819- I Lost It in Rome with Writer Bill Odenkirk
Story Worthy
Story Worthy Media
4.1 • 529 Ratings
🗓️ 7 November 2023
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
Writer Bill Odenkirk (Disenchantment, The Simpsons, Futurama, Mr. Show) took a trip to Rome with a girl he was in the process of breaking up with. You think that’s bad? Don't. That's the good part! It gets worse. Listen to a trip to Rome you’ll never forget from writer Bob Odenkirk!
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, it's Storyworthy. |
| 0:04.4 | Today on the show, writer-producer Bill Odenk |
| 0:07.2 | talks about losing it in Rome. |
| 0:09.3 | The truth is, by the time we left on this trip, |
| 0:12.7 | she was more or less an ex-girlfriend, |
| 0:14.7 | although I didn't really acknowledge that yet. |
| 0:17.7 | And by the time we got there, we're exhausted. |
| 0:20.7 | We get to the hotel room. |
| 0:21.9 | She heads through the washroom. I drop onto the bed and turn the TV on. So an important point I |
| 0:27.1 | should mention here is that this is 2001 and we arrived on September 11th. I turned the TV on |
| 0:35.1 | and all the news and all the imagery come to me all at once. |
| 0:41.2 | Today on the show, writer and producer Bill Odenkirk talks about losing it in Rome. |
| 0:46.0 | Stay close. |
| 0:50.3 | Hey, it's Bill Odenkirk and you're listening to Storyworthy. |
| 1:07.2 | Yeah. Hey, it's Bill Odenkirk, and you're listening to Storyworthy. Welcome to StoryCorps. |
| 1:09.0 | My name is Christine Blackbott. |
| 1:11.2 | Coming to North Angeles, California. |
| 1:14.1 | Whether you're a longtime fan of the show of over 13 years or you're a brand new listener. |
| 1:19.6 | Welcome to Storyworthy. |
| 1:21.6 | Now, I hope you guys enjoyed the show last week with comedian Dana Gould. |
| 1:26.0 | Dana told a story about meeting Vampira, essentially. He met |
| 1:30.9 | Piggy Demon, who was the drummer for Rob Zombie, who helped him find Vampira, which was |
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