Episodes

  • EP10: She Looks Delicious
    Apr 16 2024

    The wildest story we have ever heard. Stick around for the end.

    Leave us a voicemail with your anonymous story! We’re dying to hear them. If it’s longer than 1:30, send however many you need to!

    Please subscribe, share, and give us five stars wherever you’re listening! You can follow us on Instagram @aelochicago

    This podcast is produced by An Event Less Ordinary and Big Pear Productions. Episodes are mixed and sound-designed by Jesse Nolan.

    Special thanks to Jesse for writing and producing our theme song, Tony Aguirre on the guitar & Lowell Levine Sims on the bass. The song was mixed by Zack Hollander of The Pearl Recording Studio, and mastered by Jeff Bosley of Sounds Good.



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    39 mins
  • EP9: Making Bodies Move (with Brent Rolland)
    Apr 9 2024

    This week, we had the pleasure of getting to know Brent Rolland from Fig Media. We had a delightful and insightful conversation about guests yelling and getting folks to move on the dance floor.

    Leave us a voicemail with your anonymous story! We’re dying to hear them. If it’s longer than 1:30, send however many you need to!

    Please subscribe, share, and give us five stars wherever you’re listening! You can follow us on Instagram @aelochicago

    This podcast is produced by An Event Less Ordinary and Big Pear Productions. Episodes are mixed and sound-designed by Jesse Nolan.

    Special thanks to Jesse for writing and producing our theme song, Tony Aguirre on the guitar & Lowell Levine Sims on the bass. The song was mixed by Zack Hollander of The Pearl Recording Studio, and mastered by Jeff Bosley of Sounds Good.

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    44 mins
  • EP8: Wedding Trauma (with the My Chef Catering Team)
    Apr 2 2024

    This week is action-packed! We welcomed the My Chef team and have they got STORIES. Sue tells us about a lost baby, the muddiest wedding of all time, and much more. Dominic and Darcy tell us about their own wedding nightmare. You can follow My Chef Catering on Instagram here and inquire about your event here!

    Leave us a voicemail with your anonymous story! We’re dying to hear them. If it’s longer than 1:30, send however many you need to!

    Please subscribe, share, and give us five stars wherever you’re listening! You can follow us on Instagram @aelochicago

    This podcast is produced by An Event Less Ordinary and Big Pear Productions. Episodes are mixed and sound-designed by Jesse Nolan.

    Special thanks to Jesse for writing and producing our theme song, Tony Aguirre on the guitar & Lowell Levine Sims on the bass. The song was mixed by Zack Hollander of The Pearl Recording Studio, and mastered by Jeff Bosley of Sounds Good.

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    42 mins
  • EP7: Always Have A Change Of Underwear (with Trevor Harris)
    Mar 26 2024

    He's got more takes! DJ Trevor Harris is back for the second part of his interview and we're talking first dances and Chicago in August. You can follow Trevor here and Cage & Aquarium here!

    Leave us a voicemail with your anonymous story! We’re dying to hear them. If it’s longer than 1:30, send however many you need to!

    Please subscribe, share, and give us five stars wherever you’re listening! You can follow us on Instagram @aelochicago

    This podcast is produced by An Event Less Ordinary and Big Pear Productions. Episodes are mixed and sound-designed by Jesse Nolan.

    Special thanks to Jesse for writing and producing our theme song, Tony Aguirre on the guitar & Lowell Levine Sims on the bass. The song was mixed by Zack Hollander of The Pearl Recording Studio, and mastered by Jeff Bosley of Sounds Good.

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    28 mins
  • EP6: An Event Less Ordinary (with Lauren Donnelly)
    Mar 19 2024

    She's back, and she might be going to h-e-double-hockey-sticks! Fueled by bottle #2, our coordinator Lauren is back with hilarious stories about Halloween, bohemian, and planetarium weddings.

    Leave us a voicemail with your anonymous story! We’re dying to hear them. If it’s longer than 1:30, send however many you need to!

    Please subscribe, share, and give us five stars wherever you’re listening! You can follow us on Instagram @aelochicago

    This podcast is produced by An Event Less Ordinary and Big Pear Productions. Episodes are mixed and sound-designed by Jesse Nolan.

    Special thanks to Jesse for writing and producing our theme song, Tony Aguirre on the guitar & Lowell Levine Sims on the bass. The song was mixed by Zack Hollander of The Pearl Recording Studio, and mastered by Jeff Bosley of Sounds Good.

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    41 mins
  • EP5: DJ Takes (with Trevor Harris)
    Mar 12 2024

    This week, one of the DJ's from one of our favorite companies is telling us some Mother of the Groom stories, and we discuss that time we thought we were cancelling a wedding. Follow Trevor right here!

    Trevor is also the organizer of the Green Wedding Alliance's Wedding Recyclery! If you're in Chicago and getting married, it's an excellent resource. Tickets here!

    Leave us a voicemail with your anonymous story! We’re dying to hear them. If it’s longer than 1:30, send however many you need to!

    Please subscribe, share, and give us five stars wherever you’re listening! You can follow us on Instagram @aelochicago

    This podcast is produced by An Event Less Ordinary and Big Pear Productions. Episodes are mixed and sound-designed by Jesse Nolan.

    Special thanks to Jesse for writing and producing our theme song, Tony Aguirre on the guitar & Lowell Levine Sims on the bass. The song was mixed by Zack Hollander of The Pearl Recording Studio, and mastered by Jeff Bosley of Sounds Good.

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    30 mins
  • EP4: No Period, No Problem (with Dr. Lauren Streicher)
    Mar 5 2024

    We are so honored to welcome Dr. Lauren Streicher to the pod this week! She comes on to tell us all about wedding night sex and some wedding stories of her own. You can find her books and podcast here.


    Lauren Streicher, MD is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, a certified menopause practitioner of The Menopause Society, and the founding Medical Director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause. She is a Senior Research Fellow of the Kinsey Institute of Indiana University and the Medical Director of Patient Education and Community Outreach for Midi Health.


    Leave us a voicemail with your anonymous story! We’re dying to hear them.

    Please subscribe, share, and give us five stars wherever you’re listening! You can follow us on Instagram @aelochicago

    This podcast is produced by An Event Less Ordinary and Big Pear Productions. Episodes are mixed and sound-designed by Jesse Nolan.

    Special thanks to Jesse for writing and producing our theme song, Tony Aguirre on the guitar & Lowell Levine Sims on the bass. The song was mixed by Zack Hollander of The Pearl Recording Studio, and mastered by Jeff Bosley of Sounds Good.

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    39 mins
  • EP3: Go, Grow, Yo, Fo' Sho' (with Zoe Facey)
    Feb 27 2024

    This week, we welcome our wonderful Lead Coordinator Zo, who teaches us how to tetris boxes in cars and the drama of coordinating an event on your own.

    Leave us a voicemail with your anonymous story! We’re dying to hear them.

    Please subscribe, share, and give us five stars wherever you’re listening! You can follow us on Instagram @aelochicago

    This podcast is produced by An Event Less Ordinary and Big Pear Productions. Episodes are mixed and sound-designed by Jesse Nolan.

    Special thanks to Jesse for writing and producing our theme song, Tony Aguirre on the guitar & Lowell Levine Sims on the bass. The song was mixed by Zack Hollander of The Pearl Recording Studio, and mastered by Jeff Bosley of Sounds Good.

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    25 mins