PROMPT: a podcast for people who love stories
PROMPT: a podcast for people who love stories
Podcast Description
Welcome to PROMPT: a podcast where storytellers roll up their sleeves and loosen their shirts to get personal about telling tales. Every episode, the Nutshell Crew plays a true personal story straight from In a Nutshell's LIVE storytelling archive and then converses with the storyteller to learn more about the story behind the story, the art of storytelling, and why tellers tell the tales they tell. inanutshellstorytelling.substack.com
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Content Themes
The podcast explores themes around personal narratives, storytelling techniques, and the connection between tellers and their audiences, with examples including tales about unique experiences from the lives of storytellers like JP Frary, who shared his coming-of-age story on an Alaskan fishing boat, as well as discussions about literary influences and storytelling practices.
Welcome to PROMPT: a podcast where storytellers roll up their sleeves and loosen their shirts to get personal about telling tales. Every episode, the Nutshell Crew plays a true personal story straight from In a Nutshell’s LIVE storytelling archive and then converses with the storyteller to learn more about the story behind the story, the art of storytelling, and why tellers tell the tales they tell.
Our guest for Episode 8 of Prompt is me, Amy Bee! Keith and Aaron were gracious enough to let me tell a story—my first real time on a real stage—at our March Nutshell show. I told a story about being around ten years old and trying to fit in with my local Girl Scout troop, doing an okay job at it, until cookie season arrived and everything quickly fell apart. The tale is bittersweet and deals with that keen need we all have to belong somewhere—anywhere—and what lengths we’re willing to go to in order to do so.
The recording is also a personal documentary of my own revisiting of an experience I’ve historically conveyed as quirky but embarrassing, that through the act of turning it into an oral story, I was able to find compassion for the kid who, okay yeah, was a misfit and didn’t always make the best decisions, but was doing her best with what she had. I hope you enjoy the story and the interview. Please message or comment or email me with your thoughts—I’d LOVE to hear them!
ALSO—If you are a free subscriber and you really want to hear the extended version but can’t afford a paid subscription, reach out to me, and I’ll comp you.
(I didn’t have any photos of me in the Girl Scouts, so these photos are around the age I think I was. A LOT happened during this time period! But those are other stories for other times.)
Want to know more? Amy Bee writes about facing her social anxiety and stage fright at This Might Go Terribly. Check it out and let her know she’s not alone in this big, big world.
Prompt:is presented by In a Nutshell Storytelling
Hostus: Amy Bee
Mostus: Keith Lowell Jensen
Producer: Aaron Carnes
Thank you to:
DJ Yuma Tripp for allowing us to use his song “Lazy Skank” for our episodes and our live show.
Hyperpixel for audio and video services.
Sofia Theatre for a beautiful stage to gather around.
Babalou for watching over our event table and engaging with people in the best way possible.
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