Today’s story comes from Rachel Pater. Rachel teaches writing to young adults at Futures Academy and the Community College of Aurora. She also insists that she’s a huge hit with moms.This story was recorded live on 15 July 2015 at Buntport Theater in Denver, Colorado. The theme of the evening was “Take a Hike.”

Our theme music is by our friend Whalehawk (aka the Grammy-nominated musician Jake Sanders).

Our next live events will be on 13 October in San Diego and 21 October in Denver. The theme will be “Creeps.” Hope to see you there!

This episode, the first of a two-part series on the theme “Self Help,” features stories from Rachel Pater and Adam Stone. These stories were recorded live at Buntport Theater on January 21, 2015.

Our next live event, which will celebrate the 5th anniversary of our Denver show, takes place on March 18, 2015 at 8:00pm. The theme of the evening will be “Symbiotes.” See you there!

Our theme music is by our friend Whalehawk (aka the Grammy-nominated musician Jake Sanders).