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Live from Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health with Kathy Binder (Part 2)

On episode #77 of the Speak Up Storytelling podcast, special guest Kathy Binder and I talk storytelling! This week’s episode features the first half of a storytelling show at Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health in Stockbridge, Massachusetts as part of a weekend of storytelling instruction. Following the stories, Kathy and I discuss each one.…

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Live from Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health with Kathy Binder (Part 1)

On episode #76 of the Speak Up Storytelling podcast, special guest Kathy Binder and I talk storytelling! This week’s episode features the first half of a storytelling show at Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health in Stockbridge, Massachusetts as part of a weekend of storytelling instruction. Following the stories, Jeni and I discuss each one.…

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Joey Meyer: “Nice job, Joey”

On episode #75 of the Speak Up Storytelling podcast, Matthew and Elysha Dicks talk storytelling! In our follow up segment, we discuss last week’s book launch event. We also direct listeners to our new Soundcloud account and Matt’s updated YouTube channel. We also ask listeners to help solve a problem. STORYTELLING SHOWS 2019-2020 December 14:…

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“Twenty-one Truths About Love” Book Launch

On episode #74 of the Speak Up Storytelling podcast, we air the launch of Matthew Dicks’s latest novel “Twenty-one Truths About Love.” The episode features stories about the publishing of the book, Elysha playing her ukulele and singing for just the third time in public, and much more! STORYTELLING SHOWS 2019-2020 December 14: “Crafty” at CT…

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Storytelling Forensics: “Naked and Wet”

On episode #73 of the Speak Up Storytelling podcast, Matthew Dicks analyzes his own story, “Naked and Wet,” in an episode we call Storytelling Forensics.  STORYTELLING SHOWS 2019-2020 November 23: Twenty-one Truths About Love book release, CT Historical Society, Hartford, CT December 14: “Crafty” at CT Historical Society, Hartford, CT January 11: “Still Life: Stories of Stopping and Slowing…

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Chris Gaffney: “Suddenly there was a baby”

On episode #72 of the Speak Up Storytelling podcast, Matthew and Elysha Dicks talk storytelling alongside the first Great Hartford Storyslam winner, Chris Gaffney! In our follow up segment, we discuss (and decide upon) the name for the start-and-stop episode that was so popular with our listeners.  STORYTELLING SHOWS 2019-2020 November 23: Twenty-one Truths About…

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Live from Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health (Part 2)

On episode #71 of the Speak Up Storytelling podcast, special guest Jeni Bonaldo and I talk storytelling! This week’s episode features the second half of a storytelling show at Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health in Stockbridge, Massachusetts as part of a weekend of storytelling instruction. Following the stories, Jeni and I discuss each one.…

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Live from Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health (Part 1)

On episode #70 of the Speak Up Storytelling podcast, special guest Jeni Bonaldo and I talk storytelling! This week’s episode features the first half of a storytelling show at Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health in Stockbridge, Massachusetts as part of a weekend of storytelling instruction. Following the stories, Jeni and I discuss each one.…

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Matthew Dicks: “Noah Webster House Improv”

On episode #69 of the Speak Up Storytelling podcast, Elysha Dicks and I talk storytelling! In our follow up segment, we discuss my recent forays to Moth StorySLAM in New York and Boston. We also acknowledge several listeners, and Elysha and I make a bet that is soon resolved, much to the despair of the…

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Bobby Klau: “Attitude Trumps Circumstance”

On episode #68 of the Speak Up Storytelling podcast, Matthew and Elysha Dicks talk storytelling! In our follow up segment, we discuss last week’s episode and plans for an upcoming episode. We also discuss a recent review of the podcast and decisions related to the use of profanity in storytelling. Elysha also congratulates listeners for…

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