Hear the final live recording of the Story Shuffle podcast: July 23, 4-5pm

For those of you in Philadelphia on Sunday, July 23 (4-5pm), you can join us to hear the final recording of the weekly Story Shuffle podcast. We’ll be part of the fifth annual Philly Podcast Festival.

We’ll be at Kitchen Table Gallery in Kensington, 1853 North Howard Street. RSVP on Facebook here.

You’ll hear stories from journalists Annette John-Hall, fresh off hosting the Cosby Unraveled podcast, and Juliana Reyes, in addition to tales from podcast host Christopher Wink and production assistant Michaela Winberg. Our theme will be CLOSURE.

Story Shuffle 37: stories inspired by BELLS

The 37th Story Shuffle was held Saturday, Saturday, Dec. 3, 2016 in Fishtown, Philadelphia with the theme of BELLS as part of an annual holiday party.

Find all the recorded audio here or choose from below.

1. Cory Donovan: My Brother’s Wedding Day
2. Italian Stories from Luke Butler’s Wedding
3. Michael O’Bryan Grew Up Kinda Poor
4. Patrick McNeil’s First Tinder Date
5. The Maintenance Cottage by Chris Wink

Story Shuffle 36: stories about MASKS are now live

The 36th Story Shuffle was held Saturday, Oct. 29, 2016 in Fishtown, Philadelphia with the theme of MASKS as part of an eery and oh so fun Halloween party.

Given the ghoulish nature, only a handful of storytellers chose to have their stories recorded. Find all the recorded audio here or choose from below.

1. Jared Levy’s Life Raft
2. Christopher Wink: This Knife Murdered Someone
3. The Attack by Andrew
4. Lindsey McNeil: A Mischief Night Prank
5. Meredith Butler on the importance of protective masks

Philadelphia Podcast Festival — Story Shuffle live Thurs. Aug 1 at PhilaMOCA

Check out PhillyPodFest.com for details.

The live Story Shuffle will take place Thurs. Aug. 1 at 8pm as part of the three day Philadelphia Podcast Festival. Check out the lineup for Story Shuffle.

• R. Eric Thomas, a playwright and stand-up dramedian, has been hailed as “one of the best storytellers in Philly” by the Philadelphia Weekly.  Eric has read or performed throughout the country, including on the wildly successful RISK! podcast and at the 2011 TEDxPhilly conference. He lives in South Phillly. Visit him at rEricthomas.com.
• Eric Smith is the marketing director at Old City publishing company Quirk Books, author of the forthcoming ‘Geek’s Guide to Dating’ and cofounder of local culture blog Geekadelphia.com. He lives in Rittenhouse.
• Kathryn Bezella is a senior director of admissions at the Wharton School, a fiction writer and member of the Backyard Writers Group at the Kelly Writers House. She lives in West Philly.
• Lansie Sylvia is a communications director at EHL Consulting, a frequent First Person Arts Story Slam storyteller and cofounder of the Philly Give & Get experiential charity date auction.
• Patrick McNeil is a resource coordinator for social services nonprofit Resources for Human Development, a short fiction writer and member of the Backyard Writers Group at the Kelly Writers House. He lives in Fishtown.
• Christopher Wink is the cofounder and editor of Technical.ly Philly and its network of local technology news sites and events, including Philly Tech Week. In May 2010, he began the every-other-month storytelling event StoryShuffle.com and frequently writes and speaks. Visit him at ChristopherWink.com.

Story Shuffle 18 audio is live

Story Shuffle 18 audio is live. Find them all here or specific ones below.

• I’m looking for my cousin: Isaiah Thompson
• My roommate Tom: Jason Blanchard
• Tight seating: Lindsey Elaine
• I don’t like strangers: Shannon McDonald
• Appearances matter: Christopher Wink
• Un-strangers: Patrick McNeil
• How strangers helped me quit smoking: Zac Waldman
• Alone in Puerto Rico: Eric Smith
• Hiking in South Africa: Carolyn Beeler

Story Shuffle 17: Lust audio is now live

Inside a warm and beautifully decorated West Philly rowhome, the subject of LUST was the focus of the 17th Story Shuffle. Perhaps unsurprisingly, though 15 people were there and nearly that many told stories, only a handful were willing to have them recorded.

The snacks and Lust punch were delightful. Until next time, see the audio here or below.

1. Boom Boom Cabaret: Christopher Wink
2. Marisa [no audio]
3. Cuban lust: Isaiah Thompson
4. Young mistakes with love: Steve Metzger
5. Vishal [no audio]
6. Hostel lust: Patrick McNeil
7. My Best Friend’s Wife: Eric Smith
8. Michael B. [no audio]
9. Kathryn B. [no audio]

See photos by Eric Smith here.

Story Shuffle 16: Regifting audio is now live

Story Shuffle 17 Regifting audio is now live.

In addition to great holiday music, good friends, delicious food, egg nog, other booze and a re-gifting pollyanna, we told some great stories.

Listen here.

Story Shuffle 14 ADVERSITY audio is now live

The audio from Story Shuffle 14 audio is live, having taken place outside around a firepit in Kensington, alongside a vacant lot with a fine collection of abandoned cars.

Find the posts here or listen to them below. Facebook photos from Brady Dale of the presenters here.

1. Todd Oskin, the host
2. Eric Smith
3. Lansie Sylvia, no audio by request
4. Andrew Panebianco
5. Melissa
6. Chris Seminack
7. Brady Russell
8. Melissa Weigel
9. Jackie Rodriguez
10. Kris Kershner
11. Emma Jacobs
12. Christopher Wink
13. Malik

We also had a handful of audience members who chose not to tell a tale.

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Story Shuffle 13 COMPETITION audio is now live

Story Shuffle 12 audio is live, having taken place in a tidy rowhome in South Philadelphia’s Point Breeze neighborhood.

Find the posts here or listen to them below. Facebook photos from Brady Dale of the presenters here.

• Syracuse rooster call contest: Emma Jacobs
• I want to be a trash-tronaut when I grow up: Patrick McNeil
• How Kansas high school debate teams haze new members: Brady Dale Russell
• Learning about competition from my 8-year-old niece: Shannon McDonald
• My pyramid of gentrification: Christopher Wink
• This bat is going to ruin our party: Melissa Weigel

Story Shuffle 11 SCARS audio is now live

Story Shuffle 11 audio is live, having taken place in a converted textile factory in the Callowhill neighborhood.

Find the posts here or listen to them below. Facebook photos of the presenters here.

• Scars we don’t remember: Christopher Wink on leaving the Grand Canyon
• Matching scars: Yael Borofsky and Frank Berry recount how they first connected
• Emma Jacobs: a Senegal Surprise
• Diana Lind: a coincidental discovery of scars
• Kim Paynter: scars from softball
• Alissa Burger: Scars for art’s sake
• Steve Medvidick is crying in a coastal Italian village
• Patrick McNeil: The Girl who Swallowed Scars
• Carolyn Beeler broke her nose, she thinks
• Shannon McDonald: this scar changed how I celebrate my summers
• Brady Russell was hit by a car on his bike but he probably deserved it
• Renee Sarah is helping to heal one of her student’s scars