This story comes from one of our favorite storytellers, Joe Holland. Joe is a San Diego based writer who has a knack for capturing all of the pain and hilarity that is so often wrapped up in family life. This story was recorded live on 13 December 2016.

In October of 2016, our friends at From the Hip Photo hosted a small event at Fort Greene, this cool, funky little place in Globeville, and invited The Narrators to share a few stories. The theme of the evening was "Punk's Not Dead?"

This week's story comes to you from Jackie Jones. Jackie is a native San Diegan who has written book reviews for the San Diego Union Tribune and The San Francisco Chronicle as well as a humor column for Burbank's now defunct Verdugo Monthly.

This story comes from one of our favorite storytellers, Janae Burris. Janae is a comedian, actor, and a member of the comedy group the Pussy Bros. This story was recorded live on 20 January, 2016 at Buntport Theater in Denver, Colorado. The theme of the evening was "Promise."

Today’s story comes from Rachel Weeks. Rachel is a comedian, writer, actor, and member of the Denver comedy group the Pussy Bros. This story was originally recorded on 20 July 2016 at Buntport Theater in Denver, Colorado.

We here at The Narrators talk a lot about the role of empathy in the show's success. The Narrators is, at its core, a community building enterprise, and one that is built on the premise of people wanting to connect to each other.

Today's story comes from Malkah Duprix. Malkah is a singer and guitarist with the band Paper Perfect Girls. Her story was recorded live on 17 August 2016 at Buntport Theater in Denver Colorado; the theme of the evening was "Naked." -

Today's episode comes to you from Kirsten Imani Kasai, a novelist, poet, and essayist. She has mountains of work available through her website, and is also the fiction editor and publisher of Body Parts Magazine: The Journal of Horror & Erotica. -

When The Narrators first started in Denver over six and a half years ago, storytelling shows were few and far between. There were poets and memoirists sharing true stories at open mics, and the oral traditionalists have always been around,

This week's story comes to you from Michael Wall, Curator of Entomology at the San Diego Natural History Museum. That means he's the guy that gets endless texts from his co-workers with blurry photos of insects seeking advice on whether to kill said in...

All of the stories shared at The Narrators are true, or at least they're supposed to be true, so it's rare for one of our storytellers to reveal when they are lying. Today's story, however, is almost entirely about lying—in this case,

Today's story comes to you from Irene Bonner. Irene shared a story on the theme of "Ink" at Tiger! Tiger! Tavern in San Diego on June 14, 2016. - We have a metric shit ton of exciting shows in the near future.

Well, we made it to 100 episodes of this lil' podcast! - To celebrate, we've asked the hosts of our Denver and San Diego shows to share some of their favorite stories. This week we'll present the second part of our celebration,

Well, we made it to 100 episodes of this lil' podcast! - To celebrate, we've asked the hosts of our Denver and San Diego shows to share some of their favorite stories. This week we'll present a couple of stories selected by Ron Doyle and Erin Rollman,...

Today's story comes to you from Calandra Rothrock. Calandra has been telling stories her whole life; ranging from angsty pre-teen poetry, to angsty college folk music, to less-angsty Shakespeare in the Park.

In honor of Mother's Day and "Tongues," our theme for May, today we're sharing a story that features fifth-grade frenching, sibling blackmail, and one super smart mom. This story was told by Steph Gustafson on 16 December 2015 at Buntport Theater in De...

This week's story comes to you from Blair Overstreet. Blair is a writer and educator, and produces shows for our friends at So Say We All, a juggernaut of the San Diego storytelling/literary community. Blair's story was recorded live on 8 March at Tige...

This week's story comes from Rae Moore, who shares a lovely story of growing up as a home-schooled child with her three siblings. Rae's story was recorded live on February 17th at Buntport Theater in Denver,

Today's story comes to you from San Diego writer Joe Holland, recorded live on 8 March 2016 at Tiger!Tiger! Tavern in San Diego, California; the theme of the evening was "Ouch." - Thanks to everyone who came out to our 6th anniversary show at Buntport...

Today's story is by actor, director, and choreographer Diana Dresser. Head's up: This story is about a stalker, so it could be a trigger for folks who have experienced stalker-related trauma. Diana's story was recorded live on October 21,

We always struggle choosing which stories to share on the podcast, since we cannot post them all. But we found these two stories to be so complimentary, that we decided to play them together. These stories, told on the theme "DIY or Die",

Today's story comes from Adam Cayton-Holland. Adam has been performing at The Narrators since the very beginning and we're always thrilled when he's able to share a story. He's one-third of the comedy group The Grawlix,

This week's story comes to you from our San Diego show, where storyteller Lola Cacho shared on the theme of "DIY or DIE." This story was recorded live on 9 February 2016 at Tiger!Tiger! Tavern. - On 21 February,

We have a very different kind of story this week, brought to us from our good friend, Michael King, Denver designer, musician and art director for Birdy magazine. - A few years ago, Michael King bought an answering machine at a thrift store here in De...

This week's story comes to you from San Diego writer Suzanne Hoyem—amateur taxidermy collector, novice Tarot card reader, and practiced social critic. Having spent the past decade at the finest junior colleges in Southern California,