Knott, A Podcast

About Knott, A Podcast

Featuring stories by Andrew Knott from Knott, A Newsletter on Substack. Parenting, humor, and a little bit of randomness. andrewknott.substack.com (https://andrewknott.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast)

Publisher

Andrew Knott

Category

comedy · kids & family

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

17 Dec 2024

Latest episode

19 Aug 2025

Latest episodes

9 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   19 Aug 2025

   Back-to-School, a Summer Recap, and Pigeons (Knott, A Podcast: Episode 9)

   Host Andrew Knott shares a summer recap and a back-to-school story involving giant inflatable pigeons.

2. 

   19 May 2025

   Duck (Knott, A Podcast: Episode 8)

   Welcome to Knott, A Podcast. It’s exactly like Knott, A Newsletter but it’s a podcast! This is Episode 8. This episode is duck (https://andrewknott.substack.com/p/what-i-wish-i-knew-before-i-won-a). Knott, A Newsletter is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Get full access to Knott, A Newsletter at andrewknott.substack.com/subscribe (https://andrewknott.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4)

3. 

   23 Apr 2025

   A Famous Crossing Guard Friendship and Background Characters in Life and Writing (Knott, A Podcast: Episode 7)

   Welcome to Knott, A Podcast. It’s exactly like Knott, A Newsletter but it’s a podcast! This is Episode 7. This week, I discuss background characters in my life and how I sometimes incorporate them into my writing. This week’s story features my famous friendship with one such background character: the school crossing guard. I wrote this story a couple of years ago, but our trusty crossing guard is still around. We still rarely speak. I hope you enjoy this one! Find more at andrewknott.substack.com. Get full access to Knott, A Newsletter at andrewknott.substack.com/subscribe (https://andrewknott.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4)

4. 

   11 Mar 2025

   Imaginative Play and Storytelling with Hilde Festerling (Knott, A Podcast: Episode 6)

   Welcome to Knott, A Podcast. It’s a lot like Knott, A Newsletter but it’s a podcast! This is Episode 6 featuring a special appearance by the fantastic writer and podcaster Hilde Festerling. Hilde is a writer and storyteller for alternative family audiences. She is the creator of The Goat American Novel (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-goat-american-novel/id1725656881), an all-ages barnyard gothic podcast, available wherever you get your podcasts. You can also find her on Medium (https://medium.com/frazzled/when-real-dolls-go-real-rogue-b4a030a34fd1), where she writes about parenting and making art for, and with, children. This episode also features an old story from my archives about the time my daughter made me take a cardboard box dollhouse (https://medium.com/p-s-i-love-you/parenting-means-sometimes-doing-the-weirdest-things-b02301fc380c?sk=0b5d30c2ca4fd79d18529c180a2e57e7) to the playground and play with it. I hope you enjoy this one! Get full access to Knott, A Newsletter at andrewknott.substack.com/subscribe (https://andrewknott.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4)

5. 

   11 Feb 2025

   Connecting With Parents and Truth and Fiction in Creative Writing (Knott, A Podcast: Episode 5)

   Welcome to Knott, A Podcast. It’s exactly like Knott, A Newsletter but it’s a podcast! This is Episode 5. This week, I discuss combining fiction and nonfiction to craft essays about parenting or other aspects of daily life. This episode features a relatively new story from the newsletter about nostalgic feelings and looking for ways to connect with other parents. I hope you enjoy this one! For more, visit AndrewKnott.Substack.com. Get full access to Knott, A Newsletter at andrewknott.substack.com/subscribe (https://andrewknott.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4)

6. 

   28 Jan 2025

   Rescuing Dogs Is My Claim to Fame (Knott, A Podcast: Episode 4)

   Welcome to Knott, A Podcast. It’s exactly like Knott, A Newsletter but it’s a podcast! This is Episode 4 and this week I share some reflections on my writing journey, the challenges of creativity, and unexpected moments of “heroism” in everyday life. This episode features a very old story from my book Fatherhood: Dispatches From the Early Years (https://bookshop.org/p/books/fatherhood-dispatches-from-the-early-years-andrew-b-knott/7867264?ean=9781533005564&next=t). I hope you enjoy this one! Thanks for reading Knott, A Newsletter! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. Get full access to Knott, A Newsletter at andrewknott.substack.com/subscribe (https://andrewknott.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4)

7. 

   14 Jan 2025

   I Wore Uncomfortable Underwear for Years to Fit In and Now Kids Wear Socks with Crocs?? (Knott, A Podcast: Episode 3)

   Welcome to Knott, A Podcast. It’s exactly like Knott, A Newsletter but it’s a podcast! This is Episode 3 and this week we’re talking about style… or lack thereof. You might remember this story from last year in the newsletter. It’s about middle school fashion and how things have changed over the decades. The intro features a few important updates about my holiday happenings and a nice little Instagram follower bump I got due to mistaken identity. I hope you enjoy this one! Visit andrewknott.substack.com for more stories. Get full access to Knott, A Newsletter at andrewknott.substack.com/subscribe (https://andrewknott.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4)

8. 

   24 Dec 2024

   I Had the Weirdest Job Interview Ever (Knott, A Podcast: Episode 2)

   Welcome to Knott, A Podcast. It’s exactly the same as Knott, A Newsletter but it’s a podcast! This is Episode 2. You might remember this story from one of my newsletters last year (https://andrewknott.substack.com/p/i-had-the-weirdest-job-interview). It’s about a very memorable interview experience. I tried doing a little rambling intro this time. The pod continues to evolve. I hope you enjoy this one! Thanks for reading Knott, A Newsletter! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. Get full access to Knott, A Newsletter at andrewknott.substack.com/subscribe (https://andrewknott.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4)

9. 

   17 Dec 2024

   I Finally, Finally Lived Out the Plot of an Andy Griffith Show Episode (Knott, A Podcast: Episode 1)

   Visit the Substack version of this post for video clips and links to The Andy Griffith Show episodes referenced in the story. Substack (https://andrewknott.substack.com/p/i-finally-finally-lived-out-the-plot) Get full access to Knott, A Newsletter at andrewknott.substack.com/subscribe (https://andrewknott.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4)

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