Podcasts by So Sez Rick
Rick’s stories take audiences on a journey, from his days as a boy growing up on the farm, to working as an improvisor at The Second City in Chicago, to being an actor in Los Angeles. But you can’t take the farm out of the boy. He still owns a farm back in central Illinois, so Rick's a storyteller who worries about the price of grain! All of his stories are true… well, mostly true. “Rick Hall’s storytelling is spellbinding” – The New York Times
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Gastrointestinal Superhero from 2023-12-14T00:57:50.795898
My mom grew up during the depression so she learned to never throw out any food. No matter how old or moldy it was, she could resuscitate it and feed it to our family. She used to say Go ahead and ...
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Gastrointestinal Superhero from 2022-03-07T08:57:02.273271
My mom grew up during the depression so she learned to never throw out any food. No matter how old or moldy it was, she could resuscitate it and feed it to our family. She used to say Go ahead and ...
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Gastrointestinal Superhero from 2022-02-21T20:54:56.281818
My mom grew up during the depression so she learned to never throw out any food. No matter how old or moldy it was, she could resuscitate it and feed it to our family. She used to say Go ahead and ...
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Topanga Acupuncture from 2022-02-21T20:54:56.279949
A very funny story I told recently at the Story Salon in North Hollywood. It’s about the first time I got acupuncture. Everything that could go wrong, did go wrong, including catching my back on ...
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Hello Prostate from 2022-02-21T20:54:56.278082
Nobody can really prepare you for the changes your body will experience as you age. You can trust me to give you the facts. I’ve played a doctor on TV.
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Best Garden in Town from 2022-02-21T20:54:56.273411
In high school, I won an essay writing contest and got a trip to the state capital. If that wasn’t enough, I also ended up with a date to prom, a kiss while sitting on the bank of the Illinois Rive...
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Another Slice of Pie from 2022-02-21T20:54:56.271953
Well, it’s time for the next chapter of Slice of Pie. If you didn’t catch chapters 1 and 2, you might want to take a few minutes and listen to Episode 11 first. FYI The conclusion of the story wil...
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Right Place, Right Time from 2022-02-21T20:54:56.270022
In this episode Laura and I tell a story together about how we met and fell in love. It takes two people to tell it!
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Oh Holy Night from 2022-02-21T20:54:56.268442
This episode is the first of a two part series. It’s a story I wrote a few years ago about a live nativity scene and pageant that goes off the rails on Christmas eve at a small Baptist church. Ev...
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Captain Friendly from 2022-02-21T20:54:56.260933
My family calls me Captain Friendly because I'll talk to anybody, anywhere. You can learn a lot about people when you get to know them just a little bit. Sometimes you learn something new about you...
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Mother's Day from 2022-02-21T20:54:56.259387
Laura and I tell some of our favorite stories of our amazing moms. By the way, my amazing wife is also a darn good mom!
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Lessons Learned from a Gorilla from 2022-02-21T20:54:56.257642
In second grade, I thought I was quite the Romeo when I kissed Carla Chambers behind the equipment shed at recess. But when I was a teenager, it was a silverback gorilla at the St. Louis zoo that e...
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Mekong Delta Blues from 2022-02-21T20:54:56.256121
I sat down with my friend Phil Swann who has written two of the books that I've narrated. We talk about the books, the music business, and stupid things we've done over the years. We had a good t...
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Life Goes On from 2022-02-21T20:54:56.249944
When I went back to Chicago to do a play I thought it would be a walk down memory lane. It turns out the most memorable moment happened in the park on my walk to the theater one day.
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First Kiss from 2022-02-21T20:54:56.248436
When I was fourteen, my Baptist church youth group went to an event in St. Louis and on the bus ride home I learned to French kiss. I saw glimpse of heaven. It was a profound religious experience.
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Aunt Maude from 2022-02-21T20:54:56.246705
My buddy Ty Fance is the guest storyteller on this episode. I always enjoy the way he weaves his stories. His story is about when he was young and would steal tomatoes from the neighbor's garden. ...
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My Father Knows Best from 2022-02-21T20:54:56.244650
This episode features a fine storyteller, Sean Ewert. When I heard him tell this story about his dad a couple of weeks ago, I knew I wanted him on the show. Sean is not only a top notch story tell...
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Christmas 1972 from 2021-12-21T00:41:56
Christmas day 1972 I got the best gift I've ever gotten, a lesson about life from my dad.
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The Letterman Jacket from 2021-11-19T00:41:56
I thought getting a varsity letter on the official letterman jacket would magically make me one of the cool guys at my high school. It didn't quite work out that way.
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The Theater Ghost from 2021-10-22T00:41:56
I remember when I first heard the story about the ghost in the MacMurray College Theater. I thought, what a bunch of baloney. But coming face to face with the ghost late one night made a believer ...
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Little Italy from 2021-09-24T00:41:56
Moving from the farm to Chicago to become an actor was culture shock but living in Little Italy is where I found my people.
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Laura's Big Project from 2021-08-27T00:41:56
Laura is launching an online video class to teach musicians how to do what she does on Whose Line is it Anyway. We tell some stories about touring together with the Second City and then Laura will...
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Julius Caesar from 2021-08-13T00:41:56
I cut my teeth as a comic actor in 6th grade when I played the title role in Julius Caesar. My death scene was comic genius, although I'm not sure that was what Shakespeare had in mind when he wro...
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So Sings Laura from 2021-07-30T00:41:56
It's time to have Laura tell some stories through her music. We take a look at the trajectory of Laura's songwriting/band career and play some her songs. It's a fun episode.
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Acorn Assassin from 2021-07-16T00:41:56
Storyteller, community organizer, and super mom, Suzanne Weerts, is our guest. She shares the story of when she was a kid and came close to thinning out the population on her block when she sold h...
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Monkey Soil from 2021-06-18T00:41:56
Last month, I spent 10 days working with my brother, Rob, on our farm in Illinois. One night, after a long day of work, I turned on the recorder and we just talked. My brother is 100 percent farme...
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The Creeper from 2021-04-23T00:41:56
We invited my old buddy, Michael Raysses, to tell a story he wrote for this episode. Michael and I had a blast talking about living in Chicago, the business, and colonoscopies. Listen all the way t...
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Some Showbiz Stories from 2021-03-25T00:41:56
Laura and I have been in "the biz" since the mid 80's and we have plenty of stories. This episode we share a few like almost getting fired by Kiefer Sutherland or when Roger Daltry came over to re...
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So Sez Ruthie! from 2021-03-11T00:41:56
Some of the episodes of So Sez Rick are about our daughter, Ruthie. In this episode she tells her version. Risky? Yep, but it turns out okay.
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Did You Call Me Tramp from 2021-02-11T00:41:56
This episode features my first guest storyteller, Fred Rubin. Fred has had a long career as a writer and producer on episodic TV shows including the show where we met, many years ago. In this epi...
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The Making of a Pigboy from 2021-01-28T00:41:56
Well, if you've ever wondered how I got the nickname -Pigboy-, here you go. Disclaimer: There are some basic details about working at a meat packing plant. It's not too graphic. You can handle it.
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Preacher Story from 2021-01-14T00:41:56
In this episode Laura and I share a story and a song that speak to the times we are living in. Hopefully we can all find some middle ground to talk to each other. I have to say, I always knew Laur...
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The Mozart Conspiracy Prologue from 2020-12-31T00:41:56
I just finished recording the audiobook of Phil Swann’s The Mozart Conspiracy. The prologue was a hoot to record. I’d like to share it with you. Enjoy.
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Oh Holy Night part II from 2020-12-17T00:41:56
Here’s the conclusion of the story we started last episode. I hope it puts you in the Christmas spirit. Enjoy.
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The Turkey Memoirs from 2020-11-20T00:41:56
If you have ever wondered what a turkey is thinking around this time of year, you will find out in the episode as Rick reads The Turkey Memoirs.
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The Conclusion of Slice of Pie from 2020-10-22T00:41:56
Here are the last two chapters from my audiobook recording of Slice of Pie. Plus, for the first time, we have a guest on the show. I talk with film director, Tim Reischauer about what it was like...
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Slice of Pie from 2020-09-24T00:41:56
This episode goes back to the archives. We share the first two chapters from Rick’s CD, Slice of Pie. The movie, Slice of Pie was based on the CD version.
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My Mild Summer Nights from 2020-08-26T00:41:56
In high school my buddies and I would hang out at the church youth center playing bumper pool, drinking soda, and getting crazy… at least we thought we were wild. Laura helps set the record straig...
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Red Wing Boots from 2020-08-12T00:41:56
I was working on my farm last week and have some sage advice about how to care for newborn calves. Plus, I get a little nostalgic about work boots. Yep, you heard me right, work boots.
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Roger Snout Tucker from 2020-07-29T00:41:56
This is a story from my one-man show, “Pigboy”. We’ve all had wise, sage people who’ve helped shape our lives. Sometimes that person is not a traditionally recognized source of philosophical advi...
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Farming 101 from 2020-07-15T00:41:56
This episode will introduce you to some of the basics of pig farming. My wife, Laura, is a city girl who will help clarify some of the more technical points of animal husbandry.
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Water on the Dance Floor from 2020-05-22T00:41:56
When you’re a dad to a couple of teenage girls, everything you do is embarrassing. You can’t win. But every now and then, you can be their hero.
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