Podcast appearances and mentions of Shannon M Turner

Happy New Year! In this week's episode, our storytellers ponder the big questions about life and death. Part 1: When Shannon Turner's high school friend passes away from a rare virus from a monkey, she contemplates her sense of purpose. Part 2: After a traumatizing experience with a dead body leaves journalist Erica Buist agoraphobic, she embarks on a journey to understand how other cultures handle death in hopes of healing. Shannon M. Turner is a professional storyteller and story coach, as well as a writer, dreamer, and nerd. She is the Founder/Creative Director of StoryMuse, offers storytelling techniques as a tool for personal discernment, team building, and community development in effort to cultivate a world where all stories are heard and honored. She is the producer of Carapace, Atlanta's OG monthly true, personal storytelling event and has an MFA from Virginia Tech. Read more at StoryMuse.net. Erica Buist is a writer, journalist, lecturer and author of the book This Party's Dead. Between writing plays, audio drama and short films for Stockroom Theatre Company and managing the social media for literary nonprofit Tupelo Press, she is slowly writing her first novel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Our highlight reels continue with a collection of host Shannon M. Turner's best-loved episodes with some of Atlanta's funniest people. Listen in on clips from interviews with Gina Rickicki, Cris Gray, Kris Boltz, Topher Payne, Jon Carr (now of Second City!), and Nicole Kemper.

Pre-Show Treasure Maps Special! Please enjoy this immersive audio storytelling piece by Ricardo Aranda 'Ricardo's Race.' We're looking forward to seeing you at the Treasure Maps show! Audio direction, recording, soundscape design, editing by Amanda Plumb. Why is this appearing on the NAL feed? This is a North Avenue Lounge Special in collaboration with the Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities. NAL co-host Shannon M. Turner is the Creative Director for the statewide Treasure Maps project, and NAL co-host Amanda Plumb created the piece together with Ricardo!

Our highlight reels continue with a collection of host Shannon M. Turner's best-loved episodes with Atlanta's dreamiest theatre makers. Hear segments with Kenny Leon, Suehyla El-Attar, Michael Haverty, Daniel Thomas May, Rachel May, and a whole crew of folx from 7 Stages from way back in Shannon's second episode in fall of 2013. We start out with a meditation on how theatre has been hit hard by the pandemic and why it's important to support it and find our way back into those dark spaces, sitting elbow-to-elbow with strangers as soon as we can feel safe to do so.

“We live in a world that tells us that we should build walls around ourselves… storytelling has this amazing capacity to help us break down those walls.”—  Shannon M. TurnerWhat's your story?Shannon M. Turner has devoted her professional life to helping people answer that question.Her work involves helping people develop their relationship to storytelling, an art that many people can find intimidating. “It's a crying shame when folks think that they don't have any good stories to tell, because this is a skill that we all used to have,” Shannon explains. “Before we had Netflix or even TV for that matter, people used to sit around the porch or the campfire and just tell stories… I feel like my work is just often to help people tap into that ancient knowledge.”In order to help clients connect with their own stories, Shannon has them create life maps.This simple exercise helps them rethink and reframe profound, transformational, or smaller moments in their lives, and find ways to knit them together into stories.While this practice can feel a little uncomfortable, part of becoming a better storyteller is learning to become okay with being vulnerable.It's an important skill, as vulnerability builds trust in an authentic, genuine way.In this way, storytelling brings us together and helps us see each other as we really are—unmasked and real.In‌ ‌this‌ ‌episode of the podcast,‌ ‌you'll discover:‌ ‌How to tell your story honestly while being sensitive to the needs of your audience  The power of storytelling to help people hear each other across lines of differenceWhy honing your listening skills will help you become a better storytellerAbout Shannon M. TurnerShannon M. Turner is the Founder/Creative Director of StoryMuse, which provides unique strategies for personal, business, organizational, community and content development. She conducts workshops and provides coaching to individuals and organizations seeking to use true, personal stories for transformative potential. Highlights:‌ ‌00:36  Introducing Shannon M. Turner01:44  “What is your ritual?”04:02  Discover your story06:37  Appropriate vulnerability10:06  Transformative storytelling12:08  The meanings of “storytelling”14:41  Resilience & empathy16:54  Mindset & storytelling18:02  Deep listening21:42  Manuel's Tavern23:01  Shannon's Udemy course25:13  Shannon's current projectsShannon's LinksStoryMuse.net | https://www.facebook.com/storymuse | https://www.instagram.com/story_musehttps://www.linkedin.com/in/shannon-m-turner Other Mentionshttps://www.manuelstavern.com https://www.facebook.com/carapace-156546534411045/ Special thanks to Emily Milling and the team at The Ultimate Creative and our business manager Erika Macauley.Music for this podcast was recorded with producer Spencer Garn at Diamond Street Studios in Atlanta, Georgia.Learn more at www.hollandcreative.io/ritualConnectwww.hollandcreative.iodaniel@hollandcreative.ioIG: @conversioncopydesign

Guests: Jessyca Holland & Audrey Gamez of C4 Atlanta; Eileen Lee & Martine Resznick of The Lola Shannon talks with the women who lead C4 Atlanta and The Lola about holding space for creative entrepreneurs and women professionals to grow their businesses. Host: Shannon M. Turner

Guest: Sean Dietrich Shannon speaks with prolific author, storyteller, blogger, and musician, Sean Dietrich, aka Sean of the South. Sean speaks about growing up as an underestimated kid, his early influencers, how community college change his life, and talks about writing process. In the final segments, Sean reads from his daily blog and we sample his podcast performances. Host: Shannon M. Turner

Guests: Kate Rope & Soniah Kamal Shannon talks with with two of Atlanta's most exciting authors. Kate Rope's new book, "Strong As a Mother," is a practical and compassionate guide to preparing for a smooth start to motherhood, both physically and emotionally. Soniah Kamal is returning to the show, this time with her new book, "Unmarriagable," a retelling of Jane Austen's "Pride & Prejudice" set in Pakistan. Host: Shannon M. Turner

Guests: Anne Collins Smith, Leatrice Ellzy, and Shantrelle Lewis Shannon talks with leaders from the Spelman Museum and Hammonds House about their history, the state of black art institutions, and the important exhibits they currently feature. Spelman Museum has two exhibits: Amy Sherald returns to her roots at the Atlanta University Center after rocketing to fame when she painted the now famous Michelle Obama portrait in the National Gallery. At the same time, our guest Anne Collins Smith curates "PRESENCE: Meditations on the Spelman College Collection." Hammonds House currently features "Dandy Lion: (Re) Articulating Black Masculine Identity." Host: Shannon M. Turner

ADULT CONTENT* Yesterday's Daughter by Alayna Huft Tucker Originally performed at Naked City Still Life with Mason Jars by Shannon M. Turner Gentrified by Theresa Davis Originally performed at 7 Stages Home Brew

Guests: Topher Payne & Jon Carr Shannon talks with Jon Carr & Topher Payne about playwriting, improv comedy, Dad's Garage, the Hallmark Channel, Black Nerd, and chasing after your dreams in the supportive artist culture of Atlanta. Host: Shannon M. Turner

Guests: Oronike Odeleye and Allie Bashuk A very timely discussion about feminism, using the online realm for organizing, hashtag activism, and local grassroots philanthropy with Oronike Odeleye of the #MuteRKelly campaign & Idea Capital, and Allie Bashuk of many endeavors, including founder of the Dream Warriors Foundation. Host: Shannon M. Turner

Guest: Kate Atwood Shannon talks with Kate Atwood, founder of Kate's Club and Executive Director of ChooseATL. They discuss transforming grief culture and helping to promote Atlanta as a great place to live. Host: Shannon M. Turner

Guests: Lisa Yaszek and Ian Campbell Shannon talks to two writers about science fiction. Lisa Yaszek is a feminist writer & historian of science fiction. Ian Campbell has just published "Arabic Science Fiction", which traces the roots of Arabic science fiction through classical and medieval Arabic literature. They also talk about new tracks at DragonCon and unpacking what the #metoo movement has to offer this sci-fi multiverse. Host: Shannon M. Turner

Guests: Tenisio Seanima, Abiodun Henderson, and Kwon Smith Shannon talks to two outstanding organizations that will have you thinking about how beautiful it is outside. Georgia Organics connects organic food from Georgia farms to Georgia families. The Come Up Project, especially through its program Gangstas to Growers, focuses on providing employment opportunities to formerly incarcerated persons in marginalized communities. Host: Shannon M. Turner

Guests: Carrie Johnson & Jocelyn Robinson Shannon talks to Jocelyn Robinson, a psychic, and Carrie Johnson, an evolutionary astrologer, about being women entrepreneurs, trusting your intuition, eclipses, finding love, and healing your inner child. Jocelyn has extended a wonderful offer to our listeners! She has created a coupon code for people to use to get 20% off a reading. The code to use is: NORTH Just have to schedule a reading on her website and enter the code. http://jocelynlrobinson.com/ Host: Shannon M. Turner

Guests: Vanya Francis & Mercedes Melendez Shannon talks with Vanya Francis, yoga practitioner and health coach of Cherished Life, and Mercedes Melendez, vegan cook about health and healing in winter and their top 5 recommendations for setting your intentions and starting the year off right. Plus, a little poetry to keep you heart warm. Host: Shannon M. Turner

Guests: Jen Peté and Jenny Levinson Shannon has a vibrant conversation with Jenny Levison, Founder of Souper Jenny, and Jennifer Pete', Co-Founder of Zifty.com and SlingShop. They discuss being women entrepreneurs in ATL and what it's like to be women in business and raising sons during this cultural moment we find ourselves in. Plus, One More Thing by Shannon. Host: Shannon M. Turner

Guests: Dorian McDuffie, Morgan Carlisle Thompson, Carlos Thompson Elevate is the City of Atlanta's annual downtown public art festival. Dorian McDuffie talks about her journey to becoming the city's organizer of the festival. Morgan & Carlos are life partners and the artists organizing LEFT OUT, a multidisciplinary, multi-sensory experience about returned combat veterans. Host: Shannon M. Turner

Guest: Shannon M. Turner, StoryMuse Shannon M. Turner is the Founder/Creative Director of StoryMuse, which provides unique strategies for personal, business, and community development through reality storytelling & theatre techniques–everywhere it is needed. Host: Amanda Plumb

Guests: Kristopher Boltz & Brandon Ley Kristopher Boltz is a leader of NerdLanta, 8-Bit Comedy Night, Batman on the Beltline, and the all-new Love Nerds Dating Game. Brandon Ley is co-founder of Joystick Gamebar and the Georgia Beer Garden. These two make quite a nerdy pair. Host: Shannon M. Turner

Guests: Björn Venö and Kirstin Mitchell Shannon talks with Atlanta-based performance artists Björn Venö and Kirstin Mitchell about their lives, their independent works, and their upcoming collaboration in Norway. Host: Shannon M. Turner

Guests: Udaiyan "UJ" Jatar and Sir José Bright Shannon talks with Udaiyan Jatar of Blue Earth Network and Sir José Bright of Teboho Trust about innovation and thought leadership on the international scene of nonprofits. Host: Shannon M. Turner

Guests: Kenny Leon and Danielle Deadwyller Shannon talks to Kenny Leon, Artistic Director for True Colors Theater Company, and Danielle Deadwyller, a member of the cast of the upcoming Smart People. Host: Shannon M. Turner

Guests: Keren Landman and Becky Striepe Shannon talks to two women who started on one career path and then took a sudden turn. Host: Shannon M. Turner

Guests: Amy Ray and Emily Saliers In episode 2 of the CELEBRITY CHALLENGE, Amanda (with an assist from Shannon) interviews the folk-rock-pop duo, Indigo Girls, about their shared history, activism, and artistic collaboration. Hosts: Amanda Plumb and Shannon M. Turner

Guest: Michael Cerveris In the first episode of our month-long CELEBRITY CHALLENGE, Shannon interviews Michael Cerveris about Broadway, recording music, fame, impostor syndrome, and a little bit of television. Host: Shannon M. Turner

Guests: Louis Corrigan, Anne Archer Dennington, and Jessica Scott-Felder Shannon talks with members of the arts organization Flux Projects and an artist participating in Flux Night 2015. Host: Shannon M. Turner

Guest: Dee Wagner In the second and final episode of our two-episode arc about online dating in Atlanta, Shannon interviews Dee Wagner, co-author of Naked Online: A DoZen Ways to Grow from Internet Dating, co-host Charlie Bennett gives his great perspective out of many broken relationships leading to his wonderful marriage, and we'll hear snippets from a recent first date Shannon went on. Human tanks, open-door hearts, and invisible bubbles. It's a deeply personal episode. Host: Shannon M. Turner & Charlie Bennett

In a joint venture, two-episode arc, NAL co-hosts Cris Gray and Shannon M. Turner explore the world of online dating in Atlanta, with Shannon in the hot seat. Is OKCupid better than Match.com? Is Hinge better than Tinder? How much should you say in the first message? Should you talk on the phone before you go out? Hear about the adorable way Cris met his wife, and all the crazy ways guys have shown up for dates with Shannon, including her recent date where she reminded the guy of his third wife's good personalities. And that's just episode 1.   Hosts: Cris Gray & Shannon M. Turner

Guests: Scott Turner Schofield and Karla Mosley Join Shannon for a “transformative” episode as she talks with Scott Turner Schofield, Atlanta actor turned national speaker and guest on The Bold and the Beautiful and Karla Mosley, his soap opera co-star who also happens to be a writer, producer, and singer/songwriter. They talk about being trans, trans storylines in pop culture, and our constantly evolving language. Host: Shannon M. Turner

Guests: Dyana Bagby and Jeff Graham Shannon M Turner talks to Dyana Bagby and Jeff Graham about LGBT activism, including transgender rights, marriage equality, and the ongoing RFRA debate. Host: Shannon M. Turner

Guests: Jennifer Levinson of Souper Jenny; Dana Johnson, Executive Director of the Atlanta Center for Self Sufficiency and Ali Banta, Head Chef of Café 458 Souper Jenny has been leading the way in both good food and social enterprise by donating portions of her profits to the Atlanta community for 16 years. The Atlanta Center for Self Sufficiency helps people out of homelessness throughout the week and raises money and awareness on the weekend by serving brunch at Café 458. This episode is both delicious and poignant. Host: Shannon M. Turner

Guests: Sarah Zureick-Brown, Karen Lee, Donald Davis Shannon talks to Sarah Zureick-Brown, Karen Lee, and headliner Donald Davis about their lives, the art of storytelling, being brave enough to tell difficult personal stories in front of an audience, and the Peach State Storytelling Festival. Host: Shannon M. Turner

Guests: Rachel & Daniel Thomas May Walking Dead's Daniel Thomas May and Synchronicity Theatre's Rachel May talk about theatre, film, television, audio books, creative coupling, and cyber-stalking.  It's a pretty action-packed episode, folks. Host: Shannon M. Turner

Guests: Jessica Handler & Soniah Kamal Authors Jessica Handler (Invisible Sisters and Braving the Fire) and Soniah Kamal (An Isolated Incident) talk about their lives, the writing process, moving around the world and back, the pressure to make likable women characters, yoga, family, civil rights and shoes. Host: Shannon M. Turner

Guests: Susannah Darrow of Burnaway and Catherine Fox of ArtsATL The executive directors of Burnaway and ArtsATL join Shannon M. Turner for a discussion of the arts in Atlanta, breaking from old publishing, and the importance of art criticism. Host: Shannon M. Turner

Guests: Piyali Cole, Alice Johnson, and Kathryn Grant Members of Gun Sense Georgia talked to Shannon about gun violence, gun laws, and local Georgia activism. Host: Shannon M. Turner

Guests: Dave Leach and Kevin Stallard Dave Leach of Well Played and Kevin Stallard of DragonCon (on a volunteer basis) talk to Shannon M. Turner about geekery, gaming, and Jeopardy. Host: Shannon M. Turner

Guests: Becky Rafter & Xochitl Bevera Becky Rafter of Georgia WAND and Xochitl Bervera of the Racial Justice Action Center talk about their lives, leadership, and what the election means to Georgians now. Host: Shannon M. Turner

Guests: Gina Rickicki and Cris Gray Gina Rickicki and Cris Gray of Dad's Garage Theatre Company talk to Shannon about Dad's Garage, BaconFest, and their individual journeys as artists in Atlanta. Host: Shannon M. Turner

Guests: Corian Ellisor and Josh Noblitt Shannon talks with Corian and Josh about drag in Atlanta, including what a first-timer needs to know before they go to a show. Host: Shannon M. Turner

Guests: Johnny Drago and Topher Payne Playwrights, directors, actors, and Designing Women devotees Johnny Drago and Topher Payne hang out in the Lounge to talk about writing, reading, and performing in Atlanta. Host: Shannon M. Turner

Guests: Shannon McNeal and Anthony Vinson From the Southern Order of Storytellers, Anthony Vinson and Shannon McNeal talk about folk tales, fairy tales, reality storytelling, bad audio, and the Peach State Storytelling Festival. Host: Shannon M. Turner

Guests: Joe Reynolds and Katie Cash Hayes Shannon talks with Joe Reynolds (Love is Love Farm / Gaia Gardens) and Katie Cash Hayes (Community Farmers Markets) about the wealth of urban agriculture Atlanta has to offer, as well as food justice, sustainability, and a lot of other delicious topics.  (She even wore her overalls for the occasion.) Host: Shannon M. Turner

Guest: Carlton Mackey and Roni Nicole Henderson Shannon, Carlton, and Roni Nicole talk about art, race, Black History Month, and Atlanta. Host: Shannon M. Turner

Guests: Michael Haverty, Klimchak, Eoin McNamee, and Charles Swint Delve into the creative machinations behind The Navigator, an interactive, roving theatre spectacle produced by 7 Stages at The Goat Farm. Host: Shannon M. Turner

Guest: Slash Coleman Slash Coleman is an author, musician, and raconteur. His new book is The Bohemian Love Diaries. Host: Shannon M. Turner

Nick Niespodziani talks about his passion project INDIANAPOLIS JONES  and balancing live between Yacht Rock Revue, Venkman's, CHARM, and a beautiful family. See IJ at The Earl on 10/20 with Diane Coffee. Shannon M. Turner shares her passion for storytelling and the program she and David Russell have cooked up for this year's STORIES ON THE EDGE OF NIGHT event on Saturday, Oct. 29, at the Biergarten at The Wrecking Bar. Podcast RSS Subscribe iTunes          Subscribe STITCHER          Google Play          TuneIn Radio