Josie's Lonely Hearts Club

byGood Story Guild

ComedyImprovFiction

JOSIE'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB is a semi-scripted audio drama set in the best relationship call-in show in the greater New Mexico broadcast region. On-air, Josie mends the broken hearts of a weekly collection of hilarious improvisers. Off-air, listeners eavesdrop on Josie’s secret identity: hapless, neurotic Joanne Holtzinger. Join Joanne and her puckish producer Frank as they navigate the pitfalls of love and fame as their show slowly becomes a national sensation. Night night, cuties. Created by Maximilian Clark and Rachel Music. Story editors Aliza Brugger, Jenny Snyder, and Lauren Grace Thompson. Directed by Maximilian Clark. Starring Rachel Music as Joanne H...

Episodes(40 episodes)

Season 6 - Episode 4

Salutations, Hot Stuffs

[Subscribers get episodes a week early and ad-free!] Keep your peepers peeled, because there are traitors about! Turncoats of all shapes are coming out of the woodwork, and the callers are on high alert. Josie and Frank have the same idea, but different solutions. Nothing Greg Pebbles can’t fix, though, no sir-ee. Meet a bagel maven who can’t stomach the competition, a TikTok trend that’s all in the family, a gal who is neither the brains nor the Braun, and somebody who doesn’t own a cat. Our cuties this week...

Published: May 20, 2026Duration: 29m 57s

Season 6 - Episode 3

Come Here, You Sexpots

[Subscribers get episodes a week early and ad-free!] This week, we tear up the notecards and light all thirty-some scented candles at once: It's Valentine's Day at KDNM! For those who observe, it's also the anniversary of Captain Cook's death at the hands of native Hawaiians. It's NOT President's Day. You hear that, Frank? Not. President's. Day.Josie and Frank's workplace romance may be doomed before it even gets off the ground, but the callers are still getting the best Tender Loving Cupidity Jo can offer. Meet a singing telegrammer, a very tall baby, and t...

Published: May 6, 2026Duration: 34m 43s

Season 6 - Episode 2

Oh Hi There, New Mexico!

[Subscribers get episodes a week early and ad-free!] What the flux capacitor? It's 2022, and we have transported back in time to Josie's first year at KDNM. The station is desperate for some new blood, and the feral horde of raccoons is ready to draw it. Fresh on the scene is our intrepid heroine...with absolutely no idea what she's doing. Surely Frank will be helpful, compassionate, and freshly showered. Relive the worst meet-cute in radio history! Marvel at the sheer volume of notecards! Swoon as Greg Pebbles opens a Mexican Coca-Cola! Our cuties...

Published: Apr 15, 2026Duration: 35m 52s

April Fool 2026: Rolling Rock with Greg Pebbles

[Subscribers get episodes a week early and ad-free!] It's 2022, and KDNM is looking for a late-night host for their midnight timeslot. But in the meantime, Greggy P is here to fill that slot with his rock. Watch out: this episode is for Adults Only. This episode features the talents of Jack Dorsey, Geoff Grimwood, Caitlin Carleton, Neill Fleming, and a live raccoon. Sorry that April Fools' Day had to land on a Wednesday, but here we are. JOSIE'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB is a semi-scripted audio drama set in New Mexico’s 2nd...

Published: Apr 1, 2026Duration: 5m 59s

Season 6 - Episode 1

Sorry You're in a Coma!

[Subscribers get episodes a week early and ad-free!] As it turns out, having a grand piano fall on your head is not good for you. Fortunately, Josie is receiving the best medical care Denver has to offer. Sit by Joanne's bedside as her loved ones and complete strangers tend to our sleeping beauty. Let's jump right into the traction.... Season six has begun! This episode features Sarah Allyn, Jen deHaan, Anthony Misiano, Tris Miller, Hal Lublin, Hannah Schooner, Danny Gavigan, Douglas Jung, and Sophie Bushwick. JOSIE'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB is a...

Published: Mar 18, 2026Duration: 17m 31s

The Best of Josie: The IMR Cast

Last year's Hollywood drama, In Media Res, featured an ambitious scope and dynamite performances that landed the cast an Ambie nomination for Best Performance in Audio Fiction. But before they were famous, most of the cast called into the Lonely Hearts Club. These are our favorite Josie's moments with the Ambie nominated cast of In Media Res.Season Six returns in two weeks, so now's the perfect time to head over to your podcatcher of choice to binge the whole feature-length series (with six original songs), currently AD-FREE from now until the Oscars.Thank you...

Published: Mar 4, 2026Duration: 33m 54s

Just for today, we are pivoting to infotainment! Pull up a chair and let the long-awaited answers wash over you as Maximilian and Rachel (moderated by our very own Jack Dorsey IV AKA Greg Pebbles) finally answer all the burning questions listeners have submitted. Questions like: what's a male cougar? Why are you all so dang cute? Is that really how you pronounce Madrid? Expect pointless segues, the circuitous history behind the making of Josie's Lonely Hearts Club, and a halfway decent Bobcat Goldthwait impression.Want to join the conversation, join us on discord: https://discord.gg...

Published: Feb 18, 2026Duration: 32m 22s

Josie Presents: Sorry About the Murder

The last thing Josie recorded before she moved in with Alex. While you wait for next season, KBXV is proud to introduce Sorry About the Murder. With two seasons ready to binge, you can listen right here or anywhere else you find your podcasts.

Published: Feb 4, 2026Duration: 10m 57s

Season 5 - Episode 14

The Fiction of Fans

[Subscribers get episodes a week early and ad-free!] Season Finale. After the shocking events of the past few months, the whole gang is ready to get back to normal. What better time to reset than the New Year? Joanne and Alex are eager to begin their lives together, and Frank has a new studio to manage. KBXV has its new leading lady, and she's inviting her listeners to share their resolutions. We meet some new and improving cuties, including a burgeoning fiction writer, the Kings of Quibble, and a muffin-maker who's been buttering up her coworkers.<...

Published: Jan 21, 2026Duration: 33m 39s

Season 5 - Episode 13

Will They/Won't They?

[Subscribers get episodes a week early and ad-free!] Strap in, cuties; this episode launches our twisty-turny, topsy-turvy season into the stratosphere. At last, the subterfuge, violence, double-crosses, and scrotal injuries converge to their final shocking conclusion! As Joanne fights tooth, nail, and urethra for her freedom, friends and enemies alike gather in a tastefully-decorated penthouse, with one question on their lips...Who killed Avery Vestibule? Expect white-knuckle action, seduction, and scandalous truths revealed as our heroine and her trusty reptilian companion (that's Horatio, not Frank) embark on the adventure of a lifetime. Cuties this week...

Published: Jan 7, 2026Duration: 38m 53s

Season 5 - Episode 12

I Have Defecated In Protest

[Subscribers get episodes a week early and ad-free!] *Warning: This episode contains Bobbi Bobby* On the second table from the back, across from the broken vending machine, our tenacious heroine leaves no stone unturned as she attempts to prove her innocence. As the obstacles pile before her like so much History Meat, an unlikely ally strikes a peculiar bargain. Cuties this week include Geoff Moonen, Geoff Grimwood, Carla Lerner Montero, Sarah Allyn, Jessie Cannizarro, Ashley Adler, Abigail Turner, Amanda Sykes, Lauren Shippen Ross Bryant, and Maximilian Clark. Special Guest Peter Wicks as the R...

Published: Dec 17, 2025Duration: 26m 47s

Season 5 - Episode 11

Josie's Captive Hearts Club

[Subscribers get episodes a week early and ad-free!] Being in prison can't keep Joanne off the air. Josie's Captive Hearts Club is as close to her real show as Brailey Smindlesoon can make it. Whatever that's worth. Warning: This episode has a lot of raunchy smut in it, but it also has a pretty good Sam Elliot impression so it's up to you whether you listen to this one with your parents or not. Cuties in this Very Special Episode include: Carla Lerner Montero, Danny Gavigan, Hal Lublin, Lauren Shippen, Madelyn Murphy, M...

Published: Dec 3, 2025Duration: 50m 37s

Season 5 - Episode 10

The Skankshaw Redemption

[Subscribers get episodes a week early and ad-free!] "A monumental achievement!" - Lady in Rachel's pilates class"SUPERB!" - Maximilian's dog, Zana Few audiodramas capture the triumph of the human spirit as memorably as The Skankshaw Redemption. Carla Lerner Montero and Rachel Music star in this remarkable episode based on the film based on the same Stephen King story collection that gave rise to Stand By Me. Montero, who received a lot of forehead kisses and gratitude for this performance, plays Hayley Brenda "Brailey" Penelope Compote, a fraudster who knows what it ta...

Published: Nov 19, 2025Duration: 35m 55s

Season 5 - Episode 9

The Raw Physical Passion of Greg Pebbles

[Subscribers get episodes a week early and ad-free!] Grab the Dramamine and prepare to do a double-take as the Lonely Hearts Club is turned on its head. With Joanne behind bars, it's up to Frank to rescue tonight's episode and see our cuties through a topsy-turvy show that will test everything he's got. Can our favorite producer make the switch, or will he drown in dead air? On the way we meet a dad trading kickbacks for snack-packs, a wife who's trying to keep it in the family, a roadside damsel, and a butler eager to be...

Published: Nov 5, 2025Duration: 37m 19s

Season 5 - Episode 8

The Voicemail Box of the Public Defender for Santa Fe County, Your Next Lawyer --

[Subscribers get episodes a week early and ad-free!] It's mid-season tidings, cuties and we know you're as interested in the inner workings of the criminal justice system as any fan of light rom-com audio fiction, so we're giving you a peek at the voicemail of Public Defender for Santa Fe, who recently picked up a new client. Our cuties this week include Geoff Grimwood, Carla Lerner Montero, Jessie Cannizzaro, Hal Lublin, Frank Romeo, Dana DeRuyk, Ashley Adler and Chris Gebauer.JLHC was created by Maximilian Clark and Rachel Music. It's produced by S...

Published: Oct 15, 2025Duration: 13m 56s

Season 5 - Episode 7

Accomplice Says What

[Subscribers get episodes a week early and ad-free!] We don't want to rattle your cage, cuties, but this episode puts us behind bars. Without the Bobby billions to bail him out, the thin blue line is making a big fat example out of our beloved Frank. Just wait until Bobbi hears about this...Faced with his incarceration, Joanne and Ruby make a tenuous alliance to clear his name. Mia, fresh off her disastrous crash, is taking the case as personally as ever and steaming up the evidence locker. We have good cops, bad cops, worse lawyers, and n...

Published: Oct 1, 2025Duration: 29m 39s

Season 5 - Episode 6

...Special Occasion?

[Subscribers get episodes a week early and ad-free!] Lights! Camera! Anguish! It's Josie Heller's national debut, and while KBXV is rolling out the red carpet, Joanne is trying to keep her secrets under the rug. Today, she meets the press and feels the squeeze. The PR machine is grinding to life, and our lovable duo need to be firing on all cylinders or be crushed beneath its gears. With so much at stake, the questions are mounting: where is Mia? Who is behind those coats? What is in Frank's cooler? Our cuties this...

Published: Sep 17, 2025Duration: 30m 46s

Season 5 - Episode 5

Daddy's Seed is Everywhere

[Subscribers get episodes a week early and ad-free!] Pack a picnic basket of caviar and dino nuggies, today we're on a field trip out of the studio! While Josie appeals to our kinder nature, Ruby finally listens to the show. She's covering her bases (and Frank's butt), until a Reagan-sized opportunity appears. The closer Mia gets to the truth, the more danger the whole gang finds themselves in. On-air, we have a marriage of corporate convenience, a helicopter mom who probably actually uses a helicopter, a girl looking for a real lifesaver, and the belle of the B...

Published: Sep 3, 2025Duration: 34m 4s

Season 5 - Episode 4

First Degree Birdslaughter

[Subscribers get episodes a week early and ad-free!] Mind your P's and Cuties, because today KDNM is under the magnifying glass. There's a private investigator sniffing around the studio, up close and very, very personal. Joanne and Frank are sweating under the scrutiny, and not just because of their big secret. On air, meet a culinary cutthroat, someone dealing with a monster in the closet, an unsupported entrepreneur, and a serial pet-owner with a lot of explaining to do. Join our Patreon for ad-free episodes, early access to future episodes, and bonus content. Jo...

Published: Aug 20, 2025Duration: 40m 6s

Season 5 - Episode 3

Don't Say "Minors"

[Subscribers get episodes a week early and ad-free!] Oh behave, cuties! Joanne is coming to the nation live from KBXV headquarters and has to be on her best behavior. With a change of scenery, Jo is performing for a whole new crowd, with a whole new set of rules. Can she keep her cool around weapons-grade hottie Dr. Mark? Or will her conscience spill out like so many heaving breasts unlaced in a moment of passion? Meet an Oklahoman speaking in code, a workplace flirtation gone flat, a teaching tool with unintended consequences, and a filthy little...

Published: Aug 6, 2025Duration: 38m 49s