Filmmaker Michael Neelsen joins Adam today to talk about what makes a good story, what he’s learned about telling stories through his production company Story First Media, and why the Tom Monfils case caught his eye for his new documentary, "Beyond Human Nature," premiering this week at the Wisconsin Film Festival.
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Cooked By Nature with Michael Neelsen of Story First Media

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Jim Tews, comedian/author/animator, joins us today to talk a bit about everything. ADHD, growing up a creative church kid, storytelling, comedy, and more. Jim's got a great perspective on what it means to tell a story, and we have a great time finding our way into a focused conversation about the differences and similarities between telling a story, and telling a joke.
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It Ain’t Gonna Work with Jim Tews

We had our first story slam event in over three years this last weekend and it was so truly incredible to be back at Wil-Mar Neighborhood Center for stories, community, and fun. 
Our winning storyteller, Jessica Regan, shares a great story all about how sometimes you have to be bold enough to say hello first, often to a stranger. We can learn a thing or two from Jessica and her son. In fact, I wrote about it on the new Madison Story Slam website in a blog post here.
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Hi, What’s Your Name?

John Mleziva set his sites on being a Brewer, wait no…a brewer, lowercase B; but after a stint in Scotland, John was beguiled by the great mistress that is whiskey and set forth on a path to found maybe the best distillery Madison, Wisconsin has ever seen, State Line Distillery.
John is a community guy, who is as passionate about State Line being a hub of community as he is about State Line producing the highest quality distilled spirits you can bottle. And if State Line’s recent Double Gold Award at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition, awarded to their coffee liqueur made with beans from local coffee barons, Kyle and Gwen Johnson, says anything about John’s passion, you should visit the tasting room and experience the community that happens there.
 
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Distilling Community with John Mleziva of State Line Distillery

David Heinen returns to the Madison Story Slam podcast with two stories told years apart from the Wil-Mar Center stage. One a tale of how he of all people found community at Madison Story Slam, the other a tale of love that just wasn't meant to be.
 
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Find Community and Get Weird with David Heinen

Democratic Senate Leader Melissa Agard believes that Wisconsin could open the gateway to opportunity by passing legislation that would make cannabis legal for adult use in our state. She joins Adam today to talk about the responsibility she shares with her fellow lawmakers in steering the great ship that is the story of Wisconsin, Wisconsin's need to legalize, and more!
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Cooked By Nature with Michael Neelsen of Story First Media

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