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Beautiful Stories From Anonymous People

Chris Gethard
Beautiful Stories From Anonymous People
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  • Beautiful Stories From Anonymous People

    Three Different Dads

    17/03/2026 | 1h 26 mins.
    This week officially marks the 10-year anniversary of the very first episode of Beautiful Anonymous, and we might have the perfect call for the occasion. Our caller learned as a teenager that the man she knew as her uncle was actually her biological father. And that's just the beginning. What starts as a soap opera-level family reveal slowly becomes something much deeper. It's a story about generational trauma, instability, and the hard work of untangling your own life with compassion. It's also the story of someone who is, honestly, cool as hell: funny, sharp, and resilient in the face of a deeply confusing childhood. A wild, heavy, and ultimately inspiring conversation about identity, forgiveness, and survival.

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    Pottery-Based Death Threats

    10/03/2026 | 1h 15 mins.
    A potter who just had their biggest sales day ever calls in to talk about what life has been like since their political post went viral. They talk about the simultaneous blessing and curse of viral attention as a small business owner, the economics of online rage, and the emotional whiplash of suddenly having thousands of strangers invested in your life. Plus, if you stick around behind the paywall, so much Avatar: The Last Airbender.
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    Sorority House Jane Goodall

    03/03/2026 | 1h 14 mins.
    This week's caller is a 44-year-old sorority house director who lives in the house full-time and walks Geth through the ins and outs of the job. From coordinating chefs and plumbers to the occasional late-night emergency, they talk about what it's like being the only adult in a house of Gen Z women and why she's surprisingly hopeful about the future. Plus, growing up religious, dating (or not) in your 40s, and building a life that works for you.

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    The Witches Are Running This Episode (Live from Pittsburgh, PA)

    24/02/2026 | 1h 21 mins.
    Live from Bottlerocket Social Hall in Pittsburgh, Gethard talks to a witch as she prepares for a full moon ritual, and . . . let's just be honest, he has absolutely no idea what's happening.
    Tarot cards, birth charts, a crowd full of fellow witches quickly taking over the show. Geth is out of his element, and the caller is absolutely in hers. Plus, polyamory, strip club economics, and finding freedom after a childhood defined by control.
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    Construction, Mob, Sex, Movies (Live from Hamtramck, MI)

    17/02/2026 | 1h 34 mins.
    Live from Hamtramck, Michigan, a Chicago caller joins us with an all-time pitch: "I'm a woman in construction. I technically worked for the mob in high school. I almost died having sex . . . or we can talk about movies forever." Gethard, our caller, and the Hamtramck crowd get to all of the above and more: a horrifyingly hilarious medical scare, a mobbed-up skating rink, construction site gender dynamics, and why movie theaters still matter.
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About Beautiful Stories From Anonymous People

1 phone call. 1 hour. No names. No holds barred. Thats the premise behind Beautiful Stories from Anonymous People, hosted by comedian Chris Gethard (the Chris Gethard Show, Broad City, This American Life, and one of Time Outs 10 best comedians of 2015). Every week, Chris opens the phone line to one anonymous caller, and he cant hang up first, no matter what. From shocking confessions and family secrets to philosophical discussions and shameless self-promotion, anything can and will happen! Theme song by Shellshag.
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