Stories We Don't Tell

We’re back after a brief hiatus for another instalment of our world famous Five in Five Series. This is where your hosts, Stefan and Paul, pick a theme and break that theme down into five topics across five short episodes. And to add one more five, we have exactly five minutes to make our cases.For this series, we’ll be talking about what to do when you want to tell a story at a storytelling event. We think sharing stories is more important then ever and we want you to share yours! So, this series breaks down how to move from the desire to tell a story and actually get up in front of people to share it.In this fifth episode, we deliver our pitch on why it is important to share stories.Here are a bunch of ways to engage with us online:Learn more about the process of telling a story with us.Check out all workshop and event dates for the entire season.Subscribe to our monthly newsletter.Use this form to sign-up to join workshops and tell a story.SWDT writing tips.Get your copy of the SWDT book.All the music on the podcast was composed by the amazing singer/songwriter Arlene Paculan.

We’re back after a brief hiatus for another instalment of our world famous Five in Five Series. This is where your hosts, Stefan and Paul, pick a theme and break that theme down into five topics across five short episodes. And to add one more five, we have exactly five minutes to make our cases.For this series, we’ll be talking about what to do when you want to tell a story at a storytelling event. We think sharing stories is more important then ever and we want you to share yours! So, this series breaks down how to move from the desire to tell a story and actually get up in front of people to share it.In this fourth episode, we discuss how to prepare your story to share in front of an audience.Here are a bunch of ways to engage with us online:Learn more about the process of telling a story with us.Check out all workshop and event dates for the entire season.Subscribe to our monthly newsletter.Use this form to sign-up to join workshops and tell a story.SWDT writing tips.Get your copy of the SWDT book.All the music on the podcast was composed by the amazing singer/songwriter Arlene Paculan.

We’re back after a brief hiatus for another instalment of our world famous Five in Five Series. This is where your hosts, Stefan and Paul, pick a theme and break that theme down into five topics across five short episodes. And to add one more five, we have exactly five minutes to make our cases.For this series, we’ll be talking about what to do when you want to tell a story at a storytelling event. We think sharing stories is more important then ever and we want you to share yours! So, this series breaks down how to move from the desire to tell a story and actually get up in front of people to share it.In this third episode, we talk about what to do if you have a fear of public speaking.Here are a bunch of ways to engage with us online:Learn more about the process of telling a story with us.Check out all workshop and event dates for the entire season.Subscribe to our monthly newsletter.Use this form to sign-up to join workshops and tell a story.SWDT writing tips.Get your copy of the SWDT book.All the music on the podcast was composed by the amazing singer/songwriter Arlene Paculan.

We’re back after a brief hiatus for another instalment of our world famous Five in Five Series. This is where your hosts, Stefan and Paul, pick a theme and break that theme down into five topics across five short episodes. And to add one more five, we have exactly five minutes to make our cases.For this series, we’ll be talking about what to do when you want to tell a story at a storytelling event. We think sharing stories is more important then ever and we want you to share yours! So, this series breaks down how to move from the desire to tell a story and actually get up in front of people to share it.In this second episode, we talk about what to do when you make the decision to tell a story, but have too many stories and can’t decide which one to focus on.Here are a bunch of ways to engage with us online:Learn more about the process of telling a story with us.Check out all workshop and event dates for the entire season.Subscribe to our monthly newsletter.Use this form to sign-up to join workshops and tell a story.SWDT writing tips.Get your copy of the SWDT book.All the music on the podcast was composed by the amazing singer/songwriter Arlene Paculan.

We’re back after a brief hiatus for another instalment of our world famous Five in Five Series. This is where your hosts, Stefan and Paul, pick a theme and break that theme down into five topics across five short episodes. And to add one more five, we have exactly five minutes to make our cases.For this series, we’ll be talking about what to do when you want to tell a story at a storytelling event. We think sharing stories is more important then ever and we want you to share yours! So, this series breaks down how to move from the desire to tell a story and actually get up in front of people to share it.In this first episode, we talk about what to do when you make the decision to tell a story, but feel like you don’t have a story to tell.Here are a bunch of ways to engage with us online:Learn more about the process of telling a story with us.Check out all workshop and event dates for the entire season.Subscribe to our monthly newsletter.Use this form to sign-up to join workshops and tell a story.SWDT writing tips.Get your copy of the SWDT book.All the music on the podcast was composed by the amazing singer/songwriter Arlene Paculan.

Stories We Don’t Tell is celebrating our 10 year anniversary and to mark this, we have put together a special 10 part series. We picked ten people who have told stories with us, one person from each year, and interviewed them. We really do attract some incredibly interesting people and these interviews do not disappoint.This is a companion piece to the previous episode in the feed. After Brianne interviewed Paul & Stefan about their 10 years of producing SWDT, we thought it would be good to include some of our stories. So, Paul picked his favourite story that Stefan has told, and Stefan picked his favourite story that Paul has told.Here are a bunch of ways to engage with us online:Learn more about the process of telling a story with us.Check out all workshop and event dates for the entire season.Subscribe to our monthly newsletter.Use this form to sign-up to join workshops and tell a story.SWDT writing tips.Get your copy of the SWDT book.All the music on the podcast was composed by the amazing singer/songwriter Arlene Paculan.

Stories We Don’t Tell is celebrating our 10 year anniversary and to mark this, we have put together a special 10 part series. We picked ten people who have told stories with us, one person from each year, and interviewed them. We really do attract some incredibly interesting people and these interviews do not disappoint.We went in wanting to know the interview subjects’ relationship to storytelling, why they chose SWDT, and hear about their experience performing at the event. But, those were really just a starting point and each interview took on its own life and really became a very insightful and revealing look into our storytellers and our event. So, for each episode, you’ll get an interview with a storyteller and their story that was recorded live at our event.On this episode, the tables are turned and Paul & Stefan are interviewed by fellow SWDT founder, Brianne. We talked about the history of the event, side projects, Covid, and how things have evolved.Here are a bunch of ways to engage with us online:Learn more about the process of telling a story with us.Check out all workshop and event dates for the entire season.Subscribe to our monthly newsletter.Use this form to sign-up to join workshops and tell a story.SWDT writing tips.Get your copy of the SWDT book.All the music on the podcast was composed by the amazing singer/songwriter Arlene Paculan.

Stories We Don’t Tell is celebrating our 10 year anniversary and to mark this, we have put together a special 10 part series. We picked ten people who have told stories with us, one person from each year, and interviewed them. We really do attract some incredibly interesting people and these interviews do not disappoint.We went in wanting to know the interview subjects’ relationship to storytelling, why they chose SWDT, and hear about their experience performing at the event. But, those were really just a starting point and each interview took on its own life and really became a very insightful and revealing look into our storytellers and our event. So, for each episode, you’ll get an interview with a storyteller and their story that was recorded live at our event.On this episode, you’ll hear from one of our newest storytellers - Misha. We talk about her many creative endeavours and how it led to personal storytelling. Check out all her creative projects at her website.Here are a bunch of ways to engage with us online:Learn more about the process of telling a story with us.Check out all workshop and event dates for the entire season.Subscribe to our monthly newsletter.Use this form to sign-up to join workshops and tell a story.SWDT writing tips.Get your copy of the SWDT book.All the music on the podcast was composed by the amazing singer/songwriter Arlene Paculan.

Stories We Don’t Tell is celebrating our 10 year anniversary and to mark this, we have put together a special 10 part series. We picked ten people who have told stories with us, one person from each year, and interviewed them. We really do attract some incredibly interesting people and these interviews do not disappoint.We went in wanting to know the interview subjects’ relationship to storytelling, why they chose SWDT, and hear about their experience performing at the event. But, those were really just a starting point and each interview took on its own life and really became a very insightful and revealing look into our storytellers and our event. So, for each episode, you’ll get an interview with a storyteller and their story that was recorded live at our event.On this episode, you’ll hear from old friend of the show and guest event producer, Veronica. We talk about how she got into storytelling, how it can be impactful, and the many projects she has created and worked on.Here are a bunch of ways to engage with us online:Learn more about the process of telling a story with us.Check out all workshop and event dates for the entire season.Subscribe to our monthly newsletter.Use this form to sign-up to join workshops and tell a story.SWDT writing tips.Get your copy of the SWDT book.All the music on the podcast was composed by the amazing singer/songwriter Arlene Paculan.

Stories We Don’t Tell is celebrating our 10 year anniversary and to mark this, we have put together a special 10 part series. We picked ten people who have told stories with us, one person from each year, and interviewed them. We really do attract some incredibly interesting people and these interviews do not disappoint.We went in wanting to know the interview subjects’ relationship to storytelling, why they chose SWDT, and hear about their experience performing at the event. But, those were really just a starting point and each interview took on its own life and really became a very insightful and revealing look into our storytellers and our event. So, for each episode, you’ll get an interview with a storyteller and their story that was recorded live at our event.On this episode, you’ll hear from frequent storyteller Georgette. We talk about how she got involved with SWDT and how storytelling is important for her life and her work.Here are a bunch of ways to engage with us online:Learn more about the process of telling a story with us.Check out all workshop and event dates for the entire season.Subscribe to our monthly newsletter.Use this form to sign-up to join workshops and tell a story.SWDT writing tips.Get your copy of the SWDT book.All the music on the podcast was composed by the amazing singer/songwriter Arlene Paculan.

Stories We Don’t Tell is celebrating our 10 year anniversary and to mark this, we have put together a special 10 part series. We picked ten people who have told stories with us, one person from each year, and interviewed them. We really do attract some incredibly interesting people and these interviews do not disappoint.We went in wanting to know the interview subjects’ relationship to storytelling, why they chose SWDT, and hear about their experience performing at the event. But, those were really just a starting point and each interview took on its own life and really became a very insightful and revealing look into our storytellers and our event. So, for each episode, you’ll get an interview with a storyteller and their story that was recorded live at our event.On this episode, you’ll hear old friend of the show and event producer, Joey. We talk about how she came upon SWDT and her love of storytelling.Here are a bunch of ways to engage with us online:Learn more about the process of telling a story with us.Check out all workshop and event dates for the entire season.Subscribe to our monthly newsletter.Use this form to sign-up to join workshops and tell a story.SWDT writing tips.Get your copy of the SWDT book.All the music on the podcast was composed by the amazing singer/songwriter Arlene Paculan.

Stories We Don’t Tell is celebrating our 10 year anniversary and to mark this, we have put together a special 10 part series. We picked ten people who have told stories with us, one person from each year, and interviewed them. We really do attract some incredibly interesting people and these interviews do not disappoint.We went in wanting to know the interview subjects’ relationship to storytelling, why they chose SWDT, and hear about their experience performing at the event. But, those were really just a starting point and each interview took on its own life and really became a very insightful and revealing look into our storytellers and our event. So, for each episode, you’ll get an interview with a storyteller and their story that was recorded live at our event.On this episode, you’ll hear Luke, an old friend of the show. We talk about his experiences as a storyteller, his connection to SWDT, and the incredible work he is doing with StopGap. To learn more about Luke’s organization, StopGap, check out the website HERE.Here are a bunch of ways to engage with us online:Learn more about the process of telling a story with us.Check out all workshop and event dates for the entire season.Subscribe to our monthly newsletter.Use this form to sign-up to join workshops and tell a story.SWDT writing tips.Get your copy of the SWDT book.All the music on the podcast was composed by the amazing singer/songwriter Arlene Paculan.

Stories We Don’t Tell is celebrating our 10 year anniversary and to mark this, we have put together a special 10 part series. We picked ten people who have told stories with us, one person from each year, and interviewed them. We really do attract some incredibly interesting people and these interviews do not disappoint.We went in wanting to know the interview subjects’ relationship to storytelling, why they chose SWDT, and hear about their experience performing at the event. But, those were really just a starting point and each interview took on its own life and really became a very insightful and revealing look into our storytellers and our event. So, for each episode, you’ll get an interview with a storyteller and their story that was recorded live at our event.On this episode, you’ll hear Monica, an old friend of the show. We talk about her experiences as a storyteller and comedian and the SWDT Monica Era. She told many stories with us and it was difficult to choose which one to include, but you’ll hear a classic story about failure. Here are a bunch of ways to engage with us online:Learn more about the process of telling a story with us.Check out all workshop and event dates for the entire season.Subscribe to our monthly newsletter.Use this form to sign-up to join workshops and tell a story.SWDT writing tips.Get your copy of the SWDT book.All the music on the podcast was composed by the amazing singer/songwriter Arlene Paculan.

Stories We Don’t Tell is celebrating our 10 year anniversary and to mark this, we have put together a special 10 part series. We picked ten people who have told stories with us, one person from each year, and interviewed them. We really do attract some incredibly interesting people and these interviews do not disappoint.We went in wanting to know the interview subjects’ relationship to storytelling, why they chose SWDT, and hear about their experience performing at the event. But, those were really just a starting point and each interview took on its own life and really became a very insightful and revealing look into our storytellers and our event. So, for each episode, you’ll get an interview with a storyteller and their story that was recorded live at our event.On this episode, you’ll hear friend of the show and guest producer Jake. We talk about his experiences with SWDT and hear a classic story that once again brings up the controversial debate of the best comfort food: rice or noodles. Or, maybe something else entirely!Here are a bunch of ways to engage with us online:Learn more about the process of telling a story with us.Check out all workshop and event dates for the entire season.Subscribe to our monthly newsletter.Use this form to sign-up to join workshops and tell a story.SWDT writing tips.Get your copy of the SWDT book.All the music on the podcast was composed by the amazing singer/songwriter Arlene Paculan.

Stories We Don’t Tell is celebrating our 10 year anniversary and to mark this, we have put together a special 10 part series. We picked ten people who have told stories with us, one person from each year, and interviewed them. We really do attract some incredibly interesting people and these interviews do not disappoint.We went in wanting to know the interview subjects’ relationship to storytelling, why they chose SWDT, and hear about their experience performing at the event. But, those were really just a starting point and each interview took on its own life and really became a very insightful and revealing look into our storytellers and SWDT. So, for each episode, you’ll get an interview with a storyteller and their story that was recorded live at our event.On this episode, you’ll hear from Erin, an old friend of the show and fan favourite. We talk about a wide array of subjects, including: their involvement with SWDT, the impact of sharing personal stories, and the creation of Stories of Ours.Here are a bunch of ways to engage with us online:Learn more about the process of telling a story with us.Check out all workshop and event dates for the entire season.Subscribe to our monthly newsletter.Use this form to sign-up to join workshops and tell a story.SWDT writing tips.Get your copy of the SWDT book.All the music on the podcast was composed by the amazing singer/songwriter Arlene Paculan.

Stories We Don’t Tell is celebrating our 10 year anniversary and to mark this, we have put together a special 10 part series. We picked ten people who have told stories with us, one person from each year, and interviewed them. We really do attract some incredibly interesting people and these interviews do not disappoint.We went in wanting to know the interview subjects’ relationship to storytelling, why they chose SWDT, and hear about their experience performing at the event. But, those were really just a starting point and each interview took on its own life and really became a very insightful and revealing look into our storytellers and our event. So, for each episode, you’ll get an interview with a storyteller and their story that was recorded live at our event.For this first episode in the series, we talk with Stories We Don’t Tell founder Brianne Benness. We discuss the origins of the event and what she’s up to now. Spoiler alert: it’s pretty cool and you can find out more about her work around chronic illness here: No End in Sight.Here are a bunch of ways to engage with us online:Learn more about the process of telling a story with us.Check out all workshop and event dates for the entire season.Subscribe to our monthly newsletter.Use this form to sign-up to join workshops and tell a story.SWDT writing tips.Get your copy of the SWDT book.All the music on the podcast was composed by the amazing singer/songwriter Arlene Paculan.

It’s been a while, but we’re finally back with a new batch of episodes. As per usual, each episode kicks off with a story recorded live at one of our events. Following the story is a discussion with the SWDT Crew about the art of writing and storytelling.Chris shares a story about travelling all around the world to find out what home means to him. Stefan and Paul discuss how to bring together a lot of shorter pieces to make one unified story.Here are a bunch of ways to engage with us online:Learn more about the process of telling a story with us.Check out all workshop and event dates for the entire season.Subscribe to our monthly newsletter.Use this form to sign-up to join workshops and tell a story.SWDT writing tips.Get your copy of the SWDT book.All the music on the podcast was composed by the amazing singer/songwriter Arlene Paculan.

It’s been a while, but we’re finally back with a new batch of episodes. As per usual, each episode kicks off with a story recorded live at one of our events. Following the story is a discussion with the SWDT Crew about the art of writing and storytelling.First, we hear an impactful and beautiful story that is about a relationship between a mother and daughter, and so much more. Stefan and Paul discuss how to write about big ideas through personal stories.Here are a bunch of ways to engage with us online:Learn more about the process of telling a story with us.Check out all workshop and event dates for the entire season.Subscribe to our monthly newsletter.Use this form to sign-up to join workshops and tell a story.SWDT writing tips.Get your copy of the SWDT book.All the music on the podcast was composed by the amazing singer/songwriter Arlene Paculan.

It’s been a while, but we’re finally back with a new batch of episodes. As per usual, each episode kicks off with a story recorded live at one of our events. Following the story is a discussion with the SWDT Crew about the art of writing and storytelling.Jingshu shares an incredibly heartfelt story about her grandfather. Stefan and Paul revisit one of their favourite, and often overlooked, topics: editing.Here are a bunch of ways to engage with us online:Learn more about the process of telling a story with us.Check out all workshop and event dates for the entire season.Subscribe to our monthly newsletter.Use this form to sign-up to join workshops and tell a story.SWDT writing tips.Get your copy of the SWDT book.All the music on the podcast was composed by the amazing singer/songwriter Arlene Paculan.

It’s been a while, but we’re finally back with a new batch of episodes. As per usual, each episode kicks off with a story recorded live at one of our events. Following the story is a discussion with the SWDT Crew about the art of writing and storytelling.Abdallah shares a story about a very unique cactus plant. Paul and Stefan talk about how to make effective use of twist endings. The podcast is produced by Yasaman Mansoori.Here are a bunch of ways to engage with us online:Learn more about the process of telling a story with us.Check out all workshop and event dates for the entire season.Subscribe to our monthly newsletter.Use this form to sign-up to join workshops and tell a story.SWDT writing tips.Get your copy of the SWDT book.All the music on the podcast was composed by the amazing singer/songwriter Arlene Paculan.

It’s been a while, but we’re finally back with a new batch of episodes. As per usual, each episode kicks off with a story recorded live at one of our events. Following the story is a discussion with the SWDT Crew about the art of writing and storytelling.Alena shares a story about a relationship slowly breaking up. Paul and Stefan talk about how to translate a written essay into a performed piece. The podcast is produced by Yasaman Mansoori.Here are a bunch of ways to engage with us online:Learn more about the process of telling a story with us.Check out all workshop and event dates for the entire season.Subscribe to our monthly newsletter.Use this form to sign-up to join workshops and tell a story.SWDT writing tips.Get your copy of the SWDT book.All the music on the podcast was composed by the amazing singer/songwriter Arlene Paculan.

It’s been a while, but we’re finally back with a new batch of episodes. As per usual, each episode kicks off with a story recorded live at one of our events. Following the story is a discussion with the SWDT Crew about the art of writing and storytelling.Paul shares a story about doing things alone as a single person. Stefan then joins him to talk about using humour to dig into taboo topics. Please note, the audio is not the greatest at the end of the story, but you’ll get it. We didn’t want to push the audio levels too high in the audio mix.Here are a bunch of ways to engage with us online:Learn more about the process of telling a story with us.Check out all workshop and event dates for the entire season.Subscribe to our monthly newsletter.Use this form to sign-up to join workshops and tell a story.SWDT writing tips.Get your copy of the SWDT book.All the music on the podcast was composed by the amazing singer/songwriter Arlene Paculan.

It’s been a while, but we’re finally back with a new batch of episodes. As per usual, each episode kicks off with a story recorded live at one of our events. Following the story is a discussion with the SWDT Crew about the art of writing and storytelling.Stefan shares a multi-generational story about trying to stay afloat. Paul then joins him to talk about one of their favourite topics: themes.Here are a bunch of ways to engage with us online:Learn more about the process of telling a story with us.Check out all workshop and event dates for the entire season.Subscribe to our monthly newsletter.Use this form to sign-up to join workshops and tell a story.SWDT writing tips.Get your copy of the SWDT book.All the music on the podcast was composed by the amazing singer/songwriter Arlene Paculan.

It’s been a while, but we’re finally back with a new batch of episodes. As per usual, each episode kicks off with a story recorded live at one of our events. Following the story is a discussion with the SWDT Crew about the art of writing and storytelling.Veronica shares a story about finally finding the time to go out on a date, but it doesn’t end well. Paul and Stefan talk about structuring a story by using a time limit. The podcast is produced by Yasaman Mansoori.Here are a bunch of ways to engage with us online:Learn more about the process of telling a story with us.Check out all workshop and event dates for the entire season.Subscribe to our monthly newsletter.Use this form to sign-up to join workshops and tell a story.SWDT writing tips.Get your copy of the SWDT book.All the music on the podcast was composed by the amazing singer/songwriter Arlene Paculan.

It’s been a while, but we’re finally back with a new batch of episodes. As per usual, each episode kicks off with a story recorded live at one of our events. Following the story is a discussion with the SWDT Crew about the art of writing and storytelling.Sam shares a story about breaking his neck - in this timeline, at least. Paul and Stefan talk about how to take a very plot-driven story that you’ve told many times and unpack the emotions. The podcast is produced by Yasaman Mansoori.Here are a bunch of ways to engage with us online:Learn more about the process of telling a story with us.Check out all workshop and event dates for the entire season.Subscribe to our monthly newsletter.Use this form to sign-up to join workshops and tell a story.SWDT writing tips.Get your copy of the SWDT book.All the music on the podcast was composed by the amazing singer/songwriter Arlene Paculan.

It’s been a while, but we’re finally back with a new batch of episodes. As per usual, each episode kicks off with a story recorded live at one of our events. Following the story is a discussion with the SWDT Crew about the art of writing and storytelling.Lee-Anne shares a story about creating a vision board that manifests an experience that is perhaps a bit more dangerous than she had expected. Paul and Stefan talk about developing an entire story around one incident.Here are a bunch of ways to engage with us online:Learn more about the process of telling a story with us.Check out all workshop and event dates for the entire season.Subscribe to our monthly newsletter.Use this form to sign-up to join workshops and tell a story.SWDT writing tips.Get your copy of the SWDT book.All the music on the podcast was composed by the amazing singer/songwriter Arlene Paculan.

It’s been a minute. You’re going to have to wait a bit longer for some new stories. This episode is all updates, no content. The SWDT Crew gathers in-person for the first time in a long time to briefly discuss some upcoming things. We are all very excited about those things and think you should be too. This episode was engineered by Salmon the Cat.The big announcement is we’re planning an event! If you're interested in participating, send a message through the Contact form. For information on the Stories We Don't Tell book, visit the website. To keep informed of upcoming events, follow the SWDT Facebook page. For all this and more, subscribe to our brand new monthly newsletter. All the music on the podcast was composed by the amazing singer/songwriter Arlene Paculan. Find out more about her and her music at https://www.officialarlene.com.

On this episode of the Stories We Don’t Tell Podcast, the crew talks about writing stories about failure. But first, Monica shares her story about the highs and lows of her career.In addition to new episodes of the podcast, the SWDT Crew is doing online storytelling workshops over the summer. If you're interested in participating, send a message through the Contact form. For information on the Stories We Don't Tell book, visit the website. To keep informed of upcoming events, follow the SWDT Facebook page. For all this and more, subscribe to our brand new monthly newsletter. All the music on the podcast was composed by the amazing singer/songwriter Arlene Paculan. Find out more about her and her music at https://www.officialarlene.com.

On this episode of the Stories We Don’t Tell Podcast, the crew discusses writing a story that takes place in a specific location. They have some tips and tricks on how to go back into your mind and imagination to tell a story rich in detail. But first, Jette shares her story about some memories of her past.In addition to new episodes of the podcast, the SWDT Crew is doing online storytelling workshops over the summer. If you're interested in participating, send a message through the Contact form. For information on the Stories We Don't Tell book, visit the website. To keep informed of upcoming events, follow the SWDT Facebook page. For all this and more, subscribe to our brand new monthly newsletter. All the music on the podcast was composed by the amazing singer/songwriter Arlene Paculan. Find out more about her and her music at https://www.officialarlene.com.

As we periodically have been over the last year, the podcast is back with some fresh stories. The SWDT crew talks about how a story can evolve over time. But before that, Vishal shares a story that he wrote during our online workshops.In addition to new episodes of the podcast, the SWDT Crew is doing online storytelling workshops. If you're interested in participating, send a message through the Contact form. For information on the Stories We Don't Tell book, visit the website. To keep informed of upcoming events, follow the SWDT Facebook page. For all this and more, subscribe to our brand new monthly newsletter. All the music on the podcast was composed by the amazing singer/songwriter Arlene Paculan. Find out more about her and her music at https://www.officialarlene.com.

On this episode, Brittany shares a deeply personal story about writing and dealing with depression. After her story, Brittany joins the SWDT crew to a wide-ranging and insightful conversation about her writing process. To learn more about Brittany, visit her website and follow her on Instagram @britcambooks.For information on the Stories We Don't Tell book, visit the website. To keep informed of upcoming events, follow the SWDT Facebook page. For all this and more, subscribe to our brand new monthly newsletter.

On this episode, Stefan shares a story about how his dreams have turned nightmarish, but his waking life is going pretty well. After the story, the crew comes together and talks about the challenges with writing and telling stories that involve dreams.In addition to new episodes of the podcast, the SWDT Crew is doing online storytelling workshops. If you're interested in participating, send a message through the Contact form. For information on the Stories We Don't Tell book, visit the website. To keep informed of upcoming events, follow the SWDT Facebook page. For all this and more, subscribe to our brand new monthly newsletter.

On this episode, Joey shares a story about receiving a poor job review, a new dress, and lighting a fire. It all comes together at the end. After the fire is over, the crew talks about writing and listening to a story that has an incredibly satisfying conclusion.In addition to new episodes of the podcast, the SWDT Crew is doing online storytelling workshops. If you're interested in participating, send a message through the Contact form. For information on the Stories We Don't Tell book, visit the website. To keep informed of upcoming events, follow the SWDT Facebook page. For all this and more, subscribe to our brand new monthly newsletter.

The SWDT Crew is back with another batch of brand new episodes for our brave new world. On this episode, Paul shares a story about looking for love during a pandemic and learning how to play the Guns N' Roses classic song November Rain. You'll even get to hear him try and play it - very awkwardly. He then joins Joey and Stefan for a quick chat about integrating music into a story.In addition to new episodes of the podcast, the SWDT Crew is doing online storytelling workshops. If you're interested in participating, send a message through the Contact form. For information on the Stories We Don't Tell book, visit the website. To keep informed of upcoming events, like the SWDT Facebook page. For all this and more, subscribe to our brand new monthly newsletter.

This is a special one-off episode that we hope provides some insight into our writing process. For each event, we hold two workshops with the intention of helping to guide storytellers to feel confident about sharing their story with an audience.The SWDT crew talks about how the workshops organically evolved over time, what participants should expect from them, and what we hope is the end result. We are offering remote workshops over the summer, so please contact us to get more information on how you can participate.

Last year, we published a book that included 61 stories that were workshopped and presented at our live event. Putting together the book was a pretty unique experience that took a lot of organizing and communication.Due to, well, you know what, it seems some people have gotten around to working on that book they always wanted to write. Since we have already gone through the process, we decided to do a mini-series about our publishing journey. For the next few episodes, we’ll be going into how we communicated with 40 other authors, the editing process, book design and layout, and marketing.For the last episode in this series, the SWDT crew comes together to talk about what you do with a book once it’s finished - marketing, launching it, and events. Included at the end of the episode is a short clip from a video that we produced for the launch event where you’ll hear directly from some of the book authors. The music under this section is from singer/songwriter and friend of SWDT Arlene Paculan. Follow Arlene and listen to her music at officialarlene.com.

Last year, we published a book that included 61 stories that were workshopped and presented at our live event. Putting together the book was a pretty unique experience that took a lot of organizing and communication.Due to, well, you know what, it seems some people have gotten around to working on that book they always wanted to write. Since we have already gone through the process, we decided to do a mini-series about our publishing journey. For the next few episodes, we’ll be going into how we communicated with 40 other authors, the editing process, book design and layout, and marketing.On this episode, Paul talks too much about the ins and outs of putting together a book from the production end: organizing 40+ authors, how to layout a manuscript, designing covers, and distribution.

Last year, we published a book that included 61 stories that were workshopped and presented at our live event. Putting together the book was a pretty unique experience that took a lot of organizing and communication.Due to, well, you know what, it seems some people have gotten around to working on that book they always wanted to write. Since we have already gone through the process, we decided to do a mini-series about our publishing journey. For the next few episodes, we’ll be going into how we communicated with 40 other authors, the editing process, book design and layout, and marketing.On this episode, the editor of the Stories We Don’t Tell book, Steve Hostetter, joins the crew to talk about his process, what it was like working with 40+ authors, and being a part of this very unusual publishing project.

Last year, we published a book that included 61 stories that were workshopped and presented at our live event. Putting together the book was a pretty unique experience that took a lot of organizing and communication.Due to, well, you know what, it seems some people have gotten around to working on that book they always wanted to write. Since we have already gone through the process, we decided to do a mini-series about our publishing journey. For the next few episodes, we’ll be going into how we communicated with 40 other authors, the editing process, book design and layout, and marketing.Join the Stories We Don’t Tell crew for this episode where we introduce the mini-series and go into where the idea came from for publishing the book.

Brianne goes way back to the beginning of Stories We Don’t Tell and joins the crew with a brand new story. She talks about how her life has changed and the surprise of becoming a romance novel enthusiast.Check out Brianne’s No End in Sight Podcast - noendinsight.co. About the podcast, Brianne writes: “I believe recording & sharing our stories is a form of testimony about how messed up medical care is right now. And it lets others bear witness to what we live with each day. And it creates resources for the undiagnosed & newly diagnosed to feel less alone or to share with friends & family.” Also follow Brianne on Twitter @bennessb and at #NEISvoid where she invites anyone to ask questions about their experiences with mental health or physical health, and are looking for advice or to just share their story.Join hosts Joey, Stefan, and Paul for this special ongoing series of episodes. Due to, well, you know what, they’ll be recording remotely and posting new episodes with more frequency. On each episode, you’ll hear a story from one of them or from a special storytelling guest, followed by a quick discussion.

Join hosts Joey, Stefan, and Paul for this special ongoing series of episodes. Due to, well, you know what, they’ll be recording remotely and posting new episodes with more frequency. On each episode, you’ll hear a story from one of them or from a special storytelling guest, followed by a quick discussion. The producers would like to hear from you - to say hi, share your own story, or just to check-in - visit our CONTACT page to get in touch.On today’s episode, Veronica shares a story about the playground behind her home. She is then joined by the Stories We Don’t Tell crew to talk about her isolation experience. Veronica’s show, Mosaic: Untold Lives, will take place online on April 14. RSVP here.

The Exquisite Corpse is a writing exercise that was invented by French Surrealists in the 1920s. Each collaborator adds to a composition in sequence, but are only allowed to see what the previous person contributed. This is an audio version of this exercise, and we’ve asked each of our guests to write and record their own contribution based on a previous guest’s prompt.So, this episode includes a stitched-together story written by several people. What is the story about? Where will it go? What will happen? You’ll have to listen to find out. Welcome to the Exquisite Corpse: Chapter One.Stay with us after the story for a short After Dark chat with your hosts Joey, Stefan, and Paul.

Join hosts Joey, Stefan, and Paul for this special ongoing series of episodes. Due to, well, you know what, they’ll be recording remotely and posting new episodes with more frequency. On each episode, you’ll hear a story from one of them or from a special storytelling guest, followed by a quick discussion. The producers would like to hear from you - to say hi, share your own story, or just to check-in - visit our CONTACT page to get in touch.On today’s episode, Rob shares a story about getting ill, his distaste over hipster haircuts, and his appreciation of red carpet Christoph Waltz. He is then joined by the Stories We Don’t Tell crew to talk about finding positivity and generalized anxiety.

Join hosts Joey, Stefan, and Paul for this special ongoing series. This episode is a throwback to before, well, you know what, where you’ll hear a story from the live event followed by a discussion on an aspect of storytelling.From last October, Georgette tells the story of two past relationships, and the lessons she learned from them. Your hosts have a discussion about writing relationship stories.

Join hosts Joey, Stefan, and Paul for this special ongoing series of episodes. Due to, well, you know what, they’ll be recording remotely and posting new episodes with more frequency. On each episode, you’ll hear a story from one of them or from a special storytelling guest, followed by a quick discussion. The producers would like to hear from you - to say hi, share your own story, or just to check-in - visit our CONTACT page to get in touch.On today’s episode, Jon shares a story about having to shut out the world, but the world wanting back in. For more stories from Jon, visit his website jonaaronsandler.com and follow him on Instagram @jonaaronsandler.

Join hosts Joey, Stefan, and Paul for this special ongoing series of episodes. Due to, well, you know what, they’ll be recording remotely and posting new episodes with more frequency. On each episode, you’ll hear a story from one of them or from a special storytelling guest, followed by a quick discussion. The producers would like to hear from you - to say hi, share your own story, or just to check-in - visit our CONTACT page to get in touch.On today’s episode, Paul shares a story about getting back onto the dating scene at the worst possible time.

Join hosts Joey, Stefan, and Paul for this special ongoing series of episodes. Due to, well, you know what, they’ll be recording remotely and posting new episodes with more frequency. On each episode, you’ll hear a story from one of them or from a special storytelling guest, followed by a quick discussion. The producers would like to hear from you - to say hi, share your own story, or just to check-in - visit our CONTACT page to get in touch.On today’s episode, Joey shares a story about coming home and having to isolate, providing the space and time for reflection.

Join hosts Joey, Stefan, and Paul for this special ongoing series of episodes. Due to, well, you know what, they’ll be recording remotely and posting new episodes with more frequency. On each episode, you’ll hear a story from one of them or from a special storytelling guest, followed by a quick discussion.On today’s episode, Stefan shares a story about an elevator and how we’re all in this together. We want to hear from you - visit our website storieswedonttell.org to get in touch.

For the next few episodes, Paul and Stefan are joined by special guest co-host Joey Jakob. Each episode will include the usual: a story from the live event and a discussion about an aspect of storytelling.Our old friend Brianne returns with a story about health and diagnosis. Listen to Brianne’s podcast, No End in Sight, at noendinsight.co and follow her on Twitter @bennessb.Visit our website for more information on the Stories We Don’t Tell book, live event, and podcast.

For the next few episodes, Paul and Stefan are joined by special guest co-host Joey Jakob. Each episode will include the usual: a story from the live event and a discussion about an aspect of storytelling.Jake shares a story about learning how to cry again. In the story, Jake references a discussion he has with his wife about what is better comfort food, rice or noodles. This has been an ongoing debate at the SWDT studios, and we want to know what you think. Tweet your answer to us @Steho_ and @jeffreypauldore.Visit our website for more information on the Stories We Don’t Tell book, live event, and podcast.