81: Kendall Burdett, “Pretend Lawyer”

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Robert steps up on his soap box with a mini rant about what makes a good story and presents this week’s tale, which comes to you from Kendall Burdett, a writer, comedian, and native San Diegan who wears a suit well enough to convince officers of the law that he is an attorney. This story was recorded live on 10 November 2015 at Tiger!Tiger! Tavern in San Diego, California. The theme of the evening was “Bottled Up.”

We’re pleased as pickles to be part of the Stompin’ Ground Games, a monthly neighborhood pride festival put on by our friends at Warm Cookies of the Revolution. Please join us on Saturday, 14 November at Four Mile Historic Park for an afternoon of storytelling (that’s us!), free cookies, activities for adults and families, historians, prizes, folklorico dancers, poets, and an adorable multicultural fashion show featuring kids from the neighborhood. We’d love to see you there. 4PM FREE ($5 suggested donation).

Our next monthly show in Denver is next week on Wednesday, 18 November at 8pm. Join us at Buntport Theater for an evening of stories on the theme “If You Can’t Say Something Nice.”

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

80: Carolyn Matthews, “False Positive”

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Today’s story comes from first-time storyteller Carolyn Matthews. Carolyn hails from the great state of New Jersey, she works for the Boulder International Film Festival and she is captain of the Denver Molly Browns, arguably the best ultimate frisbee team in this city and indisputably the best-named team in this town. This story was recorded live on September 16, 2015 at Buntport Theater in Denver, Colorado. The theme of the evening was “Firsts.”

Thanks to all of you folks outside of Denver and San Diego who have been sending us messages. It’s really cool to know that you exist, so please keep those messages coming.

We have two very special events coming up next week in California and Colorado. In San Diego, please join us on Tuesday, November 10 at Tiger!Tiger! Tavern for a special evening in honor of San Diego Beer Week. The theme will be “Bottled Up” and the show starts at 8pm. The show is free and be sure to ask about all the special beers on tap for the evening. In Denver, join us at 4pm on on Saturday, November 14 at Four Mile Historic Park for the Stompin’ Ground Games, a monthly neighborhood history and pride event created by our pals at Warm Cookies of the Revolution. This month’s event will focus on neighborhoods in southeast Denver and the art of storytelling—there will be activities, prizes, storytellers, dancers and a multicultural fashion show put on by a bunch of adorable elementary school kids. The event is free but donations are encouraged.

As always, please check our Facebook page for the latest information about these and all of our events. Hope to see you there!

79: Kimberly Dark, “Why I’m Not Sorry…”

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Today’s story is from Kimberly Dark, a storyteller, writer, and professor of Sociology. Kimberly’s story was recorded live on 13 October 2015 at Tiger!Tiger! Tavern in San Diego, California. The theme of the evening was “Creeps.”

If you want to read more of Kimberly’s work, check out this fantastic essay just published on Narratively—it’s a great story about planning a vacation with her lesbian partner, her nine-year-old son, and his father.

In other news, our special San Diego Beer Week show is coming up on November 10. We’ve assembled a heady brew of storytellers to tackle the theme “Bottled Up.” Adjust your foil hats to receive transmissions from the great Facebook mothership and stay tuned for more details.

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

78: David Latham, “Use Once and Destroy”

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Today’s story comes to you from David Latham, who is the host of a storytelling show in San Diego called Long Story Short, an open mic where storytellers have 5 minutes to tell a story without notes based on a monthly theme. Long Story Short is one offering from a stellar literary organization in San Diego called So Say We All, which offers San Diegans a wide breadth of writing workshops, performances, and publishing outlets.

You can see David and Long Story Short in action this Saturday night, October 17, at the Ink Spot. The theme for the evening will be “Things That Go Bump.”
Join The Narrators Denver next Wednesday, 21 October at Buntport Theater for more stories on the theme “CREEPS!”
AND! Stay tuned for more details on The Narrators San Diego’s special San Diego Beer Week show, happening Tuesday, 10 November at Tiger! Tiger! Tavern.

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

75: Wendy Smith, “My First Sex Dream”

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We are still reeling with excitement over the success of the first San Diego Narrators show. Thanks to each and every storyteller and all of you who came out to support us.

Today’s featured storyteller, Wendy Smith, a.k.a. Wendyceratops, is a Professor of English at Mesa Community College in San Diego. See her students’ ratemyprofessors.com reviews to get a sense of just how amazing she is:

“Never boring.”
“Fair. For the most part.”
“Really chill.”
“Always has snacks.”
“A believer.”
“Passionate.”
“Open to different interpretations.”

And:

“A must”

Buuuut:

She is “provincial”

And:

“She does have her favorites and I was not one of them but that should
not matter unless you want to go out for a beer with the prof.”

Wendy’s story was recorded live on 8 September 2015 at Tiger!Tiger! Tavern in San Diego, California. The theme of the evening was “Firsts.” Our theme music is by our friend Whalehawk (aka the Grammy-nominated musician Jake Sanders).

 

74: Robert Rutherford, “The Time Traveler”

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The Narrators San Diego debuted just three days ago and we’re over the moon happy for what’s happening there, what it means for this show and this podcast. We’ve been listening to the raw audio of the stories that were told at that first show and dude, it’s so good. Denver, we’re not living in a vacuum anymore—we have competition on the coast.

Today’s story comes from Robert Rutherford. When Robert’s not co-hosting The Narrators San Diego, he works as a museum educator and the digital content developer at the San Diego Natural History Museum. Robert’s story was recorded live on 8 September 2015 at Tiger!Tiger! Tavern in San Diego, California. The theme of the evening was “Firsts.” Our theme music is by our friend Whalehawk (aka the Grammy-nominated musician Jake Sanders).

 

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