Tell Me What Happened

by Jay Rehak

This podcast features FORMATIVE childhood stories of people from all walks of life, and how those experiences have impacted the adult perspective of the storyteller. Sponsored by Sideline Ink Publishing, some stories may also be featured in our upcoming book, to be released in the Spring of 2023. Write us at jaycrehak@gmail.com if you'd like to be on the show. We'd love to hear your story.

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Season 3
S03 E16 - Hope Rehak, comic, teacher, writer, recalls being recruited by a classmate to attend religious fundamentalist summer camp when she was in third grade, and how it cost her a friendship
S03 E16 - Hope Rehak, comic, teacher, writer, recalls being recruited by a classmate to attend religious fundamentalist summer camp when she was in third grade, and how it cost her a friendship
Raised by a Jewish mother and a Catholic father, Hope Rehak shares her powerful perspective on the impact religious fundamentalism can have on friendships and relationships. In this childhood memory, Hope recalls being recruited f...
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S03 E15 - Harker Jones, LA screenwriter & former managing editor of "Out" magazine, recalls a childhood vacation on Mackinac Island, where a caricature artist labels his sister "cute" and him a "clown" and how those images haunted him for years.
S03 E15 - Harker Jones, LA screenwriter & former managing editor of "Out" magazine, recalls a childhood vacation on Mackinac Island, where a caricature artist labels his sister "cute" and him a "clown" and how those images haunted him for years.
While on a childhood vacation on Mackinac Island, Michigan, eight year old Harker Jones and his younger sister are drawn by a caricature artist. The caricaturist draws and labels his little sister "cute," while drawing and labelli...
18:36
S03 E14 - Tina El Gamal, artist, educator & arts administrator in Chicago, recalls being seven and having her mother accidentally drive off without her and the lesson she learned of self-reliance
S03 E14 - Tina El Gamal, artist, educator & arts administrator in Chicago, recalls being seven and having her mother accidentally drive off without her and the lesson she learned of self-reliance
Tina El Gamal is an artist, educator, and arts administrator in Chicago. She believes in the power of a good story, and a good cup of coffee.Tina El Gamal (she/they) is a Chicago-based actor, director, educator, and arts administr...
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S03 E13 - Dr. Kaci, Licensed Mediator, Life & Sex Coach, recalls being a teenager, and her mother trying to kill her.
S03 E13 - Dr. Kaci, Licensed Mediator, Life & Sex Coach, recalls being a teenager, and her mother trying to kill her.Explicit
Dr. Kaci is an intuitive thought provoking leader, licensed as a Mediator, Life & Sex Coach with over 7 disciplines, Earned a Bachelors in Applied Management & Psychology before being honored with a Doctorate Degree for her work &...
15:08
S03 E12 - Russ Klettke, business writer, recalls a grade school essay contest in which he zagged instead of zigged, and how that decision has influenced his career choice and writing style.
S03 E12 - Russ Klettke, business writer, recalls a grade school essay contest in which he zagged instead of zigged, and how that decision has influenced his career choice and writing style.
Russ Klettke grew up in a small town in upstate New York. From an early age, Russ realized creative thinking was one key to success. An award winning writer, Russ learned a lesson in 6th grade by choosing to write an original essa...
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Tell Me What Happened

by Jay Rehak

Podcast episodes

Season 3

S03 E16 - Hope Rehak, comic, teacher, writer, recalls being recruited by a classmate to attend religious fundamentalist summer camp when she was in third grade, and how it cost her a friendship

S03 E16 - Hope Rehak, comic, teacher, writer, recalls being recruited by a classmate to attend religious fundamentalist summer camp when she was in third grade, and how it cost her a friendship

S03 E15 - Harker Jones, LA screenwriter & former managing editor of "Out" magazine, recalls a childhood vacation on Mackinac Island, where a caricature artist labels his sister "cute" and him a "clown" and how those images haunted him for years.

S03 E15 - Harker Jones, LA screenwriter & former managing editor of "Out" magazine, recalls a childhood vacation on Mackinac Island, where a caricature artist labels his sister "cute" and him a "clown" and how those images haunted him for years.

S03 E14 - Tina El Gamal, artist, educator & arts administrator in Chicago, recalls being seven and having her mother accidentally drive off without her and the lesson she learned of self-reliance

S03 E14 - Tina El Gamal, artist, educator & arts administrator in Chicago, recalls being seven and having her mother accidentally drive off without her and the lesson she learned of self-reliance

S03 E13 - Dr. Kaci, Licensed Mediator, Life & Sex Coach, recalls being a teenager, and her mother trying to kill her.

S03 E13 - Dr. Kaci, Licensed Mediator, Life & Sex Coach, recalls being a teenager, and her mother trying to kill her.Explicit

S03 E12 - Russ Klettke, business writer, recalls a grade school essay contest in which he zagged instead of zigged, and how that decision has influenced his career choice and writing style.

S03 E12 - Russ Klettke, business writer, recalls a grade school essay contest in which he zagged instead of zigged, and how that decision has influenced his career choice and writing style.