The Narrators

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True stories told live at The Narrators, the award-winning storytelling show. Comedians, actors, musicians, writers, and other fascinating folks share first-person narratives from their lives, centere... more

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October 02, 2015 76: “Crushed”
Today's podcast is dedicated to all of you out there in podcast land who have never attended a live show before. Our August event was so fantastic that we're playing it here for you in its entirety, raw and mostly uncut—this is as close to the real thing as you can get. You're going to hear stories from Erin Rollman, Dan St. Germain, Christie Buchele, Bob Meddles, Haley Driscoll, Timmi Lasley, Sam Tallent, Janae Burris, Kristin Rand, and Josh Blue. These stories were recorded live on August 19 2015 at Buntport Theater as part of an all-comedian special in honor of High Plains Comedy Festival. The theme of the evening was "Crushed."
Our theme music is by our friend Whalehawk (aka the Grammy-nominated musician Jake Sanders).
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1h 42min
September 25, 2015 75: Wendy Smith, “My First Sex Dream”
Today's featured storyteller, Wendy Smith, a.k.a. Wendyceratops, is a Professor of English at Mesa Community College in San Diego. See her students' ratemyprofessors.com reviews to get a sense of just how amazing she is:
"Never boring."
"Fair. For the most part."
"Really chill."
"Always has snacks."
"A believer."
"Passionate."
"Open to different interpretations."
And:
"A must"
Buuuut:
She is “provincial”
And:
"She does have her favorites and I was not one of them but that should not matter unless you want to go out for a beer with the prof."
Wendy's story was recorded live on 8 September 2015 at Tiger!Tiger! Tavern in San Diego, California. The theme of the evening was "Firsts." Our theme music is by our friend Whalehawk (aka the Grammy-nominated musician Jake Sanders).
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11min
September 11, 2015 74: Robert Rutherford, “The Time Traveler”
Today's story comes from Robert Rutherford. When Robert's not co-hosting The Narrators San Diego, he works as a museum educator and the digital content developer at the San Diego Natural History Museum. Robert's story was recorded live on 8 September 2015 at Tiger!Tiger! Tavern in San Diego, California. The theme of the evening was "Firsts." Our theme music is by our friend Whalehawk (aka the Grammy-nominated musician Jake Sanders).
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16min
September 04, 2015 73: Erin Rollman, “Casa Bonita: Chicken or Beef?”
This week's story comes from Erin Rollman. She is the co-host of The Narrators Denver, a founding member and co-owner of Buntport Theater, a long-time favorite storyteller, and an award-winning actor and playwright. Erin and her colleagues at Buntport graciously opened their doors to The Narrators in 2014 and she joined us as a co-host in 2015. Working with Erin feels like scoring a free dessert at your favorite restaurant, on your birthday, in the company of close friends—without having to endure the "Happy Birthday" song.
Erin's story was recorded live on 17 June 2015 at Buntport Theater in Denver, Colorado. The theme of the evening was "WTF." Our theme music is by our friend Whalehawk (aka the Grammy-nominated musician Jake Sanders).
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11min
August 29, 2015 72: Anthony Crawford, “Tell Your Kids to F*ck in High School”
Today's story comes from Anthony Crawford. He's co-host of Amuse Booze, a local cocktail and comedy showcase, and he’s the host of Talkin' Shop, which is like Denver comedy's answer to Inside the Actor's Studio. Anthony interviews some of the cities brightest comedic minds, asking questions about how the funny sausage gets made.
Anthony's story was recorded live on 20 May 2015 at Buntport Theater in Denver, Colorado. The theme of the evening was "Nature vs. Nurture." Our theme music is by our friend Whalehawk (aka the Grammy-nominated musician Jake Sanders).
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16min
August 14, 2015 71: Christie Buchele, “Salmonella Falls”
Today’s story comes from Christie Buchele. She is the co-host of Empty Girlfriend podcast, which you should all be listening too, and she’s one of our all-time favorite storytellers in Denver. She’s that friend who always stood up for you on the playground, even when the bully was way bigger than both of you.
Christie’s story was recorded live on June 17, 2015 at Buntport Theater in Denver, Colorado. The theme of the evening was "WTF." Our theme music is by our friend Whalehawk (aka the Grammy-nominated musician Jake Sanders).
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19min
August 08, 2015 70: Aaron Urist, “This Yarmulke Feels Like Ted Nugent”
This week's story comes from Aaron Urist. Aaron is a standup comedian from Denver Colorado, the co-host of Crush City, a monthly comedy showcase at The Savoy, and frequent performer on High Plains Comedy Festival. Being in his presence is like finding a $20 bill in your jacket on the first cold of autumn—again, and again, and again. Aaron's story was recorded live on May 20, 2015 at Buntport Theater in Denver, Colorado. The theme of the evening was "Nature vs. Nurture."
Special thanks to Erin Rollman for engineering help on this episode. Our theme music is by our friend Whalehawk (aka the Grammy-nominated musician Jake Sanders).
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14min
August 01, 2015 69: Emma Weisfeld, “Almond-Butter Sticky Fingers”
Today’s story comes from Emma Weisfeld and was recorded live at Buntport Theater on 20 May 2015. The theme of the evening was “Nature vs. Nurture.”
Special thanks to Erin Rollman for engineering help on this episode. Our theme music is by our friend Whalehawk (aka the Grammy-nominated musician Jake Sanders).
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16min
July 25, 2015 68: Ellen K. Graham, “Pilgrims of the Interstate”
Back in April of 2015, The Narrators collaborated with Musica Sacra, a 35-piece chamber orchestra here in Denver. They gave us three pieces of music and asked our storytellers to write something inspired by the music. In exchange, we gave them three stories and they chose three pieces of music to accompany them. We wrote and edited and memorized and rehearsed and revised and then rehearsed some more…paragraphs were shifted out of their natural order to work with the music, and the orchestral arrangements were shuffled and modified to jive with the beats of the story. It was a dramatic departure from our usual low-key routine. The end result was beautiful, watching our storytellers transform their personal experiences into these sweeping, powerful performances.
This week's story comes from that show. Ellen K. Graham is a playwright and long-time favorite of The Narrators. Her story was paired Ralph Vaughan Williams’ “The Lark Ascending,” which for copyright reasons we do not play in its entirety. This story was originally recorded at Augustana Arts on 24 April 2015. The theme of the evening was “Two-Way Street.”
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21min
July 17, 2015 67: Haley Driscoll, “Two Face”
Today's story comes from Haley Driscoll. This story was originally recorded on 21 November 2013 at the Deer Pile in Denver, Colorado. The theme of the evening was "The Fall." Our theme music is by our friend Whalehawk (aka the Grammy-nominated musician Jake Sanders).
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14min

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How many episodes does The Narrators have?

The podcast currently has 273 episodes available.