In this episode of “Journalism 101 with Tripping Raul,” titled “The Inevitable Creeps You Work with as a Reporter,” Tripping Raul begins by discussing her recent experiences at a podcast show in London, where she interacted with various industry professionals. She reflects on the growth of the podcasting industry and emphasizes the community and support among podcasters.

Shifting to the main focus of the episode, Raul narrates personal stories involving difficult and inappropriate colleagues she encountered during her journalism career in New Mexico and Colorado. These stories cover a variety of unsettling experiences:

1. **Randy from the New Mexico newspaper:** Raul describes how Randy, at one point, insisted that he was her only friend and promoted her perhaps to keep her close, which made her uncomfortable. This same individual also displayed overly attentive behavior, causing discomfort at an awards event.

2. **Carl from southeast Colorado:** Raul recounts an incident with Carl, who initially appeared friendly by bringing her drinks but later displayed aggressive behavior when a colleague did the same.

3. **The stalker, Jim:** Raul’s experience with a stalking colleague, who transitioned his inappropriate behavior from another co-worker to her, culminating in a disturbing incident at an Asian restaurant and troubling interactions over the phone.

4. **Roger, the ‘Jingler’:** Raul briefly mentions Roger, who made her uncomfortable with his behavior in the newsroom.

5. **Bad Bosses:** Outside of journalism, Raul talks about an incompetent supervisor in a non-journalistic job, highlighting the challenges of working with a forgetful and inconsistent boss.

The episode wraps up with Raul inviting listeners to share their own workplace stories and promoting continued discussion in upcoming episodes, possibly revisiting a past case on cannibalism she covered.

I want to add that I came up against even worse creeps in my past career that I initially discussed, but then decided to cut out because it wasn’t really journalism-related — maybe in the next podcast!