web01.fireside.fm Thu, 16 Apr 2026 20:50:27 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Pete Brown Says - Episodes Tagged with “Couch Fort” https://petebrownsays.fireside.fm/tags/couch%20fort Mon, 27 Nov 2017 00:00:00 -0500 Pretty good stories. Told by Pete. This podcast features creative nonfiction audio stories written by Pete Brown. They're pretty good stories, solidly GenX, works of memoir steeped in nostalgia. From a suburban Cleveland childhood in the 1970s and 80s up through today's modern parenting dilemmas, these stories are funny, poignant and a great listen. en-us episodic Pretty Good Stories. Told by Pete. Peter Brown Pretty good stories. Told by Pete. This podcast features creative nonfiction audio stories written by Pete Brown. They're pretty good stories, solidly GenX, works of memoir steeped in nostalgia. From a suburban Cleveland childhood in the 1970s and 80s up through today's modern parenting dilemmas, these stories are funny, poignant and a great listen. no Peter Brown petebrownsays@gmail.com The Orange Badge of Courage https://petebrownsays.fireside.fm/007 a57f2164-df8b-4238-af51-7f5c14faab14 Mon, 27 Nov 2017 00:00:00 -0500 Peter Brown full 1 Peter Brown What does it mean to be the cool parent? How did Stephen Crane write so convincingly about battle? A weekend-long game of Humans vs. Zombies holds some answers. 37:02 no Pete explores what it means to be the cool parent: from couch forts and pets to fireworks and Humans vs. Zombies. Can he keep up with the kids across a long weekend on a college campus? How many dogs is too many dogs? Plus Jodie returns to the podcast to explain what 'Busties' is and why it was banned for life in the Brown household. All this and more in this exciting episode that you don't want to miss. Want to read the essay this episode is based on? Head over to my page at Medium (https://medium.com/@petebrownsays/the-orange-badge-of-courage-68d96f2f18a9). Learn more about the HvZ EndWar (https://www.facebook.com/HvZ-Endwar-392664324438153/). Music and SFX Credits Intro and interstitials by Brian Hake Additional Interstitials by Kevin Davison "I'm Not Myself" by Delicious, feat. Brian Hake and Kevin Davison Some SFX sourced from Freesound.org Additional SFX and music licensed directly from podcastmusic.com Pete explores what it means to be the cool parent: from couch forts and pets to fireworks and Humans vs. Zombies. Can he keep up with the kids across a long weekend on a college campus? How many dogs is too many dogs? Plus Jodie returns to the podcast to explain what 'Busties' is and why it was banned for life in the Brown household. All this and more in this exciting episode that you don't want to miss.

Want to read the essay this episode is based on? Head over to my page at Medium.

Learn more about the HvZ EndWar.

Music and SFX Credits

Intro and interstitials by Brian Hake
Additional Interstitials by Kevin Davison
"I'm Not Myself" by Delicious, feat. Brian Hake and Kevin Davison

Some SFX sourced from Freesound.org
Additional SFX and music licensed directly from podcastmusic.com

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Want to read the essay this episode is based on? Head over to my page at Medium.

Learn more about the HvZ EndWar.

Music and SFX Credits

Intro and interstitials by Brian Hake
Additional Interstitials by Kevin Davison
"I'm Not Myself" by Delicious, feat. Brian Hake and Kevin Davison

Some SFX sourced from Freesound.org
Additional SFX and music licensed directly from podcastmusic.com

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