Seaton Smith tells his true tale of one of the lowest points of his career. This story was recorded live at SpeakeasyDC's monthly showcase of true tales told live in Washington, DC. Seaton performs stand-up regularly and his web series can be viewed at www.annoycharliesmith.com. Seaton is part of the cast of The Sin Show, SpeakeasyDC's 2009 performance at Capital Fringe Festival. He will be telling a true story about envy. Info and tickets at www.capfringe.org.

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Vivianne Njoku tells her true tale of seeking justice in her Nigerian hometown. This story was recorded live at SpeakeasyDC's monthly showcase of true tales told live in Washington, DC.

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Tim Tale tells the true story about a a strange delivery that wreaked havoc on his mother's monthly bridge night. This story was recorded live at SpeakeasyDC's monthly showcase of true tales told live in Washington, DC. This story is the inspiration for "Pepe! The Mail Order Monkey Musical" in this year's Capital Fringe Festival.

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When Carol Brobeck was 20, she gave her baby boy away for adoption. Twenty years later, Joel, her son, came looking.  (This polaroid of Joel was given to Carol when the adoption process was completed.)

This piece is part of our StoryDocs series--these stories aren't performed live on our stage, but are created from interviews and produced like a radio story.  The StoryDocs series was produced with support from the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities.

We're excited to report that our story has earned some interest beyond the podcast.  NPR's All Things Considered will be airing the story this afternoon, Mother's Day.  And the Third Coast Filmless Festival screened a longer version of this audio documentary earlier this year, which will be re-screened at the AFI SILVERDOCS festival this Summer. 

Independent audio producers Shea Shackelford and Vige Millington want to thank Carol and Joel for their generous participation in this project.

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Sherry Geyelin tells the true tale of what can happen when you smoke pot with your children. This was told at SpeakeasyDC's monthly showcase of true tales told live. This month's theme was "Forbidden Fruit: Stories about things you shouldn't have done, said, thought, touched or tasted. Sherry is a long-time storyteller and supporter of SpeakeasyDC.

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Meredith Maslich tells the true tale of her search for the elusive "nice guy" in the modern-day sea of hook-ups and one-night stands.

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Latif Doman tells the true tale of how his *8* year old brain put the lessons of his American history class into practice. Latif is a trial lawyer in Washington, DC, and a graduate of SpeakeasyDC's Storytelling 101 four-week course.

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Marie Latagan brings us "9-to-5." A clever and slightly twisted mind is trapped in a banal and torturous job.  Marie told this story for our theme. The Last Straw: Stories about Quitting, Getting Fired, and Breaking Up.   Marie is a graduate of SpeakeasyDCs Boot Camp.  

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Since the late 1970s, the low-income Polk Gulch district has been a national destination and home for some of the most underrepresented segments of the LGBT community, including runaway and homeless youth.  The neighborhood is changing, but “The Punk Priest of Polk Street” captures a surprising, personal story from the Rev. River Sims, who serves these youth.  Joey Plaster brings us this story.  Joey is a widely published freelance journalist with experience at The Nation, Alternet, and Z Magazine. He has also worked as an oral historian with the Oberlin College LGBT Community History Project and the GLBT Historical Society's Oral History Initiative.  You can find photos from this story and more at Polk Street: Lives in Transition, an exhibit which captures life in this historic neighborhood.

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Travis Wright tells his true tale of going from hillbilly clogging champion to discovering his inner Solid Gold dancer.

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