Stories of a New York Artist with Gregg LeFevre

Holiday cheer, completely derailed 🎄💥

In this classic episode of The Compulsive Storyteller, a well-meant Christmas spirals into an unforgettable disaster. If you’ve ever survived a holiday gone wrong, this one’s for you.

The Compulsive Storyteller Podcast is a series of short personal true stories in 20 minutes or less written and narrated by, Gregg LeFevre.

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This week, Gregg shares a few stories linked by one glittering theme: diamonds. From a visit to Tiffany’s to a German aristocrat’s tale of royal jewels on a Mexican beach, an artist friend’s hidden ring, and a subway car filled with spilled stones, each story reveals the strange, funny, and human ways we attach meaning to wealth and sparkle.

The Compulsive Storyteller Podcast is a series of short personal true stories in 20 minutes or less written and narrated by, Gregg LeFevre.

© Gregg LeFevre 2025

Today on the pod we have Goody from Goody's Granola - He's also a podcaster, My Place with Goody, a place for people to share stories and promote their work and connect through conversation.

Happy Thanksgiving to all our listeners!

In this Shortie episode of The Compulsive Storyteller, a Polish motorcycle gang starts protesting Planned Parenthood outside Gregg's studio. When they bring in a crew to film a documentary, Gregg can't help but butt in.

The Compulsive Storyteller Podcast is a series of short personal true stories in 20 minutes or less written and narrated by, Gregg LeFevre.

© Gregg LeFevre 2025

In this week’s episode of The Compulsive Storyteller, Gregg tells the true story of an ambitious real estate deal in Brooklyn that spirals into chaos. When Gregg partners with a wealthy heiress to redevelop a derelict building, occupied by a group of artists. What begins as a business venture turns into a moral dilemma, pitting loyalty to his own kind against the lure of a life-changing profit.

The Compulsive Storyteller Podcast is a series of short personal true stories in 20 minutes or less written and narrated by, Gregg LeFevre.

© Gregg LeFevre 2025

No new interview this week but check out this past talk with Jonathan Menjivar!

Gregg has a few amusing stories about being manhandled.

The Compulsive Storyteller Podcast is a series of short personal true stories in 20 minutes or less written and narrated by, Gregg LeFevre.

© Gregg LeFevre 2025

We're back from summer break with an ALL NEW EPISODE and starting an all new season!.

"Lip Service Radicals" is Gregg's story from his time living in a commune in Massachusetts with a motley crew of hippies, artists, lefties, and geeks.

The Compulsive Storyteller Podcast is a series of short personal true stories in 20 minutes or less written and narrated by, Gregg LeFevre.

© Gregg LeFevre 2025

We interrupt summer break with a new Pass the Mic!

Leo Fernekes is here telling stories about Burning Man - He's there on the playa this week working on an art project.

You can see his work with electronics, mechanical design, coding, and general science in the name of art on his youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/@leosbagoftricks3732 or see his portfolio of projects on his website http://www.fernekes.com/

The Compulsive Storyteller is on summer break right now but to hold you over to until the next season we are re-posting some favorite episodes.

Listen to this Pass the Mic with Kevin Allison from RISK! an amazing storyteller and podcaster.