Worst Time for Everything

Storyteller and podcaster Anita Flores talks about how shame and a fear of missing out motivated her to learn how to ride a bicycle in her 20s and 30s, and why that difficult experience has pushed her to tackle another overdue milestone: getting her driver license.

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Podcaster Michele Folan explains how getting laid off just weeks before the pandemic completely changed the way she looks at her career, her health, and her creativity. We also talk about Cincinnati chili and embarrassing AOL email addresses.

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Wearing jeans and a leather jacket, and with practically no training at all, writer and storyteller Tracey Starin was completely unprepared for her first time on the slopes. She shares what this cold, wet experience taught her about trusting her instincts. We also talk about how much we dislike going camping, riding roller coasters, and other outdoor activities we both have no business doing.

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Storyteller and social justice activist Ro Moran has a brush with death while living in Zimbabwe that teaches him about privilege, poverty, and the dangers of blindly following his hormones. 

Ro will be performing at The Story Collider en Español on July 13, 2022 at The Pocantico Center in Tarrytown, NY. (Note: The show's start time has changed from 7 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. since the recording of this episode.) Go here for tickets: https://www.storycollider.org/shows/2022/7/14/the-story-collider-en-espaol

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Photographer Jacob Slaton narrowly averts disaster while running with the bulls in Pamplona, Spain — and learns a lot about his relationship with his brother as a result.

Listen to Jacob’s podcast, The Music Spaceship, available now on Spotify!

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Storyteller Ria Spencer (Women’s Storytelling Festival, Risk) talks about how failing at cheerleading as a teenager taught her the power of staying in one's lane.

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Storyteller Laura Maltz returns to talk about her doomed stint as a nursing student that included accidentally putting a catheter in “the wrong hole” and a bed bath gone terribly awry.

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The only thing more interesting than getting a job on Antarctica is getting fired from a job on Antarctica. Former journalist Hunter Slaton shares the incredibly personal story of what he learned after bottoming out at the bottom of the world. Want to tell your story on the podcast? Submit to be a guest: https://chrisvespoli.com/podcast

Is it still considered volunteer work if your RA forces you to do it? After unknowingly breaking a rule while at college, comedian and storyteller Matt Storrs picks up garbage as punishment and learns a valuable life lesson in the process. Also, Chris talks about adopting a dog.

Chris takes a time-out to briefly talk about the true meaning of Christmas as well as some of his favorite New Year’s Eve movies.