We Drank Before
Nov 06, 2018
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A local brewery lets you brew your own beer, a matchmaker matches married men and women with side lovers, our producer meets a professional bar fighter, our producer visits America's last illegal speakeasy, a woman is left a box of 70 year old beer in her grandfather's will, and after a town's party of the century, no one remembers the night. Starring Dan Heber, Micah Gordon, Janel Benisch, Brian Flynn, and Jordan Pridgen. This American Lie is an improvised podcast performed in studio and LIVE around Los Angeles. Part of the Ruby Tone Network. Follow @ThisAmerLie or find us on Facebook for show information.
Side Project
Oct 02, 2018
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After inheriting a plot of land, a North Dakotan man dreamt of building his own house for him and his family, a matchmaker matches married men and women with side lovers, our producer follows the North American Scitathalon's most serious competitors, humorist and author Astrid Gunther buys a diner and gets more than she bargains for, and our producers presents newly uncovered footage from the Side-nomicon 1 year run. Starring Micah Gordon, Brian Flynn, Dan Heber, Ruthie Holmes, and Jordan Pridgen. This American Lie is an improvised podcast performed in studio and LIVE around Los Angeles. Part of the Ruby Tone Network. Follow @ThisAmerLie or find us on Facebook for show information.
Unnecessary Details
Sep 04, 2018
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An award winning, 28 year high school English teacher has never once covered a single piece of English literature, a former Sunnyworth Prison inmate returns to the white color prison and relearns the way of the facilities, Humorist and Dating Expert Alsandra Polimer-Pompei follows the users of a dating app that shares every detail of your matches lives, our producer speaks with the officer who responded to a murder in a parking lot in Rodsdale, Idaho, and never before seen behind-the-scenes footage from the 1973 drama, "The Most Unnecessary Detail" is presented. Starring Mike Hughes, Ruthie Holmes, Janel Benisch, Dan Heber, and Micah Gordon. This American Lie is an improvised podcast performed in studio and LIVE around Los Angeles. Part of the Ruby Tone Network. Follow @ThisAmerLie or find us on Facebook for show information.
Surprise! Surprise!
Aug 07, 2018
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Producer Ryan Breed visits a restaurant where each dish is a surprise to the guest, a man returns to a roadside attraction called, "House of Surprises," tapes of a family reunion reveal a crazy family story, and our producer visits the most exclusive gender reveal party in NYC. Starring Mike Hughes, Ruthie Holmes, Dan Heber, and Brian Flynn. This American Lie is an improvised podcast performed in studio and LIVE around Los Angeles. Part of the Ruby Tone Network. Follow @ThisAmerLie or find us on Facebook for show information.
Not Alone
Jul 11, 2018
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A woman finds her big moves comes with a big addition, a well-known folk singer takes part his first solo venture, producer Wendy Umbrella goes undercover to learn more about the inner workings of an established doomsday group, a man endures great tragedy and continues on, and a young filmmaker's long abandoned audio tapes are found. Starring Micah Gordon, Dan Heber, Ruthie Holmes, Mike Hughes, and Janel Benisch. This American Lie is an improvised podcast performed in studio and LIVE around Los Angeles. Part of the Ruby Tone Network. Follow @ThisAmerLie or find us on Facebook for show information.
The Whole Group Showed Up
Jun 05, 2018
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A company party becomes too much to bear, the origins of a fantasy-role-playing game reveals some sexual misconnections, an unusual dog race in Ice Hamlet, Nebraska makes a couple reveal everything, a Silicon Valley start-up starts marketing more than just coupons and and producer Robert Mayonnaise tries to make amends when his friends replace him with someone new at the Cracker Barrel. Starring Brian Flynn, Mike Hughes, Ruthie Holmes, Alexandra Franklin and Chris Standifer. This American Lie is an improvised podcast performed in studio and LIVE around Los Angeles. Part of the Ruby Tone Network. Follow @ThisAmerLie or find us on Facebook for show information.
Once or Twice a Year
May 01, 2018
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A man wakes up only once a year, two old soldiers meet on the battlefield they once fought, in a small South Dakota town every citizen gets to be mayor, the employees of Scaryville live a unique immersive career, and documentarian Peter Luckenback expands upon the creation of his incomplete short film.
Starring Jordan Pridgen, Micah Gordon, Brian Flynn, Janel Benisch, and Dan Heber. This American Lie is an improvised podcast performed in studio and LIVE around Los Angeles. Follow @ThisAmerLie or find us on Facebook for show information.
Sunset
Apr 03, 2018
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A small town woman lives with a lifelong fear of vampires, our producer shares his journey to find a suitable retirement home for his grandmother, a woman shops every store on Sunset Blvd., every winter a small Alaskan town faces the terrifying "Sunterror", and a man fights to get America back under the Queen's Rule.
Starring Micah Gordon, Mike Hughes, Muriel Montgomery, Dan Heber, and Ruthie Holmes. This American Lie is an improvised podcast performed in studio and LIVE around Los Angeles. Part of the Nerdist School Network. Follow @ThisAmerLie or find us on Facebook for show information.
Playing With The Toys
Mar 06, 2018
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A man with a lifelong gallbladder condition has long used toys make it through, a playwright opens up about keeping the spark alive in his 22 year marriage, a toy jingle writer explains her quest to write the perfect jingle, a toy is mailed, and a behind the scenes look at failed toy franchise comedy tv show.
Starring Micah Gordon, Brian Flynn, Mike Hughes, Jordan Pridgen, and Janel Benish. This American Lie is an improvised podcast performed in studio and LIVE around Los Angeles. Part of the Nerdist School Network. Follow @ThisAmerLie or find us on Facebook for show information.
What Set Me Off
Jan 16, 2018
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A principal tries a new angle to help an angry kid, a couple returns to their old inn, a gang of thieves steals cars only to return them to victims of car theft, a writers simple mistake changes her whole way of working, and tapes from a small island nation reveal the life of an old revolutionary.
Starring Micah Gordon, Dan Heber, Ruthie Holmes, Alex Franklin, and Brian Flynn. This American Lie is an improvised podcast performed in studio and LIVE around Los Angeles. Part of the Nerdist School Network. Follow @ThisAmerLie or find us on Facebook for show information.
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