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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Episodes

Live Episode: Part 1

On episode #50 of the Speak Up Storytelling podcast, Matthew and Elysha Dicks talk storytelling and celebrate our ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY IN OUR FIRST LIVE EPISODE! In our followup segment, we hear from our friends in...
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Ted Olds: "High Stakes Multiplication"

On episode #49 of the Speak Up Storytelling podcast, Matthew and Elysha Dicks talk storytelling! In our followup segment, we hear from a linguist who tries to get Matt out of hot water and we learn about a new and...
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Kat Koppett: Big Decision

On episode #48 of the Speak Up Storytelling podcast, Matthew and Elysha Dicks talk storytelling! In our followup segment, we hear from listeners who are using Homework for Life in new and interesting ways.Ā  ALSO,...
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Matthew Dicks: "I Am Not a Man"

On episode #47 of the Speak Up Storytelling podcast, Matthew and Elysha Dicks talk storytelling! In our followup segment, we pass on some advice about computer screens from a listener and an unexpected benefit of...
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Corey Jeffreys: "Backstreet Boys to the Rescue"

On episode #46 of the Speak Up Storytelling podcast, Matthew and Elysha Dicks talk storytelling! In our followup segment, we offer a further correction on a previous episode and read a couple emails from listeners...
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Jeffrey Freiser: "The Plug Puller"

On episode #45 of the Speak Up Storytelling podcast, Matthew and Elysha Dicks talk storytelling! In our followup segment, we offer some corrections on previous episodes and read an email from a recent 100 day Homework...
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Sarasweet Rabidoux Kelsey: "The Prom"

On episode #44 of the Speak Up Storytelling podcast, Matthew and Elysha Dicks talk storytelling! In our followup segment, we introduce the "new" new cover of my next novel, discuss a bizarre coincidence, respond to a...
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Matthew Dicks: "Late Night Walk"

On episode #43 of the Speak Up Storytelling podcast, Matthew and Elysha Dicks talk storytelling! In our followup segment, we talk about a moment on a Moth GrandSLAM stage and a moment in a classroom that unearth two...
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Ted Zablotsky: "A Salad and Three Dinner Rolls"

On episode #42 of the Speak Up Storytelling podcast, Matthew and Elysha Dicks talk storytelling! In our followup segment, we read a heartwarming email from a listener about Homework for Life and our new favorite...
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Tom Ouimet: "Secret in My Pants"

On episode #41 of the Speak Up Storytelling podcast, Matthew and Elysha Dicks talk storytelling! In our followup segment, we congratulate friend of the podcast Robin Gelfenbien on her recent (and momentous) Moth...
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John Smith-Horn: "A Visitor and Some Cookies"

On episode #40 of the Speak Up Storytelling podcast, Matthew and Elysha Dicks talk storytelling. In our followup segment, we announce our first LIVE PODCAST RECORDING! May 18:Ā CT Historical Society. Tickets just $5....
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Matthew Dicks: "Trio"

On episode #39 of the Speak Up Storytelling podcast, Matthew Dicks talks storytelling! With report cards and parent-teacher conferences filling Elysha's week, she takes some time off from the podcast, shifting our...
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