https://simplecast.com Listening to Fletcher C Johnson A storytelling podcast about living on rooftops, behind couches, in pantries, and on a little bed at the foot of a Polish girl’s bed 2019 Listening to Fletcher C Johnson en Wed, 12 Mar 2025 09:00:00 +0000 Wed, 12 Mar 2025 09:00:15 +0000 https://fletcher-c-johnson.publicannouncement.org Listening to Fletcher C Johnson https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/bcac0a34-dbd2-4fce-9088-e6606072dac4/c872d54d-d658-46eb-b59f-cd3b33fe0ebd/3000x3000/pod-cover-art-2021-copy.jpg?aid=rss_feed https://fletcher-c-johnson.publicannouncement.org episodic A storytelling podcast about living on rooftops, behind couches, in pantries, and on a little bed at the foot of a Polish girl’s bed Fletcher C Johnson true https://feeds.simplecast.com/2ivA0akz indie, fletcher, johnson, music, fletcher c johnson, squatting, storytelling, punk, train hopping, bum wine, anxiety Fletcher C Johnson fletchercjohnson@gmail.com 30aaf135-6b03-49ae-b60d-1bb1bce8b1dc Atlanta In 2009, Atlanta was in the midst of a crime wave. Bars were empty, lest you be robbed in the parking lot. Friends were tied up as their homes were burglarized. And there I was, trying to record a record with my band. We knew we were in trouble when a stripper took us aside and warned us not to go anywhere alone. Welcome to Atlanta.

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]]> Wed, 12 Mar 2025 09:00:00 +0000 fletchercjohnson@gmail.com (Fletcher C Johnson) https://fletcher-c-johnson.publicannouncement.org/episodes/atlanta-gx2mD_17 In 2009, Atlanta was in the midst of a crime wave. Bars were empty, lest you be robbed in the parking lot. Friends were tied up as their homes were burglarized. And there I was, trying to record a record with my band. We knew we were in trouble when a stripper took us aside and warned us not to go anywhere alone. Welcome to Atlanta.

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]]> Atlanta Fletcher C Johnson 01:31:15 In 2009, Atlanta was in the midst of a crime wave. Bars were empty, lest you be robbed in the parking lot. Friends were tied up as their homes were burglarized. And there I was, trying to record a record with my band. We knew we were in trouble when a stripper took us aside and warned us not to go anywhere alone. Welcome to Atlanta. In 2009, Atlanta was in the midst of a crime wave. Bars were empty, lest you be robbed in the parking lot. Friends were tied up as their homes were burglarized. And there I was, trying to record a record with my band. We knew we were in trouble when a stripper took us aside and warned us not to go anywhere alone. Welcome to Atlanta. true full 5 4 ae6d39af-8608-4ffb-9703-3b8f4e488b4c Short Stories Telepathy is real. Names are inconsequential. Alcohol can be made from other alcohol. Women’s spaces are hard to break into. Tongues feel wet on the palm of your hand. You don’t have to remember it to have done something wrong.

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]]> Wed, 5 Mar 2025 10:00:00 +0000 fletchercjohnson@gmail.com (Fletcher C Johnson) https://fletcher-c-johnson.publicannouncement.org/episodes/short-stories-2vGUu4Es Telepathy is real. Names are inconsequential. Alcohol can be made from other alcohol. Women’s spaces are hard to break into. Tongues feel wet on the palm of your hand. You don’t have to remember it to have done something wrong.

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]]> Short Stories Fletcher C Johnson 01:07:58 Telepathy is real. Names are inconsequential. Alcohol can be made from other alcohol. Women’s spaces are hard to break into. Tongues feel wet on the palm of your hand. You don’t have to remember it to have done something wrong. Telepathy is real. Names are inconsequential. Alcohol can be made from other alcohol. Women’s spaces are hard to break into. Tongues feel wet on the palm of your hand. You don’t have to remember it to have done something wrong. true full 4 4 e73d2110-bf84-4969-823e-1ec43cf69674 Danger House and Other Stories Push a parked car into the middle of the street and see what happens. Set your friend’s shoe lace on fire while they’re not looking. Piss in a beer bottle and put it in the refrigerator. Draw a penis on a sleeping person’s face. Punks say "kill your idols" but what if your idols kill you first?

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]]> Wed, 26 Feb 2025 10:00:00 +0000 fletchercjohnson@gmail.com (Fletcher C Johnson) https://fletcher-c-johnson.publicannouncement.org/episodes/danger-house-W9qLs2jO Push a parked car into the middle of the street and see what happens. Set your friend’s shoe lace on fire while they’re not looking. Piss in a beer bottle and put it in the refrigerator. Draw a penis on a sleeping person’s face. Punks say "kill your idols" but what if your idols kill you first?

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]]> Danger House and Other Stories Fletcher C Johnson 01:29:39 Push a parked car into the middle of the street and see what happens. Set your friend’s shoe lace on fire while they’re not looking. Piss in a beer bottle and put it in the refrigerator. Draw a penis on a sleeping person’s face. Punks say "kill your idols" but what if your idols kill you first? Push a parked car into the middle of the street and see what happens. Set your friend’s shoe lace on fire while they’re not looking. Piss in a beer bottle and put it in the refrigerator. Draw a penis on a sleeping person’s face. Punks say "kill your idols" but what if your idols kill you first? true full 3 4 2014f794-bd66-44a4-9cef-21dcbf3c22fa Bicycle One night, while bicycling home, a drunk girl pushing me into traffic. I collided with a car, flipped over my handlebars and landed on the pavement in such a way that my face required stitches. But, as luck would have it, this was only the second worst thing that happened to me that day.

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]]> Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:00:00 +0000 fletchercjohnson@gmail.com (Fletcher C Johnson) https://fletcher-c-johnson.publicannouncement.org/episodes/bicycle-6Nj4pFDr One night, while bicycling home, a drunk girl pushing me into traffic. I collided with a car, flipped over my handlebars and landed on the pavement in such a way that my face required stitches. But, as luck would have it, this was only the second worst thing that happened to me that day.

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]]> Bicycle Fletcher C Johnson 00:56:01 One night, while bicycling home, a drunk girl pushing me into traffic. I collided with a car, flipped over my handlebars and landed on the pavement in such a way that my face required stitches. But, as luck would have it, this was only the second worst thing that happened to me that day. One night, while bicycling home, a drunk girl pushing me into traffic. I collided with a car, flipped over my handlebars and landed on the pavement in such a way that my face required stitches. But, as luck would have it, this was only the second worst thing that happened to me that day. true full 2 4 a5eafaff-d2a0-4fbb-a0fa-0209440692a3 Mission Hill In 2002 I was homeless, dressed in the wrong clothing and terrified of sex. Can one abrasive friend and his kitten with a cocaine problem help me find my way out of this mess?

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]]> Wed, 12 Feb 2025 10:00:00 +0000 fletchercjohnson@gmail.com (Fletcher C Johnson) https://fletcher-c-johnson.publicannouncement.org/episodes/mission-hill-e0P_4O_j In 2002 I was homeless, dressed in the wrong clothing and terrified of sex. Can one abrasive friend and his kitten with a cocaine problem help me find my way out of this mess?

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]]> Mission Hill Fletcher C Johnson 01:25:07 In 2002 I was homeless, dressed in the wrong clothing and terrified of sex. Can one abrasive friend and his kitten with a cocaine problem help me find my way out of this mess? In 2002 I was homeless, dressed in the wrong clothing and terrified of sex. Can one abrasive friend and his kitten with a cocaine problem help me find my way out of this mess? true full 1 4 4d960743-3c4c-4985-831e-ab42a8d8fee6 Roadie Do you trust Fletcher with your money? At the Bone Zone, at the goth night, at the ZZ Top concert, without a shirt on? Let him be your roadie. 

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]]> Wed, 21 Dec 2022 05:00:00 +0000 fletchercjohnson@gmail.com (Fletcher C Johnson) https://fletcher-c-johnson.publicannouncement.org/episodes/roadie-Kd_gUo8f Do you trust Fletcher with your money? At the Bone Zone, at the goth night, at the ZZ Top concert, without a shirt on? Let him be your roadie. 

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]]> Roadie Fletcher C Johnson 01:04:17 Do you trust Fletcher with your money? At the Bone Zone, at the goth night, at the ZZ Top concert, without a shirt on? Let him be your roadie Do you trust Fletcher with your money? At the Bone Zone, at the goth night, at the ZZ Top concert, without a shirt on? Let him be your roadie true full 5 3 8213b067-ead6-4372-9604-67d27cd9efcf The Complete History of Williamsburg (Part 3) Stealing drinks from expensive clubs. Smashing glasses in your favorite bar. Getting a gun pulled on you. Clubs that don’t open until 4am. Public parks that aren’t owned by the city. You heard the rise now watch the fall. 

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]]> Wed, 14 Dec 2022 05:10:00 +0000 fletchercjohnson@gmail.com (Fletcher C Johnson) https://fletcher-c-johnson.publicannouncement.org/episodes/the-complete-history-of-williamsburg-part-3-5bPfOdfr Stealing drinks from expensive clubs. Smashing glasses in your favorite bar. Getting a gun pulled on you. Clubs that don’t open until 4am. Public parks that aren’t owned by the city. You heard the rise now watch the fall. 

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]]> The Complete History of Williamsburg (Part 3) Fletcher C Johnson 01:19:11 Stealing drinks from expensive clubs. Smashing glasses in your favorite bar. Getting a gun pulled on you. Clubs that don’t open until 4am. Public parks that aren’t owned by the city. You heard the rise now watch the fall Stealing drinks from expensive clubs. Smashing glasses in your favorite bar. Getting a gun pulled on you. Clubs that don’t open until 4am. Public parks that aren’t owned by the city. You heard the rise now watch the fall supreme trading, mccarren park, enids, shea stadium, clem's, secret project robot, diy, loft party, loft show, market hotel, glasslands, silent barn, death by audio, monster island, royal oak, bedford, union pool, williamsburg, 285 kent, brooklyn, mckibbin lofts, black betty, glass house true full 4 3 e9c58227-cc3d-46b2-b38f-8466224d9013 The Complete History of Williamsburg (Part 2) What brought so many metalheads to Brooklyn? Who’s painting all this graffiti? Are a dozen punk scenes too many punk scenes for one city? Why do people from Atlanta do so much cocaine? 

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]]> Wed, 14 Dec 2022 05:05:00 +0000 fletchercjohnson@gmail.com (Fletcher C Johnson) https://fletcher-c-johnson.publicannouncement.org/episodes/the-complete-history-of-williamsburg-part-2-8vwOyn2_ What brought so many metalheads to Brooklyn? Who’s painting all this graffiti? Are a dozen punk scenes too many punk scenes for one city? Why do people from Atlanta do so much cocaine? 

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]]> The Complete History of Williamsburg (Part 2) Fletcher C Johnson 01:20:06 What brought so many metalheads to Brooklyn? Who’s painting all this graffiti? Are a dozen punk scenes too many punk scenes for one city? Why do people from Atlanta do so much cocaine? What brought so many metalheads to Brooklyn? Who’s painting all this graffiti? Are a dozen punk scenes too many punk scenes for one city? Why do people from Atlanta do so much cocaine? supreme trading, mccarren park, enids, luxx, clem's, tainted lady, diy, loft party, loft show, glasslands, death by audio, monster island, basement show, royal oak, union pool, williamsburg, 285 kent, brooklyn, mckibbin lofts, black betty true full 3 3 abbc38f4-443a-4a9a-acd2-9e1f457c8b81 The Complete History of Williamsburg (Part 1) Where does your allegiance lie? In the lofts and warehouses of the DIY scene or the dark, horny rooms of the  indie club nights? Hear from a man who swings both ways. 

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]]> Wed, 14 Dec 2022 05:00:00 +0000 fletchercjohnson@gmail.com (Fletcher C Johnson) https://fletcher-c-johnson.publicannouncement.org/episodes/the-complete-history-of-williamsburg-part-1-qxTp7XfF Where does your allegiance lie? In the lofts and warehouses of the DIY scene or the dark, horny rooms of the  indie club nights? Hear from a man who swings both ways. 

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]]> The Complete History of Williamsburg (Part 1) Fletcher C Johnson 01:19:43 Where does your allegiance lie? In the lofts and warehouses of the DIY scene or the dark, horny rooms of the indie club nights? Hear from a man who swings both ways Where does your allegiance lie? In the lofts and warehouses of the DIY scene or the dark, horny rooms of the indie club nights? Hear from a man who swings both ways supreme trading, enids, diy, loft party, loft show, glasshouse, todd p, glasslands, death by audio, royal oak, williamsburg, brooklyn, mckibbin lofts true full 2 3 f5a53d84-b820-4edb-a57d-25c155a1453d Couch Surfing Hiding in basements, tiptoeing around strangers, sneaking food out of pantries, and avoiding fistfights. It’s just your usual couch surfing stories. 

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]]> Wed, 7 Dec 2022 05:00:00 +0000 fletchercjohnson@gmail.com (Fletcher C Johnson) https://fletcher-c-johnson.publicannouncement.org/episodes/couch-surfing-ku4fcm3p Hiding in basements, tiptoeing around strangers, sneaking food out of pantries, and avoiding fistfights. It’s just your usual couch surfing stories. 

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]]> Couch Surfing Fletcher C Johnson 01:00:01 Hiding in basements, tiptoeing around strangers, sneaking food out of pantries, and avoiding fistfights. It’s just your usual couch surfing stories. Hiding in basements, tiptoeing around strangers, sneaking food out of pantries, and avoiding fistfights. It’s just your usual couch surfing stories. true full 1 3 f4f1a692-4d5c-4442-a62c-11ce2eb1a104 STDs The story of all of Fletcher’s STDs. Parental advisory (duh) 

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]]> Thu, 13 May 2021 04:00:00 +0000 fletchercjohnson@gmail.com (Fletcher C Johnson) https://fletcher-c-johnson.publicannouncement.org/episodes/stds-bSiQH5gs The story of all of Fletcher’s STDs. Parental advisory (duh) 

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]]> STDs Fletcher C Johnson 00:55:33 The story of all of Fletcher’s STDs. Parental advisory (duh) The story of all of Fletcher’s STDs. Parental advisory (duh) stds, std, boston, brooklyn, sexually transmitted diseases, couch surfing true full 5 2 f38ae6e8-48af-49d2-8e08-8bed7bb44afd Colorado Camping Strange town, strange people, no show. What’s a band to do? 

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]]> Thu, 6 May 2021 04:00:00 +0000 fletchercjohnson@gmail.com (Fletcher C Johnson) https://fletcher-c-johnson.publicannouncement.org/episodes/colorado-camping-H0gmBB1C Strange town, strange people, no show. What’s a band to do? 

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]]> Colorado Camping Fletcher C Johnson 00:17:57 Strange town, strange people, no show. What’s a band to do? Strange town, strange people, no show. What’s a band to do? tour, camping, diy, colorado true full 4 2 443bd266-a007-440b-92d4-42b3d47230a3 The Complete History of Fashion How many looks is too many looks? 

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]]> Thu, 29 Apr 2021 04:00:00 +0000 fletchercjohnson@gmail.com (Fletcher C Johnson) https://fletcher-c-johnson.publicannouncement.org/episodes/the-complete-history-of-fashion-Lf17M_Hy How many looks is too many looks? 

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]]> The Complete History of Fashion Fletcher C Johnson 00:56:22 How many looks is too many looks? How many looks is too many looks? tour, fashion true full 3 2 b8bedac5-9286-481e-9057-33474b65eb69 Tree Sitting A teenage Fletcher lives in the woods with a group of activists trying to stop loggers from cutting down the old growth forest in Fall Creek, Oregon. Members of the group occupy tree-sits 100 feet above the forest floor. As tension escalates between the activists and the forest rangers, Fletcher tries to find shelter from the storm 

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]]> Thu, 22 Apr 2021 04:00:00 +0000 fletchercjohnson@gmail.com (Fletcher C Johnson) https://fletcher-c-johnson.publicannouncement.org/episodes/tree-sitting-9lUXPuVM A teenage Fletcher lives in the woods with a group of activists trying to stop loggers from cutting down the old growth forest in Fall Creek, Oregon. Members of the group occupy tree-sits 100 feet above the forest floor. As tension escalates between the activists and the forest rangers, Fletcher tries to find shelter from the storm 

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]]> Tree Sitting Fletcher C Johnson 00:50:42 A teenage Fletcher lives in the woods with a group of activists trying to stop loggers from cutting down the old growth forest in Fall Creek, Oregon. Members of the group occupy tree-sits 100 feet above the forest floor. As tension escalates between the activists and the forest rangers, Fletcher tries to find shelter from the storm A teenage Fletcher lives in the woods with a group of activists trying to stop loggers from cutting down the old growth forest in Fall Creek, Oregon. Members of the group occupy tree-sits 100 feet above the forest floor. As tension escalates between the activists and the forest rangers, Fletcher tries to find shelter from the storm true full 2 2 0cb54eab-9de1-4def-b466-dffc97f0beb3 Pleurisy Can a bunny survive the flood? Did Fletcher crash his bicycle naked? 

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]]> Thu, 15 Apr 2021 13:57:50 +0000 fletchercjohnson@gmail.com (Fletcher C Johnson) https://fletcher-c-johnson.publicannouncement.org/episodes/pleurisy-XPE33TGE Can a bunny survive the flood? Did Fletcher crash his bicycle naked? 

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