Josie's Lonely Hearts Club

It's mid-season tidings, cuties and we know you're as interested in the inner workings of the criminal justice system as any fan of light rom-com audio fiction, so we're giving you a peek at the voicemail of Public Defender for Santa Fe, who recently picked up a new client. 


Our cuties this week include Geoff Grimwood, Carla Lerner Montero, Jessie Cannizzaro, Hal Lublin, Frank Romeo, Dana DeRuyk, Ashley Adler and Chris Gebauer.

JLHC was created by Maximilian Clark and Rachel Music. It's produced by Simone Kisiel and Alexandra Grunberg. It's brought to you by the Good Story Guild. Keep track of them on Instagram @goodstoryguild and join our discord. 

Are you reading all of this? Cool. We like reading. Read any good books? Tell us about them. Also we're doing a Q&A at the end of the season so you can ask us questions for it and we'll answer them.

Gosh still reading? I just watched the beginning of Con Air for free on Youtube and it is wild.  Army Ranger Nic Cage comes back from a tour of duty and returns to his girlfriend who is just a little bit pregnant (and it's his?! Math not mathing), but then this guy at the bar is like, hmm. pregnant woman hugging her Army Ranger husband, I better try to hit on her STAT. He does not take no for an answer and also blames cowards like Nic Cage for losing Viet Nam and walks off. But then later, in the parking lot he and his friends jump Nic Cage with a knife and so Nic Cage punches one of them real hard and he dies. Then his lawyer is like "plead guilty it's the only way" and the judge is like "You're a soldier, so you're going to jail for 7 years because you are too dangerous." 7 years! Nic Cage's lawyer in this movie is better than Joanne's. 

Oh behave, cuties! Joanne is coming to the nation live from KBXV headquarters and has to be on her best behavior. With a change of scenery, Jo is performing for a whole new crowd, with a whole new set of rules. Can she keep her cool around weapons-grade hottie Dr. Mark? Or will her conscience spill out like so many heaving breasts unlaced in a moment of passion? Meet an Oklahoman speaking in code, a workplace flirtation gone flat, a teaching tool with unintended consequences, and a filthy little shame-pig.

Our cuties this week included Al Pagano, Laura Holliday, Ashley Adler, Shane Snider, Chris Gebauer, Hunter Shelburne, Hal Lublin, and Ross Bryant as Dr. Mark.

JOSIE'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB is a semi-scripted audio drama set in New Mexico’s 2nd-best relationship call-in show created by Maximilian Clark and Rachel Music. Our story editor is Lauren Grace Thompson. Produced by Simone Kisiel and Alexandra Grunberg. Executive Produced by the Good Story Guild. Keep track of us on Instagram @goodstoryguild and join our Discord.  If you enjoyed the show, consider leaving a rating and/or review on your preferred podcast listening platform.

Support us by joining the Great Story Guild on Patreon!

Night night, cuties.

Throw open the windows and air the place out -- after all that nonsense last week, it's time to get spruced up for that national slot. Nothing to worry about here, and anyone who says otherwise needs their mouth washed out. In fact, let's give the whole show a thorough scrubbing. In this sparkling episode, you'll meet a grandson with a housing problem, a snoop who likes it raw, a janitorial two-timer, and a very raunchy germaphobe.

This week's cuties included Ross Bryant, Caitlin Carleton, Ross Childs, Cali Daby, Meghan Falcone, Hal Lublin, Carla Lerner Montero, and Brendan Sokler.

JOSIE'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB is a semi-scripted audio drama set in New Mexico’s 2nd-best relationship call-in show created by Maximilian Clark and Rachel Music. Our story editor is Lauren Grace Thompson. Produced by Simone Kisiel and Alexandra Grunberg. Executive Produced by the Good Story Guild. Keep track of us on Instagram @goodstoryguild and join our Discord.  If you enjoyed the show, consider leaving a rating and/or review on your preferred podcast listening platform.

Support us by joining the Great Story Guild on Patreon!

Night night, cuties.

The team at KBXV has decided to put Josie and Frank out on the road to help people across the country. Join the team for our first live show at the Broadwater Theater in Los Angeles. (Maybe coming to a theater near you someday). Video of this episode is available on our Patreon. Season 5 starts in two weeks, cuties.

Josie's is created by Rachel Music and Maximilian Clark. This episode features Jenny Curtis, Jacob Alden Roa and Christopher Gebauer. Our technical assistant was Beth Scorzato. This episode was edited by the incomparable Simone Kisiel.

Josie’s Lonely Hearts Club is brought to you by the ⁠Good Story Guild.⁠ Keep track of us on ⁠Instagram @goodstoryguild⁠ and join our ⁠Discord⁠. If you enjoyed the show, consider leaving a rating and/or review on your preferred podcast listening platform.

As a special treat to announce the release of the season one remaster (available now), we've decided to give you a special insight into our process with a full creator commentary. We have no idea why nobody has thought to do this with podcasts before. Season 5 is in production and should be out in May! Thanks cuties for all your support! [The remaster is not a joke. It's real and amazing. Go check it out, it's ad-free!]

Relax, while Josie goes to Hollywood. Or at least, she tells us about the new Hollywood drama from the Good Story Guild from the comfort of her booth. Head over to the feed now and get hooked on this sharp new series.

 In Media Res: A Hollywood Odyssey in Five Acts

When Alex Eli (Kyle Prue) is plucked from obscurity and offered the role of franchise megalith Jack Stellar, booking the gig is only the beginning. In a whirlwind week of media training, he is thrust into the deep end of shark-infested Malibu waters. As he’s broken down and molded into "Xander Eli," he can’t tell who to trust. There’s the agent who needs him. The director who mentored him. The father who abandoned him. Loyalties are tested as the clock runs down to Xander’s livestreamed reveal. When the cameras start rolling, who will be at his side…and will he even be himself anymore? Best enjoyed with headphones.

Directed by Rachel Music. Written by Gesley Alexis, Anna Nuria Francino, Chris Murphy, Matty Pipes, and Connor Pritchard. Starring Kyle Prue as Xander, Nicole Kang as Kat, and Christopher Gebauer as Coen. Special Guests John Ales, Jacqueline Landgraf, Anthony Misiano, Mather Zickel, Neill Fleming, and James Urbaniak as Hobart Frunk. Featuring Alyssa Mann, Nick Reinhardt, Caitlin Carleton, Raechel Wong, and Simone Kisiel. Trailer Narration by Frank Romeo Sound Design by Adam Joseph Monaghan Music composed and produced by Michelle Sudduth Original songs by Michelle Sudduth and Rachel Music Recorded, Mixed and Mastered by Evan Chambers Produced by Simone Kisiel, Maximilian Clark and Elspeth Hunt Executive Produced by the Good Story Guild, recorded under a SAG-AFTRA agreement.

Clean out your crock pots, we're talking about slow burns this week. Our callers are simmering with stories of workplace romances, illicit love affairs, and romancing from a court-ordered 60 feet away. As people recount stories of finding love with the people they already know, Joanne and Frank talk about rocks, adrenaline, and fancy personal scooters. Stay tuned until the end to see a familiar face; you know how we do season finales by now!

Our callers this week included the talents of Ross Childs, Meghan Falcone, Pat Harvey, Taylor Coriell and Hannah Schooner. Our story editor is Aliza Brugger. 

Josie’s Lonely Hearts Club is a semi-improvised audio drama set in the studio of New Mexico’s 2nd-best relationship call-in show. On-air, Josie mends the broken hearts of a weekly collection of hilarious improvisers. Off-air, listeners get to eavesdrop on the life of Josie’s secret identity: shy, unassuming Joanne Holtzinger. Join Joanne and her puckish producer Frank as they navigate the pitfalls of love and fame as the show slowly becomes a national sensation.

Josie’s Lonely Hearts Club is brought to you by the Good Story Guild. Keep track of us on Instagram @goodstoryguild and join our Discord. If you enjoyed the show, consider leaving a rating and/or review on your preferred podcast listening platform. Nighty night, cuties.

Grab a drumstick and sweeten your potatoes, because this week we're getting stuffed. Frank and Joanne arrive for their long-awaited Thanksgiving Day celebration and the tea -- and the gravy -- is piping hot. Meet Frank's family. That's it. No puns or wordplay, just ...Frank's family. Buckle up.

The Good Story Guild is thankful for YOU this season! In less than a year, we have shared ups and downs and milk out our noses, and the gratitude is irrepressible. If you'd take a moment to review the show, or share us with someone you're thankful for, we can keep this virtuous cycle of goofs and love going strong.

Our cuties this week are Kyle Prue, Sarah Ellis, Amanda Sykes, Frank Romeo, Johnny Pirkis, Jennifer Jiles, Martin Olson, River Romeo and Grace Gladstone.

Josie’s Lonely Hearts Club is a semi-improvised audio drama set in the studio of New Mexico’s 2nd-best relationship call-in show. On-air, Josie mends the broken hearts of a weekly collection of hilarious improvisers. Off-air, listeners get to eavesdrop on the life of Josie’s secret identity: shy, unassuming Joanne Holtzinger. Join Joanne and her puckish producer Frank as they navigate the pitfalls of love and fame as the show slowly becomes a national sensation. Created by Maximilian Clark and Rachel Music. 

Josie’s Lonely Hearts Club is brought to you by the Good Story Guild. Keep track of us on Instagram @goodstoryguild and join our Discord. If you enjoyed the show, consider leaving a rating and/or review on your preferred podcast listening platform. Nighty night, cuties. 

Brush up your Shakespeare and Feed the Birds, this week we try to class the joint up a little. We're catching Joanne mid-glow-up, doing her best to be Our Fair Lady. Time is ticking down to Thanksgiving, and Fr--er, Pennybutt--seems even squirrellier than usual. In the spirit of impersonation, the show's theme is sweet little lies, and Josie navigates a bevy two-faced cuties. Meet a faux-dio clown, a wrestler with a dark and smelly past, a veracity-challenged individual, and perhaps the best (and definitely real-est) boyfriend ever!

This week's callers included Al Pagano, Laura Holliday, Ashley Adler, and Brendan Sokler. Our story editor is Aliza Brugger. 

Josie’s Lonely Hearts Club is a semi-improvised audio drama set in the studio of New Mexico’s 2nd-best relationship call-in show. On-air, Josie mends the broken hearts of a weekly collection of hilarious improvisers. Off-air, listeners get to eavesdrop on the life of Josie’s secret identity: shy, unassuming Joanne Holtzinger. Join Joanne and her puckish producer Frank as they navigate the pitfalls of love and fame as the show slowly becomes a national sensation. Created by Maximilian Clark and Rachel Music. 

Josie’s Lonely Hearts Club is brought to you by the Good Story Guild. Keep track of us on Instagram @goodstoryguild and join our Discord. If you enjoyed the show, consider leaving a rating and/or review on your preferred podcast listening platform. Nighty night, cuties.

How do you plead? Tonight's show is inspired by favors, and Frank is on his knees trying to coax Joanne into his scheme. Joanne gets settled in the catbird seat as Frank, the dog, learns to beg. Our cuties spin stories of tit for tat involving an x-rated chore wheel, a prowling cougar, a friend cashing in his IOU and handywoman ready to do some mounting.

Our callers this week included the talents of Ross Child, Meghan Falcone, Pat Harvey, and Hannah Schooner. Our story editor is Aliza Brugger.

Josie’s Lonely Hearts Club is a semi-improvised audio drama set in the studio of New Mexico’s 2nd-best relationship call-in show. On-air, Josie mends the broken hearts of a weekly collection of hilarious improvisers. Off-air, listeners get to eavesdrop on the life of Josie’s secret identity: shy, unassuming Joanne Holtzinger. Join Joanne and her puckish producer Frank as they navigate the pitfalls of love and fame as the show slowly becomes a national sensation.

Josie’s Lonely Hearts Club is brought to you by the Good Story Guild. Keep track of us on Instagram @goodstoryguild and join our Discord. If you enjoyed the show, consider leaving a rating and/or review on your preferred podcast listening platform. Nighty night, cuties.

Can someone put on a pot of coffee? After Ruby's reaction on Halloween, Frank is single and ready to mope. Scratch that: Frank is sloshed and ready to boot and rally. Joanne plays serious defense on and off air as the show explores breakups, leading to miscommunications of all stripes. Our testy twosome duke it out until a surprise visitor issues a summons they can't refuse. Meet a regretful billboard marketer, a wrong number gone wronger, a specter from seasons past, and an emoji archaeologist.

Our callers this week included the talents of Brendan Sokler, Laura Holliday, Ashley Adler, and Al Pagano.

Josie’s Lonely Hearts Club is a semi-improvised audio drama set in the studio of New Mexico’s 2nd-best relationship call-in show. On-air, Josie mends the broken hearts of a weekly collection of hilarious improvisers. Off-air, listeners get to eavesdrop on the life of Josie’s secret identity: shy, unassuming Joanne Holtzinger. Join Joanne and her puckish producer Frank as they navigate the pitfalls of love and fame as the show slowly becomes a national sensation.

Josie’s Lonely Hearts Club is brought to you by the Good Story Guild. Keep track of us on Instagram @goodstoryguild and join our Discord. If you enjoyed the show, consider leaving a rating and/or review on your preferred podcast listening platform. Nighty night, cuties.

Spirits are high and spooky season is nigh -- let's scare up a few cuties for this special Halloween episode! This week Frank and Joanne are "exorcizing" their rights, driven to desperate measures to rid their studio of its meddlesome poltergeist. There's also a pretty fundamental costume mix-up, it'll take more than a sugar cube to butter up Ruby this time. Meet a forgetful barfly channelling Karloff, a mistaken identity that might get murderous, a hottie lost on a campsite, and one fella who's really been playing the (potter's) field.

Our callers this week included the talents of Levi Penley, Steve Hayes, Kat Letwin and Kristi Boulton. Our story editor is Aliza Brugger.

Josie’s Lonely Hearts Club is a semi-improvised audio drama set in the studio of New Mexico’s 2nd-best relationship call-in show. On-air, Josie mends the broken hearts of a weekly collection of hilarious improvisers. Off-air, listeners get to eavesdrop on the life of Josie’s secret identity: shy, unassuming Joanne Holtzinger. Join Joanne and her puckish producer Frank as they navigate the pitfalls of love and fame as the show slowly becomes a national sensation. Created by Maximilian Clark and Rachel Music. 

Josie’s Lonely Hearts Club is brought to you by the Good Story Guild. Keep track of us on Instagram @goodstoryguild and join our Discord. If you enjoyed the show, consider leaving a rating and/or review on your preferred podcast listening platform. Nighty night, cuties.

We hope you're sitting down for this - the KDNM family just got a little smaller, and Josie decides to turn the show into a remembrance ceremony. Plus, Frank's being kind of squirrelly. What's that about? When the lines open up, Josie pitches a novel to a murder suspect, counsels a paranormal throuple, audits a recent widow, and mediates a marriage bedeviled by daredevilry (that's very fun to say out loud - go ahead, try it).

Josie's was created by Maximilian Clark and Rachel Music. Our callers this week included the talents of David Lawson, Aria Tereza Salai, Nick Reinhardt and Avra Friedman. Our story editor is Aliza Brugger. 

Josie’s Lonely Hearts Club is a semi-improvised audio drama set in the studio of New Mexico’s 2nd-best relationship call-in show. On-air, Josie mends the broken hearts of a weekly collection of hilarious improvisers. Off-air, listeners get to eavesdrop on the life of Josie’s secret identity: shy, unassuming Joanne Holtzinger. Join Joanne and her puckish producer Frank as they navigate the pitfalls of love and fame as the show slowly becomes a national sensation. Created by Maximilian Clark and Rachel Music. 

Josie’s Lonely Hearts Club is brought to you by the Good Story Guild. Keep track of us on Instagram @goodstoryguild and join our Discord. If you enjoyed the show, consider leaving a rating and/or review on your preferred podcast listening platform. Nighty night, cuties. 

Get out your time sheets, this week we put the "work" in "quirky radio show." Frank and his girlfriend are locked in a job dispute and it's up to Joanne to keep the peace, somehow. Meanwhile, we meet a crematorium owner whose husband works the graveyard shift, a scientist with the worst ice breaker, a sandwich activist, and a scheme that seems a little ... pyramidal.

Our callers this week included the talents of Steve Hays, Kat Letwin, Levi Penley, and Kristi Boulton. Our story editor is Aliza Brugger.

Josie’s Lonely Hearts Club is a semi-improvised audio drama set in the studio of New Mexico’s 2nd-best relationship call-in show. On-air, Josie mends the broken hearts of a weekly collection of hilarious improvisers. Off-air, listeners get to eavesdrop on the life of Josie’s secret identity: shy, unassuming Joanne Holtzinger. Join Joanne and her puckish producer Frank as they navigate the pitfalls of love and fame as the show slowly becomes a national sensation. Created by Maximilian Clark and Rachel Music.

Josie’s Lonely Hearts Club is brought to you by the Good Story Guild. Keep track of us on Instagram @goodstoryguild and join our Discord. If you enjoyed the show, consider leaving a rating and/or review on your preferred podcast listening platform. Nighty night, cuties.

Season Frickin' Four. We almost can't believe it ourselves. Luckily, local celebrity Josie Heller is hitting her stride as a mover and shaker. On tonight's show, we meet a theatre critic, the face that launched a dozen ships, a bloodless craft-store coup, and one irksome brat who knows exactly what she's doing...

Our callers included the talents of Aria Tereza Salai, Nick Reinhardt, David Lawson, and Avra Friedman. Our story editor is Aliza Brugger.

Josie’s Lonely Hearts Club is a semi-improvised audio drama set in the studio of New Mexico’s 2nd-best relationship call-in show. On-air, Josie (Rachel Music, How Do They Bone?) mends the broken hearts of a weekly collection of hilarious improvisers. Off-air, listeners get to eavesdrop on the life of Josie’s secret identity: shy, unassuming Joanne Holtzinger. Join Joanne and her puckish producer Frank (Maximilian Clark, Superhuman Public Radio), while they navigate the pitfalls of love and fame as the show slowly becomes a national sensation.

Josie’s Lonely Hearts Club is brought to you by the Good Story Guild. Keep track of us on Instagram @goodstoryguild and join our Discord. If you enjoyed the show, consider leaving a rating and/or review on your preferred podcast listening platform. Nighty night, cuties. 

Frank finally takes a vacation and what does he have to show for it? 15 unheard voicemails. Get excited, he and Joanne are back to work with a new season October 9th.

Josie’s Lonely Hearts Club was created by Maximilian Clark (Superhuman Public Radio) and Rachel Music. Our story editor is Aliza Brugger. This episode features Sarah Ellis, John Nelson Dorsey IV, Jessie Cannizzaro, Geoff Grimwood, Tristan Miller, Chelsea Lang, & Marnina Schon.

Josie’s Lonely Hearts Club is brought to you by the Good Story Guild. Keep track of us on Instagram @goodstoryguild and join our Discord. If you enjoyed the show, consider leaving a rating and/or review on your preferred podcast listening platform. Night night, cuties.