TTL Zoom Epi 17 - Together and Apart: Pandemic Stories_ April 26, 2022

TTL Zoom Epi 17 - Together and Apart: Pandemic Stories_ April 26, 2022

Author: True Tales Live NH Non-Profit Corporation April 27, 2022 Duration: 58:31
Three excellent storytellers came to our Zoom Edition of True Tales Live with three excellent stories centered around our theme of "Together and Apart" Pandemic Stories. In order of appearance: Tina Charpentier: "Move, Don't Move" Cathy Wolff: "Behind the Mask" and Vicki Juditz: "Creatures of the Night." Our announcer is Amy Antonucci and our Emcee is Pat Spalding. Each story runs about 10 minutes with a Q+A session from our audience following the storytelling. This is just the audio file of the storytelling part of the program. True Tales Live also features a section called "The Backstory Conversation" where host, David Phreaner has a conversation with one of the storytellers... to get the story behind the story. This part of the program has been edited into another audio file on this podcast. So the storytelling and the "Backstory Conversation" are on separate files. On the video version, which will be posted on Portsmouth Public Media TV YouTube Channel... the program is not separated. Link to the video, when posted, will be found on our Facebook page @truetaleslive and on our website at www.truetaleslivenh.org.

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

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Podcast Episodes
TrueTalesLive-March-31-2026-BackstoryInterview-KathySwanson [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 12:25
David Phreaner hosts "The Backstory" interview segment and his guest this time is Kathy Swanson. These 15 minute "after the storytelling" part of the program are very popular. Listen to it and you will discover something…
TrueTalesLive-3-31-2026-NeverAgain-Epi43 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 58:32
At True Tales Live people tell stories from their own lives, reflecting our community's diversity and common ground. The experience uplifts, inspires, and binds us together, in laughter and tears. Our March 31, 2026 show…
TrueTalesLive-January-28-2026-BackstoryInterview-Sandra Pinel [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 13:52
David Phreaner hosts "The Backstory" interview segment and his guest this time is Sandra Pinel. These 15 minute "after the storytelling" part of the program are very popular. Listen to it and you will discover something…
TrueTalesLive - 1-28-2026 - OpenTheme-Epi42 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 55:19
Our January 28, 2026 show on Zoom did not have a theme. It featured these storytellers and stories: Vicki Juditz - The Good Neighbor Amy Antonucci - Falling Sandra Pinel - Can I Take the Bathtub With Me? At True Tales Li…
TrueTalesLive-November-25-2025-BackstoryInterview - Kelly Hurd [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

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 ar…
TrueTalesLive - Epi41 - 11-25-2025 - StrangerThanFiction [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:01:42
Our November 25, 2025 show on Zoom had the theme of "Stranger Than Fiction" and featured these storytellers and stories: Roopa Mohan - My Tiny Miracle Kelly Hurd - Treasure Under the Eiffel Tower (and How I Hugged a Con…
TrueTalesLive - Epi40 - 09-30-2025 - ByTheSkinOfMyTeeth [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 55:32
Our September 30, 2025 show on Zoom had the theme of "By The Skin Of My Teeth" and featured these storytellers and stories: Emily Hespeler: Accidental Storyteller Julie Nelson: A Tale, Unforeseen Pat Spalding: The Empty…
True Tales Live Tribute to John Lovering - June 3 2025 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:21:41
John Lovering founded True Tales Live in 2014 and acted as our executive producer for 9 years. John helped the show to thrive as it transitioned from radio to TV to Zoom. He edited audio and video, registered storyteller…
TrueTalesLive-May-27-2025-Interview [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 15:26
David Phreaner hosts "The Backstory" interview segment and his guests this time are Amy Antonucci, Kemetia Foley and Vicki Juditz. These 15 minute "after the storytelling" part of the program are very popular. Listen to…