Listen to smart people plus me
I appeared on two podcasts recently that I really enjoyed. Both are hosted by people who I could talk to forever. You can find both podcasts wherever you get your podcasts,…
I performed in the dark. Without amplification. The results were surprising.
The worst experience I ever had while telling a story was on election night 2016 at a live show of Slate's The Gist. I was telling the story about my…
If you enjoy a glass floor, don’t forget to look down and thank your lucky stars
"But for a couple of bad breaks, especially visited upon vulnerable people, the outcome of life would be so different." This is a sentence that Slate's Mike Pesca spoke a couple…
Mike Pesca’s favorite sentences of 2015 (and mine)
Back in January, Mike Pesca of Slate's The Gist discussed some of his favorite sentences of 2015. When Pesca attributed the sentence to someone. I included the attribution. Bill Raftery…
A lesson on the importance of stakes in storytelling – Plus the story of the day I posed as a charity worker for nefarious reasons
In my most recent appearance on Slate's The Gist, I discuss the importance of stakes in storytelling and some of the tricks that I use to build and maintain them…
Sleeping with goats on The Gist
I had the pleasure of appearing on The Gist this week. Host Mike Pesca interrogated me about my life story, and we talked about how you can take a life…
Storytelling on The Gist
If you’re not already listening to Slate’s The Gist, the daily podcast hosted by Mike Pesca, here’s another reason to do so: I’ll be appearing on The Gist as a…