The Narrators

True stories told live at The Narrators, the award-winning storytelling show. Comedians, actors, musicians, writers, and other fascinating folks share first-person narratives from their lives, centered on a monthly theme.

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88: Taylor Gonda, “An Anglophile’s First Visit ...
So far, 2016 has been rough year for anglophiles. We've lost Lemmy and David Bowie and Alan Rickman already, and it's not even February. The outpouring of grief and nostalgia and admiration over the last few weeks has been overwhelming but still inspir...
16 min
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87: Joe Holland, “Chappie”
Happy New Year! This week's story is told by Joe Holland, a San Diego-based writer. He deftly captures the complicated nature of family in this story based on the theme "Siblings." - We are looking forward to 2016 and a new year of storytelling.
15 min
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86: Matthew Taylor, “Jesus Party!”
Today's story comes from Matthew Taylor. Matthew is an actor, improviser and author who hails from the small sailing village of Itchenor in the UK. This story was recorded live on 16 September 2015; the theme of the evening was "Firsts."
9 min
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85: Amy Lisewski, “My Brother’s Brother”
Amy Lisewski, founder and director of Finest City Improv, told a pretty amazing tale about the true connections of family when we tackled the theme of "Siblings."
13 min
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84: AJ Pape, “Kevin Spacey Saved My Life”
Today’s story comes from AJ Pape. AJ's story was recorded live on 18 November 2015 at Buntport Theater in Denver, Colorado. The theme of the evening was "If You Can't Say Something Nice."
13 min
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83: Jenny Minniti-Shippey, “Bicycles, Beer and ...
We're back with a story from Jenny Minniti-Shippey. Jenny shares a glimpse into life as a young writer in Galway, a fitting tale for our San Diego Beer Week-themed show "Bottled Up," recorded live at Tiger! Tiger!
14 min
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82: Hannah Duggan, “What are these things?”
Today’s story comes from Hannah Duggan. Hannah is a founding member of Buntport Theater Company, which owns the amazing home of our Denver show. Hannah's story was recorded live on 21 October 2015.
12 min
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81: Kendall Burdett, “Pretend Lawyer”
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. This story was recorded live on 10 November 2015.
18 min
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80: Carolyn Matthews, “False Positive”
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,
11 min
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79: Kimberly Dark, “Why I’m Not Sorry…”
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."
7 min
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78: David Latham, “Use Once and Destroy”
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.
15 min
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77: Rachel Pater, “You Can Call Me Tom”
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.
13 min
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76: “Crushed”
Today's podcast is dedicated to all of you out there in podcast land who have never attended a live show before. Our August event was so fantastic that we're playing it here for you in its entirety, raw and mostly uncut.
100 min
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75: Wendy Smith, “My First Sex Dream”
A true story from Wendy Smith originally recorded on 8 September 2015 at Tiger!Tiger! Tavern in San Diego, California.
9 min
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74: Robert Rutherford, “The Time Traveler”
Today's story comes from Robert Rutherford. Robert's story was recorded live on 8 September 2015 at Tiger!Tiger! Tavern in San Diego, California.
13 min
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73: Erin Rollman, “Casa Bonita: Chicken or Beef?”
This week's story comes from Erin Rollman. She is the co-host of The Narrators Denver, a founding member and co-owner of Buntport Theater, a long-time favorite storyteller, and an award-winning actor and playwright.
9 min
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72: Anthony Crawford, “Tell Your Kids to F*ck i...
Today's story comes from Anthony Crawford. He's co-host of Amuse Booze, a local cocktail and comedy showcase, and he’s the host of Talkin' Shop, which is like Denver comedy's answer to Inside the Actor's Studio.
14 min
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71: Christie Buchele, “Salmonella Falls”
Today’s story comes from Christie Buchele. Christie’s story was recorded live on June 17, 2015 at Buntport Theater in Denver, Colorado. The theme of the evening was "WTF."
17 min
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70: Aaron Urist, “This Yarmulke Feels Like Ted ...
This week's story comes from Aaron Urist. Aaron's story was recorded live on May 20, 2015 at Buntport Theater in Denver, Colorado. The theme of the evening was "Nature vs. Nurture."
12 min
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69: Emma Weisfeld, “Almond-Butter Sticky Fingers”
Today’s story comes from Emma Weisfeld and was recorded live at Buntport Theater on 20 May 2015. The theme of the evening was “Nature vs. Nurture.”
14 min
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68: Ellen K. Graham, “Pilgrims of the Interstate”
Ellen K. Graham is a playwright and long-time favorite of The Narrators. Her story was paired Ralph Vaughan Williams’ “The Lark Ascending,” which for copyright reasons we do not play in its entirety. This story was originally recorded at Augustana Arts on 24 April 2015. The theme of the evening was “Two-Way Street."
19 min
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67: Haley Driscoll, “Two Face”
Today's story comes from Haley Driscoll. This story was originally recorded on 21 November 2013 at the Deer Pile in Denver, Colorado. The theme of the evening was "The Fall.
12 min
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66: Greg Salvesen, “One Mile to Go”
The theme of our live show in June 2013 was "Insults & Grievances." The story I remember the most vividly from that night came from Greg Salvesen, an economist who loves to run long distances.
14 min
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65: Mathiba Kgopa, “Terrorist Visa”
This story was originally recorded on 15 April 2015 at Buntport Theater in Denver, Colorado and the theme of the evening was "The Flame."
18 min
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64: Jared Maher, “What the Flood Washed Away”
This week's story comes from Jared Maher, a former investigative journalist and staff writer for Westword. This story was originally recorded on 18 April 2013 at the Deer Pile in Denver, Colorado.
23 min