Dr. Rita Charon, director of the Program in Narrative Medicine at the College of Physicians and Surgeons at Columbia University, talks about how the doctor-patient relationship is enriched through stories. Info at www.InsideStoriesOnline.com

A conversation with Nick Szuberla, director of the Thousand Kites project, a community dialogue project about the criminal justice system. More information at www.InsideStoriesOnline.com.

The artistic director and members of "Teatro de los Sentidos" (Theater of the Senses) don't reveal their secrets in this episode, but they do chat about the magic behind their sensuous shows, including "Echo of the Shadow." More info at www.InsideStoriesOnline.com.

My old friend Kris Kovick reads the chapter "Big Stump" from her novella "America's Least Wanted," which combines family lore, contemporary personal stories from her own life, and a murder mystery! This is the first of occasional podcast episodes to feature original stories. Submit your stories and ideas for consideration. More info at www.InsideStoriesOnline.com.

Susie Bright, a writer and editor of erotica (former longtime editor of "Best American Erotica") talks about the sexual imagination. Includes no profanity or explicit descriptions of sexual activity. More info at www.InsideStoriesOnline.com

Steve Luckert, a curator at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, DC, talks about the museum's permanent exhibition, and about an exhibit he curated called "State of Deception: The Power of Nazi Propaganda." More info at www.InsideStoriesOnline.com

Stefan Kaegi of the Berlin-based theatre group Rimini Protokoll talks about their interactive theater -- including "Call Cutta in a Box," which is played out one-on-one over the telephone. More info at www.InsideStoriesOnline.com.

Maya Lilly talks about her one-woman show "Mixed" -- the multiracial people she interviewed, how she develops their characters to be performed, and role-playing in real life. More info at www.InsideStoriesOnline.com.

Jeff Gomez of Starlight Runner Entertainment talks about producing "transmedia" franchises, or stories that cross from the web to video games to books and other media platforms. The new television show "Flash Forward" is cited as an example of how transmedia storytelling can work. More info at www.InsideStoriesOnline.com.

Premiere episode of "Inside Stories," a blog and podcast about the many forms of storytelling. This episode introduces host Paul VanDeCarr, and outlines what the blog and podcast are about. More info at www.InsideStoriesOnline.com.