Story Time at the Roo Bus

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Story Time at the Roo Bus is a weekly podcast by and for the music festival community. From Bonnaroo and beyond, we talk with the people that make the festivals we attend, share stories, and talk about what else has us excited.

Story Time at the Roo Bus supports the TOTEM Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that  helps underserved people explore career and community goals in a  music festival setting.

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158 - Two Weeks to Go

May 28 2024 49 mins  
Can you believe it? We're in the final stretch for Bonnaroo 2024! Sharla and Daniel have a lot of things to talk about, including what to expect when you arrive to Roo, the epic and biblical crowd that's expected at the Chappel Roan show, Sharla's Country / Americana picks, and much more. Rest up and drink lots of water, the greatest party on the planet is almost here.

157 - Outeroo Schedule / Dead & Co at The Sphere

May 21 2024 60 mins  
There's just three weeks to go until we're back at the greatest party on the planet! Lots of news dropped this last week, including the Outeroo schedule. Sharla and Daniel walk through that and also talk with friend to Roo Scott, who went to one of the Dead & Company shows at The Sphere in Vegas this past week!

156 - The Roo Prep FAQ!

May 12 2024 54 mins  
Can you believe we're just one month away from the Greatest Party on Earth? Brooklin, Sharla and Daniel are back this week to go over a lot of crazy stories, but we've also got a great crew from our camp to talk about getting your camp, car, and even yourself ready for Roo 2024! Roo Season APPROACHIN!

155 - Shaky Knees & Group Wednesday Party

May 07 2024 34 mins  
It's a bit of an untraditional episode this week with a very very special guests! The youngest member of our crew Lacey joins us for her adventure at Shaky Knees, we have some cameos from Andrew and Lord Taco at the Pond show, and Matty from Squeak Squad has a long talk to talk about this year's Wednesday party.

154 - Our Favorite Roo Traditions

Apr 30 2024 43 mins  
Sharla and Daniel are back on the back porch again on a nice night to sort through a lot of fun stuff as we start the final stretch leading up to Roo. Wristbands are now shipping, the Festive Owl talks about the state of the festival industry, and we take a deep dive into many of our favorite Bonnaroo traditions!

153 - Lord Taco Check-In & Roo EDM

Apr 23 2024 83 mins  
Sharla and Daniel hang out on the back porch for this episode to talk Huntsville's new South Star Festival, TOTEM updates, and the last stretch of getting ready to Roo! Also, we have Lord Taco / Russ from The What Podcast on to basically talk anything and everything, plus we have our buddy and EDM expert David to talk about the Texas Eclipse festival and his picks for EDM at Roo.

152 - Our Small Font Picks

Apr 16 2024 56 mins  
The legend JB joins us this week as he's in town for the HSV Expo, we take the hour to talk about him getting to meet his childhood hero Steve from Blue's Clues, getting Roo fit, and finding some of the right camping supplies. We also take the second half of the show to talk about all of our "small font" bands for each day of Roo!

151 - Schedule Day 2024

Apr 03 2024 51 mins  
The Centeroo schedule has dropped earlier than ever, Brooklin, Sharla and Daniel are here to pour through it. From the heartbreaking conflicts to 6+ hours of Pretty Lights, we've opened a bottle of sangria and are here to dive in.

150 - Roo Tea and Outeroo Lineup

Mar 26 2024 37 mins  
Sharla and Daniel are back in Murica this week and have a lot of catching up to do with a lot of news and tea that happened while we were on vacation. From the Outeroo lineup, to the new Huntsville event, and much more, we have a lot of Roo related tea to go over!

149 - Group Camping Guest Party

Mar 16 2024 50 mins  
Your regular hosts are out of the country this week, so Matty Chap steps in with a fabulous panel from the Groop Area to talk everything happening there at Roo this year! Thanks so much to the entire crew for stepping in for our first entirely-guest hosted episode of the podcast!