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High School Reunion with Actor Dave Koechner

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4.1529 Ratings

🗓️ 6 February 2017

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Summary

Actor Dave Koechner (Superior Donuts, Anchorman, The Office, Cheap Thrills) went back to Tipton, Missouri for his high school reunion and got himself into trouble while pulling a prank. Here's a few links to help you get the most out of Story Worthy- if you're listening on an iPhone, all you need to do is tap the cover art while the show is playing, and you'll see the episode notes, including the links. There is one to subscribe, http://bit.ly/2eSlJZw please do! There's one to our Facebook page and to our email address. We'd love to hear from you, either there, or on our survey at wondery.com/survey. You'll also find some special deals courtesy of our sponsors like Hello Fresh (promo code STORY30) Casper Mattress, and Audible (promo code STORYWORTHY). It's good karma guys! See our Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and our California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0

What's that place you've always wanted to try? Well, you're there. Sharing plates with... Just one bite. Or on second thought, maybe not sharing. It's that good. When you're with AMAX, it's not if it's going to happen. But when? American Express. Don't live life without it. Hey, it's Christine, host of Storyworthy. Whether you loved or hated it, who doesn't remember high school?

0:23.4

Who went to their high school reunion?

0:25.4

On today's show, actor Dave Kekner takes us back to his high school days in Tippedon, Missouri.

0:31.4

We're on from, like I said, small town, not a lot to do.

0:33.4

So one of the events in your life in high school, when you're a senior, you go paint the bridge, the railroad underpass, about a mile outside of town.

0:43.1

You paint your high school year there.

0:45.8

And I'm out there by myself trying to keep one eye on traffic and shake these spray paint hands.

0:51.4

And also, it's dark.

0:53.8

I can't see anything. And I've got my my phone my

0:57.7

iPhone out and I'm trying to push the the light uh the whatever flashlight app but my battery's dying

1:04.5

this week on storyworthy actor Dave Keckner tells us all about his high school reunion

1:14.3

hi my Actor Dave Kekner tells us all about his high school reunion. Hi, my name is David Kekner, and you're listening to Storyworthy.

1:17.3

You must be smart. Welcome to Storyworthy.

1:33.1

My name is Christine Blackburn, and I'm coming to you from Wondery Sunset Studio in West Hollywood, California.

1:39.3

I am so glad you guys tuned in today, whether you're a long-time fan of the show or a new listener,

1:49.1

welcome to Storyworthy. I hope you guys had a chance to listen to last week's episode with Todd Glass. If you didn't, go back and listen to that episode. It's titled Pot Cookies,

1:54.2

so you know what it's about. It's about pot and cookies. Pot in the cookies. Anyway, it's

2:00.4

fabulous. You've got to hear it. But for today,

2:03.4

today's show is brought to us from the one and only Dave Keckner. Now, Dave is an amazing actor

2:09.2

and comedian, and I know you've seen him in a million different things like Anchorman and

2:13.0

Talladega Nights. And today his story is called High School Reunion. He talks about growing up in Tipton, Missouri, where he graduated with only 78 kids.

2:22.8

Now, that is a small school.

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