You Don't Say...
Stories from the Drew Zagorski Files - Some stories are just worth telling... In You Don't Say, you'll get a mix of documentary, commentary, history - straight and sometimes with a twist, and well, just great stories - single episode and serial stories to help you escape the real world. There's a little something here for everyone. You Don't Say... (youdontsay.net) is a production of LeftBrainRightBrain Marketing (lbrbm.com).
Episodes
75 episodes
Ep. 5 - The Line Between Worlds - Present Tense
A quiet envelope lands on a dorm desk and sets off a chain reaction that stretches from Milwaukee hallways to South Side bars. With Ellen unraveling and Janey holding things together, Billy is forced to decide what kind of man he is once the nu...
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Episode 74
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34:30
Ep. 4 - The Girl from Donovan Park - Janey's World
A porch light flickers, a kiss lands, and a kid wired for payback has to choose which voice to follow—the one that wants the last hit, or the one that says drop the pipe. This episode tracks the night Billy finds Janey Dunne under a streetlamp,...
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Episode 73
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28:23
Ep. 3 - The Business of Payback - Tough as Rebar
Summer hums along in Bridgeport until a torn pharmacy bag and the clang of a garbage can lid redraw the map. We find Billy at Morrie's, tracing the line from Rusty’s hard lesson to the alley where self-defense stops being instinct and starts be...
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Episode 72
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22:24
Ep. 2 - The Switch - Rusty’s Lesson
Some legends shout; this one learns to whisper. We walk Bridgeport with Billy, a kid handed a nickname meant to break him, and watch him turn it into cover, leverage, and eventually a code. What matters isn’t the punch—it’s the pause after: tim...
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Episode 71
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21:51
Ep. 1 - Billy Shitpants Lives – 7 Mouths, 16 Legs – and The Making of Billy Shitpants
Larry Karpinski, Karp, comes back to Bridgeport telling himself he’s just passing through, maybe closing a loop. That’s the lie guys use when they don’t want to admit they miss a place. But neighborhoods like that don’t do casual visits. The st...
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Episode 70
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19:34
Coming Soon – The Make Right Man – The Legend of Billy Shitpants
Some names you only say when the easy answers run out. The Make Right Man is a serialized story set in Chicago’s Bridgeport, where the streets remember, the bars keep score, and one nickname became the neighborhood’s quiet alarm bell. ...
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Episode 69
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7:44
The Totally True Story of The Orchid of Solza, 3-Ball Bartolomeo Colleoni
In thinking through which classic to watch this holiday season, I landed on the Mario Puzo - Francis Ford Coppola masterpiece, The Godfather. That got me wondering about Corleone, Sicily and who that city was actually named after. Professor Enz...
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Episode 68
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32:22
The Totally True Story of the First Successful Parachute Jump… or Push
I got to thinking about who was the first person to jump from a ledge or flying machine using a parachute. I mean, who invented the first parachute, when was that, what were the circumstances – was it a thing of necessity in some horrible momen...
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Episode 67
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40:54
True Facts #5 – The Invention of the Hamburger and the Founding of McDonald's
Who doesn't love a big juicy burger? But where did this glorious gastronomic culinary creation come from? Who invented it and how did they dream it up? And what about that go-to condiment mix of mayo and ketchup? Or how did Thousand Island Dres...
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Episode 66
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32:46
The Totally True Story of How Thanksgiving Came to Be
There's a lot that's been uncovered about the first Thanksgiving. Based on the research of Dr. Louis Pazgassian, a professor of Colonial North American and U.S. History and chair of Georgetown University’s history department, we're sharing the ...
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Episode 65
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51:01
The Totally True Story of the Super Villain, Blofeld, from the James Bond Franchise
Super heroes are great, but it's the super villains who make those stories so compelling. Thinking about super villains brought me to the James Bond franchise from Ian Fleming, and specifically a villain who made his debut in Thunderball - Erns...
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Episode 64
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29:25
The Totally True Story of the Roswell Incident Aliens, Based on Real Facts
Back in 1947 in Roswell, New Mexico, a flying saucer crash landed in the desert. The Air Force secured the spacecraft as well as a handful of surviving aliens, including a petulant toddler alien, and the government decided to make the event a s...
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Episode 63
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29:31
The Totally True Story of the Bubbly Creek and a Guy Named Jeff Chłapowski, Based on Real Facts
We're introducing a new series for You Don't Say... It's called Totally True Facts. One of the things that alternate facts have caused is a whole lot of unnecessary violence, strife and mischief. Alternate facts have made the world...
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Episode 62
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15:40
Better Terms for All : Term Limits and Aging Out
All we need to do is to turn on the news and we see stories of septuagenarian and octogenarian politicians and judges whose time is well past. It’s like opening a dumpster and catching a good whiff of all the rot inside it. Term limits are long...
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Episode 61
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18:43
Ep. 60 - Tuesday, September 11 - It Started Like Any Other Day
I woke up, went off to the gym, then to work, like any other day. I imagine for a lady named Valsa Raju out in Yonkers, New York, her day started in an ordinary way. September 11, 2001 would not be just another day. I recently visited the 9/11 ...
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Episode 60
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16:53
Ep. 59 - Burnin' Down the House
When fire strikes, here's what you need to know...My sister, Amy Wagner, lost her family home of nearly 30 years to a fire in the spring of 2020. She's sharing her story of loss, community support, and rebuilding, and how that experienc...
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Episode 59
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1:00:57
Ep. 58 - The Baseball Hall of Fame v. The Football Hall of Fame
I recently visited both The National Baseball Hall of Fame and The Pro Football Hall of Fame. The difference in the feel of them was like going to a family reunion versus a corporate Powerpoint presentation… I'll tell you why.Links...
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Episode 58
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28:00
Ep. 57 - It’s Time To Pull the Trigger on Real Change
I'm past being tired of gun violence. So much that I'm also past being on board with the 2nd Amendment. In this episode I'm laying down facts and data on the most common arguments gun owners make in defense of their guns. But that's not all, I'...
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Episode 57
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26:47
Ep. 56 – A 66 Year Old Cold Case, With a Hot Trail – The Grimes Sisters Murders
Keep the episodes coming! Support YDS today: Support on Venmo l Support on Paypal This Episode Spo...
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Episode 56
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1:18:16
Ep. 55 – Elizabeth Steps Out… After 76 Years
A journey of nearly 80 years leads Elizabeth, a transgender woman, to finally being comfortable in her skin and welcoming people into her truth. Links National Suicid...
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Episode 55
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1:13:16
Ep. 54 – Canceling the Greatest
If Muhammad Ali lived in these times, he would be canceled… which would deny us his greatest gift. Canceling people who dissent or drop vile comments and perspectives doesn’t solve anything. Maybe it’s time to cancel cancel-culture. ...
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Episode 54
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22:08
Ep. 53 – Painting a Colorful Future with Raziah Roushan
Once upon a time a kid opened a gallery in her parents’ garage. Her neighborhood supported her by buying her work and encouraging her. Now she’s returning the favor by leading the way to support and foster the arts in her own back yard.L...
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Episode 53
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56:51
Ep. 52 – Baseball, Cornfields and Strat-O-Matic… A Love Story
I recently re-discovered Strat-O-Matic baseball, after nearly 40 years. The game – and the one played on The Field of Dreams - has reignited my love for baseball. It’s also made me realize that the one constant through all the years really is b...
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Episode 52
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25:36
