90: Rumor Has It pt.3: Listener Episode

Grant & Maia
Jan 29
2 min read

Updated: Aug 8

Stories from the people who listen to "Well, I Laughed"! In the final installment of Rumor Has It, Maia and Grant hand the mic over to their listeners, and what follows is a hilarious, occasionally heartbreaking rollercoaster of gossip, drama, and personal chaos. Grant's coach friend Bri writes in with a story about sibling love and rivalry. Katie uncovers fiction and fact from her family's stories. Lucas learns that few good deeds ever go unpunished. And Mala wins the lottery by making a friend on the internet who is actually who she says she is. All that and more, this week on Well, I Laughed!

Chapters/Key takeaways to listen for

[00:00:00] Catch-Up
[00:32:13] Family Mythbusters: Katie debunks wild ancestor legends, from Napoleon’s silverware to pirate bookkeeping
[00:54:09] Feline Frenzy: Lucas vs. a cat-theft conspiracy in a small-town shelter, complete with transphobia and mistaken identity
[01:12:45] Anime to IRL: Mala finally meets her “Black Butler” Facebook friend after six years of online bonding
[01:20:15] TikTok Turmoil: App bans, CCP vs. corporate data grabs, and Kevin O’Leary’s limo-price rant
[01:32:31] Yard-Sale Wars: Bri's twin grandma showdown: sawed-in-half picnic tables, haggled treasures, and secret car-sale checks
[01:42:52] Courtroom Feud: When fender-benders and icy-hill collisions spawned whiplash lawsuits between siblings
[01:50:41] Painted-Plank Prank: The legendary green-hair outhouse caper and pirate plank walk of 1815 in Bri’s family lore
[01:52:00] Next Up & Wrap: Teasing our “Two Best Friends” theme, bonus Patreon episodes, and how to drop your own story in our inbox

Quotes:

"Small towns, that's a community that brings us closer together." - Grant Thomas
"Being a speech and debate coach is a lot like having grown up in Nebraska." - Grant Thomas
"If I can't take care of myself, what's the point?" - Maia Warner
"Have you heard the spoon metaphor for mental health?" - Maia Warner

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