It’s not always black and white when sex, race, and history collide — the indomitable Luna Malbroux shares the story of some of her passions ending up in bed together at Spokespeople’s birthday party! About Luna Malbroux: With a master’s from Columbia University in clinical social work and the crushing debt to prove it, Luna fell back … Continue reading →

Lacking quarters and crucial bits of information about rural New Hampshire, a city girl ventures north via Amtrak in the era before cell phones. Today's storyteller regaled our live audience with this tale at the July 2015 show, "On the Road." Continue reading →

A fortuitous concert and an inconvenient illness led a man and some diapers to live nappily ever after. This story was told live at our April 2015 show, "Smoke & Mirrors." Continue reading →

Our September storytelling show! Theme: Mistakes Were Made. Stories of mistakes big and small — that person you dated for way too long or not long enough, that time you used baking soda instead of baking powder, that email you hit send on too soon — mistakes of all kinds! As always, new storytellers are … Continue reading →

Today we bring you this charming tale of California Pizza Kitchen and the kindness of strangers. This story was told live at our June 2015 show, “Birthdays & Birthday Suits.” About the Storyteller Hailey Gilmore is a global health get-shit-donner. Hailey enjoys books, books, yoga, more books, and cooking too. Homepage photo courtesy of Will Clayton … Continue reading →

Santa Claus brings presents. The Easter Bunny hides eggs. The Tooth Fairy steals big wheels, right? Today’s storyteller recounts the Tooth Fairy’s dark side in this story told live at our April 2015 show, “Smoke and Mirrors.” About the storyteller Danny Nolan has lived in the Bay Area his whole life and currently lives in West Oakland. He … Continue reading →

Today’s storyteller loves to travel abroad, but her digestive system would prefer to stay closer to home. To learn how to handle tummy troubles with grace, listen to this story, told live at our March 2015 show, “There’s No Place Like Home.” Continue reading →

A trip to Buenos Aires becomes a crash course in speaking high-school Spanish with Japanese flair and fending off latin lovers. Our tango-loving storyteller told this tale live at our March 2015 show, There's "No Place Like Home." Continue reading →

Today's storyteller loves summer camp, but not so much the other campers. Discover how this polar-bear-documentary-loving, magic-card-playing, California native learned to open up to others on the last day of summer camp. This story comes from our April 2015 show, Smoke & Mirrors. Continue reading →

Today's storyteller goes the extra mile. Actually he goes an extra 62 miles, guided by the legacy of former Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas and the hip-swiveling tunes of Miley Cyrus. This story was told live at our July 2014 show, "Slippery When Wet." Continue reading →

Cupid’s arrow strikes again and again and again! Three Spokespeople stories in one podcast, you ask? Yes! This week, we bring you tales of dating a man with a Roger Rabbit room, a movie date gone awry, and one love-inspiring poster. All stories are true (or so we’re told!) and shared live at our February 2015 … Continue reading →