The Ben LeRoy Show – The Ben LeRoy

25 – Sleepy Time Podcast

I’m trying an experiment. What happens if I podcast while going to sleep? I don’t know, either. Let’s find out!

24 – w/ Ted Flanagan

Author Ted Flanagan stops by the podcast to discuss his debut novel, Every Hidden Thing. Ted Flanagan is a Paramedic and former daily newspaper reporter from

23 – w/ Carl Ortman

I was in Salida, Colorado for the Salida Writers Retreat when I was introduced to artist Carl Ortman. A day or two later we were

22 – it’s time

Hello. I’m back. How lovely to see you again. Let’s build a better world. Thanks. As always, big thanks to Lauren Boyko for the intro music. Thanks

21 – unanswered

Are you exhausted? I’m exhausted, too. But I still love you very much. As always, big thanks to Lauren Boyko for the intro music. Thanks to you

20 – w/ my nephew Aidan

My nephew Aidan joined me a day after his 18th birthday to talk about the state of the world, the future, and what the important

18 – More Good in the World

Part Two! I made a request on my blog for people to submit recordings of themselves talking about the good in the world. I told

17 – The Good in the World

I made a request on my blog for people to submit recordings of themselves talking about the good in the world. I told them I

16 – Eight degrees of Benjamin Leroy

Can I go from famous French football goalie Benjamin Leroy to me in eight degrees of separation? Let’s find out! Show Notes:

15 – Let’s go to the 200s!

I’ve been missing you something fierce of late and I’ve finally unlazied myself enough to record a new episode of the podcast. It’s a departure,

12 – 2020

I’ve got some thoughts about 2020 as it makes for the exit. Mainly, it moved too fast and too immense. It would be like trying

11 – Ox Baker and Ronnie James Dio

I tell the story of the time I thought I opened a portal to Hell by listening to one of my brother’s albums. An event

10 – w/ Paul J. Garth

Paul J. Garth joins me on the podcast to talk about new reports discussing the old subject of unidentified craft and the implications of what it

9 – Walking the red carpet for a vampires and werewolves movie

In my slightly fraying bag of stories, I’m headed back to the fall of 2003 and my first trip to Los Angeles for the red

8 – The story of doing mushrooms in Amsterdam.

A few episodes back I told you the story of my only sip of alcohol. This is a story kinda like that, but different. It’s

7 – Audience suggestions

I was inspired to try an experiment this evening. I was having a good day on Twitter and decided that I wanted to involve Twitter

6 – Purpose

We’re living in uncertain times and I know that everything can feel overwhelming. But you aren’t alone and you aren’t powerless. There’s a lot of

5 – Love

Brief episode in response to what will ultimately be a historical footnote, but is a train station of a wider and more necessary conversation about

3 – w/ Melissa Faliveno

I’m joined on the podcast by author, musician, and friend Melissa Faliveno to discuss her debut essay collection, Tomboyland. About the book: In this intrepid debut

2 – w/ Peter Hoffmeister

Rock climber, author, and all-around good dude Peter Brown Hoffmeister joins me on the podcast to discuss the new documentary, Peter and the Columns (featuring Hans

1 – w/ John Vercher

Author John Vercher joins me to talk about his novel Three Fifths, the state of American unrest, the power of literature, and the necessity of hope.

THE BEN LEROY

26 – w/ Cedric

19 – w/ Erica Freas

14 – w/Anika Pyle

13 – w/Matt Harvey of We Lost the Sea

4 – The story of my only sip of alcohol.