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.
True stories performed live on the In a Nutshell Storytelling stage, followed by honest conversations about how those stories were made. Performance, process, and a love letter to live storytelling—all in one episode.
Anne Rutherford wasn’t booked on our show, In a Nutshell storytelling. But one of our storytellers got sick, and Anne—an audience member and professional storyteller—volunteered to replace her. Anne stole the show.
The theme that night was “Eureka,” and Anne immediately knew which story she wanted to tell. It involved love (of course), but more specifically, falling for the wrong person. Someone who didn’t seem to be all that interested in her, but she couldn’t stop thinking about him. It took a silent meditation retreat and witnessing the unusual behaviors of some roaming peacocks for Anne to say, “Eureka! This guy isn’t right for me!”
For this episode, we drove up to Anne’s beautiful house in Chico, CA, and discussed her story. We learned a bunch about other storytelling genres besides true and personal. Turns out, Anne does them all! In fact, one of her most popular characters, Clementine, made an appearance during the interview.
The Nutshell True Story Hour is presented by In a Nutshell Storytelling
The Nutshell Three:
Amy Bee
Keith Lowell Jensen
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 and Suzon Lucore for watching over our event table and engaging with people in the best way possible.
SHOUT OUT to Frances Southwick for becoming a paid subscriber and supporting live storytelling! You’re our ride or die, Frances!
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