Back to School - Papa's Basement 464

Click this photo to hear a song that five-year-old me thought was the finest piece of music this side of Mozart's Requiem. — Click this photo to hear a song that five-year-old me thought was the finest piece of music this side of Mozart’s Requiem.

A lot of high school students know exactly what they want out of life. Armed with this knowledge, they pick a college that excels in their major of choice, secure internships in their desired field of employment and, four years later, come out incredibly well prepared for a career they will find both lucrative and personally rewarding.

I did the opposite of all of these things. I had zero idea what I wanted to do with my life, went to a college solely because my friends did and chose a major that I knew I would hate but thought would at least make me a nice paycheck. It was the epitome of that quote from ye olde pussy-slayer himself, Benjamin Franklin: “If you fail to plan, you are planning to fail.”

Ten years later, with time on my hands and a few ducats in my pocket, I figured, “Hey, you like quoting Goodfellas start to finish like an autistic. Why not take a class on screenwriting?” And so, at the age of 34, I am sitting in a community college classroom, learning the art of writing for the silver screen.

The episode isn’t just me talking about how I feel smarter than a bunch of Ritalin-deprived 18-year-olds, however: There’s also co-host Jay’s report from the Renaissance fair he attended over the weekend and a horrible, cautionary tale about why it’s super important to look at a toilet before you sit down on it. It’s a good episode. Sure, I think they all are, because they have my name and my gorgeous, Marvin Monroe-esque voice. But I think you’ll like.

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And, for those feeling especially selfless who want to help out big time, listed below are instructions on leaving an iTunes review, which helps us get new listeners.

DESKTOP/LAPTOP USERS: Click here to visit the iTunes Papa’s Basement webpage. On the subsequent browser page, click “View in iTunes”. Once iTunes launches, click on “Ratings and Reviews”, located near the top of the page.

IPHONE/IPAD USERS: Click here to launch the podcasts app. Select the the “search” magnifying glass in the lower right, look for “Papa’s Basement”, and click the icon of the show (the sad clown face) that appears under “Podcasts” at the bottom of the screen. After doing that, select “reviews”, then “write a review” on the next screen. Easy as calculus after an all-night bender! Thank you. And apologies for making you read the words “click here” 46 times in a row.

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