What Some Would Call Lies

I tell what some would call lies. I have always had trouble distinguishing between what happened and what might have happened. And I remain unconvinced that this distinction, for my purposes, matters. This podcast is a weekly story from my life that I tell as accurately as I see fit. Topic include dating, LGBT and gay issues, life working for a non-profit, musical theater and other insipid topics.

Episode 134: Strength, Courage and Wisdom

All things come to an end. This here is the final episode of What Some Would Call Lies. It's been an awesome (almost) five years. Thank you to everyone who has ever reached out via email and social networks and thanks to the rest of you lurking in the shadows.

08-20
08:01

Episode 133: Cathy

Parents are defined as the people the beget or bring forth offspring. Cathy never beget me...but I’d still say she was like a mom.

05-19
11:02

Episode 132: The Obituary

Today I’ll share with you a few nice words about a friend of ours.

05-11
08:35

Episode 131: Disgusting

Another repeat. Two in a row.  If you're interested in joining an online writer's group, drop me a line: Mike@whatsomewouldcalllies.com  

05-05
16:28

Episode 130: Goodbye To All That...Again

I won't lie. I'm fucking busy. Today is the day that I have to record, and it's already 10pm and I haven't written a word. Therefore you're getting a repeat...but don't worry, it's one of my favorite episodes. I think you'll like it. Don't forget to email me! 

04-28
11:01

Episode 129: The Slaughterhouse

When you work at a slaughterhouse you have to be prepared. You have to wear the proper protective gear, and you have to know that at the end of the day you may be covered in blood.

04-21
08:51

Episode 128: Sugar

From time-to-time we all feel like we are doing the right thing...then we end up drinking three gallons of water and pissing every fifteen minutes and we have to question our approach.

04-14
10:12

Episode 127: The Maze

Every once in a while you find yourself trapped in a hedge maze with no escape. That’s normal...right?

04-07
09:48

Episode 126: Relief Valve

  The relief valve is a type of valve that is used to control or limit the pressure in a system or vessel which can build up. The pressure is relieved by allowing the pressurized fluid to flow...and today I let it flow.

03-31
09:40

Episode 125: Test Prep

  I’ve got this friend Joe. He’s a few years older than me. And he’s gay.

03-24
17:23

Episode 124: A.K.A.

  Don’t act like you know how to spell your name and I’m the idiot. This is probably a really common problem.

03-17
08:22

Episode 123: Super Human

According to Buzzfeed, my super power should be melting into a puddle. But that’s bullshit.

03-10
06:27

Episode 122: Mr. Noah And The Drugs

Some situations from your childhood are hard to understand because they are clouded with lousy memory and inflated emotional recollection. Other memories are easy to recall...like taking candy from a baby...or giving him drugs.

03-03
11:43

Episode 121: Just This One

Sometimes we do things begrudgingly and they end up paying off.

02-24
11:27

Episode 120: This Sort Of Thing

There’s this geosocial app for smartphones that is geared towards gay men to have quick encounters with people in their vicinity and promises to deliver a hit-it-then-quit-it scenario…like something that can be wiped away with a dirty towel from the hamper and forgotten forever. But sometimes it’s not so easy to get rid of.

02-17
09:46

Episode 119: Grub

“Hope” is a good breakfast, but an awful supper.

02-10
11:45

Episode 118: In Between

This episode is brought to you today by the letter “G” and the number “7.”

02-03
11:32

Episode 117: Bad Habit

We should start at the very beginning. That’s a...very good place to start.

01-27
11:44

Episode 116: California Gurls

Greetings Loved ones...let’s take a journey. A journey into a story to see what kind of impact I have had on this world.

01-20
10:15

Episode 115: Drunk & Goofy

This summer, from the folks that brought you THERE’S SOMETHING ABOUT MARY and THE BRIDGET JONES DIARY comes a new romantic comedy that start with a man saying, “Hi. I’m Mike Lawson and I tell what some would call lies.”

01-13
14:47

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