Mark Espanol shares his personal journey from his time in prison to present life. He explores how a local radio DJ and her show changed his life and we talk about what it was like to tell a very personal story in front of a crowd of strangers. We listen to a story Mark Espanol told at the Madison Moth StorySlam at the High Noon Saloon and explore t…

We listen to a story Danielle Hairston Green told at the Madison Moth StorySlam at the High Noon Saloon, explore the themes in the story, and discuss how storytelling can help you heal. You can find Danielle's YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/c/URBESTLYFE. You can follow her on Instagram here: @URBESTLYFE. Email us at insidestoriespodc…

We listen to a story Jessica Jacobs told at the Madison Moth StorySlam at the High Noon Saloon and explore the story behind the story. Email us at insidestoriespodcast@gmail.com and find us on Facebook at @insidestoriespodcast. (Consider contributing to Inside Stories to help us cover our production costs: https://www.rubinjen.com/the-podcast.html)…

Takeyla and Jen led a workshop at the Chazen Museum for stories to accompany an art exhibit. Nitisha developed this story at the Chazen workshop. Nitisha told this version of the story at the Madison Moth StorySlam at the High Noon Saloon, we explore the themes in the story and talk about the storytelling workshop she took that helped her craft thi…

(Consider contributing to Inside Stories to help us cover our production costs: https://www.rubinjen.com/the-podcast.html) We listen to a story Dave Emanuel told at the Madison Moth StorySlam at the High Noon Saloon, explore the themes in the story, and discuss how he uses comedy in stories that tackle difficult topics. Email us at insidestoriespod…

(Consider contributing to Inside Stories to help us cover our production costs: https://www.rubinjen.com/the-podcast.html) We listen to a story Jennifer Esperanza told at the Madison Moth StorySlam at the High Noon Saloon, explore the themes in the story, and discuss how you can weave in history to give the context behind the story. Email us at ins…

(Consider contributing to Inside Stories to help us cover our production costs: https://www.rubinjen.com/the-podcast.html) We listen to a story Cynthia told at the Madison Moth StorySlam at the High Noon Saloon, explore the themes in the story, and discuss how she uses comedy in her storytelling. Email us at insidestoriespodcast@gmail.com and find …

(Consider contributing to Inside Stories to help us cover our production costs: https://www.rubinjen.com/the-podcast.html) We listen to a story Esteban Touma told at the Madison Moth StorySlam at the High Noon Saloon, explore the themes in the story, and discuss how he uses comedy in his storytelling. Email us at insidestoriespodcast@gmail.com and …

(Consider contributing to Inside Stories to help us cover our production costs: https://www.rubinjen.com/the-podcast.html) We listen to a story Otis Harris Jr told a few yeas ago as part of the Odyssey Project writing class panel at the Writer's Institute. Email us at insidestoriespodcast@gmail.com and find us on Facebook at @insidestoriespodcast.…

(Consider contributing to Inside Stories to help us cover our production costs: https://www.rubinjen.com/the-podcast.html) We listen to a story Brendon Panke told at a 2020 virtual storytelling event we co-hosted with the Wisconsin Book Festival. Email us at insidestoriespodcast@gmail.com and find us on Facebook at @insidestoriespodcast.…

(Consider contributing to Inside Stories to help us cover our production costs: https://www.rubinjen.com/the-podcast.html) We listen to a story Ann Imig told at a virtual storytelling event we co-hosted with the Wisconsin Book Festival. Email us at insidestoriespodcast@gmail.com and find us on Facebook at @insidestoriespodcast.…

(Consider contributing to Inside Stories to help us cover our production costs: https://www.rubinjen.com/the-podcast.html) We listen to a story Darian Wilson told at a virtual storytelling event we co-hosted with the Wisconsin Book Festival. Email us at insidestoriespodcast@gmail.com and find us on Facebook at @insidestoriespodcast.…

We listen to a story Noel Pabillo Mariano told at the Madison Moth StorySlam at the High Noon Saloon and explore the story behind the story. You can find Takeyla at https://www.takeylabenton.com/. You can find Jen at https://www.rubinjen.com/. Email us at insidestoriespodcast@gmail.com.By Noel Mariano, Takeyla Benton & Jen Rubin, Richard Jones Jr (Podcast sound engineer)

We listen to a story Jeri Perrott told at the Madison Moth StorySlam at the High Noon Saloon and explore the story behind the story. You can find Takeyla at https://www.takeylabenton.com/. You can find Jen at https://www.rubinjen.com/. Email us at insidestoriespodcast@gmail.com.By Jeri Parrott, Richard Jones Jr (Podcast sound engineer), Takeyla Benton & Jen Rubin

(Consider contributing to Inside Stories to help us cover our production costs: https://www.rubinjen.com/the-podcast.html) We listen to a story Marisol Gonzalez told at the Madison Moth StorySlam at the High Noon Saloon, explore the themes in the story and discuss how she crafted the story. We also listen to Rudy Bankston's Haiku - you can learn mo…

(Consider contributing to Inside Stories to help us cover our production costs: https://www.rubinjen.com/the-podcast.html) We listen to a story Jenie Gao told at the Madison Moth StorySlam at the High Noon Saloon, explore the themes in the story and discuss how she crafted the story. You can check out her art at https://jenie.org/. Email us at insi…

(Consider contributing to Inside Stories to help us cover our production costs: https://www.rubinjen.com/the-podcast.html) We listen to a story Dina Martinez told at the Madison Moth GrandSlam at the Barrymore Theater, explore the themes in the story and discuss how she crafted the story. Email us at insidestoriespodcast@gmail.com and find us on tw…

(Consider contributing to Inside Stories to help us cover our production costs: https://www.rubinjen.com/the-podcast.html) We are soliciting stories about your experience during this time of social distancing. You can email us at insidestoriespodcast@gmail.com, find us on twitter at @InsideStoryPod and Facebook at @insidestoriespodcast.…

(Consider contributing to Inside Stories to help us cover our production costs: https://www.rubinjen.com/the-podcast.html) We are soliciting stories about your experience during this time of social distancing. You can email us at insidestoriespodcast@gmail.com, find us on twitter at @InsideStoryPod and Facebook at @insidestoriespodcast.…

(Consider contributing to Inside Stories to help us cover our production costs: https://www.rubinjen.com/the-podcast.html) We are soliciting stories about your experience during this time of social distancing. You can email us at insidestoriespodcast@gmail.com, find us on twitter at @InsideStoryPod and Facebook at @insidestoriespodcast.…

(Consider contributing to Inside Stories to help us cover our production costs: https://www.rubinjen.com/the-podcast.html) We are soliciting stories about your experience during this time of social distancing. You can email us at insidestoriespodcast@gmail.com, find us on twitter at @InsideStoryPod and Facebook at @insidestoriespodcast.…

(Consider contributing to Inside Stories to help us cover our production costs: https://www.rubinjen.com/the-podcast.html) We are soliciting stories about your experience during this time of social distancing. You can email us at insidestoriespodcast@gmail.com, find us on twitter at @InsideStoryPod and Facebook at @insidestoriespodcast.…

Episode Notes (Consider contributing to Inside Stories to help us cover our production costs: https://www.rubinjen.com/the-podcast.html) We are soliciting stories about your experience during this time of social distancing. You can email us at insidestoriespodcast@gmail.com, find us on twitter at @InsideStoryPod and Facebook at @insidestoriespodcas…

(Consider contributing to Inside Stories to help us cover our production costs: https://www.rubinjen.com/the-podcast.html) We listen to a story Wilson Seely told at the Madison Moth StorySlam at the High Noon Saloon in 2020, explore the themes in the story and discuss how he crafted the story. We also did our first Madison little known history stor…

(Consider contributing to Inside Stories to help us cover our production costs: https://www.rubinjen.com/the-podcast.html) We listen to a story Susana de Alverez told at the Madison Moth 2019 GrandSlam at the Barrymore Theater, explore the themes in the story and discuss how she crafted the story. We also did our first activist origin story. Email …

(Consider contributing to Inside Stories to help us cover our production costs: https://www.rubinjen.com/the-podcast.html) We listen to a story Ann Garvin told at Listen To Your Mother at the Barrymore Theater, explore the themes in the story and discuss how she crafted the story. Learn more about Ann's book, I LIke You Just Fine When You're Not Ar…

(Consider contributing to Inside Stories to help us cover our production costs: https://www.rubinjen.com/the-podcast.html) Bill Stork tells a story about Sally, a dog he treated in his veterinary practice, and the impact Sally had on her family. Bill is a veterinarian by trade and a storyteller. We also talk about Bill's writing and the value that …

(Consider contributing to Inside Stories to help us cover our production costs: https://www.rubinjen.com/the-podcast.html) Jennifer Esperanza tells a story about growing up as the child of immigrant and what she was able to get away with as her parents didn't fully understand how everything worked in the US. This is tested one Christmas as she trie…

(Consider contributing to Inside Stories to help us cover our production costs: https://www.rubinjen.com/the-podcast.html) Lenora Rodin tells a story about her addiction and recovery. In our conversation she talks about the importance of telling the truth about herself. We talk about how a hard story and a funny story can be the same story. (This s…

(Consider contributing to Inside Stories to help us cover our production costs: https://www.rubinjen.com/the-podcast.html) Raj Shukla tells a story about his daughter, who has down syndrome, and how she taught him to be more open to the possibilities in life. President Obama makes a cameo appearance in the story. We talked about how Raj uses storyt…

(Consider contributing to Inside Stories to help us cover our production costs: https://www.rubinjen.com/the-podcast.html) Ann Imig tells a witty story about being a full time stay at home mom with two young and energetic boys. We talked about her experience founding Listen To Your Mother (which originated in Madison and became a national storytell…

(Consider contributing to Inside Stories to help us cover our production costs: https://www.rubinjen.com/the-podcast.html) Tandalaya tells a story about her love of daydreaming, how her cancer diagnosis and health struggles took away her desire to daydream and how she survived and altered her dream. We talk about why she chose to frame her story ar…

(Consider contributing to Inside Stories to help us cover our production costs: https://www.rubinjen.com/the-podcast.html) In the last episode of Season 2 Kevin Willmott II joins Jen and Takeyla to interview Takeyla about a story she told at Listen To Your Mother, explore the themes in the story and discuss how she crafted the story. (Told at the B…

(Consider contributing to Inside Stories to help us cover our production costs: https://www.rubinjen.com/the-podcast.html) In the second to last episode of Season 2 Kevin Willmott II joins Jen and Takeyla to interview Jen about a story she told at the Madison Moth StorySlam, explore the themes in the story and discuss how she crafted the story. (To…

(Consider contributing to Inside Stories to help us cover our production costs: https://www.rubinjen.com/the-podcast.html) We listen to a story Greg Renz told at the Madison Moth StorySlam, explore the themes in the story and discuss how he crafted the story. (Told at the Moth in Madison StorySlam in 2017. Audio recording by Mad Manor Multimedia). …

(Consider contributing to Inside Stories to help us cover our production costs: https://www.rubinjen.com/the-podcast.html) We listen to a story Alexandria Delcourt told at Mystery to Me bookstore as part of Madison Storytellers event, 'Books that Changed my Life'. Email us at insidestoriespodcast@gmail.com and find us on twitter at @InsideStoryPod …

(Consider contributing to Inside Stories to help us cover our production costs: https://www.rubinjen.com/the-podcast.html) We listen to a story Hedi Lamarr Rudd told at UW Continuing Studies Writers' Institute, explore the themes in the story and discuss how she crafted the story. Richard Jones Jr joined us to talk about the origin story of his bus…

(Consider contributing to Inside Stories to help us cover our production costs: https://www.rubinjen.com/the-podcast.html) We listen to a story Marisol Gonzalez told at the Odyssey Project writing class in 2018, talk about the issues in the story, and discuss how she chose to put the story together. (Audio recording by Brendon Panke of Madison Stor…

(Consider contributing to Inside Stories to help us cover our production costs: https://www.rubinjen.com/the-podcast.html) We listen to a story Megan Diaz-Ricks told at Listen To Your Mother, explore the themes in the story and discuss how she crafted the story. Charlotte Colaluca joins us from Mystery To Me Bookstore to share book recommendations.…

(Consider contributing to Inside Stories to help us cover our production costs: https://www.rubinjen.com/the-podcast.html) We listen to a story Debi Kennedy told at the Madison Moth StorySlam, explore the themes in the story and discuss how she crafted the story. (Told at the Moth in Madison StorySlam in 2017. Audio recording by Oddly Arranged Medi…

(Consider contributing to Inside Stories to help us cover our production costs: https://www.rubinjen.com/the-podcast.html) We listen to a story Ali Muildrow told at the Madison Moth StorySlam, explore the themes in the story and discuss how she crafted the story. You can also hear Ali every week on WORT Community Radio's Public Affair show: https:/…

(Consider contributing to Inside Stories to help us cover our production costs: https://www.rubinjen.com/the-podcast.html) We listen to a story Mel Hammond told at the Madison Moth StorySlam in 2017, explore the themes in the story and discuss how she crafted the story. We also talk with Apaloo Edmond, owner of Afreeka Wear, to learn the origin sto…

(Consider contributing to Inside Stories to help us cover our production costs: https://www.rubinjen.com/the-podcast.html) We listen to a story Nestor told at the Madison Moth story slam and explore the story behind the story. Jen also plays a minute clip from a different story of Nestor's (Last Mile) as a great example of how to build tension in a…

(Consider contributing to Inside Stories to help us cover our production costs: https://www.rubinjen.com/the-podcast.html) We listen to a story Danika told at the Barrymore Theater - as part of the second Moth GrandSlam in Madison. Find us on twitter at @InsideStoryPod, Facebook at @insidestoriespodcast or email us at insidestoriespodcast@gmail.com…

(Consider contributing to Inside Stories to help us cover our production costs: https://www.rubinjen.com/the-podcast.html) (Consider contributing to Inside Stories to help us cover our production costs: https://www.rubinjen.com/the-podcast.html) We listen to a story Kevin told at the Barrymore Theater - as part of the first Moth GrandSlam in Madiso…

(Consider contributing to Inside Stories to help us cover our production costs: https://www.rubinjen.com/the-podcast.html) We listen to a story Victor told at the Odyssey Project writing class. We explore the story behind the story and discuss how he crafted the story. Find us on twitter at @InsideStoryPod, Facebook at @insidestoriespodcast or emai…

(Consider contributing to Inside Stories to help us cover our production costs: https://www.rubinjen.com/the-podcast.html) We listen to a story Linda told at the Barrymore Theater - as part of Listen to Your Mother. We explore the story behind the story and discuss how she crafted the story. You can see the original video at the Listen To Your Moth…

(Consider contributing to Inside Stories to help us cover our production costs: https://www.rubinjen.com/the-podcast.html) We listen to a story James told at Cafe Coda - as part of a poetry and storytelling happy hour organized by Oscar Mirales, Madison's Poet Laureate. We explore the story behind the story and discuss how he crafted the story. We …

(Consider contributing to Inside Stories to help us cover our production costs: https://www.rubinjen.com/the-podcast.html) In this episode Brendon tells a story about the impact his father's death had on him as a teenager and what he hoped to teach his young son about death. In our interview we explored how one story can change over time as the sto…

(Consider contributing to Inside Stories to help us cover our production costs: https://www.rubinjen.com/the-podcast.html) In this episode we listen to a story Esteban Touma told about the road trip he and his girlfriend took to Las Vegas and their reluctant decision to get married. We had a great conversation about using comedy in storytelling. (F…