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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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.
Prompt is back! This week, our story comes from comedian/storyteller/one-half of Pretty Good Stories, Beau Ryder Davis. This is a special one because it was the first story told at the very first Nutshell show back in January 2025. Beau is a quick-witted storyteller who is keenly tuned in to the audience, inserting lightning-fast jokes and quips without losing sight of the story.
Beau grew up in Hazard, Kentucky (current population: approx. 5,000), and recognized at an early age that he was different from the manly men who made up most of his family. Young Beau was oddly comfortable in his skin, though, and his family consistently supported him, even though they were fond to note he was a whimsical child. Beau uses his story of a bat being found trapped in the family home to explore his identity and his relationship with his father.
Beau created Pretty Good Stories with Tom Darci. He’ll be performing at our March 27 show, themed: All You Can Eat. Tickets are available at The Sofia box office (916) 443-0394.
Prompt:is presented by In a Nutshell Storytelling
Hostest: Amy Bee
Mostest: Keith Lowell Jensen
Producer: Aaron Carnes
Sound Engineer: Chris Reeves
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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