Beautiful Stories From Anonymous People
Chris Gethard
1 phone call. 1 hour. No names. No holds barred. Thats the premise behind Beautiful Stories from Anonymous People, hosted by comedian Chris Gethard (the Chris Gethard Show, Broad City, This American Life, and one of Time Outs 10 best comedians of 2015). Every week, Chris opens the phone line to one anonymous caller, and he cant hang up first, no matter what. From shocking confessions and family secrets to philosophical discussions and shameless self-promotion, anything can and will happen! Theme song by Shellshag.
Episodes
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Feb 8, 2022 • 1h 4min
Engaged, But In Love With Someone Else
In honor of Valentine's Day, we're releasing some funny, heartwarming, heartbreaking episodes about dating and romance. Either she gets married in 3 weeks or disappoints 160 Greek people. A woman opens up about having feelings for someone else and the fact that she has a baby with her fiancé. Plus, check out some of Geth's favorite Valentine's Day stories submitted by B/A listeners.
Feb 1, 2022 • 1h 7min
I'm a Sugar Baby
A graduate student getting her PhD in engineering talks about joining a sugar baby website to help pay for school. She speaks with Geth about how some of her clients just want companionship and what it was like living in "The Villages" for 6 months during the pandemic with her grandparents.
Jan 28, 2022 • 16min
Bonus: Dad On Pills
We're bringing you a special bonus release of Chris Gethard's new audiobook Dad On Pills! This book is about Geth's relationship with being a dad coupled with his relationship with being mentally ill, growing up in the '80s/'90s, and so much more. You can listen to it for free by signing up at try.scribd.com/gethard60.
Jan 25, 2022 • 1h 8min
Traditional Mexican Parents
Turning 21, leaving home, and a terrible secret. A young woman opens up to Geth about her mother's reaction to a traumatic event that caused a rift between them.
Jan 18, 2022 • 1h 8min
Bread-sexual (Live From Rochester)
Sex or a "wee piece of toast?" A Brit opens up to Geth about being less horny during the pandemic and more into hobbies. She shares her love of bread and somehow it gets sexual. They also find commonality between the Rochester garbage plate and an English Breakfast.
Jan 11, 2022 • 1h 10min
Met My Fiancé at Her Wedding
She went from notarizing her now fiancé's divorce papers to falling in love. A woman shares with Geth the story of meeting her partner and getting past their 13 year age difference.
Jan 4, 2022 • 5h 5min
300 Episodes, 300 Minutes
On the 300th episode of Beautiful/Anonymous, Chris stays on the line for 5 hours. The only rule? The caller decides when it's time to hang up. Geth speaks with a Gen Z guy about his complicated love triangle and catches up with a woman he met in an AOL chat room 20 years ago.
Dec 28, 2021 • 1h 55min
2022 New Year's Resolutions
From having more sex to writing a musical to leaving an abusive marriage, this year's callers have some big goals for 2022. Geth also talks with someone who really doesn't like bananas and a woman calls in from her bubble bath.
Dec 21, 2021 • 1h 6min
Borderline Caricature of an Alaskan
Building an airstrip, fighting bears, and grieving in the wilderness of Alaska. A woman tells Geth about life in her home state and about hiking to the middle of nowhere in the freezing cold after her dad passed away.
Dec 14, 2021 • 1h 8min
Ex-Husband Was A Pastor
Pregnant at 16, a whirlwind marriage, and exorcisms. A woman describes the disturbing practices her ex performed to "fix" someone's mental illness. She also opens up to Geth about what it was like getting divorced from a pastor.
