BACKFENCE Unhinged

Jocose and smart as all hell, Jason Rouse takes you on a nail biting floating home journey. Twists and turns featuring the sudden on set super-human strength, balancing on chains over water, connecting with his father, and what the hell is that floating in the water? 
Jason is a writer, actor, husband, and dad to a wee feisty chihuahua named Goldie. 
BACKFENCE Unhinged is a 29-minute podcast hosted by Andrew Dickson and Frayn Masters, two people you'd actually enjoy being stuck in an elevator with.
The elevator stops on a different floor every week and a guest steps on with a delightfully unhinged story. 
Executive Producer: Frayn Masters 
Co-hosts and co-creators: Frayn Masters & Andrew Dickson 
Editor and Producer: Julia Oppenheimer
Theme Music: Matt Sheehy from Lost Lander 
Logo Design: Tim May
Sponsors: Powell’s Books and Kiln co-working space
Recorded at: XRAY.fm, listen: online or 91.1 or 107.1 in PDX 
Audio Podcast: Wherever you find your podcasts 
Learn more: backfencestorytelling.com 
IG: @backfencestorytelling

Life with a toddler who is a runner is wild! Joey tells the hilarious story of Catch Me if You Can with her son breaking loose in a big winding museum. 
Joey Slamon has written on shows like Arrested Development, Those Who Can't and wrote and produced I'm Sorry with Andrea Savage. She's written several features, sold several pilots and is also currently getting her Masters in Library and Information Sciences so she can talk about books for a living. She ran a storytelling show in Los Angeles for 10 years called Public School and has performed several times at BACKFENCE where, not to brag, but she won a BACKFENCE Roulette.
BACKFENCE Unhinged is a 29-minute podcast hosted by Andrew Dickson and Frayn Masters, two people you'd actually enjoy being stuck in an elevator with.
The elevator stops on a different floor every week and a guest steps on with a delightfully unhinged story. 
Executive Producer: Frayn Masters 
Co-hosts and co-creators: Frayn Masters & Andrew Dickson 
Editor and Producer: Julia Oppenheimer
Theme Music: Matt Sheehy from Lost Lander 
Logo Design: Tim May
Sponsors: Powell’s Books and Kiln co-working space
Recorded at: XRAY.fm, listen: online or 91.1 or 107.1 in PDX 
Audio Podcast: Wherever you find your podcasts 
Learn more: backfencestorytelling.com 
IG: @backfencestorytelling

Episode 43: Alina Aliyar
Visiting India for a wedding  — Alina Aliyar finds herself drawn into an unexpected middle-aged night out in HOKAS. What can go right? So much. What can go wrong? So much. 
But all of it is a super fun ride. 
Alina Aliyar is a realtor, storyteller, and proud parent of 2 adult sized teenagers. She’s also a recipient of the 1987 Shakey’s Pizza reading award. 
BACKFENCE Unhinged is a 29-minute podcast hosted by Andrew Dickson and Frayn Masters, two people you'd actually enjoy being stuck in an elevator with.
The elevator stops on a different floor every week and a guest steps on with a delightfully unhinged story. 
Executive Producer: Frayn Masters 
Co-hosts and co-creators: Frayn Masters & Andrew Dickson 
Editor and Producer: Julia Oppenheimer
Theme Music: Matt Sheehy from Lost Lander 
Logo Design: Tim May
Sponsors: Powell’s Books and Kiln co-working space
Recorded at: XRAY.fm, listen: online or 91.1 or 107.1 in PDX 
Audio Podcast: Wherever you find your podcasts 
Learn more: backfencestorytelling.com 
IG: @backfencestorytelling

ENCORE: AARON DRAPLIN
Designer Aaron Draplin takes us on a GEN X tour of the skate punk and snowboarding world of his youth. Where zines ruled the day and skateboarders were total outsiders. Are there mentions of Dinosaur Jr.? Yes. Is there a caper involving fast food and the retrieval of skateboards from a boss's office? Yes. Is there a lot of fun, wisdom dropped, and the sweet follies of grunge? Hell yes!
Aaron entered the world in Detroit, Michigan—and skipping ahead a bit in 2004 founded the design company that he runs today, Draplin Design Co. After a bunch of years at Showboard magazine he quickly moved from designing graphics for snowboards to creating icons for multinational companies. He travels the world as a speaker bringing his hilarity and skills to the masses. 
BACKFENCE Unhinged is a 29-minute podcast hosted by Andrew Dickson and Frayn Masters, two people you'd actually enjoy being stuck in an elevator with.
The elevator stops on a different floor every week and a guest steps on with a delightfully unhinged story. 
This episode was edited and produced by Julia Oppenheimer. With music created by musician and frontman for Lost Lander, Matt Sheehy. Frayn Masters is executive producer. Frayn Masters & Andrew Dickson are co-hosts and co-creators. The show was recorded at XRAY.fm — find them online or 91.1 or 107.1. You can find more info about Andrew, Frayn and BACKFENCE Storytelling shows and workshops at backfencestorytelling.com on IG @backfencestorytelling
Logo design by Tim May
Please visit our sponsor Powell’s Books to find the books highlighted in ‘Bry’s Hot Minute’. And a big thank you to Powell’s and KILN. co-working space for making this episode and our live shows possible. 

Episode 42: EMILY HEMSON
It turns out that unhinged moments can come from very specific odd obsessions. Through repeated watchings of the movie Heavyweights comedian Emily Hemson has her heart set on finding  an inflatable ‘blob’ like the kids in the movie jump on in the lake. The way it flings them into the air is like magic. This image burns into her hypothalamus as a core memory. 
Seven years later the opportunity arises for her to live her dream in a very specific summer camp. 
Emily Hemson is a writer, comedian and purse candy enthusiast. You can find her most nights trying to get strangers to laugh in bars with at least three video lottery machines ringing in the background.
BACKFENCE Unhinged is a 29-minute podcast hosted by Andrew Dickson and Frayn Masters, two people you'd actually enjoy being stuck in an elevator with.
The elevator stops on a different floor every week and a guest steps on with a delightfully unhinged story. 
Executive Producer: Frayn Masters 
Co-hosts and co-creators: Frayn Masters & Andrew Dickson 
Editor and Producer: Julia Oppenheimer
Theme Music: Matt Sheehy from Lost Lander 
Logo Design: Tim May
Sponsors: Powell’s Books and Kiln co-working space
Recorded at: XRAY.fm, listen: online or 91.1 or 107.1 in PDX 
Audio Podcast: Wherever you find your podcasts 
Learn more: backfencestorytelling.com 
IG: @backfencestorytelling

Episode 41: Katie Nguyen
Katie Nguyen dares to ask the question… Why why shouldn’t I put a Q-Tip in my ear when the sensation is so goddamned dreamy? And what could go so terribly wrong?
Why cotton-y ear canal friend-shaped when not ear canal friendly? 
Katie Nguyen is a writer and comedian. Her work has been featured in The New Yorker, you can hear her on SiriusXM, and she's a regular at Helium Comedy Club.
BACKFENCE Unhinged is a 29-minute podcast hosted by Andrew Dickson and Frayn Masters, two people you'd actually enjoy being stuck in an elevator with.
The elevator stops on a different floor every week and a guest steps on with a delightfully unhinged story. 
Executive Producer: Frayn Masters 
Co-hosts and co-creators: Frayn Masters & Andrew Dickson 
Editor and Producer: Julia Oppenheimer
Theme Music: Matt Sheehy from Lost Lander 
Logo Design: Tim May
Sponsors: Powell’s Books and Kiln co-working space
Recorded at: XRAY.fm, listen: online or 91.1 or 107.1 in PDX 
Audio Podcast: Wherever you find your podcasts 
Learn more: backfencestorytelling.com 
IG: @backfencestorytelling

ENCORE: LAUREN WEEDMAN
This is an encore story from solo performer, actor (Hacks, Abbott Elementary, Sirens) and writer Lauren Weedman. She joined us from her apartment in Santa Monica, CA.
Lauren tells us the hilarious at times cringey-in-a-revealing-way story of admitting to and dealing with jealousy at a celebrity New Year’s Eve party. 
BACKFENCE Unhinged is a 29-minute podcast hosted by Andrew Dickson and Frayn Masters, two people you'd actually enjoy being stuck in an elevator with.
The elevator stops on a different floor every week and a guest steps on with a delightfully unhinged story. 
Executive Producer: Frayn Masters 
Co-hosts and co-creators: Frayn Masters & Andrew Dickson 
Editor and Producer: Julia Oppenheimer
Theme Music: Matt Sheehy from Lost Lander 
Logo Design: Tim May
Sponsors: Powell’s Books and Kiln co-working space
Recorded at: XRAY.fm, listen: online or 91.1 or 107.1 in PDX 
Audio Podcast: Wherever you find your podcasts 
Learn more: backfencestorytelling.com 
IG: @backfencestorytelling

Episode 40: Julia Oppenheimer
Unrequited love breaks hearts, churns stomachs, and consumes copious amounts of mental space, ever since a human scraped a lovelorn pictograph onto the first cave wall. Julia Oppenheimer takes on a multi-year journey where she finds out what happens when grey area hits the sheets.
Julia is a gal about town. When she’s not galavanting around the globe, she resides in Portland, where she recently gutted and remodeled a crack house and is currently producing a podcast (this podcast) and spending time in her ever expanding garden. 
BACKFENCE Unhinged is a 29-minute podcast hosted by Andrew Dickson and Frayn Masters, two people you'd actually enjoy being stuck in an elevator with.
The elevator stops on a different floor every week and a guest steps on with a delightfully unhinged story. 
Executive Producer: Frayn Masters 
Co-hosts and co-creators: Frayn Masters & Andrew Dickson 
Editor and Producer: Julia Oppenheimer
Theme Music: Matt Sheehy from Lost Lander 
Logo Design: Tim May
Sponsors: Powell’s Books and Kiln co-working space
Recorded at: XRAY.fm, listen: online or 91.1 or 107.1 in PDX 
Audio Podcast: Wherever you find your podcasts 
Learn more: backfencestorytelling.com 
IG: @backfencestorytelling

Episode 39: Mindy Nettifee
What happens when what’s underneath the love mask is revealed? Well. A few things it turns out. Mindy Nettifee takes on a wild ride as she figures out how to get herself unstuck between a rock and a hard place. 
Dr. Mindy Nettifee is a poet, artist educator, and somatic trauma therapist. She has published three full-length poetry collections and the how-to book on writing poetry Glitter in the Blood, her latest collection is Open Your Mouth Like a Bell (Write Bloody). She also writes a Substack about the moon called In the River of What’s Happening Now. 
BACKFENCE Unhinged is a unique and delightful twist on the storytelling podcast where hosts Andrew and Frayn invite a storyteller on to share an unhinged true story. Then comes the second unhinged part – they dig in and ask questions to get into the behind-the-scenes dirt —  finding intersections with some of their own personal anecdotes.
This episode was edited and produced by Julia Oppenheimer. With music created by musician and frontman for Lost Lander, Matt Sheehy. Frayn Masters is executive producer. Frayn Masters & Andrew Dickson are co-hosts and co-creators. The show was recorded at XRAY.fm — find them online or 91.1 or 107.1. You can find more info about Andrew, Frayn and BACKFENCE Storytelling shows and workshops at backfencestorytelling.com on IG @backfencestorytelling
Logo design by Tim May
Please visit our sponsor Powell’s Books to find the books highlighted in ‘Bry’s Hot Minute’. And a big thank you to Powell’s and KILN. co-working space for making this episode and our live shows possible. 

Episode 38: Nicole Hardy #2
Welcome back Nicole Hardy for her second go round with BACKFENCE Unhinged! 
Be more like Nicole who has a line item in her budget that includes doing something nice for herself. Will Nicole’s happy ending wish come to full fruition in beautiful Mexico? Find out in this beautifully told, tender, and hilarious story! 
Nicole Hardy is a Seattle-based writer and teaching artist who’s working on a memoir about the year she spent sailing the world. She’s the author of the memoir Confessions of a Latter-day Virgin, and is best known for her Modern Love essay “Single, Female, Mormon, Alone.” 
BACKFENCE Unhinged is a unique and delightful twist on the storytelling podcast where hosts Andrew and Frayn invite a storyteller on to share an unhinged true story. Then comes the second unhinged part – they dig in and ask questions to get into the behind-the-scenes dirt —  finding intersections with some of their own personal anecdotes.
This episode was edited and produced by Julia Oppenheimer. With music created by musician and frontman for Lost Lander, Matt Sheehy. Frayn Masters is executive producer. Frayn Masters & Andrew Dickson are co-hosts and co-creators. The show was recorded at XRAY.fm — find them online or 91.1 or 107.1. You can find more info about Andrew, Frayn and BACKFENCE Storytelling shows and workshops at backfencestorytelling.com on IG @backfencestorytelling
Logo design by Tim May
Please visit our sponsor Powell’s Books to find the books highlighted in ‘Bry’s Hot Minute’. And a big thank you to Powell’s and KILN. co-working space for making this episode and our live shows possible.