Today’s story comes from Christie Buchele. She is the co-host of Empty Girlfriend podcast, which you should all be listening too, and she’s one of our all-time favorite storytellers in Denver. She’s that friend who always stood up for you on the playground, even when the bully was way bigger than both of you.

Christie’s story was recorded live on June 17, 2015 at Buntport Theater in Denver, Colorado. The theme of the evening was "WTF." Our theme music is by our friend Whalehawk (aka the Grammy-nominated musician Jake Sanders).

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