Twisted Storytellers

Henrietta Ivy tells a story about meeting Hilary Clinton at the Cobo Convention Center in downtown Detroit.

In episode 2, Amir Baghdadchi describes an attempt to smuggle Italian bologna in to the United States and a tense encounter with TSA agents. It's on a return trip to London that Baghdadchi is asked to show his passport which “is an anxious moment for everyone,” he says. “You watch the agent look at you, look at your picture, look at you, look at your picture, and just praying ‘please god, let me look like myself.'” It’s through this experience, and others like it, that Baghdadchi learns to perfect the art of international travel.

Season two kicks off with a story about Satori's love of foot massages and how that led to a moment of emotional healing. It was during a conversation with a friend that Satori was referred to a pedicurist she describes as “part-time cop, full-time feet.” What begins as an uncomfortable encounter between Satori and a foot masseur ultimately becomes a therapy session for both.

Redemption after the depths of despair.

A daughter recounts the painful, yet whimsical struggles of growing up in a home afflicted with mental illness.

Vanessa Boyd tells a story of "How a boiler room operator learned to rescue herself."

Ethriam Brammer takes us back into his childhood to unravel memories of his father.

Transformation amidst poverty, violence, fear, and hopelessness.

Two interecting stories about Detroiters' ongoing water struggle and the late activist Charity Hick.

Detroiter Monica Sholar weaves a hilarious and heartfelt tale about her decision to become a step-mom.