This story comes from Andrew Curtis Forlines, Denver comedian and organizing member of Secular Hub, a non-profit, Humanist community center in Five Points. This story was recorded live on 21 June 2017 at Buntport Theater in Denver, Colorado. The theme of the evening was “Road Trip.”

Our next shows will take place on Tuesday, 8 August in San Diego and Wednesday, 16 August in Denver. The theme will be “Crossing Over.”

When we planned on doing a show in Tijuana to celebrate the one year anniversary of the dance studio/community space Huerto, we knew we wanted to highlight trans-border culture by letting the storytellers present in whatever language they felt most comfortable speaking in. We ended up having half of the stories told in Spanish—and something remarkable happened. Even though the storytellers and the audience didn’t necessarily speak the same language, all of the elements of a Narrators show were there, from the reactions of the audience to the storytellers as they moved through their narratives, the clear development of trust and warmth that happens between the storyteller and the people listening, the intent and the focus of the space on sharing and being shared with. It’s where the magic of the show resides and it was a true delight to experience it outside of the boundaries of language. It had us excited about the prospect of hosting more shows in México and we plan on doing just that—so stay tuned.

Por ahora, disfruten de la primera historia que publicamos en el podcast en español, contada por Alfredo Araujo, escritor de Tijuana. Esta historia fue grabada en vivo en Huerto en Tijuana, Baja California el 27 de junio. El tema de la velada fue “Hacer Que Dure.”

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Today’s story is about love—the sweet, swift, sometimes bloody kind—and comes from comedian Mallory Wallace. This was Mallory’s second and final performance at The Narrators before leaving Colorado and moving to Nebraska. Congratulations, Lincoln, you’re one lucky town. Mallory’s story was recorded live on 21 June 2017 at the Buntport Theater in Denver, Colorado. The theme of the evening was “Road Trip.”

Our regular monthly shows will take place next Tuesday, 11 July at Tiger! Tiger! Tavern in San Diego and Wednesday, 19 July at Buntport Theater in Denver. Join us for an evening of true stories on the theme “Bars.” See you there!

Today’s story comes from John Shaw, sharing for the first time with The Narrators. John’s story was recorded live on 13 June 2017 at Tiger! Tiger! Tavern in San Diego. The theme of the evening was “Road Trip.”

We want to say a quick thank you to everyone who came out to our special show in Tijuana at the Huerto community space. We were really excited to help them celebrate their one-year anniversary and it was really thrilling to present a show that was in both English and Spanish. Stay tuned for some stories from that show on future episodes of the podcast. Our next regular monthly shows will take place on Tuesday, 11 July at Tiger! Tiger! Tavern in San Diego and Wednesday, 19 July at Buntport Theater. The theme will be “Bars.”

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Today’s story comes from our recent all-refugee special. Karak Miakol, a women’s rights activist and founder of Women Who Grow, shares her story about fighting for an education as a young girl in South Sudan. This story was recorded live on 31 May 2017 at Buntport Theater in Denver, Colorado. The theme of the evening was “Home.”

On top of our regular monthly shows, we are excited to announce that for the first time, The Narrators is going international, visiting México for a very special show at the Huerto community space in Tijuana. This will also be our first bilingual show, with folks telling stories on the theme “Making it Last,” in the language they prefer. Please check our Facebook page for more details and be sure to keep an ear out for stories from that evening on future episodes of the podcast.

Today’s story comes from San Diego writer, preacher, and stand-up comedian, Kirk Faulkner. His story about proselytizing in Siberia for the Mormon church—and then falling from grace—was recorded live on 14 June 2016 at Tiger! Tiger! Tavern in San Diego. The theme of the evening was “Ink.”

We have one more show left this month, on Wednesday, 21 June 2017  at the Buntport Theater in Denver. The theme will be “Road Trip.” Please subscribe to this podcast for weekly updates on our events and keep an eye on our Facebook page for additional details. See you soon!