The Barrow Podcast

A self-hating Boomer mum and her disgruntled boomerang son reunite to have the conversations they've been avoiding and utilise their combined insight into divorce, dysfunctional families, and mental illness to write a memoir together.

The Barrow Podcast is a society podcast hosted by Tobe, with 72 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Tobe hosts The Barrow Podcast, a society show with 72 episodes published.

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  Higher Education | Transition from a culture of bullying to one of sincerity.

  Sep 27, 202651 min

  Mum and I discuss emotional brutality and my difficulties transitioning from high school to university, when I began to retreat into self-ridicule and shutdown, as well as my inability to process the suicide of a close friend. Thanks for listening! ☺️ Don't forget— You can watch every episode of The Barrow Podcast on our YouTube channel. Become a subscriber and get notified with every new upload: http://www.youtube.com/@TheBarrowPod Follow us on— Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebarrowpod/ X (Twitter): https://x.com/thebarrowpod For those wanting to support our show and bring Mum & I one step closer to achieving our goal of completing the memoir and getting it published, you can— 1/ Rate & review the podcast in whatever app you're using. 2/ Spread the word using the hashtags #thebarrowpod and #motherandsonmemoir. 3/ Consider making a donation. All contributions will go back into production costs: https://buymeacoffee.com/thebarrowpod

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  A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints by Dito Montiel (w/ Patrick Michael Finn)

  Sep 20, 20261h 3m

  This week, I sit down with author Patrick Michael Finn to talk about gritty New York memoir A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints by writer, musician and filmmaker Dito Montiel. Follow Dito on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/ditomontiel/ Purchase Patrick’s novella A Martyr for Suzy Kosasovich: https://www.csupoetrycenter.com/books/a-martyr-for-suzy-kosasovich Check out my earlier episode on Jim Carroll’s The Basketball Diaries: https://youtu.be/6Kf1EY1d4IU **A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints was published in 2003 by Thunder’s Mouth Press, an imprint of now defunct Avalon Publishing Group Incorporated. **A Martyr for Suzy Kosasovich was published in 2008 by Cleveland State University Poetry Centre. Thanks for listening! ☺️ Don't forget— You can watch every episode of The Barrow Podcast on our YouTube channel. Become a subscriber and get notified with every new upload: http://www.youtube.com/@TheBarrowPod Follow us on— Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebarrowpod/ X (Twitter): https://x.com/thebarrowpod For those wanting to support our show and bring Mum & I one step closer to achieving our goal of completing the memoir and getting it published, you can— 1/ Rate & review the podcast in whatever app you're using. 2/ Spread the word using the hashtags #thebarrowpod and #motherandsonmemoir. 3/ Consider making a donation. All contributions will go back into production costs: https://buymeacoffee.com/thebarrowpod

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  MEMOIR-IN-PROGRESS | 'Engagement' & 'Years'

  Sep 17, 202642 min

  Mum & I are giving you free access to another two reading episodes from behind the paywall. These episodes are for paying subscribers only and are exclusive to Substack. If you like what you hear and want to follow along while we write our book, then become a subscriber today by going to ⁠⁠thebarrowpod.substack.com⁠⁠ . Thanks for listening! ☺️ Don't forget— You can watch every episode of The Barrow Podcast on our YouTube channel. Become a subscriber and get notified with every new upload: http://www.youtube.com/@TheBarrowPod Follow us on— Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebarrowpod/ X (Twitter): https://x.com/thebarrowpod For those wanting to support our show and bring Mum & I one step closer to achieving our goal of completing the memoir and getting it published, you can— 1/ Rate & review the podcast in whatever app you're using. 2/ Spread the word using the hashtags #thebarrowpod and #motherandsonmemoir. 3/ Consider making a donation. All contributions will go back into production costs: https://buymeacoffee.com/thebarrowpod

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  Gay Coded | Survival, repression, dissociation, dishonesty.

  Sep 12, 202634 min

  Mum and I discuss the dilemmas of my adolescence and why and how I learned not to reveal anything about myself, as well as the effects of secrecy and repression. Thanks for listening! ☺️ Don't forget— You can watch every episode of The Barrow Podcast on our YouTube channel. Become a subscriber and get notified with every new upload: http://www.youtube.com/@TheBarrowPod Follow us on— Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebarrowpod/ X (Twitter): https://x.com/thebarrowpod For those wanting to support our show and bring Mum & I one step closer to achieving our goal of completing the memoir and getting it published, you can— 1/ Rate & review the podcast in whatever app you're using. 2/ Spread the word using the hashtags #thebarrowpod and #motherandsonmemoir. 3/ Consider making a donation. All contributions will go back into production costs: https://buymeacoffee.com/thebarrowpod

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  GUEST EPISODE | Scott Laudati on culture, cancer, circle jerks, indie presses, and his new collection Rainbow Road.

  Sep 5, 202655 min

  Buy Rainbow Road today: https://tr.ee/Z-gvHZQ9aP On today’s episode, I catch up with Scott Laudati to talk about life as a multi-disciplinary artist and how to navigate disillusionment and self-promotion. Thanks for listening! ☺️ Subscribe to Scott’s YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/@thescottlaudati Follow Scott on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/scottlaudati/ Follow Scott on Twitter/X: https://x.com/ScottLaudati Purchase Scott’s novel, Play the Devil here: https://tr.ee/sQ1yZ7OCFt **************** Don't forget— You can watch every episode of The Barrow Podcast on our YouTube channel. Become a subscriber and get notified with every new upload: http://www.youtube.com/@TheBarrowPod Follow us on— Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebarrowpod/ X (Twitter): https://x.com/thebarrowpod For those wanting to support our show and bring Mum & I one step closer to achieving our goal of completing the memoir and getting it published, you can— 1/ Rate & review the podcast in whatever app you're using. 2/ Spread the word using the hashtags #thebarrowpod and #motherandsonmemoir. 3/ Consider making a donation. All contributions will go back into production costs: https://buymeacoffee.com/thebarrowpod

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