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Jeff Polish never meant to be a performer. He was supposed to be a professor. But life had other plans. How he came to live storytelling, and how his live show The Monti came to be in 2008 and has evolved over the years.

Jeff Polish, molecular cell biologist better known for his presence as creator and host of The Monti, a live storytelling show and competition in the Research Triangle

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Burch was trained by "foremothers of the American storytelling revival" and has been nominated for a Grammy as a spoken word recording artist. She shares about the growth of formal storytelling, and what she tries to instill when teaching at schools, workshops and conferences.

Milbre Burch, storyteller and playwright who served as the 2025 emcee for the Old North State Story Telling Festival in Cary

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Ray Christian returns, sharing new tales from his life. Including his feature role in a new HBO documentary, “The Man Will Burn.”

Since he last joined Due South, Ray's podcast has won two Signal awards, and three Black podcast awards. 

Plus, Ray tells a one-of-a-kind story based in the gazebo of his home near Boone, NC., and a second story that just might have ended with a serious injury if he hadn't been so quick on his feet...

Ray Christian, host of the PRX podcast What’s Ray Saying. He’s a storyteller, longtime educator at Appalachian State University and an American veteran.