Author: Sydney Crain

  • 177: Mitch Slevc, “How I Won the 1988 National Hot Dog Eating Championship in New York”

    177: Mitch Slevc, “How I Won the 1988 National Hot Dog Eating Championship in New York”

    Episode 177: Today’s story comes from actor Mitch Slevc. He told this story live on 15 August 2018 at Buntport Theater in Denver, Colorado. The theme of the evening was, “Cheating.”

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    A very special thanks to Jobless who provided the outro music for today’s episode.

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  • 176: Mary Shirley, “Tea at the Summit of Mt. Fuji”

    176: Mary Shirley, “Tea at the Summit of Mt. Fuji”

    Episode 176: Today’s story comes from Denver-based anthropologist Mary Shirley. She told this story live on 18 July 2018 at Buntport Theater in Denver, Colorado. The theme of the evening was “The Perfect Plan.”

    A very special thanks to Cities of Earth who provided the outro music for today’s episode.

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  • 169: Tiffany Fox, “Gland Puppet”

    Episode 169: Tiffany Fox is a San Diego-based writing instructor at UCSD Extension. She told this story on 12 June at Tiger!Tiger! in San Diego about what happens when you lose a part of yourself that you thought defined you. The theme of the evening was “Periods.”

    You’ll notice a new voice introducing the podcast this week—one of our favorite storytellers, Joe Holland. If you haven’t heard already, Mary and Robert have moved to Seattle—so, to keep things going in San Diego, a few long-time fans have taken over, promising to maintain the spirit of the show. One of those folks is Joe, who is helping produce the podcast.

  • 168: Lonnie MF Allen, “Calling Out”

    168: Lonnie MF Allen, “Calling Out”

    Episode 168: Our story today comes from Denver comic artist, Lonnie MF Allen. He told this story about teenage angst in rural New Mexico—and remembering to always call out bullshit—in front of a live audience on 16 May 2018 at Buntport Theater in Denver, Colorado. The theme of the evening was “Rocking The Boat.”

  • 167: Michael Madden, “In the War”

    167: Michael Madden, “In the War”

    Episode 167: Our story today comes from Michael Madden, an actor, director, producer and writer in San Diego’s local theater scene. He told this story about his father live at Tiger! Tiger! Tavern last month. The theme of the evening was “Rocking the Boat.”

  • 166: Amanda Hergott, “My Brothers’ Sister”

    166: Amanda Hergott, “My Brothers’ Sister”

    Episode 166: Today’s story comes from Amanda Hergott. She told this story about her past as a fraternity member colliding with her present as a trans woman on 18 April 2018 at Buntport Theater in Denver, Colorado—the theme of the evening was “Clubs.”