Season Five is here, and with it …comes scandal. Not for Josie, no way, but for a national show at KBXV. The time is ripe for a regime change…can the Lonely Hearts nab that precious drivetime slot? If Frank and Joanne want to impress those execs, they’ll need more than a foolproof plan. They’ll need a scheme-proof plan. Look alive, cuties, there are nefarious forces at work. Our favorite dynamic duo will need to outwit new foes while they catch up with old friends. We welcome back callers to ask...
Jul 02, 2025•49 min•Season 5Ep. 2
Hello our little French fries, we wouldn't be salty if you needed a little catch-up before you listen to the new season. Et voilà, here it is! Joanne and Frank take you through the big beats that brought our lonely hearts to this point in the show. #Spoilers for the first four seasons Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 02, 2025•2 min
Knock knock.Who's there? Season 5, that's who!! Josie’s Lonely Hearts Club is back... but first, let's check in on the station. Hey...they got one of those fancy recording doorbells. Looks like your go-to hotline has finally entered the 21st century, and all our loyal cuties on Patreon get to enjoy it ONE WHOLE WEEK before it’s available to the public! This new season is our most surprising yet, complete with plenty of surprises, twists and turns, danger and romance. Buckle up, you desert stars,...
Jun 18, 2025•11 min•Season 5Ep. 1
The team at KBXV has decided to put Josie and Frank out on the road to help people across the country. Join the team for our first live show at the Broadwater Theater in Los Angeles. (Maybe coming to a theater near you someday). Video of this episode is available on our Patreon. Season 5 starts in two weeks, cuties. **** Josie's is created by Rachel Music and Maximilian Clark. This episode features Jenny Curtis, Jacob Alden Roa and Christopher Gebauer. Our technical assistant was Beth Scorzato. ...
Jun 04, 2025•52 min•Season 4Ep. 12
As a special treat to announce the release of the season one remaster (available now), we've decided to give you a special insight into our process with a full creator commentary. We have no idea why nobody has thought to do this with podcasts before. Season 5 is in production and should be out in May! Thanks cuties for all your support! [The remaster is not a joke. It's real and amazing. Go check it out, it's ad-free!] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 01, 2025•26 min
Relax, while Josie goes to Hollywood. Or at least, she tells us about the new Hollywood drama from the Good Story Guild from the comfort of her booth. Head over to the feed now and get hooked on this sharp new series. *** In Media Res: A Hollywood Odyssey in Five Acts When Alex Eli (Kyle Prue) is plucked from obscurity and offered the role of franchise megalith Jack Stellar, booking the gig is only the beginning. In a whirlwind week of media training, he is thrust into the deep end of shark-infe...
Mar 06, 2025•3 min
Hello Cuties! Phew. What a year, amirite? Having taken two months off to rest, the Josie's creative team (Rachel and Maximilian) wanted to check in and give you all some updates. Don't have time to listen? Here you go: New episodes coming this April. We're switching to twice a month releases with no breaks ever until we're all dead. We're animating more Josie clips that will go on our socials @Goodstoryguild Season five is gonna be our Soap Opera season so get ready for some freakin cliffhangers...
Jan 29, 2025•5 min
We're hoping Yuletide yourselves over to 2025 with this extra-special Christmas episode! Frank and Joanne get an unexpected present and a night off as they showcase a hilarious holiday audio series from comedian Ella Gale. Stay tuned for more in the new year, cuties! xo F&J MORE ABOUT CANDY CLAUS: *** Santa's bastard daughter solves hardboiled Christmas crimes on the North Pole in this half-hour audio comedy. Candy is a death-metal-loving, peppermint-schnapps-swilling PI trying to solve the ...
Dec 18, 2024•34 min•Season 4Ep. 11
Clean out your crock pots, we're talking about slow burns this week. Our callers are simmering with stories of workplace romances, illicit love affairs, and romancing from a court-ordered 60 feet away. As people recount stories of finding love with the people they already know, Joanne and Frank talk about rocks, adrenaline, and fancy personal scooters. Stay tuned until the end to see a familiar face; you know how we do season finales by now! Our callers this week included the talents of Ross Chi...
Dec 04, 2024•36 min•Season 4Ep. 10
Grab a drumstick and sweeten your potatoes, because this week we're getting stuffed. Frank and Joanne arrive for their long-awaited Thanksgiving Day celebration and the tea -- and the gravy -- is piping hot. Meet Frank's family. That's it. No puns or wordplay, just ...Frank's family. Buckle up. The Good Story Guild is thankful for YOU this season! In less than a year, we have shared ups and downs and milk out our noses, and the gratitude is irrepressible. If you'd take a moment to review the sho...
Nov 27, 2024•45 min•Season 4Ep. 9
Brush up your Shakespeare and Feed the Birds, this week we try to class the joint up a little. We're catching Joanne mid-glow-up, doing her best to be Our Fair Lady. Time is ticking down to Thanksgiving, and Fr--er, Pennybutt--seems even squirrellier than usual. In the spirit of impersonation, the show's theme is sweet little lies, and Josie navigates a bevy two-faced cuties. Meet a faux-dio clown, a wrestler with a dark and smelly past, a veracity-challenged individual, and perhaps the best (an...
Nov 20, 2024•34 min•Season 4Ep. 8
How do you plead? Tonight's show is inspired by favors, and Frank is on his knees trying to coax Joanne into his scheme. Joanne gets settled in the catbird seat as Frank, the dog, learns to beg. Our cuties spin stories of tit for tat involving an x-rated chore wheel, a prowling cougar, a friend cashing in his IOU and handywoman ready to do some mounting. Our callers this week included the talents of Ross Child, Meghan Falcone, Pat Harvey, and Hannah Schooner. Our story editor is Aliza Brugger. J...
Nov 13, 2024•36 min•Season 4Ep. 7
Can someone put on a pot of coffee? After Ruby's reaction on Halloween, Frank is single and ready to mope. Scratch that: Frank is sloshed and ready to boot and rally. Joanne plays serious defense on and off air as the show explores breakups, leading to miscommunications of all stripes. Our testy twosome duke it out until a surprise visitor issues a summons they can't refuse. Meet a regretful billboard marketer, a wrong number gone wronger, a specter from seasons past, and an emoji archaeologist....
Nov 06, 2024•39 min•Season 4Ep. 6
Spirits are high and spooky season is nigh -- let's scare up a few cuties for this special Halloween episode! This week Frank and Joanne are "exorcizing" their rights, driven to desperate measures to rid their studio of its meddlesome poltergeist. There's also a pretty fundamental costume mix-up, it'll take more than a sugar cube to butter up Ruby this time. Meet a forgetful barfly channelling Karloff, a mistaken identity that might get murderous, a hottie lost on a campsite, and one fella who's...
Oct 30, 2024•33 min•Season 4Ep. 5
We hope you're sitting down for this - the KDNM family just got a little smaller, and Josie decides to turn the show into a remembrance ceremony. Plus, Frank's being kind of squirrelly. What's that about? When the lines open up, Josie pitches a novel to a murder suspect, counsels a paranormal throuple, audits a recent widow, and mediates a marriage bedeviled by daredevilry (that's very fun to say out loud - go ahead, try it). Josie's was created by Maximilian Clark and Rachel Music. Our callers ...
Oct 23, 2024•30 min•Season 4Ep. 4
Get out your time sheets, this week we put the "work" in "quirky radio show." Frank and his girlfriend are locked in a job dispute and it's up to Joanne to keep the peace, somehow. Meanwhile, we meet a crematorium owner whose husband works the graveyard shift, a scientist with the worst ice breaker, a sandwich activist, and a scheme that seems a little ... pyramidal. Our callers this week included the talents of Steve Hays, Kat Letwin, Levi Penley, and Kristi Boulton. Our story editor is Aliza B...
Oct 16, 2024•33 min•Season 4Ep. 3
Season Frickin' Four. We almost can't believe it ourselves. Luckily, local celebrity Josie Heller is hitting her stride as a mover and shaker. On tonight's show, we meet a theatre critic, the face that launched a dozen ships, a bloodless craft-store coup, and one irksome brat who knows exactly what she's doing... Our callers included the talents of Aria Tereza Salai, Nick Reinhardt, David Lawson, and Avra Friedman. Our story editor is Aliza Brugger. Josie’s Lonely Hearts Club is a semi-improvise...
Oct 09, 2024•32 min•Season 4Ep. 2
Frank finally takes a vacation and what does he have to show for it? 15 unheard voicemails. Get excited, he and Joanne are back to work with a new season October 9th. Josie’s Lonely Hearts Club was created by Maximilian Clark (Superhuman Public Radio) and Rachel Music. Our story editor is Aliza Brugger. This episode features Sarah Ellis, John Nelson Dorsey IV, Jessie Cannizzaro, Geoff Grimwood, Tristan Miller, Chelsea Lang, & Marnina Schon. Josie’s Lonely Hearts Club is brought to you by the...
Oct 07, 2024•7 min•Season 4Ep. 1
Frank is out of town, but he's left Joanne some instructions, so everything is certain to go smoothly. Season 4 will be in your feeds Wednesday, Oct 2nd. To keep you satisfied, our offering this week is Episode 1 of LEYLINES, the new sci-fi audio drama from Good Story Guild. Head to Episode 2 here, or join our BRAND SPANKIN' NEW PATREON for access to ad-free episodes, episodes of Josie's a whole week early, and a super-special package in our Discord. *** It's been one year since Dr. Anthony Harb...
Sep 04, 2024•23 min
Things are jingle-bell rockin' for our season three finale! The station powers-that-be have declared a five-month block of holiday planning: O, holy night! August in New Mexico isn't very Christmassy, but that won't stop our Josie, no way. She's here to sleigh...ride. Encouraging us all to "just go with it," we meet a riffer getting mixed signals, a fan of the under-goat, a business-owner in distress, a blue-ribbon beau-chaser, and something of a hometown hero. You know the drill by now: listen ...
Aug 28, 2024•37 min•Season 3Ep. 8
KDNM is a Southwestern Garden of Eden as Joanne finds herself between a Mark and a hard place. Temptation is the name of the game, and a surprise visit from a vagabond cutie makes things a little sticky. Meet at gamer who keeps things play-tonic, a husband with a journal problem, a monogamy doubter, and a student of chemistry. When the rubber meets the road, who will our Josie choose? Our callers included the talents of Jacob Alden Roa, Mike Puckett, Katie Kleiger, and Marnina Schon. Featuring S...
Aug 21, 2024•35 min•Season 3Ep. 7
In this extra-special tandem episode, Josie and Dr. Mark lead a dual advice panel at none other than C.R.U.S.H. that tests their working relationship in more ways than one. Along for the ride are a bard with equestrian troubles, a co-parrot-parent, a greasy skink-girl, and someone who's looking for love in all the wrong shelters. Our callers included the talents of Miranda Warzel, Neill Fleming, Dana DeRuyck, and Meghan Falcone. Featuring Shawn Ahmed as Dr. Mark. Our story editor is Aliza Brugge...
Aug 14, 2024•37 min•Season 3Ep. 6
Tonight, trusty cuties, the ratings are in. Moving on up? You better believe it. Josie offers the balm of her troubleshooting to a socialist with sticker shock, a radical rube, a burgeoning bearophobe, and one thirsty thespian. Take a trust fall behind the scenes as Frank and Joanne try to fly the coop away from the peevish gaze of Dr. Mark Hall. Our callers this week included Christopher Gebauer, Shane Snider, Tiffany Cornwell and Jenny Curtis. Our story editor is Aliza Brugger. Josie’s Lonely ...
Aug 07, 2024•31 min•Season 3Ep. 5
Tonight the Lonely Hearts get a lesson in self-love and embrace "me time" with both hands. We'll master dating soon enough, but until then our imaginations are on overdrive. Join Josie as we meet a pining monk, a captive improviser, and a bankrupt baker. Behind the scenes, Dr. Mark is becoming quite the nuisance to Joanne, who just can't catch a break today. Our callers included the talents of Mike Puckett, Marnina Schon, Jacob Alden Roa, and Katie Kleiger. Our story editor is Aliza Brugger. Jos...
Jul 31, 2024•35 min•Season 3Ep. 4
Tonight, Josie the hellcat's a little extra fiesty. Blame it on the heat. The theme is taking things to the next step, and our callers deliver. Meet a venture capitalist with a heart, a pranker on the warpath, a spin instructor with a hair trigger, and one aggressively single Coloradan. Insurrection is brewing in the ranks - who will win the power struggle? Our callers this week included the talents of Ashley Adler, Walter Masterson, Matt Horn, and Chelsea Lang. Our story editor is Aliza Brugger...
Jul 24, 2024•29 min•Season 3Ep. 3
There's been an historic shake-up at KDNM and Joanne is feeling the pressure. Heavy is the head that wears the cuties. Luckily Colorado is just as lovelorn as New Mexico as Josie greets her new constituents: a beer-goggled burglar, a sleep-deprived scribe, a history buff with a new baby, and a stone-cold hottie just looking for a little wetwork. The show was created by Maximilian Clark and Rachel Music. Our callers this week featured the talents of Miranda Warzel, Dana DeRuyck, Neill Fleming, Me...
Jul 17, 2024•32 min•Season 3Ep. 2
It's a brand new season and KDNM is riddled, I tell ya RIDDLED with rumors. Our favorite host/engineer duo are rocked to the core by office gossip and on the way, they clear up some ecclesiastical back-biting, celebrate a milestone, and learn the truth about the Cheesecake Factory. Our callers included the talents of Walter Masterson, Chelsea Lang, Matt Horn, and Ashley Adler. Our story editor is Aliza Brugger. Josie’s Lonely Hearts Club is a semi-improvised audio drama set in the studio of New ...
Jul 10, 2024•29 min•Season 3Ep. 1
Joanne has a mobile phone now; tell your friends and neighbors. While you get ready for all the Season 3 premiere next week, catch up on what's been going on since Joanne's been off with Alex. Featuring Carla Lerner-Montero, John Nelson Dorsey IV, Sarah Allyn, and Jenny Shumacher. Josie’s Lonely Hearts Club is a semi-improvised audio drama set in the studio of New Mexico’s 3rd-best romantic advice call-in show. On-air, listeners eavesdrop as Josie (Rachel Music, How Do They Bone?) squares off ag...
Jul 03, 2024•7 min
Josie and Alex are still on their road trip for three more weeks. In the meantime Frank is sharing one of his favorite shows. Mockery Manor can be found at https://www.longcatmedia.com/mockery-manor or anywhere you listen to podcasts. Josie’s Lonely Hearts Club is a semi-improvised audio drama set in the studio of New Mexico’s 3rd-best romantic advice call-in show. On-air, listeners eavesdrop as Josie (Rachel Music, How Do They Bone?) squares off against top improvisers and her engineer Frank (M...
Jun 05, 2024•29 min
Before a whirlwind vacation, Joanne helps Frank pick something for the cuties to listen to... Now out from the Good Story Guild: Divorce Ranch! Season one is now complete. June 1949. Heiress Mitzi Ballantyne has gone missing during her "Reno-vation" at the Sidewinder Resort. Detective Francis O'Connell, a Bible-toting bloodhound, would rather be at his Ma's sickbed. Instead, he steps off the train and into a den of liberated ex-wives who test his every nerve. Crooked cops, runaways, and divorcee...
May 29, 2024•26 min
