TrueTalesLive-November-25-2025-BackstoryInterview - Kelly Hurd

TrueTalesLive-November-25-2025-BackstoryInterview - Kelly Hurd

Author: True Tales Live NH Non-Profit Corporation December 7, 2025 Duration: 17:19
TrueTalesLive-November-25-2025-BackstoryInterview - Kelly Hurd David Phreaner hosts "The Backstory" interview segment and his guest this time is Kelly Hurd. These 15 minute "after the storytelling" part of the program are very popular. Listen to it and you will discover something about the art of storytelling! More about us at www.truetaleslivenh.org and on our Facebook page @truetaleslive.

There’s a particular magic in hearing someone tell a real story from their own life, without notes or scripts, just the raw, unfiltered human voice. That’s the heart of True Tales Live. For nearly a decade, this unique program has been capturing these moments, first on radio, then local cable, and now as a podcast you can take with you anywhere. Each episode gathers three to six people who step up to the mic to share a personal story, all loosely connected by a changing monthly theme-think of topics like "Lost and Found" or "Unexpected Turns." For years, the recordings happened before a live audience in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, on the last Tuesday of the month. These days, the community often gathers virtually on Zoom, preserving that intimate, immediate feeling. The resulting conversations are authentic, sometimes funny, often moving, and always deeply human. Tuning into this podcast is like pulling up a chair in a cozy room where strangers become familiar through the universal act of sharing a part of themselves. It’s a direct line to the kind of stories that usually stay around kitchen tables, now broadcast for everyone. The True Tales Live NH Non-Profit Corporation produces it, and you can also catch the show on local cable, but as a podcast, it offers a portable, personal way to connect with the simple, powerful art of storytelling.
Author: Language: English Episodes: 100

True Tales Live
Podcast Episodes
February 25, 2020 -  "Acting For Justice"  Storytellers [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:12:59
Recorded live at the PPMTV studio on 280 Marcy St. in Portsmouth, NH on February 25, 2020. This is the audio of the storytelling portion of the program. The Interview portion with Terry Farish is on a separate file on th…
TTL Interview of Terry Farish by David Phreaner - Feb. 25, 2020 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 16:28
Following the storytelling portion of the Feb 25th, 2020 True Tales Live program with the theme "Acting for Justice," Interviewer David Phreaner had a conversation with storyteller and author Terry Farish. This is the au…
TTL - Interview of John Tilly by David Phreaner  01.28.20 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 14:29
Here is the post-storytelling conversation with storyteller John Tilly and David Phreaner. The show was recorded on January 28, 2020 at PPMTV in Portsmouth, NH before a live studio audience. The Storytelling part of the…
True Tales Live - January 28, 2020 - Theme: Good Accidents [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:06:22
Our first storytelling adventure for 2020 begins with the theme "Good Accidents" on January 28, 2020, and features five excellent storytellers. In order of appearance with story titles are: John Tilly (Out of Sight) / To…
Interview 11 26 19 Nancy Lukens Martin Rumscheidt David Phreaner [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 12:44
This is the audio file of the after show interview with Nancy Lukens and Martin Rumscheidt (photo) conducted by David Phreaner on November 26, 2019 at the Portsmouth Public Media Television Station in Portsmouth, NH. The…
True Tales Live - Theme: The Last Straw - November 26, 2019 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:18:44
We had 4 storytellers for this taped-for-broadcast program on Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2019. Taped at the studio of Portsmouth Public Media TV on 280 Marcy St. in Portsmouth, NH. Our theme was "The Last Straw." Storytellers in…
Come Hell Or High Water - October 29, 2019 -Storytelling [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:05:48
Five storytellers telling their true first-person stories related to the theme "Come Hell or High Water" recorded for video broadcast on Portsmouth Public Media TV in front of a live audience on Oct. 29, 2019. Storytelle…
True Tales Live - Open Theme Night - Sept. 24, 2019 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:14:04
First show of Season 4 at Portsmouth Public Media TV. Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2019 recorded before a live audience at PPMtv in Portsmouth, NH. Storytellers and the title of their stories in order of appearance: Andy Davis (An…