Storytellers Studio

About Storytellers Studio

Classic storytelling can be found around many campfires and in any Disney film. In so many cases, the very best of stories from our personal lives are heard repeatedly over years without ever being recorded. Tim Larson and Liz Wylder knew that WROK radio’s 100th birthday in 2023 would be a great springboard for this project. Future sit downs would certainly rekindle old friendships and, undoubtedly, allow everyone to learn something about the people they thought they knew well. The lightbulbs began to strobe above the heads of Liz and Tim in the parking lot of the Stockholm Inn restaurant in Rockford, Illinois after a lunch with six former radio colleagues. Their cheeks hurt from laughing and both realized they had the equipment and the means to record these soon-to-be-priceless conversations. And so, the Storytellers Studio was born! This project began only three short months after Liz and Tim launched Lifes3x5s podcast. It’s the definition of unpredictable conversation among friends. Each episode takes place at a different remote location. Random questions and observations from listeners are drawn from a stack of 3x5 index cards. Eavesdropping at its finest. And, there is much more to see at www.lifes3x5s.com. Special thanks to Mike Lamb of Podcast Genesis, Greg Orput and Sandy Dingus of Edgebrook Center, Jeff Davis Productions in Los Angeles, California and Kipper McGee of Brandwidth on Demand.

Publisher

Tim Larson

Category

news · society & culture · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

31 Jul 2022

Latest episode

2 Nov 2026

Latest episodes

123 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   2 Nov 2026

   S1 E122 MARTY VANAGS - The Economically Minded Sketch Artist

   As you'll learn, Tim Larson bumped into Marty Vanags on the upper mezzanine sidewalk of the Edgebrook shopping center during the annual Cider and Cinnamon event. He was there for Art Scene. Two more conversations and a purchase later, he was invited to be a guest. This is very much a visual episode. The drawings they reference have been added to the Photo Gallery at timlarsonmedia.com. Please pull up the site's tab before listening to the show. SHOW NOTE ANSWERS: The old restaurant in the Susan Saint James photo is Ross's. The social media page for the Testors abandoned photography is Decaying Midwest. Recorded October 29, 2026 at the Edgebrook studio in Rockford, Illinois.

2. 

   11 Oct 2026

   S1 E121 WLS Radio UNWOUND: AGAIN - Another Radio Reunion Show

   Your podcast host Tim Larson had the honor of being part of the Unwound production team...AGAIN! Tim's off microphone duties included photography, video and promotional products. This time Ted Gorden Smucker gathered Chicago radio legends while in town for the National Radio Hall of Fame induction ceremony. Two WLS alum joined that prestigious group...Fred Winston and Charlie Van Dyke. This episode was hosted by Scott Childers and included studio guests Fred Winston and Lyle Dean and satellite remote guest Jeff Davis from Hollywood, California. You'll hear airchecks from many familiar voices from the Musicradio era at WLS. Everyone seemed to open their favorite can of worms to reveal the real stories behind the urban myths. Recorded at the WLS AM89 studios in the NBC Tower in Chicago, Illinois. October 9, 2026

3. 

   10 Oct 2026

   S1 E120 AMBER PINNON - Coordinator for Winnebago County Animal Services

   This episode squarely falls in the category of speical interest. Tim Larson has owned animals all of his life and his wife is passionate about them. Amber Pinnon is the Coordinator for Winnebago County Animal Services in Rockford, Illinois. We hope that this show's information will be very helpful and allows you to adapt it to use in your specific community wherever you are listening in the world. You'll hear methods of recovery, personal stories and nationwide statistics. The curtain is pulled back. Recorded October 7, 2026 at the Edgebrook studio in Rockford, Illinois.

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 30 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

36

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

60