web02.fireside.fm Thu, 21 May 2026 06:12:53 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Pete Brown Says - Episodes Tagged with “Middle School” https://petebrownsays.fireside.fm/tags/middle%20school Mon, 18 Dec 2017 00:15:00 -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 Cut to the Chase https://petebrownsays.fireside.fm/010 dde5c308-e92e-49f6-adbc-3c34afc7a6e3 Mon, 18 Dec 2017 00:15:00 -0500 Peter Brown full 1 Peter Brown Pete shares four stories about odd assignments in middle school religion class, and wonders about the ready-to-retire teacher who assigned them. 30:52 no <p>Did you ever have a ready-to-retire teacher who was pretty much done with the bullshit? In this episode, I tell four quick, funny stories about some weird assignments I was given during seventh and eighth-grade religion class, my equally odd responses to them, and whether they were due to a poorly conceived curriculum, or just because the teacher was wrapping up her career. </p> <p>Read an essay version of this show <a href="https://medium.com/@petebrownsays/cut-to-the-chase-40fa2094ccb2" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">over on Medium.com</a>.</p> <p>Music and SFX Credits</p> <p>Intro and interstitials by Brian Hake<br> Additional Interstitials by Kevin Davison<br> "I'm Not Myself" by Delicious, feat. Brian Hake and Kevin Davison</p> <p>Some SFX sourced from Freesound.org<br> Additional SFX and music licensed directly from podcastmusic.com </p> Did you ever have a ready-to-retire teacher who was pretty much done with the bullshit? In this episode, I tell four quick, funny stories about some weird assignments I was given during seventh and eighth-grade religion class, my equally odd responses to them, and whether they were due to a poorly conceived curriculum, or just because the teacher was wrapping up her career.

Read an essay version of this show over on Medium.com.

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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Read an essay version of this show over on Medium.com.

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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