The Nutshell True Story Hour

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. www.inanutshellstorytelling.com

The Nutshell True Story Hour is a arts podcast hosted by In a Nutshell Storytelling, with 23 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

In a Nutshell Storytelling hosts The Nutshell True Story Hour, a arts show with 23 episodes published.

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  JP Frary secretly watched other families living normal lives

  May 27, 20261h 16mS2

  <p>When JP Frary was sexually assaulted in his youth, no one in his family knew how to talk to him about it. They would get this look in their eyes that JP couldn’t quite identify. Was it worry? Pity? Accusation? With no one—including himself—having the words or the ability to process what had happened, JP began to spend long stretches alone, haunting the woods on the outskirts of his small hometown in Northern California. It seemed a reasonable outcome, or perhaps a foregone conclusion, he decided, that he had become a ghost.</p><p>During his time a...

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  The military sent Kathleen Taylor to London

  May 13, 202659 minS2

  <p>When Kathleen Taylor enlisted in the military as a young woman, she’d already lived a full life. Or so she believed. When they sent her to London, she saw herself as knowledgeable and worldly, someone who could adapt to any situation she was dropped into. But not only did her rigid ideas on style and “how to experience London” rub her colleagues the wrong way, but the only other woman in the military unit (Sue Ellen)—a very unworldly, uncultured person—was the one everyone wanted to hang out with. </p><p>As Kathleen found herself in unpretentious punk clubs...

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  John Aubert Goes The Wrong Direction

  Apr 29, 202658 minS0

  <p>Travel. Who doesn’t love a good trip. It can be be in a plane, train or automobile. As long as it gets you from point A to point B, and you experience some life in the process. Our theme last November was “Planes, Trains and Automobiles.” And while we intended that to give us a bounty of holiday stories. Sacramento-based storyteller John Aubert (host of Do Tell and Assistant Events Producer at Capital Storytelling) took the prompt quite literal. His story involved travel. </p><p>And while each of these forms of transportation were mentioned. It was the automo...

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  Episode #5

  DNA wants to be the mayor of Chico

  Apr 15, 202654 minS2

  <p>Storyteller/comedian DNA has done a lot of things in his career. He’s put on big comedy festivals in Santa Cruz, he’s done extensive journalistic pieces, and he’s even recently made a movie. But perhaps his strangest pursuit was running for Mayor of Chico…five times! </p><p>When DNA came to In a Nutshell last year to tell his story of running for mayor, the theme was “It’s a beautiful day.” The reason it was a beautiful day for DNA was that he didn’t run his campaign(s) like a normal politician. There were pranks, pub...

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  Episode #4

  Anne Rutherford seeks an "A-HA" moment at a silent Buddhist retreat

  Apr 2, 202645 minS2

  <p>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. </p><p>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 peacoc...

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