In the words of today’s storyteller, let’s take a moment and thank Craig Newmark. If it weren’t for him, where exactly would most of us get our crazy roommate stories? Thank you Craig for giving us many of us places to call home as well as our 21st podcast which was told live at the Red Poppy Art House for the September 2012 show, “Roommates.”
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Is it problem if the people at the hazmat facility know your name? This deconstruction of a would-be set of Hoarders yields halloween cat ears and 1970s refrigerators, but what about treasured mementos from childhood? This story of the life of a photo comes from our August 2012 show, “Lost and Then Found.”
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Making the leap from being a transit rider to a driver can be tricky. For starters, you can’t rely anymore on the vehicle to magically get you where you want to go without providing it some direction. This story of how not to learn to drive in Chicago came from our August 2012 show, “Lost and Then Found.” Continue reading
The Lost and Found is a finite space. It houses wayward gloves, wallets, and puffy jackets until their original owners come to reclaim them, or their new owners take gleeful possession of them. Continue reading
A self-proclaimed weenie finds herself in Cairo during the Arab spring. This story of a wish for a more tranquil Egypt comes from our July 2012 show “Wishful Thinking.” Continue reading
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