Parade Girl Gets Parade Girled

Parade Girl Gets Parade Girled

Author: Chris Gethard April 22, 2025 Duration: 1:17:06

Gethard is finally taking a well-earned, long-overdue vacation. But we're not leaving you hanging. Instead, we brought in a past caller/frenemy of the show who knows exactly what makes a great Beautiful/Anonymous call.

If you've been around for a while, you know Parade Girl as the caller who somehow cracked our phone system and sparked a whole saga. This week, she ends up chatting with a caller who shares her and Gethard's birthday and who gives her a taste of her own medicine.

Geth'll be back next week. In the meantime, enjoy this weird little break from our regularly scheduled programming.

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There's a unique and vulnerable alchemy that happens when two strangers talk with no safety nets. Beautiful Stories From Anonymous People is built entirely on that premise. Each episode, host and comedian Chris Gethard connects with a single, anonymous caller for exactly one hour, bound by a simple rule: he cannot be the one to hang up. What unfolds in that protected space is never predictable. The conversations, guided by Gethard's empathetic and often humorous presence, can spiral from lighthearted pop culture debates into raw, personal confessions in a single breath. You'll hear callers unravel long-held family secrets, grapple with profound philosophical questions, or share surprisingly ordinary moments that somehow feel extraordinary when voiced aloud. This isn't an interview show, but a genuine dialogue where the anonymity strips away pretense, revealing the messy, beautiful, and universally human stories we usually keep to ourselves. By committing to the full hour with no names attached, the podcast creates a rare kind of intimacy, reminding us that compelling narratives aren't just found in grand adventures, but in the unvarnished truth of a single voice on the other end of the line.
Author: Language: en-us Episodes: 100

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SWAT Medic [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

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6'3" Runt of the Family [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

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A Card Game in the Sky [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

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Ex-Mother-in-Law Ice Cream Dates [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:09:53
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Three Different Dads [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:26:55
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Pottery-Based Death Threats [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:15:15
A potter who just had their biggest sales day ever calls in to talk about what life has been like since their political post went viral. They talk about the simultaneous blessing and curse of viral attention as a small b…
Sorority House Jane Goodall [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:14:21
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Duration: 1:21:05
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Construction, Mob, Sex, Movies (Live from Hamtramck, MI) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:34:05
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