State of Emergency – Gabriel Bellman | Episode 9
Gabriel Bellman has witnessed more disasters than any one person rightfully should. Volcanoes, earthquakes, riots, terrorism... Despite hopping around the U.S. from state to state, where Gabriel goes,...
View ArticleWish I Was A Little Bit Smaller – Emily Levy | Episode 10
Emily Levy is 6"1'. If that doesn't seem like a big deal, try again. The average Canadian woman is less than 5'4". Emily is taller than 99.6% of all the world's women combined. This is the original,...
View ArticleOdd Couple – Linda Feuerhelm | Episode 11
For a while, mum and dad are perfect. Right, even when they're wrong. It's only as we get older that our parents become humanized. People with problems. Linda Feuerhelm should've been too young to have...
View ArticleThe Spy Club – Kyle Gest | Episode 12
I was an eleven year old Peeping Tom. I loved James Bond. I wanted to be James Bond. Which is why, naturally, I became the founder and president of Spy Club. This is a first for The Lapse, in that this...
View ArticleCrew Change – Becka Vees | Episode 13
"Where do I download The Crew Change?" You won't find it. Not unless you know someone who knows someone. Not unless you're part of the underground, the cats who ride the rails. The drifters, hobos, and...
View ArticleAwkward – Marshall Whitlock | Episode 14
Ah, the pity date. When you just don't have a good enough excuse to say "no." Marshall Whitlock returns to The Lapse with what might be the funniest story we've ever had. Tact. Some got it. Some don't....
View ArticleThe Good Guy Defense – George De Young | Episode 15
George De Young was framed. And the Thai Police were in on it. It's funny, despite this being one of the show's more incredible stories, George has never actually listened to The Lapse. He pitched me...
View ArticleThe War Against War – Rosa Del Duca | Episode 16
Rosa Del Duca joined the U.S. National Guard at seventeen. She'd spend nearly half a decade trying to escape it. This is probably the longest episode we've had since the beginning, but it's bite-sized...
View ArticleMocking Bird – Karina Sims | Episode 17
Kids are beautiful, wonderful, disgusting creatures, aren't they? Dwayne really really likes to spit. He's good at it. Really good. Maybe Guinness World Records good. What does one do with such talent?...
View ArticleScenic Route – Gavin Kennedy | Episode 18
Two dudes. Two bikes. 11,357 kilometres. What could possibly go wrong? Gavin Kennedy was one of those rare people who made a mad drunken bet and actually stuck to it. He wasn't a cyclist. He hadn't...
View ArticleThe Force – Monica Hamburg | Episode 19
Impersonating an officer carries up to a two year sentence. But what if you genuinely believed you were one? The wonderfully funny Monica Hamburg shares what might humbly be described as the Worst....
View ArticleDepression Quest – Sean Michael Hayes | Episode 20
Ketamine is a drug largely used in veterinary clinics. Recreationally, it's used to induce an out of body experience. The oft-sought "K-Hole." But Sean Michael Hayes was looking to score for a...
View ArticleMinisode 1 | Monica Hamburg’s Final Date
How could episode 19's Monica Hamburg POSSIBLY go out with that lunatic again? Find out what happened on her very final date. Spoilers for episode 19's The Force. And if you dig this one, Minisode 2 is...
View ArticleI Made This – Kyle Gest | Episode 21
I, Kyle Gest, have been accused of being both very fortunate and incredibly unlucky. Truth is, without that combination, I may never have started this show. These are the origins of The Lapse...
View ArticleMeet My Rapist – Jessie Kahnweiler | Episode 22
Jessie Kahnweiler had a tough sell: a short satirical comedy about rape. Wait, wait, wait - hear us out. Years ago, in her college years, Jessie was raped. For more than half a decade she'd been trying...
View ArticleMom | Episode 23
One year of The Lapse Storytelling Podcast! What better guest than the very first storyteller I ever met? My mother. When you hear of a town named like "Maple Ridge," you might think it remote....
View ArticleHollywood Sugar Beets – Ryan Uytdewilligen | Episode 24
Coming of Age. Family Legacies. The Ca-merican Dream. Ryan Uytdewilligen - go on, try and say it - ached for a change of scenery. Silver screens, big city lights, Hollywood nights. But as a third...
View ArticleThe Freshman – Chad Michael | Episode 25
You're 13. You're gay. And you're an evangelical Christian. As a shy, slightly effeminate teen, making friends with the other lads isn't easy for Chad Michael. But when his eyes meet the big blues of...
View ArticleThe Hole In My Sock – Natasha Porter | Episode 26
How could a hole in your sock mean the end of your life? When you don't actually find one. Natasha Porter was on vacation in Australia when she very was struck with a very unlikely illness. Not one in...
View ArticleCool Running – Jennifer Purdie | Episode 27
Sub-zero temps, chest-high mud, and ravenous birds? We're going on an adventure. Jennifer Purdie is on a mission to complete a marathon across all seven continents. But to do that, she'll have to brave...
View ArticleThe Last Word – Jupiter Diego | Episode 28
Death with dignity. An angel of mercy. Assisted suicide. Jupiter Diego's father is a renowned conductor and violinist, a man used to a certain quality of life. But as he's struck terminally ill, as his...
View ArticleMy So-Called Fiancé | Episode 29
When your love for a stranger is enough to bail them out of prison… by pretending to be their bride. Sara is the perfect example of someone who had a story, but didn’t quite know how to share it. After...
View ArticleHis My Arms – Will Lautzenheiser | Episode 30
Flesh-eating bacteria. A loss of all four of his limbs. And then? That’s when Will’s story gets really wild. I could’ve spoken to Will Lautzenheiser for days. He’s a wonderfully insightful, well-spoken...
View ArticleBest of The Lapse – Year One
Some of our very best stories from year one of The Lapse Storytelling Podcast! This compilation stitches major fan faves with some of our personal picks up to February 2015. If you haven’t listened to...
View ArticleWhere’s Violet? – Felisha Martin | Episode 31
Felisha’s mother Violet went missing 22 years ago. No body was ever recovered. Could she really still be out there? How do you a tell a true story when you don’t know what the truth really is?...
View ArticleFatal Attractions – Kyle Gest | Episode 32
BOO! How better to scare your pants off than a trip to the local haunted house? Try playing one of the monsters. If you’re not prepared to get punched or spat on, this may not be the job for you. It’s...
View ArticleThe Greg Reaper – Greg Armstrong | Episode 33
After witnessing the suicide of a young boy, wherever Greg goes, death seems to follow. This month’s executive-level supporters, courtesy patreon.com/thelapse – Dan Lesser, Richard Gwirtz, Cindy...
View ArticleSend in the Clowns – Tom O’Keefe | Episode 34
All Tom had to do was get the band to the show. Problem? It’s ’95, it’s Insane Clown Posse, and all their fans want his head. Itching for season 3? Make it possible! Support The Lapse for as little as...
View ArticleThe Envelope Please – Jupiter Diego | Episode 35
Childhood antics. Adulthood addicts. Jupiter Diego returns for a second story presented without narration. Like The Lapse? We’re less than $100 from funding season 3. Help us continue making the show...
View ArticleTrash Mom – Candice Fox | Episode 36
Candice Fox grew up with twelve siblings, a houseful of dead birds, and her loveable trash-picking mom. One man’s trash is Candice’s mom’s treasure. Love The Lapse? Help us continue to make the...
View ArticleBest of The Lapse – Year Two
Undoubtedly the best year in storytelling from The Lapse yet. As much as we could cram into one episode… With updates! If you haven’t dipped into the archives, here’s your reminder. You’re missing out...
View ArticleMy Fair Lady – Megan Hargraves | Episode 37
Was Megan being catfished? The simple answer is so rarely simple. Love The Lapse? Support Kyle in his quest for minimum wage at patreon.com/thelapse. Super special thanks to this month’s executive...
View ArticleThe Devil You Don’t – Shawn Duyette | Episode 38
Something is wrong. Terribly wrong. Something is wrong with Shawn’s friend Steve. Love The Lapse? Kyle relies on your support at patreon.com/thelapse. Super special thanks to this month’s executive...
View ArticleSorcerer – Jupiter Diego | Episode 39
Jupiter Diego returns with a tale of one public affair’s descent into madness. Love, drugs, and naughtiness abound in this one. Love The Lapse? Make a small pledge to support Kyle at...
View ArticleThe All Seeing Eye Club – Joe Holmes | Episode 40
While investigating a series of cryptic flyers, Joe realizes he might have joined a cult. The Lapse is supported by listeners like you. Keep Kyle fed and make this possible at patreon.com/thelapse....
View ArticleWith Their Boots On – Andrea Abbate | Episode 41
“If you wake up and find mommy dead in the morning, you have to promise, promise, promise to take my contacts out.” Parents, right? The Lapse is supported by listeners like you. Interact with Kyle and...
View ArticleThe Lapse Presents: At a Loss for Words
How do two lovebirds who can’t speak the same language, who barely understand one another, somehow manage to hit it off? It’s something you and I and everyone you know has used at least once. In this...
View ArticleCarnival of the Damned – Sire | Episode 42
A homeless man becomes trapped in a traveling carnival that won’t let go. The Lapse survives on listener support. Chat with Kyle, find exclusive content, and keep him running at patreon.com/thelapse. A...
View ArticleGet the Buck Out – Megan Roberts | Episode 43
All Megan has to do is get that godforsaken deer to leave her backyard. Dead or alive. Consider a small monthly donation and keep The Lapse – and Kyle – in production. We’re just shy of our next goal...
View ArticleTreehouse of Horror – Kyle Gest | Episode 44
Turn out your lights. Put on your headphones. Welcome, boils and ghouls, to The Lapse SPOOKYTELLING Podcast. It happened to a friend of a friend of mine… Has The Lapse moved you, scared you, given you...
View ArticleSingle Serving Friends – Ruth A | Episode 45
Hobbies. Values. Affectations. Signs of any lasting friendship. But when we’re kids, it’s proximity that makes us best buds. Our most profound friendships are made for next to no reason. The Lapse...
View ArticleChasing Corinne – Mark Redmond | Episode 46
A suicidal girl under Mark’s watch goes missing in sub-zero weather. Support Kyle at patreon.com/thelapse in his quest for season 4! A huge thank you to Bren MacDonald, Mary Anna Gordon, Cindy Crijins,...
View ArticleBest of The Lapse – Year Three
A collection of The Lapse’s very best year yet. Featuring stories by Shawn Duyette, Jupiter Diego, Andrea Abbate, Joe Holmes, and Sire. A massive thank you to supporters Darrell Kane, L.C. Greene,...
View ArticleTaken – Lily Ann Fouts | Episode 47
For seven long years, Lily Ann Fouts was missing. And it was all her little sister’s idea. For more on Lily’s story, visit www.lilyannfouts.com. The Lapse only subsists with your support. Help Kyle...
View ArticleDeus Ex – Sarah Hager | Episode 48
Sarah’s mother might be the world’s greatest slots player. Good luck guessing how this one ends. Please, if you love The Lapse, lend Kyle a hand for as little as $1 at patreon.com/thelapse. A massive...
View ArticleMarge | Episode 48 by Mark Redmond
How do you go from the future VP of a billion dollar company to making $12 a week? Meet Marge Crawford. Help Kyle for as little as $1 a month and get exclusive access to The Lapse Storytelling Club!...
View ArticleMark / Velvet / Murder – The Lip | Episode 50
Niki’s husband was planning to kill her… Until her best friend Diane showed up at the door. Now what Diane doesn’t know might kill her too. Credit for the outstanding interview used in this episode...
View ArticleThe Skinny White Oprah – Kyle Gest | Episode 51
Ever dream of starring in a Canadian reality TV show? Well, I sure didn’t… Until I was cast in one. I rely on the support of my patrons to make The Lapse possible. If you love the show, if you’d like...
View ArticleNew Kid – Danielle Coralles | Episode 52
When one death gives life to another. Skip a coffee and keep The Lapse alive in your earbuds. Visit www.patreon.com/thelapse and support this little indie that could. A huge special thanks to David...
View ArticleMy Father’s Long, Long Legs – Michael Lutz | Episode 53
The Lapse SPOOKYTELLING Podcast returns this Halloween for an exceptionally creepy special. Remember: it happened to a friend of a friend of mine… Original story by Michael Lutz, @WarrenIsDead. Play...
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