Goat Rodeo Variety Show

The Goat Rodeo Variety Show is our very own mixtape of podcasts we’re working on, stories we love and voices you can’t hear anywhere else. Today’s episode is for anyone who’s had a niche obsession. Something you love so much that you’ve learned every fact and detail about it. Something you’re so fixated on that you’ve baffled your friends and maybe even yourself.Such is the case of Rebecca Seidel, who’s obsessed with bridges. Enough to make a podcast about it. Her show is called Abridged.Each episode of Abridged is a love letter to these structures that get us from Point A to Point B. And each story is a little different. You’ll hear about a bridge that suddenly started humming, a photographer who’s climbed the bridges of New York City, ants who build bridges out of their own bodies, and more.Today we’re playing you Episode 3 of Abridged, which is called “Singing Bridges.” I don’t want to spoil too much, but let’s just say it’s about someone who’s just as obsessed with bridges as Becca is. She recommends listening to this one with headphones on, if you have a pair around.

The Goat Rodeo Variety Show is our very own mixtape of podcasts we’re working on, stories we love and voices you can’t hear anywhere else. Our third installment is 'Bad Therapy.'This episode is about healing. You can’t always do it on your own. For some people, that’s where therapy comes in. Problem is, good mental healthcare is hard to access. Therapy is expensive, time consuming, difficult. It’s hard to know what you need, and harder still to find the right provider. Audio producer Jay Venables has been there. So she set out to make a resource for people seeking better care—a roadmap to good therapy. But first, Jay had to go into the belly of the beast: a therapy session gone wrong.For more information on ‘Bad Therapy’ go to www.goatrodeodc.com.  

The Goat Rodeo Variety Show is our very own mixtape of podcasts we’re working on, stories we love and voices you can’t hear anywhere else.Our second installment is ‘Birds Are Cool.’ It’s a show about connecting with nature, and the birds that are all around us in our daily lives. In this episode, host Cara Shillenn and guest Nicholas Lund will teach you to recognize birds' unique calls, how to pish, the resources you’ll need to start your own birding journey, and much more. Birds are Cool was produced by Cara Shillenn, and the rest of the Goat Rodeo creative team in Washington, DC.For more information on ‘Birds,’ go to www.goatrodeodc.com.  Nicholas Lund is the Outreach and Network Manager at Maine Audubon. To read more of his written work, check out the links below:Birdist Rule #77: Use Your Voice To Attract BirdsYou Have No Choice but to Become a Backyard BirderNicholas Lund at the AudubonNick’s blog “The Birdist”Nick’s Twitter page To hear more of Cara Shillenn’s audio work, visit her website here. 

The Goat Rodeo Variety Show is our very own mixtape of podcasts we’re working on, stories we love and voices you can’t hear anywhere else.Our first installment is ‘Queens of the Underworld.’ A show about some of the iconic women who are left out of the history books: the titans of industry who ran crime families and syndicates with an iron fist and with much less fanfare than their male counterparts.Queens of the Underworld was produced by Isabelle Kerby-McGowan, and the rest of the Goat Rodeo creative team in Washington, DC.For more information on Queens, go to goatrodeodc.com