This week’s story comes from Aaron Urist. Aaron is a standup comedian from Denver Colorado, the co-host of Crush City, a monthly comedy showcase at The Savoy, and he will be appearing at the High Plains Comedy Festival later this month. Being in his presence is like finding a $20 bill in your jacket on the first cold of autumn—again, and again, and again. Aaron’s story was recorded live on May 20, 2015 at Buntport Theater in Denver, Colorado. The theme of the evening was “Nature vs. Nurture.”

Our next live event in Denver takes place at Buntport Theater on 19 August 2015 at 8:00pm. In honor of the High Plains Comedy Festival, we will be featuring stories exclusively by stand-up comedians. The theme of the evening will be “Crushed.” And mark your calendars—the debut of The Narrators San Diego is 8 September 2015 at Tiger!Tiger! Tavern.

Special thanks to Erin Rollman for engineering help on this episode. Our theme music is by our friend Whalehawk (aka the Grammy-nominated musician Jake Sanders).