Unvarnished is a podcast about real stories, the lives behind them and the lessons we learn from sharing.

Episode 12 of Unvarnished features Daniel Webster, a retired minister turned storyteller. He shares his story about a Christmas Eve service gone wrong and encourages listeners not to get so caught up in holiday drama that they miss life's most special occasions.

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Unvarnished is a podcast about real stories, the lives behind them and the lessons we learn from sharing.

Episode 10 of Unvarnished is a special episode featuring a story from our host, Taylor Williams. Her story walks the listener down sidewalks in New York and through her journey to becoming a feminist.

Unvarnished is a podcast about real stories, the lives behind them and the lessons we learn from sharing.

Episode 9 of Unvarnished features Dani Holmes, a self-described pessimistic romantic. She tells her story of heartbreak and unrequited love and talks with host Taylor Williams about hope, happy endings and finding comfort in loneliness.

Unvarnished is a podcast about real stories, the lives behind them and the lessons we learn from sharing. Episode nine of Unvarnished features Randy Singer, a grad student studying ichthyology. Randy tells a story of trip to South Thailand to collect fish that went awry when his crew unknowingly stumbled into the magistrate's driveway.

Unvarnished is a podcast about real stories, the lives behind them and the lessons we learn from sharing.

Episode seven of Unvarnished features Diane Lasley, an 80 year old woman on a journey to find her squat. Along the way, she finds strength, balance and a new tribe of friends and family.