout from a massive church embezzlement round out the chaotic tales.
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INSIGHT

Using Two Stories To Teach Cross Examination

  • Classroom storytelling activities like two-truths-with-questions build students' cross-examination and narrative skills.
  • Grant's co-teacher used a lie-identification game to teach public speaking and critical questioning to teens.
ANECDOTE

Girdle Full Of Trout At A Matinee

  • Jamie recounts a theater matinee where an elderly patron vomited buffet trout that lodged in her girdle during Beauty and the Beast.
  • Spotlight operator Kelly discovered the situation, offered help, and waited until intermission while the woman refused immediate assistance.
ANECDOTE

Stapling A Burlesque Performer For KFC

  • Jamal describes stapling a burlesque performer's scrotum to his thigh onstage as part of a $30 stunt to raise money, then facing possible indecent exposure charges.
  • A cop arrived but declined to file charges after bar management intervened, letting Jamal go home shaken.
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