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Episode 11: Summer Camp Memories

This week’s episode is all about our summer camp memories. If nothing else, we will give you insight into the psyche of boy-crazy teen girls from the 90s. The only possible conclusion is that summer camps exist to geographically broaden your pool of age-appropriate love interests. Don’t forget to visit our website, unrefinedpod.com, for information about…

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Episode 10: Odd Jobs

This week we’re swapping stories about the strangest jobs we’ve ever had. You won’t want to miss this one because the range of these stories is vast. Don’t forget to visit our website, unrefinedpod.com, for information about sharing your stories. Make sure to follow, like, and share Unrefined on all of our social channels. Rating and…

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Episode 9: Tales from NYC

This week our guest storyteller, Sarah Glenn Smith, and Camille share some wild stories from the time they spent living in New York City. Overall, our stories intended for adult audiences, and this episode is no different, if not a little more so for the colorful language. Don’t forget to visit our website, unrefinedpod.com, for information…

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Episode 8: Bad-Ass Moms

This week, in honor of Mother’s Day, we’ve got a couple of bad-ass mom stories for you. Our Moms are arguably a couple of the nicest, smartest, most lovely ladies that you’ll ever come across, but somehow we managed to come up with a few stories that show their wild sides. These stories range in…

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Episode 7: Wedding Story Season

This week our childhood friend, Mary Gray Hanna, joins us to kick off wedding story season! Mary Gray shares a cautionary wedding tale that she affectionately calls “The Saran Wrap Mishap.” Shannon also shares a brief story, in which she is the not so proud recipient of many “bless your hearts.” These stories are steeped…

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Episode 6: Two Small-Town Girls Study Abroad

This week, we each share our experiences studying abroad. Camille bravely opted to study abroad in Spain for her junior year of high school, while Shannon studied in Australia for part of her junior year in college. Two different places, two different cultures, two small-town girls learning to live in another country. While our experiences…

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Episode 5: Middle School Memories, Bell Street

This week we’re taking you way back to middle school in the early 1990s. Transport yourself back to a time when looped braided leather belts were hot and tight rolling your pants was the only way to wear them. In the days before texting, we wrote notes about literally nothing and folded the paper into…

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Episode 4: Online Dating, Full Circle

Hi there, story lovers. We’re back this week with the second part of Nicole’s dating story. Part two of her story covers another unique dating experience, and Mark’s story comes full circle in all of its inappropriate, woman-hating glory. Camille also has a dating story to share that is unlike anything I’ve ever heard before,…

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Episode 3: Online Dating, The Overshare

We asked for strange and/or bad date stories, and Nicole answered our call with two online dating disasters! She shared two tangentially related date stories, so we’re sharing one of her stories this week, and we’ll share the second one next week. Don’t forget to visit our website, unrefinedpod.com, for information on sharing your stories. Make…

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Episode 2: Drunk Ditching

Chances are that at some point in your adult life, you’ve either gotten drunk and ditched your friends or you’ve been ditched by a drunk friend. It happens. In the moment, your safety friends don’t love it, but once everyone is safe and the frustration dissipates you are often left with one hell of a…

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