Podcasts about story district

While love and science don't often go hand-in-hand, this week, in celebration of Valentine's Day, both of our stories are about finding love using scientific methods. Part 1: After Tony Dahlman plucks up the courage to ask out a fellow statistician, he consults the Survey Administration Manual for guidance on how to construct the perfect date. Part 2: When engineering student Heather Monigan asks liberal arts major Michael Berger on a date he's completely unaware that she's interested in him. Tony Dahlman is a numbers guy. He has spent nineteen years as a statistician for the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Tony is a native Minnesotan who enjoys running, biking, public speaking, college football, and is obsessed with State Fairs. A few years ago he got hooked on storytelling and has told stories with Story District in Washington, DC, the Des Moines Storyteller's Project, TellersBridge in Cedar Rapids, IA, and The Moth in Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN. Tony lives with his wife in Des Moines, Iowa. Heather Monigan is a resilient lady with a sharp wit who has learned to laugh in the face of adversity. Her hobbies include staying happily married, keeping two teens alive and spontaneous home remodels. In her spare time, she is an Engineering Executive in the semiconductor industry for over 24 years and active in the tech community. She currently serves as Chair of the IEEE Phoenix Section and is the Phoenix Section's International Development Lead for Engineers Without Borders. Heather also serves on the Grand Canyon University President's STEM Advisory Board and the GCU Engineering Advisory Council. She is an adjunct engineering professor for Grand Canyon University. Ms. Monigan holds an MBA and BSCE and never got the memo to “relax”. Michael is married to Heather Monigan, which is what got him this gig. He also considers that his greatest achievement. Like most everyone else out in Phoenix he is an ex-Midwesterner, hailing from Dayton, Ohio. Since moving to Phoenix in 2004 he acquired a son, a daughter, a doctorate, and too many cats. Since his parents were both in education he decided to start his career there and never left, now working as the Dean of the College of Doctoral Studies for Grand Canyon University. In his limited free time he enjoys playing games of all kinds, the odd bit of creative writing, working out, and attempting ridiculous obstacle course races. Michael doesn't mind public speaking but has difficulty memorizing scripts. Hopefully this won't be a problem for Heather.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A woman recounts her Aunt's fairytale love story and searches for her own Modern Romance. An African princess learns she is truly beautiful. And a precocious eight-year-old finds himself on the brink of a revolution.STORIESModern RomanceIn the second half of her life, Stephanie found her classic Hollywood romance. Now she attempts to understand the strange and confusing world of dating apps to help her niece – and the show's host Nichole – find her happily ever after.This story comes to us from The Secret Adventures of Black People, hosted by Nichole Hill. This incredible podcast tells the stories of Black people holding it down across space and time. Be sure to check out the show and subscribe to the podcast at TheSecretAdventuresOfBlackPeople.comStay in touch by joining the newsletter, following their Instagram, or by sending an email to secretadventuresofblackpeople@gmail.comModern Romance was written and produced by Nichole Hill with production assistance by Shonte Hill, and story editing assistance by Talia Bender. Special thanks to Stephanie Camolli!Music: Epidemic SoundBeautiful – Sonya Renee TaylorAn African princess learns she is truly beautiful.This story was performed by Sonya Renee Taylor at Snap LIVE in DC. Sonya Renee Taylor is an internationally acclaimed performance poet, actress, educator, and activist. The LIVE score was composed by amazing Alex Mandel & performed by Alex Mandel, David Brandt, and Tim Frick. Watch Sonya's Snap LIVE performance.Liberation – Latif DomanWhen Latif Doman is growing up in Philly, he takes his schoolwork seriously… which is unfortunate for the parents in his neighborhood.Many thanks to Latif and Story District for bringing us this story!Snap Classic - Season 15 – Episode 26

In sweet home Alabama, from the heart of Libya, comes a renegade candidate with a boombox and a head scarf. The cheerleaders, the geeks, the dweebs and the freaks are about to send a message the country needs right after 9/11.A very big thank you to Yasmin!Yasmin is a comedian and storyteller. You can follow her on Instagram @yasminelhahahady or TikTok @yasmin_elhady. She first told a version of this story at Story District in Washington, DC.  Produced by Justin Kramon, original score by Renzo Gorrio, artwork by Teo DucotSeason 15 - Episode 19

In this episode, Amy Saidman from Story District teaches us about storytelling. You will learn the biggest challenges facing storytellers, how to address them, the key elements of a good story, and tips to improve your storytelling skills.

While some people have straight forward career paths, in this week's episode, both of our storyteller's career paths are a little more complex. Part 1: Witnessing mistakes health care professionals made after her dad has a stroke, Jenn Kamara vows never to work in medicine. Part 2: For Theresa Ball, it seems like everything in life is keeping her from her dream of becoming a nurse. Originally hailing from Long Island, Jenn Kamara struggles with pronouncing words like “coffee” and “water.” Jenn has told stories on the stages of Story District, Risk!, Perfect Liars Club, Better Said Than Done and more to come. So far she has the great distinction of having both the Worst Job and Worst Date. Theresa Ball is a registered nurse, who works in the ER, of a very busy, level 1 trauma hospital. She has a total of 21 years of healthcare experience. She's a mom of 3, an avid hiker, a yogi and an amateur chef. She is also a success and wellness coach for nurses, who lives to inspire others to be better, even in the smallest moments. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Charles McCaffrey is a Navy Veteran with over 35 years of military, government contracting and small business experience; and is a serial entrepreneur, instructor, mentor and ardent supporter of the military community. Charles serves as the Director of the Veterans Career Program (VCP) at Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA) that provides FREE employment support and vocational counseling assistance to ALL veterans, transitioning service members, spouses, and caregivers. Prior to joining PVA in October 2021, he served as the Executive Director of Eastern Market Main Street (EMMS), a nonprofit, and designated DC Main Streets program, dedicated to fostering a collaborative, connected, and competitive business community in the heart of the Capitol Hill neighborhood in Washington, DC.He was on the staff at George Mason University's Community Business Partnership; and served as Director of the Business Incubation Center (2012-2013) and Director of the South Fairfax Small Business Development Center (2013-2015) before founding and serving as the Director of the Veterans Business Outreach Center for the Mid-Atlantic region from 2015 to 2019. The Veterans Business Outreach Center (VBOC) program (a program of the Small Business Administration) is designed to provide entrepreneurial development services such as business training, counseling, and resource partner referrals to transitioning service members, veterans, National Guard & Reserve members, and military spouses interested in starting or growing a small business. In 2016, he was named Boots to Business Instructor of the Year; and in 2018, the VBOC at Community Business Partnership was named the Veteran Business Center of Excellence by the Small Business Administration.Charles is also active in the broader community; serving as a learning lab partner for the Dog Tag, Inc., Fellows program. He is also an avid storyteller, writer and artist; and has been a mentor with the Armed Services Arts Partnership (ASAP). Charles told his first story on stage in 2017 as a graduate of the Armed Services Arts Partnership (ASAP) Storytelling 101 class; and has since gone on to perform at ASAP's Service to Stage performance (DC Improv in 2018), Story District's annual OutSpoken show (9:30 Club in 2019), and Story District's TopShelf performance (Lincoln Theater in 2020). His first short story (fiction), “Dancing in the Dark,” will be published in a special literary issue of the Journal of Veterans Studies in Spring 2023.

Charles McCaffrey is a Navy Veteran with over 35 years of military, government contracting and small business experience; and is a serial entrepreneur, instructor, mentor and ardent supporter of the military community. Charles serves as the Director of the Veterans Career Program (VCP) at Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA) that provides FREE employment support and vocational counseling assistance to ALL veterans, transitioning service members, spouses, and caregivers. Prior to joining PVA in October 2021, he served as the Executive Director of Eastern Market Main Street (EMMS), a nonprofit, and designated DC Main Streets program, dedicated to fostering a collaborative, connected, and competitive business community in the heart of the Capitol Hill neighborhood in Washington, DC.He was on the staff at George Mason University's Community Business Partnership; and served as Director of the Business Incubation Center (2012-2013) and Director of the South Fairfax Small Business Development Center (2013-2015) before founding and serving as the Director of the Veterans Business Outreach Center for the Mid-Atlantic region from 2015 to 2019. The Veterans Business Outreach Center (VBOC) program (a program of the Small Business Administration) is designed to provide entrepreneurial development services such as business training, counseling, and resource partner referrals to transitioning service members, veterans, National Guard & Reserve members, and military spouses interested in starting or growing a small business. In 2016, he was named Boots to Business Instructor of the Year; and in 2018, the VBOC at Community Business Partnership was named the Veteran Business Center of Excellence by the Small Business Administration.Charles is also active in the broader community; serving as a learning lab partner for the Dog Tag, Inc., Fellows program. He is also an avid storyteller, writer and artist; and has been a mentor with the Armed Services Arts Partnership (ASAP). Charles told his first story on stage in 2017 as a graduate of the Armed Services Arts Partnership (ASAP) Storytelling 101 class; and has since gone on to perform at ASAP's Service to Stage performance (DC Improv in 2018), Story District's annual OutSpoken show (9:30 Club in 2019), and Story District's TopShelf performance (Lincoln Theater in 2020). His first short story (fiction), “Dancing in the Dark,” will be published in a special literary issue of the Journal of Veterans Studies in Spring 2023.

When it comes to travel, accessibility is often an afterthought. But it shouldn't be. Qudsiya Naqui, host of the Down to the Struts podcast, takes on a journey into the world of accessible travel. She speaks with writer Bani Amor, wilderness specialist Erika Rivers, and Maayan Ziv, the founder of AccessNow, a mobile app that helps travelers find and share accessibility information. Resources: You can learn more about Qudsiya and the Down to the Struts team at downtothestruts.com. Learn more about disability experiences through media and culture. The Disability Visibility Project created by Alice Wong is a great place to start. You can find blog posts and interviews with members of the disability community at disabilityvisibilityproject.org. See what Erika Rivers and her team at Wilderness Inquiry are doing at https://www.wildernessinquiry.org/ Explore Maayan Ziv and AccessNow at https://accessnow.com Follow Bani Amor on Instagram, https://www.instagram.com/baniamor/?hl=en Special thanks to Story District in Washington D.C. for permission to share original audio from their March 2020 show, “She Comes First.” You can learn more about Story District by visiting storydistrict.org.

This week, we present two stories about the people in our lives who inspired us not only to love science, but to find our place and reach our full potential within it. With this episode, we also kick off our end-of-year fundraising campaign! Find out more here. If there's someone who inspired your science story, you can honor them with a donation to The Story Collider in their name. Part 1: On her first day as a music therapist, Jude Treder-Wolff realizes the job isn't what she expected. Part 2: After witnessing tragedy as a child, Mani-Jade Garcia stops speaking. Jude Treder-Wolff has been featured on PBS Stories From The Stage, RISK! live show and podcast, Mortified, Generation Women, Mistakes Were Made, Now You're Talking, The Armando Diaz Experience at The Magnet Theater, StoryFest at The Peoples Improv Theater, The Liar Show, Story Exchange, and many others in the New York City area, Story District in Washington, DC, and Ex Fabula in Milwaukee, WI. She believes in the power of story to build community and is host/creator of (mostly) TRUE THINGS, a game wrapped in a storytelling show, which was the first Long Island-based storytelling show. It was performed monthly at The Performing Arts Studio in Port Jefferson from 2014 until the shutdown – including a teen edition - and expanded to include shows at Industry in Huntington, NY and The Dolphin Bookshop in Port Washington. From 2016-2018 co-facilitated a teen storytelling program for rural teens in southeast Iowa, is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Music Therapist, and improviser. Mani-Jade Garcia, or MJ (they/them) is a Black-Indigenous-Latinx two-spirit abolitionist, science communicator, artist, and certified holistic yoga teacher exploring the relationship between indigenous healing practices and mental health. Mani-Jade works as an educator for the Racial Trauma Center at Genesee Valley Psychology and as a community-based researcher/evaluator with Social Insights Research). Mani-Jade is currently completing their doctorate in Clinical Psychology. They are co-founder of Black In Mental Health (Twitter/IG: @BlackInMH), Black In Data (Twitter: @BlkInData) and founder/director of Refuge Workgroup (Twitter: @RefugeWorkgroup) a movement dedicated to bringing safety, accountability, and healing to academic and professional spaces. Contact Mani-Jade at manigarcia.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Meet Amy Saidman, founding Artistic Executive Director of Story District, a DC-based arts non-profit dedicated to teaching and showcasing their art of storytelling. Amy generously shares tips to be a better storyteller and what makes a story profound... And it's not how big the story is. I had the privilege of sharing a story recently at Story District and couldn't wait to share Amy with all of you. Whether you have stage fright and could never imagine yourself on stage or you're ready to take your talks to the next level, this episode is a must-listen for you to tell your story!

A woman recounts her Aunt’s fairytale love story and tries to find her own Modern Romance. A balding African princess learns she is truly beautiful. And a precocious eight-year-old finds himself on the brink of revolution when he applies lessons learned from a homework assignment to other areas of his life. STORIES Modern Love In the second half of her life, Stephanie found her classic Hollywood romance. Now she attempts to understand the strange and confusing world of dating apps to help her niece - and the show's host Nichole - find her happily ever after. This story comes to us from The Secret Adventures of Black People, hosted by Nichole Hill. This incredible podcast tells the stories of Black people holding it down across space and time. Be sure to check out the show and subscribe to the podcast at TheSecretAdventuresOfBlackPeople.com Stay in touch by joining the newsletter, following their Instagram, or by sending an email to secretadventuresofblackpeople@gmail.com Modern Romance was written and produced by Nichole Hill with production assistance by Shonte Hill, and story editing assistance by Talia Bender. Special thanks to Stephanie Camolli! Music: Epidemic Sound Beautiful - Sonya Renee A balding African princess learns over time she is truly beautiful. This story was performed by Sonya Renee Taylor at Snap LIVE in DC. Sonya Renee Taylor is an internationally acclaimed performance poet, actress, educator, and activist. The LIVE score was composed by amazing Alex Mandel & performed by Alex Mandel, David Brandt, and Tim Frick. Watch Sonya’s Snap LIVE performance. Liberation - Latif Doman When Latif Doman is growing up in Philly, he takes his schoolwork seriously… which is unfortunate for the parents in his neighborhood. Many thanks to Latif and Story District for bringing us this story!

David Hollingsworth is a full-time Dad, IT executive, speaker, and part-time athlete. He is also a spinal injury survivor. David shares his story of his road to recovery after a devastating motorcycle accident left him with serious and life threatening injuries. His soon to be released book is titled, “Get Out The Door.” David explains that the hardest part in any recovery is to get started and take that first step. If you just get started, the rest will happen. He also talks about anger, and how righteous anger can be a catalyst to propel you in the direction you need to go. He also focuses on getting past the fear to get to the fun on the other side. You might be surprised at what you find. Actually, this episode is full of surprises. Download this episode to inspire you to take that first step, and just get out the door.        FB - www.facebook.com/holliworks IG - www.instagram.com/holliworks LI - www.linkedin.com/in/holliworks Twitter @holliworks Website: www.holliworks.com Dads Tell Princess Stories: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/dads-read-princess-stories  Story District's "Dick in a Box" (stories about unusual or memorable gifts): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtne6Dnbwk0 Book: Get Out the Door! Free chapter download: https://bit.ly/3kJl9w1

In episode 8, Whit talks with Anna Ong. Anna is a Singapore based Storyteller and Improviser. Anna's first exposure to live storytelling came while performing at an improv show in with The Magnet in New York City in 2018. That experience led to others, including at The Moth in NYC and with the Story District in Washington DC. Today she is the creator, host and producer of What’s Your Story Slam, a live storytelling competition show based in Singapore that focuses promoting a culture of personal storytelling and a consultant using storytelling, applied improvisation, and other disciplines to assist businesses achieve more. We discuss what goes into a good story, but also what goes into a good show. Given the basic human connection to story, these insights can impact improvisers, stand ups, and communicators of all types.

Dionna Dorsey, a Washington, D.C.-based graphic designer and brand development strategist, saw the income from her full-time design business begin to dry up when COVID-19 hit as clients put projects on hold. So she began investing more time in her side hustle – an online store called District of Clothing that she launched in 2014 with t-shirts and other items featuring empowering messages like ‘Dreamer Doer' – to put extra money in her pocket. The effort paid off big-time, thanks in part to the fact that District of Clothing orders are printed and fulfilled by print-on-demand company Printful with no manufacturing, warehousing or logistics overhead on Dorsey's part. She received 170 orders averaging two to three items apiece in April – up from just 29 in March and 49 a year earlier – helping close the gap between her active and passive income in the face of the COVID-related business slowdown. She did it by strategically increasing Facebook and Instagram posts and social media ad buys; making adjustments to her website to enable faster loading; introducing a Work From Home sale (“people need something to wear to Zoom meetings,” she notes); and introducing a new ‘Common Purpose' collection – complete with neck gaiters that can double as face masks – with a portion of revenues earmarked for COVID-19 relief. That collection was originally intended to debut in September to encourage voting, but Dorsey moved it up because the theme is equally suited to the need for a united front against the coronavirus. Web: https://districtofclothing.com Follow: @style_district @dionnadorsey About the show: ► Website: http://www.ashsaidit.com ► Got Goli Gummies? https://go.goli.com/1loveash5 ► For $5 in ride credit, download the Lyft app using my referral link: https://www.lyft.com/ici/ASH584216 ► For discount Pangea Products: https://embracepangaea.grsm.io/ashsaiditmedia3226 ► Want the ‘coldest' water? https://thecoldestwater.com/?ref=ashleybrown12 ► Become A Podcast Legend: http://ashsaidit.podcastersmastery.zaxaa.com/s/6543767021305 ► Review Us: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ash-said-it/id1144197789 ► SUBSCRIBE HERE: http://www.youtube.com/c/AshSaidItSuwanee ► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/1loveash ► Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ashsaidit ► Twitter: https://twitter.com/1loveAsh ► Google Plus: https://plus.google.com/u/0/+AshSaidItMedia ► Blog: http://www.ashsaidit.com/blog ► Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/1LoveAsh/ ► Newsletter: manage1.com/subscribe?u=2a2ca3b799467f125b53863http://ashsaidit.us11.list-c8&id=a6f43cd472 #atlanta #ashsaidit #ashsaidthat #ashblogsit #ashsaidit® Ash Brown is a gifted American producer, blogger, speaker, media personality and event emcee. The blog on AshSaidit.com showcases exclusive event invites, product reviews and so much more. Her motivational podcast "Ash Said It Daily" is available on major media platforms such as iTunes, iHeart Radio & Google Play. This program has over half a million streams worldwide. She uses these mediums to motivate & encourage her audience in the most powerful way. She keeps it real!

Dionna Dorsey, a Washington, D.C.-based graphic designer and brand development strategist, saw the income from her full-time design business begin to dry up when COVID-19 hit as clients put projects on hold. So she began investing more time in her side hustle – an online store called District of Clothing that she launched in 2014 with t-shirts and other items featuring empowering messages like ‘Dreamer Doer' – to put extra money in her pocket. The effort paid off big-time, thanks in part to the fact that District of Clothing orders are printed and fulfilled by print-on-demand company Printful with no manufacturing, warehousing or logistics overhead on Dorsey's part. She received 170 orders averaging two to three items apiece in April – up from just 29 in March and 49 a year earlier – helping close the gap between her active and passive income in the face of the COVID-related business slowdown. She did it by strategically increasing Facebook and Instagram posts and social media ad buys; making adjustments to her website to enable faster loading; introducing a Work From Home sale (“people need something to wear to Zoom meetings,” she notes); and introducing a new ‘Common Purpose' collection – complete with neck gaiters that can double as face masks – with a portion of revenues earmarked for COVID-19 relief. That collection was originally intended to debut in September to encourage voting, but Dorsey moved it up because the theme is equally suited to the need for a united front against the coronavirus. Web: https://districtofclothing.com Follow: @style_district @dionnadorsey About the show: ► Website: http://www.ashsaidit.com ► Got Goli Gummies? https://go.goli.com/1loveash5 ► For $5 in ride credit, download the Lyft app using my referral link: https://www.lyft.com/ici/ASH584216 ► For discount Pangea Products: https://embracepangaea.grsm.io/ashsaiditmedia3226 ► Want the ‘coldest' water? https://thecoldestwater.com/?ref=ashleybrown12 ► Become A Podcast Legend: http://ashsaidit.podcastersmastery.zaxaa.com/s/6543767021305 ► Review Us: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ash-said-it/id1144197789 ► SUBSCRIBE HERE: http://www.youtube.com/c/AshSaidItSuwanee ► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/1loveash ► Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ashsaidit ► Twitter: https://twitter.com/1loveAsh ► Google Plus: https://plus.google.com/u/0/+AshSaidItMedia ► Blog: http://www.ashsaidit.com/blog ► Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/1LoveAsh/ ► Newsletter: manage1.com/subscribe?u=2a2ca3b799467f125b53863http://ashsaidit.us11.list-c8&id=a6f43cd472 #atlanta #ashsaidit #ashsaidthat #ashblogsit #ashsaidit® Ash Brown is a gifted American producer, blogger, speaker, media personality and event emcee. The blog on AshSaidit.com showcases exclusive event invites, product reviews and so much more. Her motivational podcast "Ash Said It Daily" is available on major media platforms such as iTunes, iHeart Radio & Google Play. This program has over half a million streams worldwide. She uses these mediums to motivate & encourage her audience in the most powerful way. She keeps it real!

With our special guest, Big Ounce, we talk about Joker, Possibly in Michigan, Marriage Story (SPOILERS), District 9 (SPOILERS), and more! The next film recommendation is Under the Silver Lake (2018).

This week we present two stories from the math classroom. Part 1: High school math whiz Tori Ball has always hoped a boy would fall in love with her mind, but when it finally happens, she's not sure how she feels. Part 2: High achieving, but superstitious college student Maryam Zaringhalam’s entire system collapses when she misses a calculus test. Tori Ball is a high school math teacher in Rockville, Maryland. She spends her days taking derivatives, graphing parabolas, and making young people giggle when she says the word "asymptote." Back when she was a high school student in Rockville, Maryland, Tori's antics on the morning announcements earned her the nickname "Tori with the Story" - a moniker that remains appropriate to this day. Tori has shared stories on stage in DC with Story District, the Moth, and Perfect Liar's Club - and is excited for her Story Collider debut! Maryam is a molecular biologist who traded in her pipettes for the world of science policy and advocacy. She comes to D.C. from the concrete jungles of New York, where she received her PhD from The Rockefeller University. She co-hosts the science policy podcast Science Soapbox, and her words have appeared in Slate, Scientific American, and Quartz. Her cat is named Tesla, after Nikola and not Elon Musk's car. For insights like this and more, follow her on Twitter @webmz_ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Get the featured cocktail recipes: Future Minded By day, he’s a communication consultant but once a month, after the sun goes down, Pierce McManus turns into a down-right liar. A Perfect Liar, to be exactly. As the co-host and producer of the Perfect Liars Club, a monthly storytelling show with a twist, he brings his sharp wit and humor to the masses. He’s performed with The Moth, Story District and Better Said Than Done and now, he’s hanging out with us on the Designated Drinker Show telling secrets about Louise. So, you know this is an epi filled with laughs and good ol’ storytelling. You need not tell a lie. You want more, so head over to our library of libations and find another recipe to make your own. Don't forget to subscribe, download and review to share your thoughts about the show!

This week we share two stories from people who were confronted with their faith. Part 1: Feeling like a loser after he fails to graduate on time with his degree in materials science, Len Kruger accepts a dinner invitation from a cult. Part 2: After young Jehovah's Witness Emmanuel Garcia loses his faith, he finds a new purpose at a neuroscience conference. Len Kruger is a writer and storyteller. He recently retired from the Congressional Research Service at the Library of Congress, where he was a Specialist in Science and Technology Policy. Len has performed stories on stage with local storytelling groups such as Story District, the Moth, and Better Said Than Done. His short fiction has appeared in numerous publications including Zoetrope All-Story, The Barcelona Review, and Gargoyle. He has Bachelor of Applied Science and Bachelor of Arts degrees from the University of Pennsylvania, and an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Maryland. Emmanuel (Mani) Garcia is an Indigenous-Black-Latino psychological scientist-practitioner; passionate science communicator; sign language interpreter; group fitness instructor; certified holistic yoga teacher; statistics educator; filmmaker; artist; writer; musician; and cult survivor living in Queens NYC. While completing his PhD in Clinical Psychology at CUNY-John Jay, Mani is focused on developing his recently launched wellness capacity-building movement #Joy4L. His mission with #Joy4L is to increase joy in the lives of all minoritized people by increasing their access to high quality wellness resources. You can follow Mani at: manigarcia.com; Instagram: @bodyweightfun; Twitter: @manigarcianyc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis. On today's show: • Josh Carin is director of hospitality, Montgomery County Revenue Authority/MCG Events. The Authority is teaming with CFM for a Farm Tour in the Montgomery County Ag Reserve and for a CFM Farm To Table Dinner July 27 benefitting MANNA; • Ballpark operations and guest experience for the Washington Nationals – from then to now – the evolution of concessions at at Nats Park; • Have you ever thought, “I'd love to work in the theater?” Well, maybe this is your chance – joining us today is Amy Saidman, Artistic Executive Director of Story District. Through dozens of performances and classes, one-on-one coaching, corporate training, partnerships and a podcast, Story District creates a platform for diverse perspectives and enriches an understanding of our common humanity; • Erin Lingle is a co-owner of Mola, saluted by D.C.'s Michelin Bib Gourmand for bringing Spanish flair to the District's summer scene. She's in to talk refreshing summer dining, Spanish-style; • The Gibson is celebrating its 10th anniversary, so congrats to a D.C. hospitality pioneer that's still relevant today. Julia Ebell is creative director at The Gibson. She's in with tastes and talk of this now-legendary cocktail bar and its classic cocktail menu.

Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis. On today’s show: • Josh Carin is director of hospitality, Montgomery County Revenue Authority/MCG Events. The Authority is teaming with CFM for a Farm Tour in the Montgomery County Ag Reserve and for a CFM Farm To Table Dinner July 27 benefitting MANNA; • Ballpark operations and guest experience for the Washington Nationals – from then to now – the evolution of concessions at at Nats Park; • Have you ever thought, “I’d love to work in the theater?” Well, maybe this is your chance – joining us today is Amy Saidman, Artistic Executive Director of Story District. Through dozens of performances and classes, one-on-one coaching, corporate training, partnerships and a podcast, Story District creates a platform for diverse perspectives and enriches an understanding of our common humanity; • Erin Lingle is a co-owner of Mola, saluted by D.C.’s Michelin Bib Gourmand for bringing Spanish flair to the District’s summer scene. She’s in to talk refreshing summer dining, Spanish-style; • The Gibson is celebrating its 10th anniversary, so congrats to a D.C. hospitality pioneer that’s still relevant today. Julia Ebell is creative director at The Gibson. She’s in with tastes and talk of this now-legendary cocktail bar and its classic cocktail menu.

In the final episode of our Seven Deadly Sins series, Mike Kane rides a greyhound bus to South Carolina. Or at least, that's what he wants you to think.Mike Kane is an Emmy-award-winning producer and writer in the DC area. His work has appeared on PBS, Discovery, TLC, Animal Planet, and more. He has been performing stories on stage for more than seven years and has performed in Story District's Top Shelf show four times. He is currently working on a solo show scheduled to open later this year. Follow him @Mike_Kane_TVStory District Presents is the podcast for people who love live storytelling. We bring you the best of Story District performances, and get behind-the-scenes with the storytellers to find out what it takes to tell a great story. Follow us @storydistrict on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. And don't forget to share us with your friends!Our show is produced by Lizzie Peabody, Ronald Young Jr., Ilana Nevins, Nic Hill, Tim St. Clair, and Jackson Bierfeldt. Episode music is by Breakmaster Cylinder.Visit our website, storydistrict.org, to find out about upcoming shows, classes, and performance opportunities.

In this episode, we explore GREED in our series on The Seven Deadly Sins. Temptation knocks on Ashok's door and he's left with a choice: to share or not to share?Ashok Ramasubramanian is a professor of mechanical engineering at Union College in Schenectady, NY.Story District Presents is the podcast for people who love live storytelling. We bring you the best of Story District performances, and get behind-the-scenes with the storytellers to find out what it takes to tell a GREAT story. Follow us @storydistrict on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. And don't forget to share us with your friends!Our show is produced by Lizzie Peabody, Ronald Young Jr., Ilana Nevins, Nic Hill, Tim St. Clair, and Jackson Bierfeldt. Episode music is by Breakmaster Cylinder.Visit our website, storydistrict.org, to find out about upcoming shows, classes, and performance opportunities.

You know that moment when you see yourself as other people see you and think...is that ME? Jenny Splitter brings us to the brink in this story of GLUTTONY our series on The Seven Deadly Sins.Jenny Splitter is a food and science writer, as well as Story Director for TBD Immersive, a theatrical experience company based in D.C. Her writing appears in The Washington Post, Slate, New York Magazine, and her immersive collaborations for TBD include In Cabaret We Trust, Cabaret Rising and Legendary. In her spare time, she carves ice sculptures and grows heirloom wheat. Just kidding, she has two kids.Find out more about Jenny: JennySplitter.com & TBDImmersive.comStory District Presents is the podcast for people who love live storytelling. We bring you the best of Story District performances, and get behind-the-scenes with the storytellers to find out what it takes to tell a GREAT story. Follow us @storydistrict on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. And don't forget to share us with your friends!Our show is produced by Lizzie Peabody, Ronald Young Jr., Ilana Nevins, Nic Hill, Tim St. Clair, and Jackson Bierfeldt. Episode music is by Breakmaster Cylinder.Visit our website, storydistrict.org, to find out about upcoming shows, classes, and performance opportunities.

In our series on The Seven Deadly Sins, John Tong takes on nature...sort of...in this story of WRATH.  John Tong holds the coveted record for the most performances in Story District's Top Shelf, our annual show featuring the best stories of the year. Story District Presents is the podcast for people who love live storytelling. We bring you the best of Story District performances, and get behind-the-scenes with the storytellers to find out what it takes to tell a GREAT story. Follow us @storydistrict on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. And don't forget to share us with your friends!Our show is produced by Lizzie Peabody, Ronald Young Jr., Ilana Nevins, Nic Hill, Tim St. Clair, and Jackson Bierfeldt. Episode music is by Breakmaster Cylinder.Visit our website, storydistrict.org, to find out about upcoming shows, classes, and performance opportunities.

In our series on The Seven Deadly Sins, Phill Branch explores SLOTH in this tale of an uncomfortable encounter at a writers' retreat. Phill Branch teaches writing at Howard University. He's a graduate of The American Film Institute and an award-winning documentary film producer. He has performed personal essays and stories across the country, and has appeared in Story District's OutSpoken, Top Shelf, and Second Tuesday shows. For more of Phill's work, visit his website: www.phillbranch.com.Story District Presents is the podcast for people who love live storytelling. We bring you the best of Story District performances, and get behind-the-scenes with the storytellers to find out what it takes to tell a GREAT story. Follow us @storydistrict on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. And don't forget to share us with your friends!Our show is produced by Lizzie Peabody, Ronald Young Jr., Ilana Nevins, Nic Hill, Tim St. Clair, and Jackson Bierfeldt. Episode music is by Breakmaster Cylinder.Visit our website, storydistrict.org, to find out about upcoming shows, classes, and performance opportunities.

Next in our lineup of Seven Deadly Sins? LUST. In this episode, find out what happens to our storyteller, Caitlin Reilly, as her fantasies of a steamy love affair with her eye doctor get out of hand.Caitlin Reilly is a storyteller and journalist. She has performed in storytelling shows all over Washington DC, including Story District's Top Shelf (the best stories of the year), Sucker for Love, and Perfect Liars Club. For more about Caitlin, check out her website: https://www.caitlin-reilly.com/Story District Presents is the podcast for people who love live storytelling. We bring you the best of Story District performances, and get behind-the-scenes with the storytellers to find out what it takes to tell a GREAT story. Follow us @storydistrict on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. And don't forget to share us with your friends!Our show is produced by Lizzie Peabody, Ronald Young Jr., Ilana Nevins, Nic Hill, Tim St. Clair, and Jackson Bierfeldt. Episode music is by Breakmaster Cylinder.Visit our website, storydistrict.org, to find out about upcoming shows, classes, and performance opportunities.

In the first episode in our Seven Deadly Sins-themed season, Joseph Price confronts the memory of a third-grade spelling bee debacle with a re-match, of sorts, later in life. Will he triumph? Find out in this episode on PRIDE. Joseph Price is a storyteller, playwright, and technologist. He is a teacher with Story District. He wrote and performed in e-Geaux (beta), which incorporated live audience Facebook profiles into “social media improv” that was featured on NPR’s All Things Considered. He has written and performed in three solo storytelling shows, Operating System, Color Theory, and Phantom Limb. Follow him on Twitter: @josephprice Story District Presents is the podcast for people who love live storytelling. We bring you the best of Story District performances, and get behind-the-scenes with the storytellers to find out what it takes to tell a GREAT story. Follow us @storydistrict on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. And don't forget to share us with your friends! Our show is produced by Lizzie Peabody, Ronald Young Jr., Ilana Nevins, Nic Hill, Tim St. Clair, and Jackson Bierfeldt. Episode music is by Breakmaster Cylinder. Visit our website, storydistrict.org, to find out about upcoming shows, classes, and performance opportunities.

We've got a pre-season treat for you! We're guest-starring an episode of Time Well Spent, a podcast produced and hosted by SDP's very own associate producer Ronald Young, Jr. In this episode, Ronald tells a story on the Story District stage that he's hid from his parents his entire life... until now.

Listen to the best of Story District's performances and then something more: the backstory. What gets people on stage in the first place, and what goes into crafting an unforgettable story? Follow us @storydistrict on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. If you enjoy the show, subscribe, share it with your friends, and leave a review on iTunes. Visit our website storydistrict.org and join our mailing list, and to find out about our live shows, classes, performance opportunities, custom shows, and consulting services for businesses, nonprofits, universities, and government agencies.

Experience the 10th annual night of funny, poignant, powerful, and peculiar autobiographical stories about all things Jewish, not-so-Jewish, and wanna-be Jewish. Storytellers include: Cody Pomeranz, Emily Yoffe, John Donvan, Valentina Stackl, Vijai Nathan, Annie Lipsitz, Yevgeniy Kirpichevsky, and hosted by Amy Saidman, Story District's artistic executive director. This program was in partnership with Story District on December 5, 2018. 

Bonus story! We heard from Chris Wade in our pilot episode, Divine Intervention. We're back with another story of his, infamously and affectionately known as the dildo story. For adults only. And worry not.. this story took place before he became the family man he is today. Story District Presents is a podcast for people who love live storytelling. Listen to the best of Story District's performances over the last 20 years, and get behind-the-scenes with the storytellers. Follow us @storydistrict on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. If you enjoy the show, subscribe, share it with your friends, and leave a review on iTunes. Visit our website storydistrict.org and join our mailing list, and to find out about our live shows, classes, performance opportunities, custom shows, and consulting services for businesses, nonprofits, universities, and government agencies. This project was funded in part by the DC Commission on the Arts & Humanities.

In this bonus episode we hear another story by Cara Foran, about the breakup that drove her to try storytelling for the first time. You can hear more from Cara in our previous episode, "The Birds and the Bees." Story District Presents is a podcast for people who love live storytelling. Listen to the best of Story District's performances over the last 20 years, and get behind-the-scenes with the storytellers. Follow us @storydistrict on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. If you enjoy the show, subscribe, share it with your friends, and leave a review on iTunes. Visit our website storydistrict.org and join our mailing list, and to find out about our live shows, classes, performance opportunities, custom shows, and consulting services for businesses, nonprofits, universities, and government agencies. This project was funded in part by the DC Commission on the Arts & Humanities.

Bonus story! Andrea Jones returns with a story from "Out/Spoken," Story District's annual Pride show. In it, she pokes fun at how long it took her to realize she was gay despite how obvious it was to everyone else. Listen to her first story in our earlier episode, Saving Face. Story District Presents is a podcast for people who love live storytelling. Listen to the best of Story District's performances over the last 20 years, and get behind-the-scenes with the storytellers. Follow us @storydistrict on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. If you enjoy the show, subscribe, share it with your friends, and leave a review on iTunes. Visit our website storydistrict.org and join our mailing list, and to find out about our live shows, classes, performance opportunities, custom shows, and consulting services for businesses, nonprofits, universities, and government agencies.

In this episode, we bring you three stories about first times. But these three storytellers share more than just the courage to talk about sex onstage; all three are also standup comedians. Stick around after the stories as they share their perspectives on storytelling through the lens of comedy. Story District Presents is a podcast for people who love live storytelling. Listen to the best of Story District's performances over the last 20 years, and get behind-the-scenes with the storytellers. Follow us @storydistrict on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. If you enjoy the show, subscribe, share it with your friends, and leave a review on iTunes. Our guests: Vijai Nathan is one of Story District's senior storytelling trainers and performers, and she is one of the leading Indian American female comedians. She was featured at the Montreal International Comedy Festival and the Smirnoff International Comedy Festival. She's also performed at the Smithsonian Museum, Kennedy Center, Constitution Hall, Library of Congress and won the award for Artistic Excellence from Story District. She’s gained attention from critics from her solo-shows Woman on Top: Tips from Mom, Dad & COSMO & Good Girls Don’t, But Indian Girls Do. Graham Campbell was born and raised in NYC where he spent 5 years as a cop with the NYPD. He's been telling with Story District for over 3 years, and has been lucky enough to make Top Shelf twice. He loves story telling because it's funny, raw and totally honest. He believes Pretzel Combos are superior to Cracker Combos and ketchup on a hot dog is a national disgrace. Cody is a speechwriter from Cincinnati. He is the youngest of six children and spends his free time doing stand-up comedy and crying over his beloved Cincinnati Bengals. Visit our website storydistrict.org and join our mailing list, and to find out about our live shows, classes, performance opportunities, custom shows, and consulting services for businesses, nonprofits, universities, and government agencies. This project was funded in part by the DC Commission on the Arts & Humanities.

Cara Foran is doing her best to "win" at parenting and tackles it head on when her first-grader starts to ask about sex. Listen to her story, followed by a conversation with Story District director, Amy Saidman. Cara is a writer, storyteller, host, full-time corporate communications whiz, and mom. Besides co-producing the amazing Perfect Liars Club, she has won the first DC Moth GrandSlam, staged a one-woman show at Capital Fringe, performed in Story District’s Sucker for Love and Top Shelf shows, and occasionally hosts DC’s monthly Moth StorySLAM and Story District shows. In her free time, Cara mothers the world's greatest kid, reads quality fiction, and takes extravagant naps. Follow her adorbs social media posts @cara4n. Story District Presents is a podcast for people who love live storytelling. Listen to the best of Story District's performances over the last 20 years, and get behind-the-scenes with the storytellers. Follow us @storydistrict on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. If you enjoy the show, subscribe, share it with your friends, and leave a review on iTunes. Visit our website storydistrict.org and join our mailing list, and to find out about our live shows, classes, performance opportunities, custom shows, and consulting services for businesses, nonprofits, universities, and government agencies. Additional music provided by the mysterious Breakmaster Cylinder. This project was funded in part by the DC Commission on the Arts & Humanities.

Andrea Jones goes to great lengths to preserve her precarious reputation at the school where she teaches. It's touch and go. Listen to find out what happens, then join host Amy Saidman for a chat with Andrea after the story. Andrea Jones told her first story during a showcase at the end of Story District's five-week Storytelling 101 course. She then performed it at the Capital Fringe Festival in a show directed by Stephanie Garibaldi and Mick McVey. Since then, she's had a short movie made based on the story by the Grown web series team for Real 2 Reel, Story District's partnership with DC Shorts, and told it as part of the Atlas Intersections Festival for Story District's "Uncommon Sense" featuring stories about the five senses (guess which sense Andrea did). Check out Peak Experience Lab and Andrea's creative work with museums and experiential learning. Story District Presents is a podcast for people who love live storytelling. Listen to the best of Story District's performances over the last 20 years, and get behind-the-scenes with the storytellers. Follow us @storydistrict on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. If you enjoy the show, subscribe, share it with your friends, and leave a review on iTunes. Visit our website storydistrict.org and join our mailing list, and to find out about our live shows, classes, performance opportunities, custom shows, and consulting services for businesses, nonprofits, universities, and government agencies. This project was funded in part by the DC Commission on the Arts & Humanities.

Morgan Givens tells a true story about figuring out where to draw the line when it comes to dating. After the story, join host Amy Saidman to find out more about Morgan and his creative process. Be sure to listen to the very end for a surprise guest. Morgan first told this story at Story District's Out/Spoken annual Pride show, and was later selected for Top Shelf, Story District's annual showcase of the best stories of the year. He just finished a fellowship with Transom and is working on two novels, two audio dramas, and a podcast called Tough Skin. Follow him on Twitter @optimus_mo and visit [morgangivens.com] (http://morgangivens.com/). Morgan's recommendation to storytellers: Listen to the audiobook "An American Marriage" by Tayari Jones. Tune into our upcoming episodes to hear more true stories told live from the Story District stage in Washington, DC, in-person interviews with storytellers, and insight into what it takes to tell a great story. For photos of Morgan and more about Story District, visit our website storydistrict.org and follow us @storydistrict on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook This podcast is made possible in part with funding from the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities.

How do you buy a car without getting screwed? In this episode, we feature a true story by Katy Barrett about how she navigated this process by following - or attempting to follow - the advice of her brother. After the story, we'll hear from Katy's brother and father to get their perspective on the story. Katy Barrett is a frequent Story District performer and a member of the Story District faculty. She first told this story in a show called "If I Were You: Stories about giving and taking advice." It later was selected for Story District's Top Shelf, Story District's annual showcase of the best stories of the year. Tune into our upcoming episodes to hear more true stories told live from the Story District stage in Washington, DC, in-person interviews with storytellers, and insight into what it takes to tell a great story. For photos of Katy and more about Story District, visit our website storydistrict.org and follow us @storydistrict in social media. Our show is produced by Lizzie Peabody, Ronald Young Jr., Ilana Nevins, Nic Hill, and Tim St.-Clair. Our host is Amy Saidman. Additional music by Breakmaster Cylinder. This podcast is made possible in part with funding from the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities.

What do Irish Mosh, sticky tea, and Sargent Roman all have in common? Find out in the story told by Chris Wade on the theme "Divine Intervention." Stick around for host, Amy Saidman's, conversation with Chris after the story. For more, visit storydistrict.org/podcast and follow us on social media @storydistrict. Chris is a native Washingtonian, is married to his best friend and he simply adores his children. He is a former altar boy, culinary school drop out, Johns Hopkins University graduate and a retired police officer. His life is filled with countless adventures which he is finally able to share through storytelling. Stayed tuned for a bonus episode with Chris at the end of the season. Tune in to our upcoming episodes to hear more true stories told live from the Story District stage in Washington, DC, in-person interviews with storytellers, and insight into what it takes to tell a great story. For more about Story District, visit our website storydistrict.org This podcast is made possible in part with funding from the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities.

In this episode of Story District Presents, get a sneak peek of what to expect from this new podcast. Tune in to our upcoming episodes to hear true stories told live from the Story District stage in Washington, DC, in-person interviews with storytellers, and and insight into what it takes to tell a great story. For more about Story District, visit us at storydistrict.org

Times-Union reporter Chris Hong talks about the controversy involving a City Council appointee — and takes the District 10 residency quiz put together by Page One Podcast host Mark Woods. Read more:Mark Woods: If you live in District 10 ... (the residency quiz)As political tension rises, emergency motion filed in suit over City Council replacementEditorial: Fix it, Gov. Scott

Our first live event!! We explored the In Between with Alix, Hanna and several DC-based storytellers, who talked about charting their own path in a world of absolutes. We couldn't feature all the amazing storytellers in this bonus episode, but you can see videos of performances by Vijai Nathan, Mike Kane, Carly Ciarrocchi on our website: http://npr.org/invisibilia. The videos from Hanna's story are there too! For more information about Story District, visit their website: http://storydistrict.org/.

On May 12th, 2018, Washington DC rejoiced together in the name of funk, and it was good. The 5th Annual Funk Parade filled the historic U Street Corridor with music and maDCap was there to capture the energy. Our own David Ross was one of the festival organizers this year and Dan Bloom was lucky enough to run into him and snag a few minutes while walking together down U Street. You'll also hear impromptu appearances by our friends Amy Saidman of Story District and Philippa Hughes of Women of Uncertain Age and you'll hear music by Dave Rob, Batala Washington Women's Drum Corps, and Be'la Dona, the dynamo all-woman GoGo band. See Tony Lopez's (LopezArts) photos of the parade at our facebook page: https://tinyurl.com/FunkParade18madcap Thanks to David, Amy, Philippa, Justin, Chris, Tony, and all the organizers, artists, and sponsors who keep the funk alive. Funk Parade: http://funkparade.org Batalá Washington: http://batalawashington.com Amy at Story District: http://storydistrict.org Philippa's podcast: https://soundcloud.com/pink-line-project Be'la Dona Band: http://www.beladonaband.com/

On May 12th, 2018, Washington DC rejoiced together in the name of funk, and it was good. The 5th Annual Funk Parade filled the historic U Street Corridor with music and maDCap was there to capture the energy. Our own David Ross was one of the festival organizers this year and Dan Bloom was lucky enough to run into him and snag a few minutes while walking together down U Street. You'll also hear impromptu appearances by our friends Amy Saidman of Story District and Philippa Hughes of Women of Uncertain Age and you'll hear music by Dave Rob, Batala Washington Women's Drum Corps, and Be'la Dona, the dynamo all-woman GoGo band. See Tony Lopez's (LopezArts) photos of the parade at our facebook page: https://tinyurl.com/FunkParade18madcap Thanks to David, Amy, Philippa, Justin, Chris, Tony, and all the organizers, artists, and sponsors who keep the funk alive. Funk Parade: http://funkparade.org Batalá Washington: http://batalawashington.com Amy at Story District: http://storydistrict.org Philippa's podcast: https://soundcloud.com/pink-line-project Be'la Dona Band: http://www.beladonaband.com/

Today’s episode is meant to honor the best superheroe I can think of… she doesn’t wear a cape (usually) but she cooks, cleans, go to work, take care of you when you are sick, is a wife, is a friend and is the best. Our episode today is dedicated to mothers. Thank you mothers for being the best type of human there is. Happy Mothers Day! Today, stories by awesome moms! AmberDrea is a writer, editor and storyteller who has performed all over New York City and has appeared on several podcasts, including Risk!, Fish Out of Agua, Lost & Rewound, The Virgin Chronicles and The Soundtrack Series. Brittany is the Memphis native, Texas implant that feels conflicted when others ask “Where are you from”. She is a Mother, Nurse, Midwife student and lover things Southern Hospitality. She does it all, as well as hosts a weekly podcast called Hear Ye Podcast. Leah Harris is a mother, writer and storyteller in the Washington DC area. She has told true tales with Story District, Better Said than Done, and Perfect Liars Club. Her 2016 solo show Aliens, Nazis and Angels was rated among “best of Capital Fringe” by DC Metro Theater Arts. Carolyn Castiglia is a standup comedian that has appeared on VH1, MTV2, Comedy Central, NBC, Lifetime. She was featured nightly as Nickmom’s “Ultimate Sports Mom”, and she is a frequent guest commentator on HLN. The late Joan Rivers called her “hysterical” and she was named “funniest female comedian” by the Fringe Review Publication. Hosted and Produced by Vanessa Valerio. Music by Twintapes. Ilustration by Maria Jose Figueroa. Sponsored by TukFab and Manuel Hair Salon.

This week we continue to bring you long distance relationships stories… I sat down for a coffee in Brooklyn with Adrien Behn, the producer of Strangers Abroad Podcast.  We talked about her podcast, her trips around the world and love. The stories come from: Keith Mellnick, a photographer and storyteller based in Washington DC. The story he shares with us was performed at the live show Sucker for Love 2016 produced by Story District in DC. Jude Treder-Wolff is the host and creator of (mostly) True Things, a monthly game and storytelling show in Long Island, NY. She has been featured on Mortified, Risk! and The Armando Diaz Experiment, to name a few. She is now performing her solo show This Isn’t Helping. And me, Vanessa Valerio… On this episode I tell the love story that changed my life. I hope you like this one!.. Happy Spring and keep loving! Vanessa Ps. If you have a story that you want to share or a question you want to ask our dating experts, send us an email! Vanessa@wearesingleling.com   Music: Painting Ocean Dreams by Twintapes.   Special thanks to: Story District 

This week, we present two stories about original ideas and creative solutions in science -- from a Rube Goldberg machine to using hookworms to treat an illness. Part 1: In the ninth grade, Adam Ruben and his friends create a Rube Goldberg machine for a school project. Part 2: Science writer Leah Shaffer discovers an interesting way to manage her chronic illness -- hookworms. Adam Ruben is a writer, comedian, and molecular biologist.  He has appeared on the Food Network, the Weather Channel, the Travel Channel, Discovery International, Netflix, and NPR, and he currently hosts Outrageous Acts of Science on the Science Channel.  Adam is a two-time Moth Story Slam winner, a teacher with Story District, and a producer of Mortified.  Adam has spoken and performed at shows, universities, and conferences in more than 30 states and 6 countries. He writes the humor column "Experimental Error" in the otherwise respectable journal Science and is the author of Surviving Your Stupid, Stupid Decision to Go to Grad School and Pinball Wizards:  Jackpots, Drains, and the Cult of the Silver Ball. Adam has a Bachelor's degree from Princeton and a Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins in molecular biology and is the Associate Director of Vaccine Stabilization and Logistics at Sanaria Inc.  Learn more at adamruben.net Leah Shaffer is a freelance science writer based in St. Louis whose stories have appeared in Wired, The Atlantic and Discover magazines. She writes about biology, medicine, and the weird critters inside and outside the human body. You can read about her complaints and schemes on Twitter as @LeahabShaffer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Corporate and personal story trainer Stephanie Garibaldi teaches the art of first-person storytelling for the University of Maryland, Story District, DC high schools, as well as in professional settings ranging from Fortune 500 companies to Non-Profit advocacy groups. She shares some of her best tips . . . not to mention a story or two with Xistance Host Andrew Hiller.

On this episode of Hot Mic with Dan Savage, singer and songwriter Rachel Lark joins Dan to talk (and sing) about heartbreak, love lost, hope found. Featured stories include "Searching for the Rainbow" by Michael Zhuang for Story District, and "Janine Gets Her Groove Back" by Janine Brito for RISK! In each episode of Hot Mic with Dan Savage, relationship expert and columnist Dan Savage showcases and provides commentary on the best true stories about sex and relationships from live storytelling shows across the country.

Three failures. Told live on stage. Storytellers: Nupur Mehta Robin Doody Caitlin Reilly Special Thanks: Pierce McManus Cara Foran Amy Saidman Perfect Liars Club (www.perfectliarsclub.com) Story District (www.storydistrict.org)

Welcome to the very first Goat Rodeo Variety, the scan button on your audio remote. Each week we take you inside a curated experience handpicked by the Goat Rodeo Team. Show Notes: 1. Caitlin Reilly "Love Looks Different Through an Eye Patch Told live on stage as part of Story District's "Sucker For Love" Show www.storydistrict.org Caitlin Reilly is host and producer of Failure on Goat Rodeo. www.goatrodeodc.com/failure 2. Dispatches: "Promises" Dispatches is a podcast from the mind of Morgan Givens. To learn more go to www.districtdipatches.com . 3. Fellow Creatures "Breathe Easy" A swampy indie rock band from swampy DC. To hear more go to www.fellowcreaturesmusic.com 4. "Cold Water" by Your Story Here goatrodeodc.com/your-story-here

George interviews Ira Koretsky, the CEO of The Chief Storyteller®. Ira shares his experiences about marketing, cross-cultural communications, executive storytelling, and how to perfect your elevator speech. This is the full length interview of the episode. The radio edit which aired [11-25-16] is available on MixCloud.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/georgeindc)

Everyone has a story; Story District helps tell it.

Everyone has a story; Story District helps tell it.

Everyone has a story; Story District helps tell it.

Everyone has a story; Story District helps tell it.