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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…
Episodes
Turi Ryder's "She Said What?" PodcastBadger Attack
Marci and family confront a possible wildlife intrusion—and explore a battle plan. Meanwhile, the bunny waits. Trail cams, and what we learned from Mutual of…
Turi Ryder's "She Said What?" PodcastBig Coyotes
Marci made it back from the big city. She has complaints. Big coyote or small wolf? "Cute" does not apply to all of any species-- a friend's ex is proof…
Turi Ryder's "She Said What?" PodcastWould You Move Your Leg?
Marci is separated from her husband (for 3 hours) unless she pays $200. The baby, or the very large person? Seatmate dilemmas. A San Francisco leather fair and…
Turi Ryder's "She Said What?" PodcastIn Case We Are Dead
Someone needs to tell you if your house smells like cat pee. The before and after marital travel advisory. Instructions for what we want people to say about us…
Turi Ryder's "She Said What?" PodcastThe Class Chicken
The Quinceañera, the Sweet Sixteen, the Cotillion, and how to be disturbed by all of them. A bad (in Turi's opinion) bad play. Let's sit in a room and eat…
Turi Ryder's "She Said What?" PodcastThe Pheromone Collar
Marci adds new pets, drugs for one dog, and pheromone collars for everyone. If YOU wore a pheromone collar… When you TRY to relax. Yoga is not for everyone.
Turi Ryder's "She Said What?" PodcastA Thousand Points of Yard Decor
Crisp air, crisp new parking tickets. Fall rolls in, and the neighbors roll out the yard decor. Does everything match? No? Good.
Turi Ryder's "She Said What?" PodcastLate Night Paranoia
We remember the late Art Bell, purveyor of paranoia and conspiracy theories which haunt us to this day. How, excactly, is A/I going to kill us? The incels and…
Turi Ryder's "She Said What?" PodcastParent Teacher Conference
Marci attends the first one in uncountable years….and you may remember some of your own. Let's all spin around and fall down. I'm not listening. Pumpkin Spice…
Turi Ryder's "She Said What?" PodcastA Pile of Bras
Stalking, Spying, and a GIANT pile of Brassieres. Zoom apparently knows what Marci looks like. That disturbed person you keep running into, even when you try…
Turi Ryder's "She Said What?" PodcastCameras, Guns, and Casseroles
Marauding elk and dangerous weapons. Safety features that should last longer. The "Captain Oblivious" contest winner. Not-exactly-free parking. Surveillance…
Turi Ryder's "She Said What?" PodcastDon't Kiss Anything
Marci designs what she hopes will be an accident-proof camping necessity. The baby learns what not to kiss. Bad huggers, good huggers, and dresses that are a…
Turi Ryder's "She Said What?" PodcastI Don't Like Your Name
New tortures old tortures, the world of physical therapy and the Spanish Inquisition. Uncivil. Maps with new names. Togo vs Greenland.
Turi Ryder's "She Said What?" PodcastYour Vacation Is Not Mine
Marci feels bad for the people washed away…and invites the clouds over to her house. There are vacation planners, and do-ers, and there are vacation slackers…
Turi Ryder's "She Said What?" PodcastKittens and Mammograms
Marci has had it with the latest foster litter. How to embarrass your dog. The mammogram is now a spa for your breasts. The dangerous party invitation.
Turi Ryder's "She Said What?" PodcastRemembering the Wrong Thing
Marci has returned from vacation…and forgotten everything. The TootsieRolls™ are responsible. How to lose your credibility when giving pet advice. How far away…
Turi Ryder's "She Said What?" PodcastA Very Damp Wedding
Marci is in the same Chicago studio as Turi. Because of a wedding. A very damp wedding. Can clergy please hurry up? Before tiktok ruined adolescence, there…
Turi Ryder's "She Said What?" PodcastThe FBI Call Center
Marci is a day late, and $2000 short. Crying at at the customer service counter. Spoofing the FBI and the DC Metro Police. When to believe your best friend.
Turi Ryder's "She Said What?" PodcastAir Force One
The Natural Disaster Revue, or "how long are we going to be stuck in the basement?" Grade inflation. You can do a lot of jobs without a diploma, just not that…
Turi Ryder's "She Said What?" PodcastThe Problems Exchange
Marci's I-pad demands a blood sacrifice. A business admits it's wrong. Two podcasters—2 problems—let's trade. The wandering shipment. Dead sidewalk rat update…
Turi Ryder's "She Said What?" PodcastCarseat Hot Potato
Turi has a middle class housewife problem. It includes breakage….LOTS of breakage. Marci attempts to retrain a cat. So far, not successful. There will be blood.
Turi Ryder's "She Said What?" PodcastLeaving the Scene
Odd mysterious pile appears in Marci's studio. The week when you decide to get everything done. A visit to the old highschool. How hard did you hit that car?…
Turi Ryder's "She Said What?" PodcastA Day Spent On Hold
Learning the "on hold" music by heart. Don't call me "ma'am". We are not the training department. Marci's shrinking head vs. your old underwear. Missing…
Turi Ryder's "She Said What?" PodcastFlying Squirrels and Helmets
We get advice from old[er] people. Marci tackles the Grand Canyon. Risks, and how to benefit from other people's reckless behavior. Explosive cyclospora…
Turi Ryder's "She Said What?" PodcastDangerous Lettuce
Forest fire air. How to spot faux Italian cooking (and a restaurant that served it). The wandering kosher turkey. The non-miracle of kosher salt. IMAX in…
Turi Ryder's "She Said What?" PodcastKeeping Your Kids Out
Strategies for keeping your adult children from moving back in, including cinder block. Daddy long legs, worms, centipedes, and axolotyl lizards, oh my. How to…
Turi Ryder's "She Said What?" PodcastThe End Times
More reasons to lie to your spouse. Religion can save you from household drudgery. Marci contemplates blood in IMAX. An ample obsequious Alexa in every room…
Turi Ryder's "She Said What?" PodcastMake Your Spouse the Mean One
"BCE"—before cellphones existed. Nice people make Turi look bad. When your spouse manipulates to make you manipulative. The non-shocking shock collar. The…
Turi Ryder's "She Said What?" PodcastSurviving the City Bus
Marci's personal "Burning Man" is causing her to reevaluate mountain living. What you can watch with a TV antenna. Turi's long, garlicky, painful busride…
Turi Ryder's "She Said What?" PodcastEvacuate the Cats
Marci is looking for safety as Arizona burns, and she may need to pick up a couple of hundred cats. There are the realistically phobic people, and the nut jobs…
Turi Ryder's "She Said What?" PodcastHow to Scare a Sportswriter
The longer something has not been working, the better you feel when you find out you didn't break it. A room full of sports writers, and a moment of silence.
Turi Ryder's "She Said What?" PodcastRattlesnakes, Dogs, and Feral Pigs
Rattlesnakes are all over Marci's neighborhood. There's a plan for that. Disgusting things you probably never thought dogs could do. Disgusting things you…
Turi Ryder's "She Said What?" PodcastWoo Woo Science
Marci demonstrates the unusual value and properties of childproof caps, smartphones, and Skin-So-Soft. That friend who sends you articles about woo-woo faux…
Turi Ryder's "She Said What?" PodcastDiapers
Marci has been caring for a toddler…a toddler who thinks diaper training is a game. We've all been there, and some of us (including even ourselves and perhaps…
Turi Ryder's "She Said What?" PodcastLord of the Audiobook
It takes a rabbit to catch Marci's dog. New rural neighbors with loud radios and a backhoe. Choosing pets and husbands for looks, or, the every-six-year…
Turi Ryder's "She Said What?" PodcastPorn Stars of Yesteryear
The two-hour drive for the 5 minute appointment. Peter Pan vs the computer or, who is the grown up here? Robin Byrd interviewed Ron Jeremy a million years…
Turi Ryder's "She Said What?" PodcastExploding Hot Rods
Marci yields to a highway (Route 66) full of hotrods, but the vibe is a little to sultry. How to apologize to old people. Birds that hang on your chest, and…
Turi Ryder's "She Said What?" PodcastThe Pee Test
Turi is assigned homework. To be more accurate—bathroom work. Doctors you should not marry. The out-of-context in-person meeting, or "I know I know you…." What…
Turi Ryder's "She Said What?" PodcastBodies and Fluids
Marci finds an unused liquid in her bathroom cabinet…and decides to try it. Turi is assigned the collection of an entirely different fluid.
Turi Ryder's "She Said What?" PodcastRude Truth in Advertising
A business' web site tells you exactly what it thinks of its competition…and possibly you.
Turi Ryder's "She Said What?" PodcastChilled Lizards and Poached Worms
Fun navigating in and negotiating with your city bureaucracy (extra points if your city is Oakland, CA.) Don't touch my tree. How do you know if you're being…
Turi Ryder's "She Said What?" PodcastHow Much is that Dead Rat
When was the last time someone asked you for a bribe? How do you know? The City of Oakland, California vs The City of Chicago. Marci's daughter's wedding…
Turi Ryder's "She Said What?" PodcastBest Dead Elvis Story
Sometimes you wish there were an explanation for your difficult week—but the planets and stars are not it. Somehow, the glasses are your fault. The primary…
Turi Ryder's "She Said What?" PodcastThe Barefoot Trail
Marci does something many of you would never, ever do—and now she is in pain. Nature is arguably bad. The Midwest vs. California, or the open bar vs the…
Turi Ryder's "She Said What?" PodcastFire on the Mountain
Marci's neighboring mountain is in flames (nobody is hurt) with extremely inconvenient results. Wildlife hits the ground. The blended worm. Biology you've…
Turi Ryder's "She Said What?" PodcastEat This Couch
New ideas for getting rid of toxic waste, purchasing furniture, or possibly removing unwanted house guests. How to entertain your children, recklessly. Mummies…
Turi Ryder's "She Said What?" PodcastThe Pre-Ruined Cruise
Whenever you plan a trip….there's that news story. Switchbacks to Sedona. The Hell's Angels go shopping. Swedish biker fish. Escape of the hounds.
Turi Ryder's "She Said What?" PodcastElvis Presley's Bathtub
That's not what you thought you were eating. What's in your underwear? Admit you're too old for that. Insulting a house for sale online. How to die in the…
Turi Ryder's "She Said What?" PodcastA Lifetime Supply
Five days, one missing phone. Paying ransom. If aliens abduct your partner… Falling back in love with the dollar store. A lifetime supply is a terrifying…
Turi Ryder's "She Said What?" PodcastCreative Poisoning
When everything goes wrong on your birthday, is that karma? Three dogs, three ways to ruin your life. One solution to missing out on a promotion: poison your…
Turi Ryder's "She Said What?" PodcastYour Birthday Suit
Getting back on the horse—really. Revelations about Marci's past. The dog that hates your partner. The fancy birthday dinner that takes you back to your…
Turi Ryder's "She Said What?" PodcastJames Bond for Women
Grandbabysitting, and what the space age diaper change. Exhaustion vs insomnia. The boomer iPhone case. Your bra as a weapon. The eye exam or "get that…
Turi Ryder's "She Said What?" PodcastYour Holiday, Not Mine
Have you ever heard friends describe their perfect holiday and thought "that sounds like hell"? This is what that sounds like. And, extra expensive holiday…
Turi Ryder's "She Said What?" PodcastRecognizing Nuts
The last pre-Passover sprint. Travelling a little too light, and a little too late. The emotional support worm.
Turi Ryder's "She Said What?" PodcastSearching for Matzah
The list of things we're not talking about. School lunch failures. A dog flies out the window, and a bunny takes blame. The new refrigerator challenge…
Turi Ryder's "She Said What?" PodcastRemains of St. Patrick's Day
Marci has been on a quest for corned beef. Things you remember about St. Patrick's Days gone by…plus nausea, vomit, and one really bad date. The Gene Simmons…
Turi Ryder's "She Said What?" PodcastWhere Did You Lose It?
Taylor Sheridan creates (again and again) bimbos in bikinis. Marci's lost and found. The Oscars' swag bag has coupons. You don't want them.
Turi Ryder's "She Said What?" PodcastAnt Farm
An accidental waste of time. The wrong line at Costco. No faith in multitasking. Porn on the job. Call Triple A. Google paranoia. Who counts ants? The pet…