People always ask me what it’s like to be a storyteller. So I wrote a story about it.
From Streets and Alleys: Stories with a Chicago Accent. Track 1/6. Learn more and download all my recordings at my website, sydlieberman.com.

Zen and the Art of Storytelling

Internationally acclaimed storyteller and author Syd Lieberman is releasing all of his recordings for free. ’Storytelling is having a grand revival in this country,” he says, “but many people still have no idea what I’m talking about when I say I’m a storyteller. I want to introduce this art form to a new generation of listeners.” To learn more about Syd and his work, visit his website at www.sydlieberman.com.

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On May 31, 1889, a dam broke in the mountains above Johnstown, Pennsylvania, resulting in the worst flood disaster in US history. The city of Johnstown commissioned Syd to tell the story of that flood and how the people restored their city.
Learn more and download all my recordings at my website, sydlieberman.com.

The Johnstown Flood of 1889

In thirty years of teaching high school, this was my oddest class.
From Streets and Alleys: Stories with a Chicago Accent. Track 6/6. Learn more and download all my recordings at my website, sydlieberman.com.

The Irregulars

American neo-Nazis decided to speak about a mile from my house. My reaction surprised me.
From Streets and Alleys: Stories with a Chicago Accent. Track 5/6. Learn more and download all my recordings at my website, sydlieberman.com.

The Day the Nazis Came

In my sophomore year at Harvard, I learned what it meant to be a sophomoric..
From Streets and Alleys: Stories with a Chicago Accent. Track 4/6. Learn more and download all my recordings at my website, sydlieberman.com.

Harvard Man Redux

If you ever had to stay in a hospital overnight, you’ve already lived this story.
From Streets and Alleys: Stories with a Chicago Accent. Track 3/6. Learn more and download all my recordings at my website, sydlieberman.com.

Zen and the Art of Storytelling

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