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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...
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Storytellers Studio
Hosted by Tim Larson · society · EN
About this Podcast:
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
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What is Storytellers Studio about?
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.
Who hosts Storytellers Studio?
Storytellers Studio is hosted by Tim Larson. The show has published 121 episodes to date.
What has Storytellers Studio covered recently?
Recent episodes include "S1 E121 WLS Radio UNWOUND: AGAIN - Another Radio Reunion Show" (11 October 2026, 87 minutes), "S1 E120 AMBER PINNON - Coordinator for Winnebago County Animal Services" (10 October 2026, 45 minutes), and "S1 E119 TIM LARSON'S tribute to DOLLY PARTON" (24 September 2026, 18 minutes).
How often does Storytellers Studio publish?
Storytellers Studio publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 54 minutes across 121 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on Storytellers Studio?
Booking probability for Storytellers Studio is 32%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Storytellers Studio requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Storytellers Studio's contact route on record: public web form.
About the host
Tim Larson hosts Storytellers Studio, a society podcast with 121 episodes published.
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Recent episodes
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- Oct 10, 202645 minS1
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...
Episode #119
S1 E119 TIM LARSON'S tribute to DOLLY PARTON
Sep 24, 202618 minS1Tim Larson mentioned the day Dolly Parton died that her full story will now be told. Dolly was not one to brag about her charitable reach to others. She was, however, a big and bold entertainer on stage, television...
- Sep 19, 20261h 3mS1
Chuck Knapp gets a lot of nodding heads in most rooms. He's covered many years and several cities as the familiar voice on the radio. From KS95FM in Minnesota to WLS and WCFL in Illinois. Stories are many and easily...
- Sep 18, 202636 minS1
KUBB is a Swedish lawn game that is on fire! Tournaments around the world are growing by leaps and bounds. There's a new documentary out called The Kings of KUBB. Learn all about what your host Tim Larson has loved...
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- Sep 4, 202639 minS1
Tim Larson and Grant DePorter met just ten minutes before hitting the record button for this episode. Their paths crossed decades ago through the Chicago Cubs. Sports fans often feel like they know each other because of...
- Aug 23, 202641 minS1
Your host Tim Larson was on Keep Northern Illinois Beautiful's first Board of Directors in 1987. Since then it's been a passionate partnership in promoting recycling and re-using eveything possible. They have introduced...
- Aug 18, 20261h 11mS1
Tim Larson has many more songs to share. He has written all the lyrics of every song. He then uses an Ai production company either in London, England or Cambridge, Massachusetts to add vocals and music. Tim has the...
- Aug 17, 20261h 11mS1
Tim Larson has many more songs to share. He has written all the lyrics of every song. He then uses an Ai production company either in London, England or Cambridge, Massachusetts to add vocals and music. Tim has the...
- Aug 6, 202648 minS1
Tim Larson will tell you that Candice King is one of the nicest media people he's ever known. She was raised on a dairy farm in northern Illinois and knows firsthand what accurate weather forecasting means to farmers...
- Aug 2, 202653 minS1
Tim Larson was dressed in a pitch black Chicago Cubs jersey with gold logos and the number forty-two across his back. This is just one way Tim honors Jackie Robinson. With his portable microphone in hand, he entered...
- Jul 18, 202648 minS1
Tim Larson met Susan Aasen at the Al Capone Hideout near Hayward, Wisconsin thanks to Mike and Tam Kahler. The Lac Courte Oreilles Band of the Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin have combined efforts to hold...
- Jul 16, 202655 minS1
Scott and Tim have known each other for decades after first meeting at Downtown Rockford Rotary Club. Since then, their paths have intersected at countless community events. This is the perfect chance to share regional...
- Jul 8, 202634 minS1
Tim Larson attended the 2026 Cubs Convention in January of 2026 when it was minus seven degrees in Chicago. Cubs fans banded together that weekend and broke attendance records. Ed Hartig was a presenter for Cubs history...
- Jul 7, 20261h 12mS1
Tim Larson met Chuck Buell in August of 2022 at a radio event in Chicago, Illinois. They've made sure their paths have crossed frequently since then. They purposely reflect on great memories in and out of radio studios...
- Jun 10, 20261h 11mS1
<p>After being in country music radio for several years, Tim Larson found his was to Nashville for the largest country music festival in the world. This episode is his stories from the five day shindig...seeing old...
- May 26, 202637 minS1
<p>Pete Battistini has more American Top 40 memorabilia than anyone in the world. Tim Larson met up with him among the vast antique radio collection of Rick Washburne. Pete is the author of two books covering both...
- Feb 18, 20261h 12mS1
<p>Liz chooses a dozen or so items from Tim's vast Disney collection of memorabilia spanning fifty plus years. Hear the stories and bits of trivia connected to the pieces and much more.</p><p>Recorded February 17...
- Jan 21, 202654 minS1
<p>Cozy neighborhood pubs at the ideal gathering spots for conversation and advice. Ernie's makes the Midtown District of Rockford, Illinois that ideal place. Located at Fifth Avenue and Seventh Street.</p><p>Recorded...
Episode #104
S1 E104 ANDY LITTLETON - Defining "Friendly Confines" at the 2026 Chicago Cubs Convention
Jan 20, 202653 minS1<p>Andy Littleton and Tim Larson were among thousands of Chicago Cubs fans waiting in line for autographs at the 2026 Chicago Cubs baseball convention. Those generic pleasantries went much farther than either expected...
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Jennifer Martinez
Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer and Partner, Adult Literacy Research Center at Georgia State University
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Mike Lamb
former VP at Kroger, Walmart, and The Home Depot, Lamb’s Honey Farm
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Scott Childers
incumbent Ray County Sheriff, Ray County Sheriff's Office
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Marty Ross
functional medicine physician, Treat Lyme
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