Podcast by Laura Lisbeth
Lost Prairie Signal
Raised in the "Center of Everything" at the tail end of the Boomer era, Songwriter Laura Lisbeth and her friends share their mid-world experiences and opinions.
Lost Prairie Signal
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21 March 2026
In Which LL Tells Her Body to Shut Up; We Re-Live the Time of the Nuns, the Shame Jungle , and Mony Declares Our New Life Motto
Laura Lisbeth claims that our body sends us messages but we don't listen.. Later, she and her sister Simone, aka Mony, are contemplating shame and the way it can make us care too much. We really want to not care so much. Laura declares that she will no longer be shamed. Their journey takes them to the days of Catholic School and their experiences with the nuns.
Mony does a great impression of Fred Armisen's "Joy Behar" and muses about the way we censor ourselves sometimes, instead of trying out new creative things.
Featured track: Jimmy Lee and the Moon, from the album "Hit the Ground Running." Available at lauralisbeth.com
Mony's SHAMELESS creative endeavors can be found by starting at freethehumanbeings.blogspot.com
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23 February 2026
In Which LL Tries to Remember Herself in Her Earliest Form; Were Your Parents the OG Influencers?; We Ponder Early Musical Influences, Wax Spitting and Transistor Radios; Mony's First Love
Kicking the episode off with a Charles Bukowski quote, Laura Lisbeth seeks to find the earliest version of herself. LL and Simone (aka Mony Baloney) explore their earliest musical influences, and share some anecdotes from others, many of whose first influences came from their parents.
Mony expresses her love of vinyl and all things analog. Laura searches for a transistor radio on line, in preparation for the Apocalypse.
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- More about LL at www.lauralisbeth.com
- Mony's info: freethehumanbeings.blogspot.com and flaminglipslove.com The Lips also had a love a Bukowski
- Mrs. Helen Marf Tympani Explorations - There's a lot more to her than just being a Mrs.
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01 February 2026
In Which LL discusses Fear & Literature; Kansas is a the Great Off-Ramp for Bugs; We find out where Mayonnaise comes from, Mony recommends to Let Sleeping Spiders Lie.
Singer-Songwriter Laura Lisbeth muses that life changes have brought new fears. Mony & Laura talk about bugs that torment middle-of-the-mappers, and how they arrive via the Bug Highway. This launches a discussion about stink bugs, Asian Lady Beetles, ladybugs, cockroaches, and brown recluse spiders.
Some childhood fear of bugs is explored, as well as how siblings take advantage of those fears and use them to traumatize their sisters; Laura shares the true story of where Mayonnaise comes from
Mony recommends that we should not clean up any clutter.
Featured Song: Redemption, by Laura Lisbeth from the album "Hit the Ground Running." Vocals: Laura Lisbeth Acoustic Guitar & 12-String Guitar: Steve Phillips
Find more on lauralisbeth.com
Visit me on Instagram @lauralisbethmusic
Check out Mony's blog sites by starting with freethehumanbeings.blogspot.com
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09 January 2026
In Which LL reveals Life News, We Contemplate Fall, Mony's Birthday, and Learn the Truth About Pumpkins
Songwriter Laura Lisbeth kicks off her podcast so that she can share even more of what goes on in that head of hers. Raised in the flatlands of Kansas at the tail end of the Boomer era, Laura and her friends share their mid-world experiences and opinions.
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