Wed, 5 April 2017
The marvelous Luna Malbroux brings us a tale of sex, love and avoiding being haunted by Harriet Tubman's ghost! |
Sun, 4 December 2016
Lacking quarters and crucial bits of information about rural New Hampshire, a city girl ventures north via Amtrak in the era before cell phones. Today's storyteller regaled our live audience with this tale at the July 2015 show, "On the Road." About the Storyteller |
Wed, 31 August 2016
A fortuitous concert and an inconvenient illness led a man and some diapers to live nappily ever after. This story was told live at our April 2015 show, "Smoke & Mirrors." About the StorytellerLance Eason grew up in Redwood City, which is about 30 miles geographically and 100 light years philosophically from his current and true spiritual home of San Francisco.
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Wed, 6 January 2016
Santa Claus brings presents. The Easter Bunny hides eggs. The Tooth Fairy steals big wheels, right? Danny Nolan recounted the Tooth Fairy’s dark side in this story told live at our April 2015 show, "Smoke and Mirrors." |
Tue, 1 December 2015
Eliza Scheffler loves to travel abroad, but her digestive system would prefer to stay closer to home. Eliza told this story of how to handle tummy troubles with grace at our March 2015 show, "There's No Place Like Home." |
Mon, 19 October 2015
A trip to Buenos Aires becomes a crash course in speaking high-school Spanish with Japanese flair and fending off latin lovers. Regina Bediako told this tale live at our March 2015 show.
Direct download: spokespeople-082_konnichiwa_como_estas.mp3
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Sat, 19 September 2015
Today’s storyteller loves summer camp, but not so much the other campers. Discover how this polar-bear-documentary-loving, magic-card-playing, California native learned to open up to others on the last day of summer camp. This story comes from our April 2015 show, Smoke & Mirrors. |
Thu, 6 August 2015
Today’s storyteller goes the extra mile. Actually he goes an extra 62 miles, guided by the legacy of former Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas and the hip-swiveling tunes of Miley Cyrus. This story was told live at our July 2014 show, "Slippery When Wet."
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Tue, 14 July 2015
Cupid’s arrow strikes again and again and again! Three Spokespeople stories in one podcast, you ask? Yes! This week, we bring you tales of dating a man with a Roger Rabbit room, a movie date gone awry, and one love-inspiring poster. All stories are true (or so we’re told!) and shared live at our February 2015 show, "Oh NO Cupid."
Direct download: spokespeople-079_threesome_oh-no-cupid.mp3
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Thu, 18 June 2015
What do grandmothers, porn, and New York State have in common? This moving coming-of-age story told live at our June 2014 show, "Internet Explorer: Stories From Cyberspace."
Direct download: spokespeople-078_for_the_love_of_a_good_grandma.mp3
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Thu, 28 May 2015
Ah, wilderness! Our intrepid storyteller heeds the call of the wild in Denali National Park only to find comfort in a climate-controlled school bus. This riveting tale was told live at our December 2014 show, "Frozen." |
Tue, 21 April 2015
Sleepovers are for fighting and laughing and carefully managing intake of fluids. This story of one moist night in Massachusetts was told live at our December 2014 show, "Frozen."
Direct download: spokespeople-076_tinkle_tinkle_little_star.mp3
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Thu, 2 April 2015
It was the best of parking spaces, it was the worst of parking spaces. To obtain quick BART access, this storyteller got both a citation from the City of Oakland and an address for her holiday card list. Wisdom or foolishness?
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Tue, 17 March 2015
Kid logic meets the mother of necessity. One budding inventor builds a machine to channel his own hot air, while he sleeps, into a means to blow away his elementary school enemies.
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Wed, 11 February 2015
Having instant access to the full biography of every prospective object of your affection: blessing or curse? Today's storyteller remembers her days wielding the double-edged sword of the internet search engine through the battlefield of love in this story.
Direct download: spokespeople-073_cupid_refresh_your_browser.mp3
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Wed, 21 January 2015
An evening watching the L Word turns into a night of celebrity courtship in the former hottest corner of Manhattan. This story was told live at our March 2014 show, "Starstruck." |
Thu, 8 January 2015
One man's pain is another man's delicious, cheap lunch. Today's storyteller reflects on his glory days on Montréal's competitive eating circuit in this story told live at our April 2014 show, "Eat Me."
Direct download: spokespeople-071_a_little_ribbing_never_hurt_anyone.mp3
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Wed, 24 December 2014
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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Wed, 3 December 2014
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. |
Wed, 29 October 2014
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." |
Tue, 14 October 2014
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.
Direct download: spokespeople-067_take_the_fright_elevator.mp3
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Tue, 30 September 2014
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." |
Tue, 9 September 2014
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.
Direct download: spokespeople-065_three_lesbians_and_a_uhaul.mp3
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Tue, 8 July 2014
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.
Direct download: spokespeople-064_ax_and_ye_shall_receive.mp3
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Tue, 17 June 2014
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.”
Direct download: spokespeople-063_going_with_the_flow.mp3
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Wed, 4 June 2014
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?" |
Tue, 20 May 2014
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." |
Tue, 22 April 2014
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."
Direct download: spokespeople-060_dont_judge_a_gift_by_its_wrapping.mp3
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Mon, 14 April 2014
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? |
Tue, 1 April 2014
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.
Direct download: spokespeople-058_cherry_garcia_vs_wavy_gravy.mp3
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Mon, 10 March 2014
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." |
Tue, 25 February 2014
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."
Direct download: spokespeople-056-wanted_one_holy_spirit.mp3
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Mon, 10 February 2014
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." |
Mon, 27 January 2014
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. |
Tue, 21 January 2014
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."
Direct download: spokespeople-053-her_own_worst_frenemy.mp3
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Thu, 26 December 2013
The teenagers went in two by two, into the Ark to play hackey sack. What do you do in the middle of the night with a group of red-eyed new best friends? Find out in this story from our April 2013 show, "Sleepovers."
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Mon, 9 December 2013
Today's storyteller wrestles with mixed feelings about her preschool nemesis. This story of friendship that starts with a bang comes from our July 2013 show, "Frenemies." |
Fri, 22 November 2013
From a premier rowing regatta to a getaway vehicle to a note from the chief of police, this rental van has seen more than its fair share of adventure. Advice from the storyteller: buy fewer draw-on-the-car markers and all the insurance.
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Thu, 10 October 2013
To catch a thief, follow the glitter. This story of a lucky three-year-old and a convenient act of nature comes from our March 2013 show, "Perfect Timing."
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Thu, 26 September 2013
In a rock band the bass player and the drummer keep the time. Ideally they always have good timing, but sometimes they need to be perfect. This story of the rhythm section paying homage to the home of rhythm and blues comes from our March 2013 show.
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Thu, 12 September 2013
An unplanned lesbian pregnancy and a romantic getaway to Mormon country? Our storyteller ponders the nature of truly "Perfect Timing" in our show at the Actual Cafe in March 2013. |
Thu, 29 August 2013
"For the first six months, do nothing." That was the advice that Quintin Mecke got as a Peace Corps volunteer in Niger, West Africa in the early 1990s. This is the story of his not heeding that advice. |
Thu, 8 August 2013
Please be advised that this story recognizes the existence of sex and vaginal yeast infections. Friends, if you want to stop your yeast infections, cut out sugar, chocolate, caffeine, and bread. Or don’t, and you too may find yourself up late one night... |
Thu, 11 July 2013
Can the oversharer be a boon to society? Can we do more worldly good by sharing all the weird things that we (and our bodies) do? Can shame be erased by a bit more info than you wanted to hear? Well, according to this storyteller - and the internet - the answer is a resounding, Yes! This story was featured in our January 2013 show, Too Much Information.
Direct download: spokespeople-043-prelude_to_a_kiss_with_onesself.mp3
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Thu, 27 June 2013
Two twentysomethings drive south from Chicago trying to escape bad weather in the mountains only to face bad weather karma in a Motel 6 parking lot. Sure, they may leave the light on for you, but where are the snow plows? Life lessons are shared and salient inclement-weather-related questions are answered in this story from our February 2013 show, Close Call.
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Thu, 13 June 2013
Warning: this story contains explicit content. Good listener, this story features a very likable character coming of age with the help of some khaki pants and huggable teddy friend. Told by the affable Sam H., this story was featured in our January 2013 show, Too Much Information.
Direct download: spokespeople-041-grin_and_teddy_bear_it.mp3
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Thu, 30 May 2013
If you only have one CD - a Cake CD - and it falls to the opposite side of the car, what is the appropriate response at 75 mph? Our storyteller shares his take as well as weighs the pros and cons of hitting on your EMT in this story from our February 2013 show, Close Call.
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Thu, 18 April 2013
True or false: Balsamic vinegar, sugar cubes, and frozen veggies are appropriate treatments for a 2nd degree burn. Not sure? You’ll have to listen to the story to find out!
Direct download: spokespeople-038-how_not_to_treat_a_burn.mp3
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Thu, 4 April 2013
Lessons learned from this backpacking adventure: 1. know your medical history, 2. carry a cellphone with you absolutely everywhere, and 3. no name escargot isn’t so awesome drenched in hot sauce - unless you’re a wolf. |
Thu, 21 March 2013
What they say about alligators is true: they do live in New York, but they’re more likely to be found in South Bronx apartments than under sewer grates ... as far as we know!
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Thu, 7 March 2013
This week’s storyteller finds herself on a six-hour bus ride with all the fluids she can drink and no, ahem, relief in sight. What do you do when packed onto a crowded bus in Peru with no pitstop on the itinerary?
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Thu, 21 February 2013
You think you've played a long game of Monopoly, but do you measure its duration in days? If so, today's storyteller has a bit of property he'd like to show you.
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Thu, 14 February 2013
While moving from one coast to the other, this week's storyteller discovers that he just might be carrying some unwanted hop-ons to his new digs -- that is if he can ever get there.
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Thu, 7 February 2013
Our storyteller used to spend a great deal of time on the phone with his parents until one very eventful April morning. This tale of surprises phoned in comes from our October 2012 show, Boo! Stories of Surprise. Continue reading » |
Thu, 31 January 2013
"I don't know what Santa brought me, but I know what he took away." Not exactly an auspicious opening to a story, but it is particularly descriptive of the season of ups and downs that started with an insurance adjuster and ended with a Christmas in July.
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Thu, 24 January 2013
While earning their Bike & Build street cred, two cyclists experience a series of unexpected events on a dusty road in Montana. (Alternate titles for this podcast include, “Dude, Where’s My Sports Bra?”) |
Thu, 17 January 2013
Today’s storyteller, Ali Dineen, relives the day of hail storms, lava caves, and free dairy queen, also known as just another Tuesday on this summer’s cross-country bike trip. The mysteries of Idaho — plus a bonus musical feature set to Ukulele!
Direct download: spokespeople-029-black_tar_beneath_our_wheels.mp3
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Thu, 10 January 2013
Snow days, hippies, and wet track suits definitely wear out their welcome in this tale of being snowed in. Occupied by igloos and drum circles, this story came from our September 2012 show, Roommates.
Direct download: spokespeople-028-hippie_snowpocalypse.mp3
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Thu, 27 December 2012
Two bags of screaming cats, two hangovers, and one over-crowded SPCA waiting room converge at 6:30 a.m. on a Saturday. Could anyone make it out with her sanity intact? |
Thu, 20 December 2012
What do you do if you lose your passport while in the process of moving to another country? Freak out, and then call the consulate. A lot.
Direct download: spokespeople-026-the_world_s_best_place_to_lose_a_passport.mp3
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Thu, 13 December 2012
Sharing a DIY bunk bed, publishing a magazine on feminine sexuality, checking each other for lice, this is what all roommates do together, right? This story of an uncommonly close living arrangement came from our September 2012 show, Roommates.
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Thu, 6 December 2012
New to home repair, this storyteller learns an important lesson on compassion and what not to buy at Home Depot. This story of learning to be meaningfully -- if painfully -- honest comes from our August 2012 show, Lost and Then Found.
Direct download: spokespeople-024-a_ladder_runs_through_it.mp3
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Thu, 22 November 2012
This week we're giving thanks for all of the crazy things past roommates have done to bring us the story for today. And thank you to our wonderful audience who came to hear this story told live in September at the Red Poppy Art House in San Francisco.
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Thu, 15 November 2012
In the words of today's storyteller, let's take a moment and thank Craig Newmark. If it weren't for him, where exactly would most of us get our crazy roommate stories? Thank you Craig for giving us many of us places to call home as well as our 21st podcas |
Thu, 8 November 2012
Is it problem if the people at the hazmat facility know your name? This deconstruction of a would-be set of Hoarders yields halloween cat ears and 1970s refrigerators, but what about treasured mementos from childhood? |
Thu, 1 November 2012
Making the leap from being a transit rider to a driver can be tricky. For starters, you can't rely anymore on the vehicle to magically get you where you want to go without providing it some direction.
Direct download: spokespeople-019-all_the_cars_are_facing_me.mp3
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Thu, 25 October 2012
The Lost and Found is a finite space. It houses wayward gloves, wallets, and puffy jackets until their original owners come to reclaim them, or their new owners take gleeful possession of them. |
Thu, 18 October 2012
A self-proclaimed weenie finds herself in Cairo during the Arab spring. This story of a wish for a more tranquil Egypt comes from our July 2012 show "Wishful Thinking." |
Thu, 11 October 2012
So many gears, and so fews hills on which to use them -- at least in Stockton. For fun and profit, this spoke wrench carrier sought after hillier, more unexpected terrain in the Bay Area. |
Thu, 4 October 2012
A potluck that consists only of cupcakes, an aspiring competitor to Amazon, and group full of bond underwriters -- or what one storyteller finds when he goes in search of meaningful extracurricular activities in the real world.
Direct download: spokespeople-015-the_missing_extracurriculars.mp3
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Sat, 15 September 2012
The most super cool ninja ever tests his skills. This story fulfilled career dreams comes from our July show "Wishful Thinking." |
Thu, 6 September 2012
He was 10th in line to the throne, a three-sport varsity athlete, and had a taste for humble pie Chez Panisse. As my mother would say, if he sounds too good to be true, he probably is. But maybe not in this case...
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Fri, 24 August 2012
She's taken and lives 5,000 miles away. What's not going to work out? This story of love (un)requited came from our July 2012 show "Wishful Thinking."
Direct download: spokespeople-012-my_longest_long_term_fantasy_relationship.mp3
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Thu, 19 July 2012
Is it better to go on Joy Behar Show and impersonate someone else or to hold out for your own invitation? This story of multiple personalities comes from our May 2012 show, "Mistaken Identity." |
Thu, 12 July 2012
Is this what happens when you take the bus to Palo Alto? ('Cause I've never seen this on Caltrain. Yay, bike car!) Katie Seibert regales the audience of our April 2012 live show with this story about being "In Transit."
Direct download: spokespeople-010-sweating_drooling_on_the_bus.mp3
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Thu, 5 July 2012
Meet George. Or is it Stuart? This mystery man didn’t know his own name one summer at an outdoors education camp in Maryland.
Direct download: spokespeople-009-stuart_youre_in_the_way.mp3
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Thu, 21 June 2012
Where do you come from if you’re constantly on the move? Piya Banerjee explores how to live a life in constant motion. |
Sat, 16 June 2012
Exactly under what circumstances does one press the emergency button on BART? Susan Strom knows.
Direct download: spokespeople-007-press-the-red-button.mp3
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Thu, 7 June 2012
Meet Gene Goldstein-Plesser. Some people are into knitting. Others like ultimate frisbee, but recreational transit is most definitely his thing. He even has an MTA shower curtain. |
Thu, 31 May 2012
Patrick McVittie reflects on a time he decided to take a chance on a kayak to win a girl’s affection. This story is from our very first storytelling event in January 2012. The theme was "There's a First Time for Everything."
Direct download: spokespeople-005-take-a-chance-on-a-kayak.mp3
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Sat, 14 April 2012
Katie Seibert discovers that Nevada can be a truly wild place. |
Wed, 4 April 2012
A trip out to the cabin... and all that could happen, would happen or did happen with a rattlesnake. Lesley Seacrist tells us how to take on rattlesnakes. |
Sat, 24 March 2012
A little skin, a little touching... you know the west... uh... rest. Renee Johnson relates a close encounter. |
Sat, 25 February 2012
Thanks to the inimitable Zoe Lehman for this story from our first ever storytelling event on Jan. 28, 2012. The theme was "There’s a First Time for Everything." |