Story Night

Alison Loris said during the July 6, 2017 Story Night that the topic of abortion is often discussed by men, politicians and theorists, and not enough by women who face the question head on. So that night, she told her story. It was the third story of the night and helped continue a tone that […]

Corinne Nichol had spent enough time as an ER nurse to know that she had — There is no better way to say it — spent enough time as an ER nurse. Her next iteration as a nurse, however, gave her what some call the “dreaded disease of perspective.” She met people who gave her […]

It’s difficult anymore to tell a story about 9/11 that doesn’t sound like everyone else’s. Somehow Kim Weaver manages to give us a memory that is fresh and compelling. Weaver made a friend in college who she worried was killed in the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. The thoughts she had until she knew were […]

Mike Etgen tells a story that, sadly, could still be a reality today. It’s a story about race, and about the traditions and ideals that feed into our biases and beliefs. Mike told this story a couple of times, this time with an epilogue that seemed to be a fitting period and sad conclusion to […]

For this episode, as we approach the next Story Night of Champions, we bring a story from the first time we did this. If you’ve listened to every story of the podcast, you’ve heard this one. Listen again. Jeff Allen told of us a kitty who took advantage of openings in a house undergoing renovation […]

Years ago I knew a guy who had just married. Lots of people he knew told this couple they’d struggle in the early years. This guy I knew didn’t want that. But struggle they did. It’s a rite of passage for many couples, the early setbacks that after years of work seem like distant, yet […]

If you are a pilot, there is no end to the detail you must study if you wish to survive. Even then, all that study may not tell you everything you will need to know. And 1,000 feet in the air is one of the worst places for a surprise. Sometimes it takes relying on […]

Think back to when your life changed in a big way. Was it gradual, or was it like a bolt of lightning? Kim Weaver told us at Story Night in June about a moment when the change she had been undergoing came to a sudden flash point. Literally. While she didn’t probably appreciate the ammo […]

You’re 15, the bus isn’t cool and on the 3-mile walk home a group of boys you’ve only known from a place you would never reveal to your father stops and offers you a ride. What could go wrong. Genavieve Scott would find out. She told this story in April 2017 when the theme was […]

This is how it works. When you meet a movie star it’s not always in the best circumstances. You want exposure? Here it is. Royce Marks got maximum exposure in front of Minnie Driver in Wendover, Nevada. Having been to Wendover myself, as I said during the May 4, 2017 Story Night when Royce told […]