The Best Bagels in Town

Dec 10 2020

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Why would a 15-year-old Australian teenager write a musical about a bagel shop in New York City? This podcast attempts to answer that question whilst deep diving into the purpose of childhood dreams in the first place. Follow along as Jake Fehily reflects on his own journey whilst simultaneously rediscovering and recreating this forgotten childhood dream.

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Episode 5: The Finale

Dec 10 2020 13 mins

In the final episode, we uncover the real purpose of childhood dreams. Jake reflects on bringing his childhood dream to life and concludes the story of The Best Bagels in Town.

Episode 4: Childhood Dreams

Dec 10 2020 15 mins

Childhood dreams can drive and inspire us to achieve greatness. In this episode, we discover how childhood dreams often don’t work out. And even when they do, our dreams can turn out drastically different to how we imagined them.

Episode 3: The Story

Dec 10 2020 15 mins

There are certain things that all good stories (and musicals) need. In this episode, we explore how to write a great musical and the two most important aspects of storytelling; love and conflict.

Episode 2: Going Back

Dec 10 2020 16 mins

In order to understand childhood dreams, you only need to look back at the world you grew up in. In this episode, Jake reflects on his childhood in order to understand how The Best Bagels in Town began.

Episode 1: The Discovery

Dec 10 2020 10 mins

In the first episode, Jake discovers The Best Bagels in Town amongst some old boxes in his mum’s garage and begins the journey of rediscovering this forgotten childhood dream.