Situation Normal

Episode 11: The Super Bowl Shuffle (and other sound ideas)

In this episode, we’re talking football in honor of America’s favorite holiday—Super Bowl Sunday. I tell Todd about Christina’s brilliant, outside-the-box idea to make football more entertaining to people who don’t give a shit about football. Then we talk about the time my dad changed the way we watch football on TV. It’s a super episode! PLEASE RATE & REVIEW, IT HELPS A LOT🙏 Be sure to subscribe to my Substack [https://michaelestrin.substack.com/] for more stories!

Doing my civic doody

Hello and welcome to episode ten of the Situation Normal podcast! The podcast has the same vibe as the newsletter, but instead of reading, you listen to me tell stories to my friend Todd. In this episode, I tell Todd about serving on 1.5 juries. This episode is the follow-up to a piece [https://michaelestrin.substack.com/p/jury-duty-doing-time-for-killing] I recently wrote about wasting two days of my life on jury duty. On the one hand, jury duty is a miserable experience that any sane person should avoid. But on the other hand, it might just be the best thing this country has going for it, at least as far as the rule of law is concerned. Do me a huge favor (🙏🙏🙏) by leaving a rating or review on your favorite podcast app. Also, tell your friends, family, and mortal enemies, so that I can dethrone those smug bastards at NPR. And be sure to subscribe to Situation Normal [https://michaelestrin.substack.com/]!

Time to face the music (league)

In this episode, I tell Todd about a game I love losing: Music League. Back in November, I wrote about how I love playing Music Love with friends, even though I always lose [https://open.substack.com/pub/michaelestrin/p/music-league-gives-me-life?r=1fqhx&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web]. But a funny thing happened after I published that story: I started winning! Listen to the episode to find out what the hell happened and how the season ended. Be sure to RATE & REVIEW this podcast⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️🙏 Then subscribe to SITUATION NORMAL [https://michaelestrin.substack.com/] for more stories.

It's Florida, Man

In this episode, I tell Todd about my strange and silly encounters with real life versions of a popular internet genre: FLORIDA MAN! Stories include: an obnoxious customer and an unwieldy burrito; stoners pumping gas… and courting death; an indecent proposal at a red light; a magical timeshare presentation. Rate and review this podcast⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Please help more people discover Situation Normal by rating and reviewing this podcast! It takes 30 seconds, and it REALLY HELPS ME. Go here [https://ratethispodcast.com/situation]🙏 When you're done, make sure you subscribe to Situation Normal by going HERE [https://michaelestrin.substack.com/].

Economics of a funny side hustle

In this episode, I tell Todd about the first time I got paid for my creative writing. Here’s a hint: that story involves lawyers, new media companies, and a children’s book parody. After the story, we talk about the economics of writing a best-selling humor Substack and how creative people ought to think about their own happiness and fulfillment as those things relate to careers, side hustles, and hobbies. For reference, we talk a lot about this post I wrote called “What’s the deal with Substackanomics [https://open.substack.com/pub/michaelestrin/p/whats-the-deal-with-substackanomics?r=1fqhx&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web]?” Every episode of Situation Normal is available for free on Substack [https://michaelestrin.substack.com/podcast], or wherever you listen to podcasts [https://pod.link/1713787894]. It’s your call! Be sure to follow / subscribe! Rate and review this podcast⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Please help more people discover Situation Normal by rating and reviewing this podcast! It takes 30 seconds, and it REALLY HELPS ME. Go here [https://ratethispodcast.com/situation]🙏 AFTER YOU'RE DONE WITH THAT: Subscribe to Situation Normal by going here [https://michaelestrin.substack.com/].