The Lapse Storytelling Podcast

Sub-zero temps, chest-high mud, and ravenous birds? We're going on an adventure.

Jennifer Purdie is on a mission to complete a marathon across all seven continents. But to do that, she'll have to brave the most grueling trek of them all: a seven hour gauntlet across the Antarctic tundra.

How could a hole in your sock mean the end of your life? When you don't actually find one.

Natasha Porter was on vacation in Australia when she very was struck with a very unlikely illness. Not one in a hundred, but one in a hundred thousand. She still lives with its ramifications to this day.

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You're 13. You're gay. And you're an evangelical Christian.

As a shy, slightly effeminate teen, making friends with the other lads isn't easy for Chad Michael. But when his eyes meet the big blues of another church boy, the connection is undeniable... and his secret unmentionable.

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Coming of Age. Family Legacies. The Ca-merican Dream.

Ryan Uytdewilligen - go on, try and say it - ached for a change of scenery. Silver screens, big city lights, Hollywood nights. But as a third generation farm boy with an increasingly ill family to tend to, his path may have already been set.

If you're among our many American listeners, settle in. We've got a true blue Canadian accent coming atcha.

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One year of The Lapse Storytelling Podcast! What better guest than the very first storyteller I ever met? My mother.

When you hear of a town named like "Maple Ridge," you might think it remote. Canadian. Peaceful. For both my mum and I, that stereotype holds true for all but the latter. This is but one of those tales: the very unusual friendship between my mother and a meth-addicted homeless man.

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Jessie Kahnweiler had a tough sell: a short satirical comedy about rape. Wait, wait, wait - hear us out.

Years ago, in her college years, Jessie was raped. For more than half a decade she'd been trying to tell herself she was okay. Outwardly, that's what she told people. But that creeping sensation, the kind where deep down something is dreadfully wrong, it was only a matter of time before it gurgled back up.

But Jessie has kind of did the impossible. She's a talented, intelligent, filmmaker with a wicked sense of a humor. So guess what? Her film is really, really funny.

This episode is the story behind the story, but if you've yet to watch Meet My Rapist, you'll find it embedded right here on thelapse.org. It was a selection at the 2014 Slamdance Film Festival. You'd be missing something special if you skipped it.

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I, Kyle Gest, have been accused of being both very fortunate and incredibly unlucky. Truth is, without that combination, I may never have started this show. These are the origins of The Lapse Storytelling Podcast.

Trigger warning: they're more dramatic than you might expect.

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How could episode 19's Monica Hamburg POSSIBLY go out with that lunatic again? Find out what happened on her very final date. Spoilers for episode 19's The Force. And if you dig this one, Minisode 2 is available RIGHT NOW at Patreon.com/TheLapse!

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Ketamine is a drug largely used in veterinary clinics. Recreationally, it's used to induce an out of body experience. The oft-sought "K-Hole." But Sean Michael Hayes was looking to score for a different reason. He was trying to save his life.

Patreon news! Once a month we'll be debuting extra-special bonus vignettes exclusive to our contributors. These'll be short pieces under five minutes, either original or bits we love but just couldn't fit into the program. Wondering what happened on Monica's final date? How about the mysterious black spots that afflicted Sean in Thailand? You'll find all that with a donation to our Patreon campaign. I'm trying, folks. I need your support.

Impersonating an officer carries up to a two year sentence. But what if you genuinely believed you were one? Monica Hamburg shares what might humbly be described as the Worst. Date. Ever.

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