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Through a mix of party games, interviews, and live performance-style storytelling, Summer, Isaac and their guests tell stories they haven't shared publicly before—and reveal things about themselves you’d normally never tell a stranger.

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  • Apr 14, 2016 LATEST EPISODE
  • infrequent NEW EPISODES
  • 28m AVG DURATION
  • 11 EPISODES


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Ep. 10: Lamorne Morris - First Time

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2016 31:36


New Girl actor Lamorne Morris shares a story about his first time and talks about auditioning for the role of Winston Bishop. He also plays a round of Never Have I Ever, and Summer and Isaac finally tell each other what's wrong with them.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ep. 09: Melissa Broder - Romance

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2016 28:56


Melissa Broder, the poet and essayist behind the @SoSadToday Twitter account, tells a story about actually trying to follow the rules from the book "The Rules (TM): Time-Tested Secrets for Capturing the Heart of Mr. Right". Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ep. 08: Sherman Alexie - Food

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2016 24:26


Poet, author and filmmaker Sherman Alexie is lactose intolerant. In this episode, he tells a story about racial identity, anthropology, and the incident that finally forced him to come to terms with his body's inability to digest dairy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ep. 07: Lorelei Lee - Bodies

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2016 31:29


Lorelei Lee, an adult film performer, writer, director and activist tells a story about body modification and finding her sisterhood. She also plays Never Have I Ever with Summer and Isaac.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ep. 06: Lena Waithe - Long Distance

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2016 33:43


Lena Waithe—a writer, producer and actress who played Denise on the Netflix show "Master Of None"—tells a story about moving from Chicago to L.A., coming out to her friends and family, and her changing relationship with her mom.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ep. 05: Saeed Jones - Letting Go

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2016 32:33


Poet and BuzzFeed Editor Saeed Jones tells a story about learning to let go after his mother's death—and reclaiming his name, which means "happy" and "fortunate" in Arabic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ep. 04: Michael Ian Black - Home

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2016 28:41


Comedian Michael Ian Black tells the story of buying and hating his first house. He also plays Never Have I Ever with Summer and Isaac and performs slam poetry for the very first timeLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ep. 03: Edie Windsor & Roberta Kaplan - Coming Out

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2016 35:27


Marriage equality trailblazers Edie Windsor and Roberta Kaplan were the plaintiff-attorney pair in the Supreme Court case that struck down the federal ban on same-sex couple's marriages. In this episode, they play Never Have I Ever with Summer and Isaac and tell the story of the first time their paths crossed, over 20 years before the United States v. Windsor ruling.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ep. 02: W. Kamau Bell - Expectation Vs. Reality

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2016 33:51


W. Kamau Bell joins Summer and Isaac to play Never Have I Ever; then Kamau tells stories about working at Michael Jordan's restaurant, a new-dad emergency, and the first case of reverse racism he's ever heard of.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ep. 01: Cheryl Strayed - Stealing

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2016 29:57


Summer and Isaac play "Never Have I Ever" with author Cheryl Strayed; then Cheryl tells a story about a horse, a cowboy, and a secret.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Never Have I Ever

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2016 5:07


The Tell Show is a new podcast from BuzzFeed, hosted by Summer Anne Burton and Isaac Fitzgerald. Season 1 starts February 11th. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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