Episode 12 of Jett Road Studios Presents in the pilot for My Life In-Between, a collection of short stories written and performed by Lori Plager. Lori is an entertainment executive and single mother, who has been living with Stage 4 cancer. She has only told a handful of neighbors on her tight knit block, mainly because of how awkward and sad those interactions can be. She has tried dating, but that has its own set of challenges. Does she tell them on the first date? When writing her profile, should she put "long-term relationship" in quotes?

Lori reads three of her stories for the pilot, Oh My God, I'm Dying, Unsaid, and My Non-Sex Life. She has written many more. Her writing is blunt, nuanced, and often funny. Her performance is polished, but at times raw, as she shares her inner thoughts with the listener, thoughts she had been keeping to herself until now.

If you would like to contact Lori about My Life In-Between, you can email her at mylifeinbetween.podcast@gmail.com

Jett Road Studios Presents is hosted by Will Becton & Amber Becton.

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Episode 11 of Jett Road Studios Presents is the pilot for Audio Time Capsule, hosted by Will Becton. The first episode features an interview with Muddy Waters, recorded by Jeff Parrish in Westmont, Illinois. The year was 1976, and Muddy Waters had recently moved to the suburb of Chicago. Jeff Parrish was a local musician in the Chicago music scene. He was working for a local paper in Westmont when he got the opportunity to sit down with the blues legend.

In the interview Muddy Waters tells Jeff about influential figures like Son House, Little Walter, and Robert Johnson. They also discuss his transition from acoustic and electric guitar, after the move from Mississippi to Chicago in the 1940s. The two men also speak candidly about race, bands like The Rolling Stones and The Allman Brothers, and whether white musicians were capable of carrying on the blues tradition when the old guard was no longer around.

After writing that newspaper article almost 50 years ago, Jeff kept the recording "in a shoe box" for many years, and has only played the audio from the interview for a handful of people. When visiting LA one summer, Jeff played the recording for Will Becton at Jett Road Studios. Will and Jeff agreed any interview with Muddy Waters is significant, and should be shared, but it needed some context. Recently, Will and Jeff sat down to talk about the circumstances surrounding the interview, in order to tell the full story of that fateful morning in Westmont.

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People & Places Mentioned

Willie Dixon

Howlin' Wolf

Little Walter

Willie Mabon

Baby Face Leroy

Jimmy Rogers

Memphis Slim

Elga Edmonds

Hound Dog Taylor

Elmore James

Skip James

Mississippi Fred McDowell

Robert Johnson

Son House

Johnny Brown

Mississippi Sheiks

Lonnie Johnson

Chess Records

The Rolling Stones

Allman Brothers

The Trieste Lounge

Eddy Clearwater

Blind Blake

Blind Willie McTell

***WINNER - 2025 Signal Award - Best Indie Podcast (individual episode)***

Episode 10 of Jett Road Studios Presents is the pilot for Dwelling with Lauren Weedman. Lauren is an actress who has recurring roles on shows like Hacks, Abbott Elementary, and Sirens. She is also an accomplished performer who is a host of The Moth, and has written two books. By almost any measure, Lauren Weedman has "made it," but that is not what this podcast is about. It is about her run-down, rent-controlled apartment building in Santa Monica, CA. Lauren has lived there for over 20 years, and has wanted to get out "since the day she moved in" with her ex-husband, who has since run off with the babysitter. As a single mother, Lauren tries to make her apartment feel like home, and yearns for connection with her neighbors.

In the pilot episode, Lauren talks to friend and fellow Moth host Brian Finkelstein, as she embarks on her quest to get to know the people in her building. She also sits down for a revealing conversation with her upstairs neighbor Ella Mové, who is about to embark on a journey of her own.

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