Spokespeople
070 - Herring today, Gone Tomorrow

A hearty breakfast or broken by the fast? Today's storyteller appreciates the elements of a good meal after his day of atonement in the land of culinary underachievement. This story comes from our April 2014 show, "Eat Me."

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069 - Under The Stars

One starry night in the french countryside, one world traveler finds love where she most wanted it, but least expected it. Enjoy this story of her ethereal love affair that was told live at our March 2014 show, Starstruck.

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068 - Scandalous Sex Ed

One girl's brush with stardom is another's volunteer sex ed class. This storyteller reflects on her 5th-grade role model, who discussed tampons and the menstrual cycle without making her students "scandalized."

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067 - Take The Fright Elevator

You scream, I scream, this storyteller screams for some help! She was just floored to discover part of a Halloween haunted house that left her and her band of third graders in the in-between of an elevator shaft.

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066 - On The Edge

A brash young climber meets his match up Shakespeare Glacier. Today's story revisits a key moment of reflection - and its consequences - in this tale from our January 2014 show, "Scars."

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065 - Three Lesbians And A U-Haul

Moving to Brooklyn is harder than it seems. In Yonkers, three lesbians trek from U-Haul to U-Haul in search of a truck and a joke.

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064 - Ax And Ye Shall Receive

Pantsless, in a Ninja Turtles t-shirt, our storyteller frolicked freely in the verdant hills of suburban Maryland until an ill-timed encounter with an ax.

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Warning: this story contains explicit content. A couple of divas bond over an evening of unexpected events. The story of this intimate night on the town was told live at our February 2014 show, “Exes and Ohhhhs.”

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062 - A Bird In The Hand Is Worth Two In Jail

A boat trip up the Connecticut River leaves today's storyteller in violation of an international treaty. Find out how in this eggcellent story from our December 2013 show, "What Could Go Wrong?"

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061 - Nature's Child

Some people are born to hike in in the great wilderness of New Hampshire. Others are born to drink magic juice next to the campfire. Our storyteller figures out what kind of hiker she is in this story from our January 2014 show, "Scars."

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060 - Don't Judge A Gift By Its Wrapping

Middle school love. Need we say more? Our story’s hero plans a romantic beachside brunch to avoid conversation only to find his lips otherwise sealed. This story of a kiss inspired by the funny pages comes from our February 2014 show, "Exes and Ohhhhs."

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059 - A Fine Bromance

Flirting via text with objects of his affection, dancing the nights away in a pink shirt, writing gendered critiques of the welfare state, this storyteller made the most of his year abroad in England ... or did he?

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058 - Cherry Garcia vs Wavy Gravy

A Berkeley girl goes to Camp Winnarainbow to develop her appreciation for sleepovers and circus arts only to find herself at odds with her gloomy camp counselor. Even an appreciation for Cherry Garcia ice cream gets her nowhere.

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057 - Ticket Out Of Here

Rules are rules - except when they’re meant to be broken. Today’s story of one mom’s  flexible interpretation of state law (and other rules) comes to us from our October 2013 show, "Parents or Guardians."

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056 - Wanted: One Holy Spirit

Bible camp. Need we say more? Tonight’s storyteller reflects on his teenage summer days spent going to church every night and casting sins into the fire. This story of praise, worship, and synthesizers comes from our September 2013 show, "Camp."

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055 - Rescue Me

Raised carving the slopes of Nebraski, this snowboard-loving, world-saving, Chicago transplant seeks to make a difference by introducing at-risk youth to the snowboard parks of New Hampshire. Yet one bad jump in his dad’s old wool coat twists that relationship all out of shape.  This story of guardianship in action comes from our October 2013 show, "Parents or Guardians."

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054 - Scare Bears

Under the luminous super moon in the wilds of South Lake Tahoe, our storyteller protects his love armed with nothing but a pen knife and the audacity to applaud. Nothing brings a couple together like a challenge to face together -- or so we're told.

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053 - Her Own Worst Frenemy

For just one night, this storyteller earned frenemy status with her best friend for her birthday surprise gone awry. This cringeworthy gem was told live at our July 2013 show, "Frenemies."

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