Not In My Backyard

Hosts Zach Stewart, Holly Ritchie, and Kimi Jackson improvise in character as hosts of a true crime podcast in which they get to the bottom of the so-called ”crimes” in their quaint, nonsensical town.

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Episodes

The Erotica Author's Stalker

Thursday May 22, 2025

Thursday May 22, 2025

On today's episode of Not In My Backyard, the gang tries to get to the bottom of who's been sending "threatening" letters to Shona's cousin before her upcoming visit.
Not In My Backyard is an improvised true crime comedy podcast in which hosts Dick Smittens (Zach Stewart), Stephanie Mortadella (Holly Ritchie), and Shona Clydesdale (Kimi Jackson) investigate the crime and corruption in their small town, but things may not be as nefarious as these 3 nonsensical sleuths always believe.
 
Music in Cafe Soundscape:
"Study And Relax" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
 
Music in Opening Segment:
"Comfortable Mystery" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
 
Music in Restaurant Soundscape:
"Backbay Lounge" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
 
Restaurant Ambience Tandoori.mp3 by digifishmusic -- https://freesound.org/s/33392/ -- License: Attribution 4.0

Thursday May 15, 2025

On today's special episode of Not In My Backyard, the gang investigate who stole Dick's coat as he was participating in the town breakdancing championships.
Not In My Backyard is an improvised true crime comedy podcast in which hosts Dick Smittens (Zach Stewart), Stephanie Mortadella (Holly Ritchie), and Shona Clydesdale (Kimi Jackson) investigate the crime and corruption in their small town, but things may not be as nefarious as these 3 nonsensical sleuths always believe.
 
Music in Cafe Soundscape:
"Study And Relax" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
 
Music in Opening Segment:
"Comfortable Mystery" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
 
Music in Restaurant Soundscape:
"Backbay Lounge" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
 
Restaurant Ambience Tandoori.mp3 by digifishmusic -- https://freesound.org/s/33392/ -- License: Attribution 4.0

There's a Fire in the Woods!

Thursday May 08, 2025

Thursday May 08, 2025

On today's special episode of Not In My Backyard, the gang ventures into the mysterious (and surprisingly crowded) woods to get to the bottom of a fire Dick saw out there.
Not In My Backyard is an improvised true crime comedy podcast in which hosts Dick Smittens (Zach Stewart), Stephanie Mortadella (Holly Ritchie), and Shona Clydesdale (Kimi Jackson) investigate the crime and corruption in their small town, but things may not be as nefarious as these 3 nonsensical sleuths always believe.
 
Music in Cafe Soundscape:
"Study And Relax" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
 
Music in Opening Segment:
"Comfortable Mystery" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
 
Music in Restaurant Soundscape:
"Backbay Lounge" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
 
Restaurant Ambience Tandoori.mp3 by digifishmusic -- https://freesound.org/s/33392/ -- License: Attribution 4.0

Tyranny at the Community Pool

Thursday May 01, 2025

Thursday May 01, 2025

On today's episode of Not In My Backyard, the gang tries to claw back some hours of adult swim time at the community pool.
Not In My Backyard is an improvised true crime comedy podcast in which hosts Dick Smittens (Zach Stewart), Stephanie Mortadella (Holly Ritchie), and Shona Clydesdale (Kimi Jackson) investigate the crime and corruption in their small town, but things may not be as nefarious as these 3 nonsensical sleuths always believe.
 
Music in Cafe Soundscape:
"Study And Relax" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
 
Music in Opening Segment:
"Comfortable Mystery" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
 
Music in Restaurant Soundscape:
"Backbay Lounge" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
 
Restaurant Ambience Tandoori.mp3 by digifishmusic -- https://freesound.org/s/33392/ -- License: Attribution 4.0

Thursday Apr 24, 2025

On today's episode of Not In My Backyard, the investigates why they can't find any eggs and also cross paths with a... very complicated woman.
Not In My Backyard is an improvised true crime comedy podcast in which hosts Dick Smittens (Zach Stewart), Stephanie Mortadella (Holly Ritchie), and Shona Clydesdale (Kimi Jackson) investigate the crime and corruption in their small town, but things may not be as nefarious as these 3 nonsensical sleuths always believe.
 
Music in Cafe Soundscape:
"Study And Relax" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
 
Music in Opening Segment:
"Comfortable Mystery" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
 
Music in Restaurant Soundscape:
"Backbay Lounge" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
 
Restaurant Ambience Tandoori.mp3 by digifishmusic -- https://freesound.org/s/33392/ -- License: Attribution 4.0

Stop(?) These Swingers

Thursday Apr 17, 2025

Thursday Apr 17, 2025

On today's episode of Not In My Backyard, the gang investigates a tenuous theory that there might be a group of rogue swingers in the community, but are of two minds about whether they should stop them or get involved.
Not In My Backyard is an improvised true crime comedy podcast in which hosts Dick Smittens (Zach Stewart), Stephanie Mortadella (Holly Ritchie), and Shona Clydesdale (Kimi Jackson) investigate the crime and corruption in their small town, but things may not be as nefarious as these 3 nonsensical sleuths always believe.
 
Music in Cafe Soundscape:
"Study And Relax" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
 
Music in Opening Segment:
"Comfortable Mystery" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
 
Music in Restaurant Soundscape:
"Backbay Lounge" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
 
Restaurant Ambience Tandoori.mp3 by digifishmusic -- https://freesound.org/s/33392/ -- License: Attribution 4.0

Thursday Apr 10, 2025

If you like Not In My Backyard, you may also enjoy Good Morning Driftwood. On this episode Kimi Jackson (from Not In My Backyard) joins the Driftwood gang as chief curator Caroline Gesundheit to celebrate Driftwood History Day and teach them about Driftwood's extraordinary history.
Follow us on Instagram @gmdriftwood
Welcome to The Driftwood Isles, the weirdest, wildest island nation you've never heard of (because it doesn't exist). On Driftwood's most beloved morning show, hosts Dirk Wiley (Zach Stewart), Penelope MacGuffin (Laura Hotchkiss), and Bench PerDiem (Daniel Kvoras) discuss the events of the day and all the insane, eccentric, and outright absurd things that make Driftwood one of the top 6 archipelago nations you could ever hope to be shipwrecked on.
On Good Morning Driftwood, hosts Zach Stewart, Laura Hotchkiss, and Daniel Kvoras improvise in character as hosts of a morning radio show in the fictional country of The Driftwood Isles.

Houseplant Subscription Scam

Thursday Apr 03, 2025

Thursday Apr 03, 2025

On today's episode of Not In My Backyard, the gang tries to figure out who is intercepting and stealing the plants being mailed to Shona by her plant subscription service.
Not In My Backyard is an improvised true crime comedy podcast in which hosts Dick Smittens (Zach Stewart), Stephanie Mortadella (Holly Ritchie), and Shona Clydesdale (Kimi Jackson) investigate the crime and corruption in their small town, but things may not be as nefarious as these 3 nonsensical sleuths always believe.
 
Music in Cafe Soundscape:
"Study And Relax" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
 
Music in Opening Segment:
"Comfortable Mystery" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
 
Music in Restaurant Soundscape:
"Backbay Lounge" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
 
Restaurant Ambience Tandoori.mp3 by digifishmusic -- https://freesound.org/s/33392/ -- License: Attribution 4.0

The Car Cleaning Criminal

Thursday Mar 27, 2025

Thursday Mar 27, 2025

On today's episode of Not In My Backyard, the gang tries to figure out who is psychologically torturing Shona by breaking into her car to clean it.
Not In My Backyard is an improvised true crime comedy podcast in which hosts Dick Smittens (Zach Stewart), Stephanie Mortadella (Holly Ritchie), and Shona Clydesdale (Kimi Jackson) investigate the crime and corruption in their small town, but things may not be as nefarious as these 3 nonsensical sleuths always believe.
 
Music in Cafe Soundscape:
"Study And Relax" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
 
Music in Opening Segment:
"Comfortable Mystery" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
 
Music in Restaurant Soundscape:
"Backbay Lounge" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
 
Resturant Ambience Tandoori.mp3 by digifishmusic -- https://freesound.org/s/33392/ -- License: Attribution 4.0

A Poisoning at the Gala

Thursday Mar 20, 2025

Thursday Mar 20, 2025

On today's episode of Not In My Backyard, the gang tries to figure out who poisoned Dick via baked goods at the town gala.
Not In My Backyard is an improvised true crime comedy podcast in which hosts Dick Smittens (Zach Stewart), Stephanie Mortadella (Holly Ritchie), and Shona Clydesdale (Kimi Jackson) investigate the crime and corruption in their small town, but things may not be as nefarious as these 3 nonsensical sleuths always believe.
 
Music in Cafe Soundscape:
"Study And Relax" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
 
Music in Opening Segment:
"Comfortable Mystery" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
 
Music in Restaurant Soundscape:
"Backbay Lounge" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
 
Resturant Ambience Tandoori.mp3 by digifishmusic -- https://freesound.org/s/33392/ -- License: Attribution 4.0

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