Stefan interviews Paul about cereal and storytelling. Paul tells a story about his fraught relationship with his nose. Theme music by Rayannah.
Episode 28: It felt strange without it
Episode 27: The sweet potato episode
Paul and Brianne talk about the pros and cons of reading your story from notes. Brianne tells a story about grief and an irrational fight. Theme music by Rayannah.
Episode 26: Fuck the audience
Brianne and Stefan talk about Briannalytics and moments in the writing process when you need to stop thinking about how the audience may react. Daryn Caister tells a story about gender identity. You can hear more from Daryn over at GreenMajority.ca. Theme music by Rayannah.
Episode 25: Trust your audience
Brianne and Stefan talk about mug cakes and trusting that the audience will be on your side. Erin Kang tells a story about growing up in a house with her father's addiction. Check out Erin's storytelling event over at StoriesOfOurs.org. Tweet your favourite mug cake recipes to Brianne @bennessb. Theme music by Rayannah.
Episode 23: Protect your Audience
The first in our three part series on audiences, Brianne and Stefan talk the about protecting your audience and the pacts we make with our audience as storytellers and events. Tyler Blacquiere tells an amazing story of love, commitment and how sometimes it's just about doing what needs to be done. Theme music by Rayannah.
Episode 22: The bargain was made
Rob Shirkey tells a story about the law school deal he made with his dad, then sits down to chat with Brianne about formal vs. personal speaking and the imaginary child he plans to raise with Paul. You can learn more about Rob's work over at OurHorizon.org. Theme music by Rayannah.
Episode 21: Dear third year geography student
Maya Fromstein writes a letter to her third year geography students about her own undergraduate experience. Stefan and Paul talk about July weather and writing in the second person. Theme music by Rayannah.
Episode 20: I was not going to win
Stefan tells a story about running a 10k, carrying a torch, and his short-lived stand-up career. Brianne and Stefan talk about telling a story before you feel strictly ready. Theme music by Rayannah.
Episode 19: Asking for haircutting advice on Reddit
Brianne shares a joke and talks with Paul about using humour in storytelling. John Finn tells a story about his experience on ayahuasca. Theme music by Rayannah.
Episode 18: Dungeons and Dragons Level Five Elf Mage Jake
Stefan and Brianne sit down to talk about navigate all the different versions of yourself when telling a story and people who put the milk in first, followed by a summer story from Jake Babad. Theme music by Rayannah.
Episode 17: Drink for you know not where you go, nor why
Stefan chats with Jeanette Stock about the differences between writing for the page and writing for the stage. Jeanette tells a story about losing her grandfather. Theme music by Rayannah.
Episode 16: Time bending is definitely from Albert Einstein
Stefan and Brianne discuss time bending experiments, burying your conclusion early in a story and how everything is better in slow motion. Marcus Hinds tells a story about when time slowed down for him during a car accident. Theme music by Rayannah.
Episode 15: Sleeping with the lights on
Stefan and Brianne both tell stories that strongly feature exes they keep in touch with, then sit down to talk about the implications of these kinds of stories. Theme music by Rayannah.
Episode 14: Exes we don't know
Brianne and Paul both tell stories that strongly feature people they don't really know anymore, and sit down to talk about the implications of these kinds of stories. Theme music by Rayannah.
Episode 13: I'm managing
Brianne, Paul and Stefan talk about converting an essay into a story. Sarah Flanagan tells a story about cancer management and illness narratives. Theme music by Rayannah.
Episode 12: I'm a normal person and I want to have a normal time with you
John Finn tells a story about an intimate internet encounter, then sits down with Paul to discuss how you put together such an intimate story. Theme music by Rayannah.
Episode 11: Everybody should be on the streets with us
Stefan tells a story about bringing buses from Toronto to New York for the People's Climate March in 2014. Stefan and Paul chat about how to tell a story about nothing. Theme music by Rayannah.
You can hear Stefan's other story about this trip over on the Open Kwong Dore Podcast.
Episode 10: I'm the asshole?
David Hostetter tells a story about Australia Day, then sits down to chat with Stefan. Theme music by Rayannah.
Episode 9: I think the body knows this
Paul tells a story about recently running into an ex at Three Speed, a bar where nothing good ever happens (for Paul). Paul, Brianne and Stefan talk about telling a fresh story. Theme music by Rayannah.