Beautiful Follow-Ups

Beautiful Follow-Ups: 3 Months Left (#121 Prison Bound)

rss@midroll.com (Stitcher Premium) — Fri, 11 Dec 2020 05:00:00 +0000

What it's like in federal prison during the pandemic? Caller #121 talks to Geth about how different the world was before entering prison, and with her release coming up in March, contemplates living in a changed world.

Animal Kingdom Throuple (#189 Polyamorous Group Real Estate)

rss@midroll.com (Stitcher Premium) — Fri, 27 Nov 2020 05:00:00 +0000

Geth catches up with the callers from Polyamorous Group Real Estate about polyamory in the age of COVID-19 and why getting dumped is easier when you’re married.

Goosey Bumpies (#187 Motor City Mayhem)

rss@midroll.com (Stitcher Premium) — Thu, 12 Nov 2020 13:00:00 +0000

Geth catches up with the Motor City Mayhem guys and sees if they've calmed down. He chats with them all together and then one on one to see how they're individually doing. The results are surprisingly heartwarming.

More Farts, Bananas & Potatoes (#65 Deaf)

rss@midroll.com (Stitcher Premium) — Thu, 29 Oct 2020 14:00:00 +0000

Caller 65 from the ‘Deaf’ episode catches up with Geth about married life, what it’s like to travel deaf, plus he makes his interpreter say more embarrassing things.

Victims Are Not A Monolith (#51 Made Out With My Teacher)

rss@midroll.com (Stitcher Premium) — Thu, 15 Oct 2020 14:00:00 +0000

It's been 3 years since caller #51 started to reckon with making out with her teacher. She reconnects with Geth and tells him how empathy has helped her process the experience and how she's developed a passion for criminal justice reform.

The Great Raccoon Debate (#169 - The Raccoon Incident & #182 - The Raccoon Roommate)

rss@midroll.com (Stitcher Premium) — Thu, 1 Oct 2020 14:00:00 +0000

Geth moderates The Great Raccoon Debate of 2020 between two callers who had very different experiences with raccoons.

Detective Work (#197 - Kinda Famous Secret Half Brother)

rss@midroll.com (Stitcher Premium) — Thu, 17 Sep 2020 14:00:00 +0000

Caller 197 fills Geth in on what happened after she sent a second message to her biological dad, plus what she's been up to since they last spoke.

41-Year-Old Grandma (#119 - 39-Year-Old Grandma)

rss@midroll.com (Stitcher Premium) — Thu, 3 Sep 2020 14:00:00 +0000

The incredibly charming 39 year old grandma is now 41. She and Geth chat about the ups and downs she's experienced in the last couple years, and about how the bumps in the road have only made her marriage stronger.

The Rise of Oakfoot (#162.5 - The Adventures of Glandon Oakfoot)

rss@midroll.com (Stitcher Premium) — Fri, 20 Dec 2019 00:00:00 +0000

Glandon Oakfoot, Jomar Salveston and Tyrone The Terrible reunite for one last adventure. They’re joined by their trusted Game Master, a parade of familiar friends and intern Gingerburg in an effort to revive the Princess from catatonic busy signal sickness.

Big Swings, Baby (#174 - The Squirrel And The Giraffe)

rss@midroll.com (Stitcher Premium) — Fri, 13 Dec 2019 00:00:53 +0000

The guy who had never listened to the show before has since binged all things Gethard and grown emotionally. Plus, he has an intensely captivating story about having two birthdays!

In Full Bloom (#120 - Out Of The Closet)

rss@midroll.com (Stitcher Premium) — Fri, 6 Dec 2019 00:00:00 +0000

Just recently coming to terms with his sexuality when he was on the show in July 2017, caller 120 set a deadline to come out to his friends & religious family by the end of the month. He tells Geth how it was both liberating and challengingly emotional.

Farm Sprout & Ma Dukes (#139 - House Burned Down)

rss@midroll.com (Stitcher Premium) — Fri, 29 Nov 2019 00:00:00 +0000

Hear from Caller 139 (nickname: Farm Sprout) on a landline! Plus, her mom, Ma Dukes, shows up and it somehow involves a sword fighting duel, a viking funeral, lightsabers, and a lucrative NetFlix special. More importantly, we find out how Cedric the Donkey is doing plus a new animal friend: Croissant Cat.

The One True Artist (#8 - Running Down A Stapler)

rss@midroll.com (Stitcher Premium) — Fri, 22 Nov 2019 00:00:00 +0000

When you say “Alexa, play the poop song”, she plays this guy’s song. And that’s how he quit his day job. The "greatest songwriter of all time" shares some of his brilliance with Gethard almost 4 years after they first spoke. Find out why the Beatles had an unfair advantage.

Tears In Your Cranberry Sauce (#17 - Early Onset)

rss@midroll.com (Stitcher Premium) — Fri, 15 Nov 2019 00:00:19 +0000

In 2016, this caller spoke to Gethard about struggling to deal with her mother’s early onset Alzheimer’s. She provides an update about a tough few years.

Road Dogs The Movie (#108 - Road Dogs)

rss@midroll.com (Stitcher Premium) — Fri, 8 Nov 2019 00:00:00 +0000

Hear the story of how the first feature film based on Beautiful/Anonymous almost came together and find out how the road has been treating the dogs.

15 Months In Prison (#121 - Prison Bound)

rss@midroll.com (Stitcher Premium) — Fri, 1 Nov 2019 08:22:02 +0000

Want to know how much inmates get paid for working in prison? Gethard catches up with the caller from episode 121, Prison Bound, 15 months into her prison stint. He asks if the system is built wrong and how do those inside talk about it and also, how do you train a bomb sniffing dog in jail?

Two Grooms, One Inmate (#121 - Prison Bound & #18 - OTL in a Hopeless Place)

rss@midroll.com (Stitcher Premium) — Fri, 28 Dec 2018 00:00:50 +0000

Gethard is bringing you two follow-ups in one episode: first, a collect call from prison, limited to 15 minutes by federal rules, then a three-way heartwarming catch-up with one of the earliest Beautiful Anonymous callers who’s joined by his One True Love. Both experiences, love & incarceration, are bound by the sentiment that it’s unlike anything in the world.

Resilience (#41 - Escape From A Cult)

rss@midroll.com (Stitcher Premium) — Fri, 21 Dec 2018 00:00:39 +0000

Two years later, Gethard catches up with the caller from episode 41 and gets an update on her progress processing her past. She opens up about the ups and downs of the last two years, finding forgiveness for one’s self, how to appreciate The Handmaid’s Tale, and more.

Que La Fuerza Esté Contigo (#94 - The Puppet Master)

rss@midroll.com (Stitcher Premium) — Fri, 14 Dec 2018 00:00:27 +0000

After episode 94 was released, Gethard found out that the caller's unique and hilarious laugh may have actually caused a car accident. In this follow-up, he talks about what it’s like to be expecting a child, and he provides some parenting advice: don’t take advice from anyone. But mostly, Geth just tries to bring on that magical, car-crash-causing laugh.

The Challenge of a Lifetime (#36 - Cuddly Pudge)

rss@midroll.com (Stitcher Premium) — Fri, 7 Dec 2018 00:00:26 +0000

In episode #36, this caller was in the midst of a journey to adopt internationally. Geth catches up with him two years later about how the process unfolded and the joy introduced into his life. Then, after an emergency room visit lead him down a unexpected path, he explains how, despite the obstacles he now faces, he’s found there’s more beauty than negativity in people.

Present Within Your Ass (#72 - Aussie Best Friend)

rss@midroll.com (Stitcher Premium) — Fri, 30 Nov 2018 00:00:35 +0000

In the original call, Geth and this Aussie became fast friends. In this follow-up, the bromance continues but with more poop talk. This time, there’s lots of discussion of spirituality and somehow it keeps circling back to potty humor. Oh, and what’s Facebook like on Meth? (hint: very few spaces, lots of capitals). But ultimately the message of this follow-up call: live in the moment and don’t focus on the past.

A Doozy (#68 - Married The Day We Met)

rss@midroll.com (Stitcher Premium) — Fri, 23 Nov 2018 00:00:16 +0000

In episode #68, this caller told Geth about how she got married to someone on the day she first met them in person. They catch up on how her life has unfolded in the year since her call was released. There is a twist that can only be described as a mind-blowing bombshell, and it’s very much related to the podcast.

Love Goes On (#69 - Love Is Everywhere)

rss@midroll.com (Stitcher Premium) — Fri, 16 Nov 2018 00:00:12 +0000

In June 2017, a mother of 5 spent an hour talking to Chris from a waiting room, about to hear life or death test results from her daughter’s oncologist. A year later, she tells Chris that all her daughter wants is for her and her family to keep living life, to know it’s okay to be happy and to fight to keep her message, Love Is Everywhere, alive.

Side B (#58 - Vinyl Market Researcher)

rss@midroll.com (Stitcher Premium) — Fri, 9 Nov 2018 00:00:16 +0000

In episode #58, the caller talked about his dream of owning a record store. With a lot of bravado, Gethard urged him to quit his job and go for it. In this Beautiful Follow-Up, Geth calls to find out if his advice led to ruin, or to record levels of happiness (pun intended).