Speak Up Storytelling

Speak Up Storytelling

Hosted by: Matthew and Elysha Dicks

Learn to tell better stories from the producers of Speak Up, a Hartford-based storytelling organization. Bestselling author, 53-time Moth StorySLAM champion, and 7-time GrandSLAM champion Matthew Dicks partners with...

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Chris Gaffney: "Suddenly there was a baby"

On episode #72 of the Speak Up Storytelling podcast, Matthew and Elysha Dicks talk storytelling alongside the first Great Hartford Storyslam winner, Chris Gaffney! In our follow up segment, we discuss (and decide...
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Live from Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health (Part 2)

On episode #71 of the Speak Up Storytelling podcast, special guest Jeni Bonaldo and I talk storytelling! This week's episode features the second half of a storytelling show at Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health in...
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Live from Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health (Part 1)

On episode #70 of the Speak Up Storytelling podcast, special guest Jeni Bonaldo and I talk storytelling! This week's episode features the first half of a storytelling show at Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health in...
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Matthew Dicks: "Noah Webster House Improv"

On episode #69 of the Speak Up Storytelling podcast, Elysha Dicks and I talk storytelling! In our follow up segment, we discuss my recent forays to Moth StorySLAM in New York and Boston. We also acknowledge several...
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Bobby Klau: "Attitude Trumps Circumstance"

On episode #68 of the Speak Up Storytelling podcast, Matthew and Elysha Dicks talk storytelling! In our follow up segment, we discuss last week's episode and plans for an upcoming episode. We also discuss a recent...
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Matthew Dicks: "Why Is This So Hard For You?"

On episode #67 of the Speak Up Storytelling podcast, Matthew Dicks talks storytelling. A solo show in which I critique one of my own stories.  In our follow-up segment, I read an amazing email from a fan in Oxford,...
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Carla Katz: "I've Got a Guy"

On episode #66 of the Speak Up Storytelling podcast, Matthew and Elysha Dicks talk storytelling. In our follow-up segment, we ask for advice about our cat, which isn't really followup, but desperate times call for...
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Elva Guo: "Finding Uncle John"

On episode #65 of the Speak Up Storytelling podcast, Matthew and Elysha Dicks talk storytelling. In our follow-up segment, we read a listener's email about a filmmaker using a transition strategy mentioned on the...
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Storyworthy book launch (Part 2) [rebroadcast]

Matthew And Elysha step away for the mics for a week to offer you a rebroadcast of episodes 6 and 7 of the podcast, which feature the 2018 book launch event of Storyworthy: Engage, Teach, Persuade, and Change Your...
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Storyworthy book launch (Part 1) [rebroadcast]

Matthew And Elysha step away for the mics for a week to offer you a rebroadcast of episodes 6 and 7 of the podcast, which feature the 2018 book launch event of Storyworthy: Engage, Teach, Persuade, and Change Your...
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Amanda Caverzasi: "Did He Just Call Me a Mother?"

On episode #64 of the Speak Up Storytelling podcast, Matthew and Elysha Dicks talk storytelling! In our follow-up segment, we read a listener's email about diversity in storytelling, and we discuss our previous...
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Esam Boray: Ten Seconds of Courage

On episode #63 of the Speak Up Storytelling podcast, Matthew and Elysha Dicks talk storytelling! In our follow-up segment, we read listeners' emails about diversity in storytelling, the intersection between...
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