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Once Upon an Upset

Jessica Laurel Kane

Kids & Family

Frequency: 1 episode/8d. Total Eps: 45

Once Upon an Upset is a podcast of stories and conversations to help make sense of difficult times, for kids and parents.

(All episodes written, performed and produced by Jessica Laurel Kane, and all music made by Jerome Rossen at Freshmade Music.)

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A Flamingo in a Polar Bear World

Season 1 · Episode 70

Thursday, November 10, 2022 • Duration 12:33

A story about a flamingo who attends school with a community of polar bears and has trouble meeting expectations.

(Suitable for all ages.)

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The Boy Who Was Afraid To Cry

Season 1 · Episode 64

Thursday, September 8, 2022 • Duration 02:44

(Suitable for all ages.)

This episode was written by Jessica Laurel Kane; music by Jerome Rossen at Freshmade Music.

New episodes every Wednesday!

For illustrations, episode transcripts, children’s books and more, visit www.onceuponanupset.com.

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The Origins Of Happily Ever After

Season 1 · Episode 59

Thursday, August 18, 2022 • Duration 05:23

“Once upon a time there was an anguished cave mother who finally couldn’t take it anymore.

Every night, she’d arrive back to her cave after hunting and gathering all day long, ready to fall asleep on her cozy boulder, but every night, without fail, her little ones would insist on a story before bed.

And back then, without a book to close, a goodnight story could go on and on until almost dawn.

In fact, it wasn’t uncommon for poor prehistoric mothers to miss out on sleep entirely because of little ones begging and pleading for the thousandth time, “Please Mama, tell us what happened next!!! Please, Please, Please!!”

But one day, this particular anguished mother just couldn’t think of what happened next.”

— From 'The Origins Of Happily Ever After'

(Suitable for all ages.)

This episode was written by Jessica Laurel Kane; music by Jerome Rossen at Freshmade Music.

New episodes every Wednesday!

For illustrations, episode transcripts, children’s books and more, visit www.onceuponanupset.com.

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A Pigeon At Heart

Season 1 · Episode 58

Wednesday, August 10, 2022 • Duration 07:14

“Once, there was a man who had a secret. A pretty big secret. You see, even though he looked like a regular man, inside he was really a pigeon.” — from 'A Pigeon At Heart'

A Pigeon At Heart is a story about a man who felt it was easier to pretend to be someone he wasn’t. Until someone found out the truth of who he really was…

(Suitable for all ages.)

A Pigeon At Heart was written by Jessica Laurel Kane; music by Jerome Rossen at Freshmade Music.

New episodes every Wednesday!

For illustrations, episode transcripts, children’s books and more, visit www.onceuponanupset.com.

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Channel 15 ½

Season 1 · Episode 57

Thursday, August 4, 2022 • Duration 14:02

“Robert Baker had the flu, so he stayed home from work. He was told by his wife and also by his doctor to rest. But he couldn’t. He tossed and he turned and then gave up to watch TV in the living room.”

— FROM "CHANNEL 15 ½"

Channel 15 ½ is about a man who fears the whole world is against him and discovers it’s true. Sort of.

(Suitable for tweens, teens and adults.)

Channel 15 ½ was written by Jessica Laurel Kane; music by Jerome Rossen at Freshmade Music.

New episodes every Wednesday!

For illustrations, episode transcripts, children’s books and more, visit www.onceuponanupset.com.

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The Shears of Thornling

Season 1 · Episode 56

Wednesday, July 27, 2022 • Duration 16:01

“Once upon a time in a town called Thornling, sass and backtalk were taking over. Kids wouldn’t lift a finger and the moms were going gray from stress…”

— from 'The Shears of Thornling’

The Shears of Thornling is a story about a town that discovers their old-fashioned ways of solving behavior problems aren’t always the best.

(Suitable for all ages.)

The Shears of Thornling was written by Jessica Laurel Kane; music by Jerome Rossen at Freshmade Music.

For illustrations, episode transcripts, merchandise and more, visit www.onceuponanupset.com.

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The Boy Who Used Rituals To Cope

Season 1 · Episode 55

Friday, July 22, 2022 • Duration 04:50

“Once there was a boy who had OCD symptoms and tics. He would have to say certain things at certain times and clear his throat if he had the urge. His mom was pretty good at being empathetic but sometimes she got impatient. Especially when other circumstances in her life were adding additional stress. At those moments she’d say,” You have to be stronger! You have to delay that urge and learn to cope!” It sounded like the right thing to say, but underneath were different words, more truthful words: “I’m scared that my son is behaving like this and I’m tired. I wish he’d just stop.”

—from ‘The Boy Who Used Rituals To Cope'

A story about a mom who feels frustrated by her son’s OCD symptoms but then realizes that he’s really only doing the very best he can to cope with stressors out of his control.

(For adults only.)

This episode was written by Jessica Laurel Kane; music by Jerome Rossen at Freshmade Music.

New episodes every Wednesday!

For illustrations, episode transcripts, merchandise and more, visit www.onceuponanupset.com.

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The Forgotten History Of The Human Race—Part Three

Season 1 · Episode 54

Thursday, July 14, 2022 • Duration 15:47

“Flacko and his buddy Nacho were two of several teenagers in the village. But unlike the others, these two had a reputation for rarely doing as they were told. They pondered during work-time and raided the dessert cave during the village ponder.

And because they’d been born in the village as opposed to the wild, the elder members of the community were forever fed up with the both of them. “You don’t know how it used to be!” the elders would lament. “We used to have to sleep on a different boulder every night! Sometimes walk five miles just for a single berry!”

“Jeeze dad,” Flacko would roll his eyes. “It’s not my fault you guys didn’t know what you were doing.”

— from The Forgotten History Of The Human Race—Part Three

When a group of early humans discover a gift from The Great Wind, their lives are forever changed. In Part Three, the villagers begin to have more free time than ever before, which leads them to pondering for the very first time, but their pondering quickly leads to wondering why they are even alive on earth. With this uncertainty, the entire village soon begins to panic. Luckily, one teenager figures out the answer.

(Suitable for tweens, teens and adults.)

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The Forgotten History Of The Human Race—Part Two

Season 1 · Episode 52

Wednesday, July 6, 2022 • Duration 13:20

“Days turned to months in paradise, and though no one discussed it openly, it was clear no one was planning on leaving.

People went about their days, avoiding eye contact with one another, hoping no one would breach the subject.

But one evening, as the villagers were sharpening their jagged rocks preparing for the night’s protection, the eldest member of the village took it upon himself to walk amongst the villagers, asking everyone to join him in the communal cave for what would be their very first town meeting.”

— The Forgotten History Of The Human Race—Part Two

When a group of early humans discover a gift from The Great Wind, their lives are forever changed. In Part Two, these early humans grapple with not having to survive 24-hours a day.

(Suitable for tweens, teens and adults.)

This piece was written by Jessica Laurel Kane; music by Jerome Rossen at Freshmade Music.

New episodes every Wednesday!

For illustrations, episode transcripts, merchandise and more, visit www.onceuponanupset.com

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The Forgotten History Of The Human Race—Part One

Season 1 · Episode 51

Thursday, June 30, 2022 • Duration 08:16

“Have you ever heard of the forgotten history of the human race? Probably not, being that it’s been forgotten.

Well, I’ll tell you the story the way it was told to me:

A long, long time ago, before any Christs or Buddhas or grocery stores, there lived a group of humans. No one quite agrees on how they came to be, but it was clear they arrived and they wanted to stay alive and became very busy trying to do so.”

— The Forgotten History Of The Human Race—Part One

When a group of early humans discover a gift from The Great Wind, their lives are forever changed.

(Suitable for tweens, teens and adults.)

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