For our series finale, we sat down with Patrick, a college professor whose son passed away from cancer in high school. He shares with us his perspective on the relationship he had with his son and the importance of what we leave behind. Being There is Produced/Engineered by:Sean M. Corkery (OCP Productions, LLC) Hosted by: Dick Wound and Kellie Koc…

As Being There nears its final episode, Gwen puts Dick and Kellie in the hot seat and asks them personal questions about the important stories in their lives. They also reflect on Being There, such as which episodes have given them the most perspective and have changed their outlook on life. Instagram/Twitter: @beingtherepod www.patreon.com/beingth…

This week we sat down with Shane, who tells us about her experience of being the driver in a fatal car crash. Instagram/Twitter: @beingtherepod www.patreon.com/beingtherepod Being There is Produced/Engineered by:Sean M. Corkery (OCP Productions, LLC) Music:510 & 510 Reprise by Sean M. CorkeryPerformed by Old SawsRecorded/Engineered by Rob Tav Tags:…

This week we sat down with Scarlett, who told us about living with retrograde amnesia after receiving electroconvulsive therapy for her lifelong struggles with mental health and suicidal ideation. National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1(800)273-8255 https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org Instagram/Twitter: @beingtherepod www.patreon.com/beingtherepo…

This week we sat down with Paolo, who sold all of his possessions to travel the world on his motorcycle. Instagram/Twitter: @beingtherepod www.patreon.com/beingtherepod Being There is Produced/Engineered by:Sean M. Corkery (OCP Productions, LLC) Music:510 & 510 Reprise by Sean M. CorkeryPerformed by Old SawsRecorded/Engineered by Rob Tav Tags: stor…

This week we sat down with Maya, who tells us about her experience of growing up in a biker gang. Instagram/Twitter: @beingtherepod www.patreon.com/beingtherepod Being There is Produced/Engineered by:Sean M. Corkery (OCP Productions, LLC) Music:510 & 510 Reprise by Sean M. CorkeryPerformed by Old SawsRecorded/Engineered by Rob Tav…

This week Dick was joined by special guest co-host Andrew Gurza from the Disability After Dark Podcast to talk with Clover in a Text to Speech-assisted interview, where she tells us about being mute from the age of six. Instagram/Twitter: @beingtherepod www.patreon.com/beingtherepod Being There is Produced/Engineered by:Sean M. Corkery (OCP Product…

We start this one off with an update, where we explain why Being There is coming to an end. Our guest this week is Thu Tran, an independent artist who has worked in video, animation, installation art, video games, comics, and zines. She’s also the creator of the IFC television cooking series Food Party. She tells us about her prolific career, in wh…

This week we sat down with Jon, who was a two-time contestant on the Discovery Channel’s Naked and Afraid. Instagram/Twitter: @beingtherepod www.patreon.com/beingtherepod Being There is Produced/Engineered by:Sean M. Corkery (OCP Productions, LLC) Music:510 & 510 Reprise by Sean M. CorkeryPerformed by Old SawsRecorded/Engineered by Rob Tav Tags: st…

Welcome to season five of Being There! This week we sat down with Jody, who tells us the story of how being diagnosed with epilepsy, and subsequently having part of his brain removed, led to not being able to experience fear anymore, and helped in becoming a more empathetic person. Instagram/Twitter: @beingtherepod www.patreon.com/beingtherepod Bei…

In our final episode of season four we sat down with Kate Sloan to discuss her lifelong interest in sex and journalism, and how the two came together to inform her personal growth and shape her career. Instagram/Twitter: @beingtherepod www.patreon.com/beingtherepod Being There is Produced/Engineered by: Sean M. Corkery (OCP Productions, LLC) Music:…

As the end of Season Four draws near, Kellie and Dick give the final check in episode and share a pre-recorded story from Matt Bischoff about coming out publicly as the partner of a professional sex journalist. Follow on Instagram, Twitter, or Facebook: @beingtherepod www.patreon.com/beingtherepod More shows from PODCAST JUKEBOX:Off the Cuffs: a Ki…

This week, we sat down with Alex to discuss his experience being blinded by an aneurism shortly after a major life and career change. Instagram/Twitter: @beingtherepod www.patreon.com/beingtherepod Being There is Produced/Engineered by: Sean M. Corkery (OCP Productions, LLC) Music: 510 & 510 Reprise by Sean M. Corkery Performed by Old Saws Recorded…

This week we sat down with Lexie and her mother Karen to discuss being diagnosed with a brain tumor on top of the trials and tribulations of being a thirteen year old girl, and how she got her life back on track throughout the six subsequent brain surgeries. Instagram/Twitter: @beingtherepod www.patreon.com/beingtherepod Being There is Produced/Eng…

This week, for the first time ever, Kellie and Dick try out recording from two different locations! We check in with each other and with three of our former guests, Alyssa, Miss Quin, and Andrew Gurza, to see how they're holding up during quarantine. Follow us on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook:@beingtherepod www.patreon.com/beingtherepod More sho…

This week we sat down with Paul to discuss his surviving the explosions during The Deepwater Horizon incident on April 20th, 2010. Follow us on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook:@beingtherepod or www.patreon.com/beingtherepod Being There is Produced and Engineered by:Sean M. Corkery (OCP Productions, LLC) Music:510 (intro) 510 Reprise (outro)Written…

This week we sat down with Kolin to discuss being born with a unilateral cleft lip and palate before being placed in the unfortunate "care" of a relative with Munchausen syndrome by proxy. Follow us on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook:@beingtherepod or www.patreon.com/beingtherepod Being There is Produced and Engineered by:Sean M. Corkery (OCP Prod…

This week we sat down with Joseph Flammer & Diane Hill to discuss ghosts, UFOs, and even supernatural sex? Let's find out what got them started on their bizarre and amazing journey into becoming paranormal investigators! Follow us on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook:@beingtherepod www.patreon.com/beingtherepod Being There is Produced and Engineered…

In our first mini episode of season four, we discuss a new and disturbing pop culture phenomenon, talk about some changes to future mini episodes, and discuss how depression has temporarily set back the production of the show. Follow us on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook:@beingtherepod www.patreon.com/beingtherepod More shows from PODCAST JUKEBOX:…

This week we sat down with Amberly Rothfield to talk about her life and career as a phone sex operator. Follow us on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook:@beingtherepod www.patreon.com/beingtherepod Being There is Produced and Engineered by:Sean M. Corkery (OCP Productions, LLC) Music:510 (intro) 510 Reprise (outro)Written by Sean M. Corkery Performed …

This week we sat down with Chris to talk about being in a life threatening encounter in a country where, as a Police Officer, they do not routinely carry firearms. Follow us on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook:@beingtherepod www.patreon.com/beingtherepod Being There is Produced and Engineered by:Sean M. Corkery (OCP Productions, LLC) Music:510 (int…

Happy New Year and welcome to Season Four of Being There! This week we sat down with Jamelle to talk about his Junior High experience, both before and after being in a bus accident with his class. Follow us on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook:@beingtherepod www.patreon.com/beingtherepod Being There is Produced and Engineered by:Sean M. Corkery (OCP…

In the final episode of season three, our guest Alexandra tells us about being diagnosed with a rare blood disease and her experience having a bone marrow transplant. Follow us on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook:@beingtherepod www.patreon.com/beingtherepod More shows from PODCAST JUKEBOX: Disability After Dark | Queers Next Door | Will Sean Podcas…

As we gear up for the end of Season Three, we check in with each other and discuss some of our current life updates, as well as a few upcoming projects for the show. Follow us on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook:@beingtherepod www.patreon.com/beingtherepod More shows from PODCAST JUKEBOX: Disability After Dark | Queers Next Door | Will Sean Podcast…

This week, Christine Hazel Decker tells us about being afflicted with a rare disorder that caused her to have over 100 orgasms a day, and how it both played into and prepared her for her gender transition. Follow us on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook:@beingtherepod www.patreon.com/beingtherepod More shows from PODCAST JUKEBOX: Disability After Dar…

This week, Mariah tells us about the time she went for a swim and was hit by a boat! Follow us on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook:@beingtherepod www.patreon.com/beingtherepod More shows from PODCAST JUKEBOX: Disability After Dark | Queers Next Door | Will Sean Podcast? | The Goth Librarian Podcast Drinks with God | ProudToBeKinky | NO LOVE LOST Of…

This week, Christopher tells us about growing up as a runaway, hitchhiking, train hopping, traveler. We learn about his many adventures and ultimate destination. Follow us on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook:@beingtherepod www.patreon.com/beingtherepod More shows from PODCAST JUKEBOX: Disability After Dark | Queers Next Door | Will Sean Podcast? | …

This week Kellie, Dick, and Lexi sit down and answer some of your listener questions. Follow us on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook:@beingtherepod www.patreon.com/beingtherepod More shows from PODCAST JUKEBOX:Off the Cuffs: a Kink and BDSM podcast The Goth Librarian Podcast Queers Next Door Disability After Dark NO LOVE LOST Will Sean Podcast? Prou…

We sat down with Kevin to talk about surviving a flash fire, being burned, and his experience dreaming while in a medically induced coma. Follow us on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook:@beingtherepod www.patreon.com/beingtherepod More shows from PODCAST JUKEBOX:Off the Cuffs: a Kink and BDSM podcast The Goth Librarian Podcast Queers Next Door Disabi…

This week we talk with sex educator, TV Host, and fellow podcaster, Sunny Megatron about her early life. From growing up poor and in scientology, to finding a family she never knew about, and eventually escaping an abusive marriage, her life has been an amazingly bizarre journey. Follow us on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook:@beingtherepod Email us…

Just a few months after his release from prison for murder, James sits down with us to talk about his life behind bars, and for better or worse, the decisions he made to survive. Follow us on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook:@beingtherepod Email us feedback, say hello, or pitch a story:beingtherepodcast@gmail.com Help support us by rating and revie…

In our first Minisode of Season Three, Kellie, Lexi, and Dick discuss some life updates, schedule changes, and have some secrets to share about the DMV and Phone Sex! Follow us on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook:@beingtherepod Email us feedback, say hello, or pitch a story:beingtherepodcast@gmail.com Help support us by rating and reviewing, tellin…

This week we talked with Daisy about her experiences both living up to and defying certain expectations, growing up in an Asian American household, and finding her place in the world. Follow us on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook:@beingtherepod Email us feedback, say hello, or pitch a story:beingtherepodcast@gmail.com Help support us by rating and …

This week we talked with Miss Quin about her personal journey into coulrophilia and making clown oriented fetish content. Follow us on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook:@beingtherepod Email us feedback, say hello, or pitch a story:beingtherepodcast@gmail.com Help support us by rating and reviewing, telling all your friends to give us a listen, and/o…

This week we talked with Ray Christian about his life, his storytelling, and his own podcast: What's Ray Saying? Follow us on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook:@beingtherepod Email us feedback, say hello, or pitch a story:beingtherepodcast@gmail.com Help support us by rating and reviewing, telling all your friends to give us a listen, and/or tossing…

Continuing in our Short Stories Series between seasons, this week we sit down with Matt Dallow to talk about an attempted phone sex call, and the life saving power of dirty talk. We're always looking for more story pitches. Email us - beingtherepodcast@gmail.com or call us - 1(631)977-9183 Support Being There at: www.patreon.com/beingtherepod or ch…

Have you ever been called the wrong name repeatedly throughout your life? Do you believe in fate or spooky coincidence? What does it all mean, and what does it have to do with a plate of shrimp??? Find out on this week's entry in our Short Stories Series, told by Summer Heacock... or is it Heather Heacock? We're always looking for more story pitche…

For our first entry in the Short Stories series, we're sharing a story from Kalervo about the time he was covered in the blood of a fellow schoolmate. We're always looking for more story pitches. Email us - beingtherepodcast@gmail.com or call us - 1(631)977-9183 Support Being There at: www.patreon.com/beingtherepod or check out our new merch store …

Kellie, Dick, and Lexi sit down to talk about Season Two coming to an end, as well as a few of our upcoming ideas/projects, and even put out a call for help! We're looking for interns and of course more story pitches. To Apply, email us - beingtherepodcast@gmail.com or call us - 1(631)977-9183 Support Being There at: www.patreon.com/beingtherepod o…

As Season Two comes to a close, Dick is joined by guest host Krista, and it's Kellie's turn in the hot seat! We talked about her witnessing drug addiction in the home growing up, as well as her own struggles with substance abuse. Follow us on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook:@beingtherepod Email us feedback, say hello, or pitch a story:beingtherepo…

This week, Kellie and Dick check in with you, the listeners, in another mini episode before our Season Two finale. Follow us on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook: @beingtherepod Email us feedback, say hello, or pitch a story:beingtherepodcast@gmail.com Help support us by rating and reviewing, telling all your friends to give us a listen, and/or toss…

This week Dick sits down with Matthew and Mike to discuss the loss of their mutual friend, Andre. They share stories, stumble through the process of grief, and explore what it truly means to be a friend. Follow us on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook:@beingtherepod Email us feedback, say hello, or pitch a story:beingtherepodcast@gmail.com Help suppo…

This week we talked with Alyssa about her journey into motherhood and experiencing loss as a parent. Follow us on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook:@beingtherepod Email us feedback, say hello, or pitch a story:beingtherepodcast@gmail.com Help support us by rating and reviewing, telling all your friends to give us a listen, and/or tossing us a few bu…

This week we talked with Andrew Gurza about his life leading up to becoming a disability awareness consultant, and professional queer-cripple. Follow us on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook:@beingtherepod Email us feedback, say hello, or pitch a story:beingtherepodcast@gmail.com Help support us by rating and reviewing, telling all your friends to gi…

This week, Kellie and Dick sit down to check in with you, the listeners. You asked us some questions... here are the answers. Follow us on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook: @beingtherepod Email us feedback, say hello, or pitch a story:beingtherepodcast@gmail.com Help support us by rating and reviewing, telling all your friends to give us a listen, …

This week we sat down with Peach to talk about being diagnosed with cancer as a teenager, and the subsequent mental/physical disabilities they live with after being cured. Donate to The Ronald McDonald House Charities or Oregon and Southwest Washington via the link below: https://rmhcoregon.org We will also be matching all our patreon pledges dolla…

This week we sat down with Jack to talk about head trauma and the effect it had on his life. Follow us on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook:@beingtherepod Email us feedback, say hello, or pitch a story:beingtherepodcast@gmail.com Help support us by rating and reviewing, telling all your friends to give us a listen, and/or tossing us a few bucks on p…

This week we talked with Shaun about his unstable childhood, being a young arsonist, and dealing with mental illness without the means of quality professional help. Follow us on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook:@beingtherepod Email us feedback, say hello, or pitch a story:beingtherepodcast@gmail.com Help support us by rating and reviewing, telling …

This week, Kellie and Dick sit down to check in with you, the listeners. Follow us on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook: @beingtherepod Email us feedback, say hello, or pitch a story:beingtherepodcast@gmail.com Help support us by rating and reviewing, telling all your friends to give us a listen, and/or tossing us a few bucks on patreon: www.patreon…

This week, we sat down with Kevin Allison to talk about growing up gay in Cincinnati in the 1970’s, being part of the legendary sketch comedy group, The State, and what lead him to start his own podcast, RISK! Follow us on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook: @beingtherepod Email us feedback, say hello, or pitch a story:beingtherepodcast@gmail.com Hel…