From TRUTH BE TOLD's September 25th, 2025 show ("Scary Monsters!") Chris Gonzalez's "Evan; or, The Witch King of Belmont" tells the story of a very damaged, very human monster stalking Portland, Oregon.

Chris Gonzalez is a playwright based in Brooklyn, NY, and Portland, OR. He is the playwright for the Portland Experimental Theater Ensemble. Last year, with PETE, he wrote The Americans and Cardiac Organ: A Goth Cabaret. Chris has been an Artist in Residence at CoHo Theater, and has taught devised physical theater at the School of Dance and Contemporary Thought and Portland Playhouse. He has also taught writing for Devised Theater at the Institute of Contemporary Performance. 

TRUTH BE TOLD was created by Susan Kim and David Zellnik and each episode was produced and scored by Eric Svejcar. Logo designed by Joseph Zellnik.

From TRUTH BE TOLD's June 10th, 2025 show ("First Love/First Lust") Akyiaa Wilson's "Storytime" tells of what happens when a potentially clueless girl finds herself alone with the cutest boy in class... who also happens to be the school's drug dealer. 

Akyiaa Wilson is an actor, writer, comprehensive personal aesthetics professional and cardigan fetishist born and raised in Brooklyn. Cute baby pics at akyiaa-wilson.com.

TRUTH BE TOLD was created by Susan Kim and David Zellnik and each episode was produced and scored by Eric Svejcar. Logo designed by Joseph Zellnik.

From TRUTH BE TOLD's September 25th, 2025 show ("Scary Monsters") Susan Kim's "Rex" tells of a very famous monster, backstage and on set.

Susan writes plays, books, documentaries, and quite a bit of kids' TV. A flaneuse who fortunately lives in Manhattan, the best city for that kind of thing, she loves animals and funny people, and really wishes we could all just get along. 

TRUTH BE TOLD was created by Susan Kim and David Zellnik and each episode was produced and scored by Eric Svejcar. Logo designed by Joseph Zellnik.

From TRUTH BE TOLD's June 10th, 2025 show ("First Love/First Lust") Joe Gilford's "Birthday" tells of the  eternal battle between love and fear... and about his very noisy first time in 1960's Greenwich Village.

Joe Gilford is a playwright and screenwriter living in Brooklyn. His play "Finks" was a Drama Desk nominee and his new screenplay "Chiaroscuro" is in pre-preparation, for filming in 2027. He teaches screenwriting at NYU and spends most days gazing out his window hoping for the best. More at joegilford.com 

TRUTH BE TOLD was created by Susan Kim and David Zellnik and each episode was produced and scored by Eric Svejcar. Logo designed by Joseph Zellnik.

This podcast draws from a hit true story night created by Susan Kim and David Zellnik at Ensemble Studio Theatre in New York City. It features members of EST—and friends—who tell heartbreaking, embarrassing, hilarious, true stories based on a theme. This season draws from our first two sold-out evenings in 2025: “First Love, First Lust” and “Scary Monsters.” Each of these 14 episodes will feature one story, and was recorded, scored, and produced by Eric Svejcar. For seven-weeks, stories of love and lust will be released every Monday, and scary monsters every Thursday.