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The Odyssey Storytelling Podcast

Jul 31, 2020

When Troy Larkin returned to the Odyssey stage for the December 2018 "Mortified" show, anyone who had seen him tell stories before knew that he was probably going to be talking about his balls. But that knowledge did not prepare the audience for what came next. Suffice it to say that you'll have to listen to the episode...


Jul 24, 2020

It was nearly two years ago that Manny Mejias stepped onto the Odyssey stage for his public service announcement, which, to paraphrase the man himself, blew our hair back. One of the most singularly powerful stories in Odyssey history, Manny spoke to us about his journey, advised us to listen to kids and give them...


Jul 17, 2020

Award-winning author Nooshie Motaref showed up to the May 2018 Fake show with an interesting interpretation of the theme: the idea of a "fake door." In explaning this idea, she told the story of her departure from her native Iran after the ascension of Ayatollah Khomeini, and the difficult journey that ultimately took...


Jul 10, 2020

A vagabond is a person who wanders from place to place without a home or job. Right now we find ourselves confined and unable to wander to escape the summer swelter like years past. While the idea of being footloose and fancy free and living on the road is appealing, so are the comforts of stable housing...


Jul 3, 2020

Sometimes you trip over obstacles you make yourself, sometimes over obstacles other people make for you. Sometimes the obstacles are things you're just born with. In December 2017, Kuvaal Patel told the story obstacles from all three categories, and how he overcame them and proved everybody wrong. From Kuvaal's...