True Tales Live

Host David Phraener interviews one of the evening's storytellers: Amy Antonucci.

Our September 26, 2023 True Tales Live show on Zoom has an Open Theme and features these storytellers and stories: Amy Antonucci: The Car Beverly Schwartz: A Mind of Their Own Vicki Juditz: What Remains

Featured storyteller Kemetia Foley shares 'The Foley Chronicles', four stories about growing up Foley. 1. Mealtime with Foleys 2. Pancakes! 3. F-I-C (Foleys-in-Charge) Five 4. Worst Mom Ever

True Tales Live NH 2024 Storytelling- Open Theme with Storytellers: Miyo Yamauchi: "Fraud" Julia O'Connell:"Julia Goes First Class" Steve Varnum: "Good Boy"

The November 2023 True Tales Live Show featuring the following storytellers

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David Phreaner hosts "The Backstory" and his guest is Julia O'Connell. These 15 minute "after the storytelling" part of the program are very popular Listen to it and you will discover something about the art of storytelling! Please follow link and print out a copy or two and hang it in a public area near your home. It is a poster advertising an upcoming live event in Portsmouth on June 30th. Help us "spread the word"... Please and Thank you! https://mcusercontent.com/3020b8caf1dd59df80fd441b0/images/5704150d-ee10-e50f-3ce7-27abc406f4a3.png

Listen to our three storytellers from a live Zoom True Tales Live program recorded on May 30, 2023. Theme: "Like a Fish Out of the Water" Amy Antonucci (Announcer/Host) is also our first teller with "I Have A Cat." Julia O'Connell is up next with "A Good Sport." Our third teller is Steve Varnum with "Dad Voice." Three talented tellers with some good stories. Julia O'Connell is also the interviewee for the part of the program "The Backstory" with host David Phreaner. "The Backstory" is on a separate file on this podcast. On Friday, June 30, 6:30 to 8:00 pm True Tales Live will be LIVE with 6 tellers at the Portsmouth Senior Center Main Hall at 125 Cottage Street. BELOW is link to a poster/flyer with details and we would appreciate you printing a copy or two of the poster and displaying in a public place in your area. This is a money-raising event to pay the costs of this podcast, membership to PPMTV, Insurance, Zoom program, and other fees. Here is the link: Go to it and then please print and post a copy or more to help keep True Tales Live going... Thank you. https://mcusercontent.com/3020b8caf1dd59df80fd441b0/images/5704150d-ee10-e50f-3ce7-27abc406f4a3.png

David Phreaner hosts storyteller Roopa Mohan on the part of the program we call "The Backstory Conversation"... sort of "the story behind the story and the storyteller." Always interesting, this informal and relaxed conversation is a popular part of our True Tales Live Zoom programs. It follows the storytelling part of the program (which is in a separate audio file on this podcast) A video of the entire program, including "Backstory" will soon be available on the PPMTVNH.ORG YouTube channel. A link to that video will be found at our website: www.truetaleslivenh.org and on our Facebook page @truetaleslive. Thank you to Roopa Mohan for participating in our "Backstory Conversation!"

Our 26th Episode on Zoom... "One Thing Leads to Another" is our April 25, 2023 theme. Storytellers include: Arnie Alpert, Nina Lesiga, and Roopa Mohan. Arnie's story: "Kangaroo Court." Nina's story: "Snow Potatoes" and Roopa Mohan's story: "Even a Donkey Can." Our announcer is Amy Antonucci. Our Emcee is Pat Spalding. David Phreaner hosts "Backstory Conversation" with storyteller Roopa Mohan. That "Conversation" is on a separate audio file on this Podcast. This audio file is the "Storytelling" part of the show. We will be posting a video on the PPMTVNH.ORG YouTube Channel. Link to that video will be available on our website. www.truetaleslivenh.org and on our Facebook page @truetaleslive.

David Phreaner hosts the portion of the program entitled "Backstory Conversation" when his guest, in this case Dave Kellam, is asked some questions in an effort to get the story behind the storyteller. Always an interesting part of the program... David Phreaner ends each session with asking the guest to give his/her advice to someone out there who is thinking of trying the "Art" of Storytelling. Everyone is a storyteller... Hey! What's Your Story?

Our March True Tales Live Zoom program features 3 storytellers: Jo Radner (Please, No Blender!) / Julia O'Connell (Saving The World Together) / Dave Kellam (No One Expects the Leftist Marching Band) ... all three stories were centered on this month's theme of "Social Change." Amy Antonucci was our Announcer and Emcee for this program. Thanks to Tina Charpentier for helping with production. John Lovering was the A/V Editor. A video version of this show will be available on Portsmouth Public Media TV's YouTube Channel and will be broadcast on Channel 98 from PPMTV. Link to the YouTube Channel will be found on our website www.truetaleslivenh.org and on our Facebook page @truetaleslive The "Backstory Conversation" follows the storytelling. David Phreaner will be interviewing Dave Kellam to "get the story behing the story and the storyteller." That audio file is on this podcast, but in a separate file from the storytelling audio file. However in the video version... everything is on one file. Hey, "What's Your Story?"

This is the audio file of the conversation between host, David Phreaner and our featured storyteller for Feb 28, 2023, Pat Spalding. These short discussions are extremely interesting. Finding out how our storytellers prepare their stories, learn their craft, offer suggestions to people who might be interested in becoming storytellers... well, it is all valuable information and insight in what it takes to be a good storyteller.

Pat Spalding, ordinarily our Emcee, played a different role in our "Featured Storyteller Night"... she was our "Featured Teller"... and she did an incredible job telling her personal stories related to "Downsizing" and and coming to the realization that Downsizing means learning to accept some loss. This is the audio track of the storytelling part of the program on Feb. 28, 2023. Our announcer is Amy Antonucci. Sarah Bedingfield was our production assistant. John Lovering was the A/V Editor. David Phreaner was the host of what we call "The Backstory Conversation" that follows the storytelling part... and is a discussion between David and Pat... sort of "getting the story behind the stories of the storyteller" That part of the program is on a SEPARATE audio track on this podcast. A video of the entire program will soon be available on Portsmouth Public Media TV Channel 98 and on the PPMTVNH.ORG YouTube Channel. A link to the YouTube channel will be found on our website at www.truetaleslivenh.org and on our Facebook page @truetaleslive

The "Backstory Conversation" with one of our storyteller guests follows the storytelling part of the program. This is the audio file of that "Conversation" between Host, David Phreaner and his guest, Storyteller, Rand O'Brien. David explores the "story behind the storyteller" and is always a highlight of the True Tales Live program. The storyteller audio file from this Jan. 31, 2023 program is on a separate file in this podcast.

Our first TTL Zoom show of 2023. It is "Open Theme Night" and our three storytellers and the title of their stories are: Rand O'Brien (Rural Route 2, Davenport, Iowa) / Chris Newcomb (Standing on Tables) and Steve Varnum (This is Your Mother). Kemetia Foley is our announcer (substituting for Amy Antonucci). Pat Spalding is our Emcee. Production Assistant - Sarah Bedingfield. A/V Editor - John Lovering. Backstory Conversation host is David Phreaner. The audio file for the Backstory Conversation with Rand O'Brien is on a separate audio file. This is the audio file of the storytelling portion of the program. A video of this program will be available on YouTube on the PPMTVNH channel and will be broadcast locally on Channel 98 in Portsmouth NH on the NH Seacoast. Visit us at www.truetaleslivenh.org or on Facebook @truetaleslive

Always a popular part of the program is when David Phreaner converses with one of the storytellers. His goal is to seek out the "Story behind the storytellers"... hints, strategies, processes in storytelling reveal a lot of valuable information about the teller and how he/she goes about constructing and delivering their stories. This is a separate audio file from the Nov. 29, 2022 Zoom Edition live show that is recorded in cooperation with Portsmouth Public Media TV. www.ppmtvnh.org Visit True Tales Live www.truetaleslivenh.org and on Facebook @truetaleslive

This is the audio track of a live Zoom program from November 29, 2022. Our theme was "Silver Linings" and three storytellers shared their first-person "True Tales" based on that theme. Storytellers in order of appearance: Nina Lesiga ("Forgotten") Kemetia Foley ("Who Needs Alexa?) and John Lovering ("All Mom Wants For Christmas Is Some New False Teeth". Announcer is Amy Antonucci and Emcee is Pat Spalding. Production Assistant - Sarah Bedingfield. David Phreaner hosts "Backstory Conversation" at the end of the storytelling portion of he program. He will "Converse" with storyteller Nina Lesiga and that audio file is "Separate" but is posted on this Podcast. Look for "Backstory Conversation" Thanks for listening. A video version of this program will be posted on the YouTube channel of Portsmouth Public Media TV. www.ppmtvnh.org Visit us at www.truetaleslivenh.org and on Facebook @truetaleslive

The theme is "Oops!" Recorded with a Zoom audience on October 25, 2022... three storytellers shared their stories based on our theme. Amy Antonucci who is our announcer was also a storyteller on tonight's show and the title of her story was "What We Need." Tom Ostberg's story was "Oops Dear, Can You Find A Ride Home?" and Jo Radner's story was entitled "Eyebrows." Pat Spalding is the Emcee. John Lovering is the A/V Editor. Sara Bedingfield and Kemetia Foley were production assistants. This is the audio version of the storytelling portion of the show. The "Backstory Conversation" hosted by David Phreaner with his guest storyteller, Jo Radner, can be found on this podcast as a separate audio file from the main show. The ENTIRE show will be available on Portsmouth Public Media TV NH - YouTube Channel in one or two days. Here is the link to the True Tales Live Playlist on that channel: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLu8guPhQX33CUUQBX9rXdC26fgpdMm-bh True Tales Live is on Facebook @truetaleslive and our website is www.truetaleslivenh.org Be a storyteller! Themes and dates can be found on both Internet resources.

At the conclusion of the storytelling, we feature a segment entitled "Backstory Conversation" when host, David Phreaner has the opportunity to speak with one of the evening's storytellers and find out "the story behind the storyteller"... This is the audio file of that conversation from Oct. 25, 2022. David's guest is Storyteller Jo Radner. There is another audio file on this podcast of the storytelling portion of the show. This is just the "Backstory Conversation." There will be a full version of the show video posted on Portsmouth Public TV Media (PPMTVNH.ORG) YouTube channel in a day or two. Here is the link to the playlist for True Tales Live Zoom Edition: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLu8guPhQX33CUUQBX9rXdC26fgpdMm-bh

David Phreaner hosts a section at the end our monthly storytelling part of our True Tales Live Zoom programs. We call this section "Backstory Conversation" where David carries on interesting conversations with one of the three storytellers. In this case it is Beverly Schwartz, the teacher who created the STEM program! David gets the "Story behind the story" ....

Our premiere show for our 7th Season on PPMTVNH.ORG. This is the audio from our Sept. 27, 2022 Zoom Show with an "Open Theme Night" event. Our Announcer is Amy Antonucci. Pat Spalding is our Emcee. David Phreaner is the host of the "Backstory Conversation" which is posted on this podcast as a separate file. Our three storytellers (see photo) in order of "telling" and the title of their story: Kemetia Foley- "Angel Bells" Beverly Schwartz - "Saying Goodbye" and Tina Charpentier - "Nutty Buddy." Sarah Bedingfield was our Production Assistant and A/V Editor was John Lovering. There will be a video version of this podcast on Portsmouth Public Media TV Youtube Channel. Here is the link where it will be found when posted - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLu8guPhQX33CUUQBX9rXdC26fgpdMm-bh Visit us at www.truetaleslivenh.org or on Facebook @truetaleslive

This audio file is "The Backstory Conversation" between host, David Phreaner and guest storyteller, Martha Reed Johnson. This part of our Zoom True Tales Live program takes place after the storytelling portion of the program. The storytelling portion of this same program is on a separate audio file on this podcast. The video file that will be posted at Portsmouth Public Media TV (PPMtv) YouTube channel will have both portions of the show on one track. Visit us at www.truetaleslivenh.org or on Facebook @truetaleslive This is the link to PPMtv Video version True Tales Live Playlist. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLu8guPhQX33CUUQBX9rXdC26fgpdMm-bh This video will be in that playlist and will be posted soon.

Our last show before our July-Aug hiatus is excellent. Storyteller Martha Reed Johnson is our "Featured Teller" and shares 4 stories on the theme of "Lessons Learned." Martha's stories in order of play: "Out! - The Misadventures of Dad's Polar Bear" "Don't Leave Family Behind" "Must Find Wilderness" and "Smiles in the Sky." Our Announcer is Amy Antonucci and our Emcee is Pat Spalding. Production Assistants: Sarah Bedingfield and Kemetia Foley and our Audio/Visual Editor: John Lovering. David Phreaner host the last portion of the show which we call "The Backstory Conversation" where David talks with Martha about the stories behind the stories! That portion of the program is on a separate audio file on this podcast. On the Video version of this broadcast both the storytelling and "Backstory Conversation" are on the same track which will soon be posted on the YouTube Channel of Portsmouth Public Media TV (PPMtv). Here is the link to the True Tales Live Playlist on PPMtv. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLu8guPhQX33CUUQBX9rXdC26fgpdMm-bh More info at www.truetaleslivenh.org and find us on Facebook @truetaleslive

The last part of our True Tales Live Zoom show is always a very interesting "Backstory Conversation" hosted by David Phreaner with one of the storytellers as his guest. David and storyteller Kemetia Foley work on getting the "story" behind the "story" and it is always informative, interesting and fun. This was recorded on May 31, 2022 at the end of the storytelling based on the theme "One Thing Leads to Another" On the video version that will soon be posted on PPMTV, the "Backstory Conversation" is part of the entire video and not in a separate video. Link can be found at http://truetaleslivenh.org This track will be in stored in "The Backstory" Playlist.

May 31, 2022 - Our theme for this Zoom recorded audio for True Tales Live in cooperation with Portsmouth Public Media TV... "One Thing Leads to Another." Our storytellers with the titles of their stories are: Kate Braun: "You Can't Take It With You" Kemetia Foley: "You Can't Always Get What You Want." and Miyo Yamauchi: "Slow Speed Chase." Our announcer is Amy Antonucci. Our Emcee is Pat Spalding. David Phreaner is the host of the "Backstory" portion of the program which is posted on this podcast in a separate track. John Lovering is the A/V Editor. A video version of the program will be posted on the PPMTV YouTube Channel in the playlist here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLu8guPhQX33CUUQBX9rXdC26fgpdMm-bh Visit us at http://truetaleslivenh.org/ This track is stored in the ZOOM Playlist.

This is the "Backstory Conversation" hosted by David Phreaner with his storyteller guest, Vicki Juditz. Vicki is an excellent and very popular storyteller and David asks questions to get the "story behind the storyteller"... always interesting and a very special part of our True Tales Live program. Thanks to Vicki Juditz for being David's guest. The video version of this section of the show is part of the Portsmouth Public Media TV YouTube video of the entire show including the storytelling portion of the program. Link to the video version, when posted, can be found on www.truetaleslivenh.org or on our Facebook page @truetaleslive.

Three excellent storytellers came to our Zoom Edition of True Tales Live with three excellent stories centered around our theme of "Together and Apart" Pandemic Stories. In order of appearance: Tina Charpentier: "Move, Don't Move" Cathy Wolff: "Behind the Mask" and Vicki Juditz: "Creatures of the Night." Our announcer is Amy Antonucci and our Emcee is Pat Spalding. Each story runs about 10 minutes with a Q+A session from our audience following the storytelling. This is just the audio file of the storytelling part of the program. True Tales Live also features a section called "The Backstory Conversation" where host, David Phreaner has a conversation with one of the storytellers... to get the story behind the story. This part of the program has been edited into another audio file on this podcast. So the storytelling and the "Backstory Conversation" are on separate files. On the video version, which will be posted on Portsmouth Public Media TV YouTube Channel... the program is not separated. Link to the video, when posted, will be found on our Facebook page @truetaleslive and on our website at www.truetaleslivenh.org.

Each year True Tales Live has the on month set aside for the theme: Activism/Exercising Your Rights. It has been a consistently popular theme and this Zoom edition was no exception. Our three storytellers (in order of appearance) were Jezrie Marcano-Courtney ("The Blasphemer" ) Vicki Juditz ("Longing for Jail Time") and in a rerun recorded at PPMTV Studio on May 28, 2019, Arnie Alpert ("Bending Toward Justice"). After the storytelling there is a brief Q+A session from the Chat List on Zoom and then our announcer, Amy Antonucci, hosts a discussion with Arnie Alpert and Cathy Wolff...all three of these folks have been very involved in "Activism" and they talk a bit about that, but also pay tribute to a NH Legislature Renny Cushing, who had just passed away about 2 weeks before this show. Renny was an activist for many things, but was connected with our program by being one of several people who helped rid New Hampshire of the Death Penalty on May 30, 2019... two days after Arnie Alpert presented his story "Bending Toward Justice". This discussion between Amy, Cathy, and Arnie also included a few words from Storyteller, Activist, Andy Davis who happened to be in the viewing audience. For "Backstory" fans ... we did not do that portion of the program for this show.

On this track you will find "The Backstory" conversation hosted by David Phreaner with his guest, storyteller, Tom Ostberg. This audio track is part of the Feb 22, 2022 True Tales Live Zoom Edition show with an audience. The storytelling part of the program where you can hear Tom's stories is located on this Podcast in the Spotlight Section. The video version of The Backstory and the Storytelling part of the program are on one video file that will soon be on demand at https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLu8guPhQX33CUUQBX9rXdC26fgpdMm-bh Portsmouth Public Media TV YouTube Channel. Visit us at www.truetaleslivenh.org and on Facebook @truetaleslive

Our third "Featured Teller Night" with storyteller extraordinaire, Tom Ostberg. His theme is "Misadventures" and he tells 4 stories based on that theme. In order: "Sorry Mom" "Mist on the Trail" "Writing on the Wall" and "Ant Island". Our Announcer is Amy Antonucci and our Emcee is Pat Spalding. This track is the storytelling part of the program. David Phreaner conducts what we call a "Backstory" conversation with Tom, but that audio file is on a separate track that is also posted on this Soundcloud.com Podcast. So sit back and enjoy these exciting and wonderful stories of "Misadventures." A video version of this program will soon be available on demand at https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLu8guPhQX33CUUQBX9rXdC26fgpdMm-bh Join us on Facebook @truetaleslive or our website at www.truetaleslivenh.org

This is the audio only section of our January 25th program where host David Phreaner has a conversation with one of the evening's storytellers. Andy Davis is the guest as David Phreaner is the host of what we call "The Backstory." The storytelling portion of the evening is on a separate audio file in this podcast. There will be a video of the entire program together available on Portsmouth Public Media Television Channel on YouTube and on their Channel 98 in the Seacoast area of N.H. https://www.youtube.com/user/ppmtvnh/playlists Just look for "True Tales Live" Playlist and you will find the video. Links are also available at www.truetaleslivenh.org and on our Facebook page @ truetaleslive

On a cold winter's night... 3 excellent storytellers were able to be warm and cozy at home and each of them shared their wonderful stories based on our "Open Theme" night. We had a live audience listening to the the following storytellers: Miyo Yamaucchi: "Love for Joes" Andy Davis: "Identical" Jackson Gillman: "Take the Plunge". Our announcer is Amy Antonucci and our Emcee is Pat Spalding Following the storytelling there is a Q+A session generated by our audience members and hosted by Amy Antonucci. Please note that there is also a section we call "The Backstory" where host David Phreaner, chats with one of the storytellers to "get the story behind the story". That portion of the program is on a separate audio file on this podcast. The storyteller David has the pleasure of chatting with is Andy Davis. There will also be a video version of this show located on Portsmouth Public TV YouTube Channel. Here is the link to the channel... https://www.youtube.com/user/ppmtvnh/playlists look for the "True Tales Live" Playlist and you will find this show from 01_25_22 there. The video contains the storytelling and "The Backstory" section all together. Visit us at www.truetaleslivenh.org or on Facebook @truetaleslive We offer free storytelling workshops on Zoom... you can find out more information on our website or Facebook.

"The Backstory Conversation" is conducted by David Phreaner and in this program he talks with all three of our storytellers. Kemetia Foley, Amy Antonucci, and Nina Lesiga. The idea is to get "the story behind the stories!" Details on how the storytellers choose and construct their stories... hints they have for people who are thinking of telling their stories on a public storytelling format, etc. The storytelling part of this interview is on a separate file on this podcast. The video version of the ENTIRE program will be On Demand here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLu8guPhQX33CUUQBX9rXdC26fgpdMm-bh which is the Portsmouth Public Media TV YouTube Channel. The show will also be aired in the Portsmouth NH seacoast area on Comcast Channel 98. Visit us at www.truetaleslivenh.org and on Facebook @truetaleslive. Interested in telling a story? We offer free Zoom storytelling workshops. info@truetaleslivenh.org

This is a recording of a live Zoom broadcast with an audience in attendance on Dec. 28, 2021. This is a First-Person storytelling program that began in January of 2014 as a public radio show in Portsmouth NH. It is now heard and seen on Portsmouth Public Media TV in Portsmouth, NH Channel 98 and On Demand on their YouTube Channel here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLu8guPhQX33CUUQBX9rXdC26fgpdMm-bh Amy Antonucci is our announcer and Pat Spalding is our Emcee. John Lovering is the A/V editor. This is the storytelling part of the program with three storytellers... Kemetia Foley (It's Just A Holiday Party) Amy Antonucci ("A Perfect Holiday") and Nina Lesiga ("The Gift"). Following the storytelling there is a Q+A session with the viewing audience. In addition another of our crew members, David Phreaner does an interview session uniquely entitled "Backstory Conversation" with all three of the storytellers. However, the "Backstory Conversation" audio is on a separate file on this podcast. Visit us at www.truetaleslivenh.org or on Facebook @truetaleslive. Interested in telling a story? info@truetaleslivenh.org We offer free online Zoom Storytelling workshops.

The "Backstory Conversation" is conducted by David Phreaner with one of our November 30th, 2021 Zoom storytellers, Erica Blumfield. This track is the audio file from that conversation. It runs about 15 minutes. The storytelling part of the Nov. 30, 2021 True Tales Live Zoom show is on the podcast as a separate track. The Backstory Conversation can be seen as part of the entire video broadcast here: https://www.youtube.com/user/ppmtvnh/playlists ... Choose the "True Tales Live" Playlist and you will find the on-demand video file of the entire program.

True Tales Live out of the Seacoast of NH continues on Zoom with our November 30th, 2021 First-Person Storytelling program. Our theme this month was "Transformations." Storytellers and the title of their stories in order of appearance: Erica Blumfield: "The Harbor" David Phreaner: " Wedding Lifer"and Miyo Yamaucchi: "Loss and Return". This track is audio only, there will be a video track available at https://www.youtube.com/user/ppmtvnh/playlists and select the "True Tales Live" Playlist. Also note that this track is the "Storytelling" part of the program. Following the storytelling there is Q+A section with the audience and then David Phreaner conducts a "Backstory Conversation" with Erica Blumfield. That "Backstory Conversation" is on a separate track on this podcast. In the video version it is part of the entire show. Amy Antonucci is our announcer. Pat Spalding is our Emcee. Production Assistance: Kemetia Foley, Sarah Bedingfield, Sam Adams and the Audio/Visual Editor: John Lovering

The is the "Backstory Conversation" portion of the October 26, 2021 True Tales Live Zoom Edition broadcast. The storytelling part of the program can be found on this podcast. After the storytelling, host David Phreaner has a conversation with one of the evening's storytellers. He calls it the "Backstory Conversation" an opportunity to get the "story behind the story.? His guest is storyteller Beverly Schwartz. The video version of this can be seen on demand at the PPMtv YouTube Channel https://youtu.be/ZESV1BxVs_I

Track is a recording of a live Zoom broadcast on 10.26.21 with an audience of about 35 people. Three storytellers sharing first-person stories based on our theme: Harbingers. Tina Charpentier "The King Story." Beverly Schwartz "I Am Not Getting Off This Plane!" Nina Lesiga "Sexy Project". Amy Antonucci is our host/announcer, Pat Spalding is our Emcee. David Phreaner has a Backstory Conversation with Beverly Schwartz (note this is on a separate audio file on this podcast). This track contains introduction of the show and guests and the 3 stories they told. Runs about 55 min. The video version of this can be seen on demand at the PPMtv YouTube Channel https://youtu.be/ZESV1BxVs_I

This is the 15 minute "Backstory Conversation" conducted by David Phreaner with storyteller Judith Heineman. The storytelling part of the Sept. 28, 2021 program is on this podcast as a separate audio file. The video version of the entire program will be available at https://www.youtube.com/user/ppmtvnh/playlists ... in the True Tales Live playlist. Links to the video will also be found on our website at www.truetaleslivenh.org and on our truetaleslive Facebook page.

Our first ZOOM show after our Summer Hiatus... Open Theme Night featuring three very talented storytellers. Announcer/Host: Amy Antonucci. Emcee: Pat Spalding Storytellers and their story titles in order of play: Judith Heineman "Drunk on Chocolate;" Chris Newcomb "Under the Table;" and Vicki Juditz "Breakout." This program was done before a live ZOOM audience. There is a second file available on this podcast of the "Backstory Interview of storyteller Judith Heineman conducted by David Phreaner. The Video version of the entire program will be available on demand at https://www.youtube.com/user/ppmtvnh/playlists - In the True Tales Live Playlist. It will also be aired on Comcast Channel 98 in the Seacoast area of NH. Visit our website at www.truetaleslivenh.org or our Facebook page truetaleslive. Audio/Video Editor: John Lovering.

After the storytelling portion of each program, David Phreaner conducts what we call "The Backstory Conversation" with one of our storytellers. Amy Antonucci, being the ONE storyteller on our Featured Teller show of June 29, 2021 is David's guest for this portion of the program. This is always an interesting part of the program as it gives listeners a chance to hear the "story behind the stories" in this case. This is an audio-only file. The video version will be part of the entire show video that will be available for on-demand viewing on Portsmouth Public Media TV's YouTube Channel. The link to that video will be available on our website at www.truetaleslivenh.org and our True Tales Live Facebook page.

We welcome our Co-founder, Announcer, and Host for True Tales Live Zoom Edition, Amy Antonucci as our Featured Teller for this final show before our July and August hiatus. The theme of Amy's stories is "Dad Stories" In order of presentation: "Superpowers;" "Birthday Bashes;" "Subtraction;" "Learning to Lie." This is an "audio-only" presentation. The video version will be available soon on Portsmouth Public Media TV YouTube Channel. The link will be found at www.truetaleslivenh.org and on our True Tales Live Facebooks page. A reminder that David Phreaner conducts a "Backstory Conversation" following the storytelling, but that is a separate file found on this podcast. This file is the storytelling portion of the program. Pat Spalding is our Emcee, Kemetia Foley is our Announcer. Sarah Bedingfield and Kemetia Foley are our Production Assistants and the A/V Editor is John Lovering. This program lives in our ZOOM show playlist.

This is the audio file of the interview or "Backstory Conversation" that David Phreaner does with storyteller Jackson Gillman during the last 15 minutes of the May 25, 2021 True Tales Live Zoom program with the theme "Blunders." Always interesting, David seeks to find the "story behind the story and the storyteller." Thanks to Jackson Gillman for agreeing to be David's guest. The video version of this event is included in the Portsmouth Public Media YouTube Channel Video of the entire May 25th program.

Epi 8 of our True Tales Live Zoom Edition program welcomed three excellent storytellers telling their first person stories related to the theme "Blunders." Pat Spalding was our host and Emcee as Amy Antonucci was a bit under the weather. Cathy Wolff's story was entitled "Is it All Down Hill From Here?" Beth LaMontagne Hall's story was "Coolest Girls in the World" and Jackson Gillman told "Oop-a-ditty". This is the audio version of the program. David Phreaner interviewed Jackson Gillman during the last 15 minutes of the program. The audio for that "Backstory" interview is listed separately on this podcast page. There will be a video version of the entire program placed on Portsmouth Public Media TV YouTube Channel. The link to the video version will be found a www.truetaleslivenh.org or on the Facebook page facebook.com/truetaleslive.

This is about a 15 minute long conversation between David Phreaner and storyteller, Steve Varnum. The "Backstory Conversation" is a segment recorded after the storytelling portion of the show. Here David and Steve discuss "the story behind the story" and David always asks his guests to choose one important thing they would tell someone who is considering telling a story... Steve has an excellent idea... listen to find out what it is and then put it to use when you become a public storyteller! Thanks to Steve for his participation, and his wonderful story "Bully for You". This is from April 27, 2021 and this audio file only is living in the Playlist "The Backstory." Thank you, David Phreaner!

True Tales Live presents its 7th Zoom episode... recorded live on Zoom on April 27, 2021. Our host, Amy Antonucci. Our Emcee, Pat Spalding and our three storytellers telling their first-person "True Tales" to a live Zoom of audience of about 40 people. The theme is "Lessons Learned." Storytellers and the titles of their stories in order of appearance: Nina Lesiga: "Impossible Dreams" Steve Varnum: "Bully for You" and Pat Spalding: "Paddling Home" These were excellent stories that touched the hearts of many viewers. This is the audio version of the show. A video version will be found soon at this site: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLu8guPhQX33CUUQBX9rXdC26fgpdMm-bh This is PPMTV, Portsmouth Public Media Television in Portsmouth, NH. The link takes you to the entire True Tales Live Playlist. Part of the program is a segment entitled "The Backstory Conversation" that is hosted by David Phreaner who chats with one of the storytellers. In this show, the storyteller is Steve Varnum. The audio segment of that conversation can be found in a SEPARATE file on this podcast. We separate the storytelling from the "Backstory Conversation" Check our playlists for more shows. Visit our website at www.truetaleslivenh.org or our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/truetaleslive/ and thank you for listening!

David Phreaner hosts storyteller, Bill Thompson in a brief "Backstory Conversation" following the storytelling portion of our March 30, 2021 True Tales Live Zoom Edition with the theme: Activism. This is an interesting conversation between David and Bill discuss "the story behind the story"... Bill told a story entitled "Chained and Squirming." The storytelling part of the program is in a separate file on this podcast. The Backstory sessions have their own playlist, separate from that of the Zoom storyteller playlist. A video of this conversation will be available on the PPMTV YouTube channel. Link will be available at our website at www.truetaleslivenh.org

Our 6th Zoom program had 60 viewers and 3 excellent storytellers who shared their "True Tales" based on the theme of "Activism" Storytellers in order of appearance with the title of their story were: Amy Antonucci (A Tree in the Forest); Bill Thompson (Chained and Squirming); and Arnie Alpert (Pledge of Resistance?). The end of the program gave our audience a chance to ask questions and comment via the Chat Room. Following the program David Phreaner has a "Backstory Conversation" with storyteller, Bill Thompson. That part of the program is on a separate file . This file is just the storytelling part of the program. There will be a video of the program posted on Portsmouth Public Media TV and this link: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLu8guPhQX33CUUQBX9rXdC26fgpdMm-bh will take you to the playlist of all our programs on the PPMTV YouTube Channel.

This is the audio version of what we entitle "The Backstory" conducted by David Phreaner with storyteller TIna Charpentier. It runs 15 minutes and was part of the Feb 23, 2021 True Tales Live Zoom Epi 5 This is part of the video version on PPMTVNH.org YouTube channel as this link https://youtu.be/Rx93BXWEeV0 This track will be stored in "The Backstory" Playlist on the podcast.

As an Air Force Sgt. stationed in Saudi Arabia during the Persian Gulf War in 1992, Tina Charpentier is our True Tales Live Featured Storyteller. She will share 4 first-person (True Tales) stories centered around the theme of "Desert Tales of Stress and Boredom" The stories in order: "The Stress Button;" "Hiding in Plain Sight;" "Better Than Doing Nothin' " and "The Egg". Our announcer is Amy Antonucci and our Emcee is Pat Spalding. Video/Audio Editor is John Lovering. This is an AUDIO ONLY portion of the storytelling part of the program. An interview of Tina, called "The Backstory" is conducted by David Phreaner, but that portion of the program is on this podcast in a separate file. Visit us at www.truetaleslivenh.org or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/truetaleslive/ The video version of this originally live broadcast on Zoom can be found at the ppmtvnh.org YouTube Channel at this link: https://youtu.be/Rx93BXWEeV0 - This track will be found in our Zoom Edition Playlist