Episodes
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Today's storyteller is Martha McBrier telling us about the time she received a terrrifying warning from one of her students. Martha is a brilliant comedian and storyteller who manages to have us in stitches whilst also presenting a story with some truly frightening stakes. As you'll hear, Martha has lived a remarkable life and afterwards we dive deeper into what makes her such a talented storyteller, how deafness led to her evolution as a performer, her as-yet unfulfilled dreams of being a "proper writer" and more.
Find more from Martha on her website here: marthamcbrier.com
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CREDITS:
Hosted by Michelle Toth
Produced by Ellis Ballard
Theme Music by Sea Noise
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Content notice: this episode contains the discussion of pregnancy loss.
Today's storyteller is Ryan Sheehan sharing a story of pregnancy loss from a father's perspective. It's an emotional, courageous and important perspective on an under-discussed topic, and we're so grateful to Ryan for sharing it with us. Afterwards we talk about just how much has changed in Ryan's life since both the events of the story and the telling of it.
More information about Ryan's bar Low Country in Shoreditch can be found on Instagram here: @lowcountrybar
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CREDITS:
Hosted by Michelle Toth
Produced by Ellis Ballard
Theme Music by Sea Noise
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Today's storyteller is Sina Leasuasu, sharing her story of how a careless comment from a stranger led to a crisis of identity. Her story highlights the reflective power of the storytelling as she grapples with concepts of both cultural and social identity - and what they mean for her. In our talk afterwards, we discuss just how much has changed and evolved for Sina since the telling of the story.
Sina and her work can be found on Instagram here: @stuffbyseener
Sina's collective Mixed Rage can be found on Instagram here: @mixedrage
Mixed Rage's exhibition 'Unapologetically Other' will be at Waterside Arts Manchester until 12th October - more info here: https://watersidearts.org/whats-on/3585-unapologetically-other/
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CREDITS:
Hosted by Michelle Toth
Produced by Ellis Ballard
Theme Music by Sea Noise
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Today's storyteller is Bridget Leigh telling the story of her unconventional childhood obsession, and its impact on her life as a 'weirdo'. Now an experienced teacher, in our conversation afterwards Bridget provides some real insights into both the challenges she faced as an adolescent, and the challenges her students face today.
Find Bridget on Instagram here:@msbridgetleigh
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CREDITS:
Hosted by Michelle Toth
Produced by Ellis Ballard
Theme Music by Sea Noise
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Today's storyteller is Ezio de Mauro sharing how, and why, he kept his colour blindness a secret for thirty years. Ezio is such an entertaining and compelling storyteller who manages to simultaneously convey both the funny and poignant naure of his unusual situation. In our chat afterward we delve deeper into the topics of shame, acceptance, difference, and inclusion.
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CREDITS:
Hosted by Michelle Toth
Produced by Ellis Ballard
Theme Music by Sea Noise
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Today's storyteller is Emma Morgan sharing her story of visiting her dying father in hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic. Emma is an executive producer for factual television shows, and in our chat afterwards we dicuss how bringing her own personal true story to the stage differs from the creative process of her day job. We also discuss the emotionally and politically-charged context of her story, the realities of grief and loss, and more.
Emma Morgan is a freelance creative consultant and executive producer working across popular factual formats and documentaries as well as scripted projects based on factual stories and IP. She is currently exec producing Chateau DIY for C4 - other credits include Stacey Dooley Sleeps Over and Emma Willis Delivering Babies both for UKTV, Mums Make Porn and The Fried Chicken Shop both for C4 and Style it Out for CBBC. You can contact her via LinkedIn.
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CREDITS:
Hosted by Michelle Toth
Produced by Ellis Ballard
Theme Music by Sea Noise
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Today's storyteller is Heleana Blackwell sharing her story of growing up as a black nerd in a conservative, mostly-white small British town. Heleana is an stand-up comedian who also works as a strategist and this story shows us why she excells at both. After the story, we delve deeper into the challenges she faced, and the strategies she used to overcome them.
Find Heleana on Instagram here: @h_a_blackwell
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CREDITS:
Hosted by Michelle Toth
Produced by Ellis Ballard
Theme Music by Sea Noise
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Content notice: this episode contains reference to rape.
Today's storyteller is Tihane, sharing her story of how a bizarre neurological experience unlocked unsettling, once-buried memories. As a musician and artist, Tihane's distinctive creative style really shines through in this intimate yet bold telling. Afterwards, I talk with Tihane more about the context of her story, the nature of unexplained and mystical phenomenons, and the experience of living beyond trauma.
Find more about Tihane, her online courses and creative coaching here: https://linktr.ee/tihane.
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CREDITS:
Hosted by Michelle Toth
Produced by Ellis Ballard
Theme Music by Sea Noise
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Happy New Year! To mark the end of a year of firsts and experiments for True Story London, we're sharing something special with you. In 2023 we debuted some unique live shows in which songwriters wrote and performed original songs inspired by another person's true story. We'd like you to have a taste of these magical shows as we close out the year - this is True Story Soundtrack.
Stories:
Bonnie's full story: https://www.truestory.london/10-make-me-one-with-everything-wbonnie-oddie/
Lili's full story: https://www.truestory.london/04-my-refugee-story-wlili-sulejmanovic/
Songwriters:
Tihane - Instagram: @tihane___
Hari - Instagram: @harimusiq
John Chisholm - Sea Noise (Instagram): @sea_noise, Lost Moons (Bandcamp): lostmoons.bandcamp.com
Amarra - Instagram: @iamamarra
Ellis Ballard - Instagram: @ellis.ballard, Bandcamp: ellisballard.bandcamp.com
Lauren Lucille - Instagram: @iamlaurenlucille
Wandering Lex - Instagram: @wandering_lex
Segnon - Instagram: @segnontv
Find out about our live shows, workshops and past podcast episodes on our website: truestorylondon.com
Follow us on Instagram at @truestoryldn
CREDITS:
Hosted by Michelle Toth
Produced by Ellis Ballard
Theme Music by Sea Noise
Sound effects recordings by 'magedu' via Freesound: https://freesound.org/people/magedu/sounds/273437
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Today's storyteller is Donna Freed, telling us the wild and fascinating story of finding out she was adopted - and the shocking revelation of just who her birth parents were. Donna has written an entire excellent memoir on this topic, so we have plenty to talk about in our discussion after the story.
Donna's memoir 'Duplicity: My Mother's Secrets' is available now, published by Muswell Press: https://muswell-press.co.uk/product/duplicity-9781739638290-paperback
Donna can be found on Instagram at @donnafreed
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Today's storyteller is Maria Shehata, talking about the time she fell in love with someone across the Atlantic, then quickly fell out of love when they met in person. Maria is a brilliantly funny stand-up comedian and her story follows suit. Though, in our talk afterward, you'll also hear about how this story has more serious meaning in her life, and how both Maria's approach to her craft and understanding of herself are evolving.
Maria can be found online at mariashehata.com
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Today's storyteller is Jess Carrivick, sharing her story of being diagnosed with the chronic pain disorder vulvodynia. Jess delights in shocking the audience into laughter while talking candidly about this rarely-discussed and really important health issue. After her story, we discuss the use of humor to broach serious topics, the nature of chronic illness, and how people with vaginas could be better served by the medical world.
Jess can be found online at jesscarrivick.com
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Today's storyteller is Michael Noel, sharing his story of how an optimistic road trip turned very dark. Since Michael is based in California, this is our first interview conducted entirely online - but we just had to give him a call to hear his developing insights into how he makes sense of this dramatic and transformative episode in his life.
Follow Michael on Instagram here: @itsreallymichaelnoel
Michael's sidecar tours of San Francisco can be found at ridesbyme.com
This episode contains references to suicide.
For suicide prevention support in the UK, Samaritans can be reached on 116-123 or by email at [email protected]. For help elsewhere, befrienders.org lists local services.
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Today's storyteller is Dee Gibson, sharing how she realised her charmed life wasn't actually going in the direction she wanted - and what she did about it. Despite the difficult and unique circumstances, Dee manages to make this story highly relatable with insights into breaking with tradition, listening to intuition, and pursuing an unexpected path. Stick around after the story to hear Dee go into more depth about all of these topics and more.
More information about Dee's hotel in Sri Lanka, Kalukanda House, can be found here.
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Today’s storyteller is Joe Milik, sharing his adventures in helping his friend and doppelganger to stage a proposal in the Welsh countryside. It’s a funny, risky, highly entertaining story and afterward I’ll talk with Joe about how he came to storytelling, what drives us to take risks, and look closer at story structure and craft.
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Today's storyteller is Ayanda Tambo, sharing her surreal experience of receiving a prestigious award from a prominent yet divisive public figure. Ayanda has such a measured and wise outlook on the events of the story, the wider societal context, and her own future as she steps into the working world. Stick around after the story when we dive deeper into all of these topics and more.
Ayanda (and the things she bakes) can be found on her Instagram here.
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Today's storyteller is Clair Whitefield, sharing her story of uncovering the cause of her sudden onset and life-altering IBS. Clair is a talented poet and performer with a knack for making this taboo topic funny and accessible, without shying away from the harsh realities. In our conversation afterward, we discuss the experience of revisiting dark periods in your life, the power of performance, listening to our bodies, navigating the tube and more.
Clair can be found online at clairwhitefield.com
The nutritional therapist Clair mentions is Eve Kalinik: evekalinik.com
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Season 2 of the True Story London Podcast is coming on 6th November! Make sure you’re subscribed to be notified as soon as they go live. And if you haven’t already, check out our past episodes from Season 1 featuring 10 brilliant stories and some fascinating conversations with the storytellers.
Oh, and remember to #BeNumber9 and give us a rating on your podcast app if you enjoy the show - it really helps us to reach more listeners and share these fantastic stories further. See you soon for Season 2!
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Content warning: this episode contains the discussion and description of assisted suicide.
Today's storyteller for our season finale is Bonnie Oddie, sharing the story of her mother - newly diagnosed with dementia - asking for Bonnie's help going to Dignitas for assisted suicide. It's a profound story which Bonnie somehow manages to make as funny as it is serious. In our conversation afterwards, Bonnie shares the insight and wisdom she got from her experience.
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Today's storyteller is Petra Gatek, sharing a story about how her cancer diagnosis precipitated a major shift in pursuing her true passion. Then we have a conversation about growing up under communism in Czechoslovakia, and becoming an entrepreneur after The Velvet Revolution.
Petra's branding and photography services can be found here: https://petragatto.com
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