Episodes

BOO! How better to scare your pants off than a trip to the local haunted house? Try playing one of the monsters. Try playing one of the monsters. If you're not prepared to get punched or spat on, this may not be the job for you. It's a SPOOKTACULAR Halloween episode! This month's Patreon executive producers, courtesy patreon.com/thelapse - Dan Lesser, Richard Gwirtz, Cindy Crijns, & Jill Galvez. Support us for as little as $1 a month and get access to a wealth of bonus content <3.

Felisha's mother went missing 22 years ago. No body was ever recovered. Could she really still be out there?

Some of our very best stories from year one of The Lapse Storytelling Podcast! This compilation stitches major fan faves with some of our personal picks up to February 2015. If you haven't listened to the archives, now's the time to learn what you're missing out on. PLUS: Win a copy of the award-winning Taking My Parents to Burning Man, the now-completed film that inspired our episode of the same name. See http://thelapse.org for details.

Flesh-eating bacteria. A loss of all four of his limbs. And then? That's when Will's story gets really wild. I could've spoken to Will Lautzenheiser for days. He's a wonderfully insightful, well-spoken guy with an experience that just fascinates on every conceivable level. If you'd like to hear the uncut (three hour!) interview, you'll find it at Patreon.com/thelapse. Huge thank you and shout out to Mara Bresnahan, without whom Will and I may never have met.

When your love for a stranger is enough to bail them out of prison... by pretending to be their bride. Sara is the perfect example of someone who had a story, but didn't quite know how to share it. After our interview, finding these little insights she never knew she had, she joked that I should offer a degree in Lapse-ology. Any takers? Support The Lapse on Patreon for as little as $1! As a solo-produced podcast, your support keeps this show alive.

Death with dignity. An angel of mercy. Assisted suicide. Jupiter Diego's father is a renowned conductor and violinist, a man used to a certain quality of life. But as he's struck terminally ill, as his body is no longer what it was, he seeks the help of his family. Shouldn't he die on his own terms?

Sub-zero temps, chest-high mud, and ravenous birds? We're going on an adventure. Jennifer Purdie is on a mission to complete a marathon across all seven continents. But to do that, she'll have to brave the most grueling trek of them all: a seven hour gauntlet across the Antarctic tundra.

How could a hole in your sock mean the end of your life? When you don't actually find one. Natasha Porter was on vacation in Australia when she very was struck with a very unlikely illness. Not one in a hundred, but one in a hundred thousand. She still lives with its ramifications to this day. Like the show? Support us! Running The Lapse does not pay the rent, but for as little as $1, you can keep it running. Plus you'll find out about that time I was on a reality show. Awesome, right? That's ...

You're 13. You're gay. And you're an evangelical Christian. As a shy, slightly effeminate teen, making friends with the other lads isn't easy for Chad Michael. But when his eyes meet the big blues of another church boy, the connection is undeniable... and his secret unmentionable. Support The Lapse on Patreon for as little as $1! www.patreon.com/thelapse

Coming of Age. Family Legacies. The Ca-merican Dream. - Ryan Uytdewilligen - go on, try and say it - ached for a change of scenery. Silver screens, big city lights, Hollywood nights. But as a third generation farm boy with an increasingly ill family t...

One year of The Lapse Storytelling Podcast! What better guest than the very first storyteller I ever met? My mother. When you hear of a town named like "Maple Ridge," you might think it remote. Canadian. Peaceful. For both my mum and I, that stereotype holds true for all but the latter. This is but one of those tales: the very unusual friendship between my mother and a meth-addicted homeless man. As of this episode, we're a mere $50 shy of our Patreon goal. In order to continue at the pace we'...

Here's a tough sell: a short satirical comedy about rape. Wait, wait, wait - hear us out.

I, Kyle Gest, have been accused of being both very fortunate and incredibly unlucky. Truth is, without that combination, I may never have started this show. These are the origins of The Lapse Storytelling Podcast. Trigger warning: they're more dramatic than you might expect. Got $1? Keep The Lapse alive on Patreon. If you're curious about the how and why of Kyle's high school experience, you can find a live version of that story on Rain City Chronicles.

How could episode 19's Monica Hamburg POSSIBLY go out with that lunatic again? Find out what happened on her very final date. Spoilers for episode 19's The Force. And if you dig this one, Minisode 2 is available RIGHT NOW at Patreon.com/TheLapse! I've been busting butts to make this a show you think is worth supporting. We don't have the crew or the budget most shows of this quality have. The Lapse is supported entirely by you, and it needs your help to keep running. We're half way to our first...

Ketamine is a drug largely used in veterinary clinics. Recreationally, it's used to induce an out of body experience. The oft-sought "K-Hole." But Sean Michael Hayes was looking to score for a different reason. He was trying to save his life. Patreon news! Once a month we'll be debuting extra-special bonus vignettes exclusive to our contributors. These'll be short pieces under five minutes, either original or bits we love but just couldn't fit into the program. Wondering what happened on Monica...

Impersonating an officer carries up to a two year sentence. But what if you genuinely believed you were one? Monica Hamburg shares what might humbly be described as the Worst. Date. Ever. Support us, get a free audiobook! www.audibletrial.com/thelapse.

Two dudes. Two bikes. 11,357 kilometres. What could possibly go wrong? Gavin Kennedy was one of those rare people who made a mad drunken bet and actually stuck to it. He wasn't a cyclist. He hadn't trained for this. But sense be damned: he was biking from Vancouver, Canada to God Knows, Argentina. Scenic Route - Gavin Kennedy All of Gavin's adventures, including way more than we could ever possibly mention on this show, can be found on his travelogue - www.twodudesonbikes.com. If that's down ...

Kids are beautiful, wonderful, disgusting creatures, aren't they? Dwayne really really likes to spit. He's good at it. Really good. Maybe Guinness World Records good. What does one do with such talent? Evidently, you make archenemies with this week's storyteller, Karina Sims. Karina's the author of Sinners Circle. It's about purveyor of porn, Amanda Troy. By day, she's a sex shop employee. By night? Serial killer. If you dig Karina's voice, her sweet cynicism is all over her novel. Check it ou...

Rosa joined the U.S. National Guard at seventeen. She'd spend nearly half a decade trying to escape it.

George De Young was framed. And the Thai Police were in on it. It's funny, despite this being one of the show's more incredible stories, George has never actually listened to The Lapse. He pitched me on a lark from a Craigslist ad. Even after our interview, he still had to ask, "what's the show called again?" Hope we did you justice, George.

Ah, the pity date. When you just don't have a good enough excuse to say "no." Marshall Whitlock returns to The Lapse with what might be the funniest story we've ever had. Tact. Some got it. Some don't. If you're the cringing type, settle in. It gets awkward. If this show brings you just the smallest bit of joy, please donate to our Patreon campaign. We've got rewards ranging from behind the scenes access to personalized lessons in storytelling, straight from me to you. You can keep The Lapse l...

"Where do I download The Crew Change?" You won't find it. Not unless you know someone who knows someone. Not unless you're part of the underground, the cats who ride the rails. The drifters, hobos, and punks that hitch like it's a living. And why shouldn't they? They ain't got no other livin'. You won't find a copy because The Crew Change is the stowaway's bible. It's the Anarchist's Cookbook of the rails; a complete guide to when, where, and how to catch a free ride... without getting caught.

I was an eleven year old Peeping Tom. I loved James Bond. I wanted to be James Bond. Which is why, naturally, I became the founder and president of Spy Club. This is a first for The Lapse, in that this story is by yours truly, Kyle Gest. We'd originally recorded guest narration (big ups to William Hopkins, accent extraordinaire), but a couple catastrophes later, we couldn't use it. The final result is our very first story without an additional narrator. This is straight from me to you! I think ...

Something is very wrong with Linda's mum.