“The Story Voice”: Recent Episodes
Hank Roubicek, Mary Edgerton, Greg Audel, Erik Heen, Sneha Desai, Tatyana Gago, Maddy Lehnert
Enjoy Houston-based So, What's Your Story? on Pacifica affiliate KPFT as seasoned hosts, who are also award-winning storytellers, spotlight real people with stories to tell. Personal narratives escort us through the windows of souls, traditional tales through worlds of enchantment, and a few tips to help you find your signature style. Every storyteller takes you on an astonishing journey before returning you safely to the present. Get on board. And support Pacifica Radio.
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Although not a list of profound suspects, the students at Meyerland Middle School for Performing Arts deliver their narratives in a way that redefines profoundness in personal storytelling. Enjoy!
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Show from 4/17 aired on award-winning "So, What's Your Story?" On KPFT 90.1 FM Houston.
Journey is a word often used to describe what listeners takes when absorbed in a story. Ellen Teitelman Wohl is exactly this kind of storyteller who can escort listeners on this kind of journey because the pictures she paints are so vivid, you not only hear, but see her story unfold in front of you.
Her life was furiously tested when she became interested in wellness and self-care. As in most cases, she wasn't ready for how her life was about to turn to the surreal. It began when she was losing herself while helping her husband Jack recuperate from a myriad of illnesses. Depression and anxiety lead to burnout.
Curiously, Ellen discovered that burnout was normal, and after seeking support from other family caregivers, she realized she needed a breather. Her astonishing skill as a writer prompted the book seen in the title line. Hard to put down. It's even harder to walk away when listening to her voice as she tells a collection of her stories in this must read. Raw. Real. Poignant. Thanks for listening.
Hank
Dr. Hank Roubicek
Producer, So, What's Your Story?
KPFT.ORG/90.1 FM
Houston's Community Radio
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This show from award-winning "So, What's Your Story?" was aired on Houston's KPFT on Wednesday, April 3. The guest storyteller, Warren Holleman, delivered stories about discrimination. However, the innovative format and style is both unexpected and riveting. His skill as a teller is off the chart, and that is no hyperbole.
Discrimination is fought with empathy. We learn empathy through stories. Every story lover knows this. Consider science: As we connect with characters in a story, our brain releases oxytocin, often known as the bonding or love hormone. But these stories need to move us, take us to a place where we follow these characters and shadow their experiences. Lots of storytellers do this but none does it better than Warren Holleman, retired Professor of Behavioral Science at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. But this celebrated position isn’t the seed of this evening’s stories. Rather, it is Warren’s remarkable sense of inquiry, research and artistic skills, and relentless hatred for hate that make his stories special.
Please enjoy one of the most reqarding 60 minutes of your life. Peace
Hank Roubicek
Producer, "So, What's Your Story?"
Wednesdays, 6PM CST
KPFT 90.1 FM, KPFT.ORG
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This is a special edition of "So, What's Your Story?" on Houston's Community Station 90.1FM.
Dr. Hank Roubicek, producer and founder of "So, What's Your Story?" delivers a series of stories about being raised by Holocaust Survivors. Growing up in a home with his survivor grandparents and mother is an experience that must be heard. However, as an award-winning retired professor in communication, veteran docent at Holocaust Museum Houston, author, radio personality, and champion storyteller, the method he uses to weave these stories together make them not only astonishingly moving, but remarkably memorable. In short, his abilities as a teller are special.
The stories in this podcast are teasers from his "Schmaltz on Rye" storytelling show performed nationwide. His concerts include a tapestry of stories crafted for the specific audience fortunate enough to be a part of the experience.
If interested in contacting Dr. Hank for scheduling a show, you can reach him at hankroubicek@gmail.com.
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Our lives begin as a blank page. Each page filled with memories and episodes that define us. In short, our life is a story and a story is our life. Sounds simple. But the journey to self validation is only as meaningful as the passion that fuels the storyteller who delivers it. Sharon D'Orsie is the consummate teller and the perfect example of a teller with the kind of profound insight , complete with the requisite wit and wisdom, to make the point and engage you in the same way as a great book is deemed the proberbial "page-turner."
Sharon poignantly talks family, heritage, and cultural definition. She is a Moth storytelling champion several times over.
Enjoy this edition of Houston's award-winning "So, What's Your Story?" on Houston's 90.1FM or kpft.org. Wednesdays at 6pm CST.
Peace,
Dr. Hank Roubicek, Producer
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Award-winning So, What's Your Story? Only on Houston's Community Station KPFT 90.1. Erik Heen hosts this superb teller. Enjoy!
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Larry Thompson hosts Priscilla Howe, storyteller incaranate on an edition of award-winning "So, What's Your Story?" Only on Houston's Community Starion KPFT 90.1. Get ready to be amazed.
And Enjoy!!!
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Award Winning "So, What's Your Story?" On Houston's KPFT 90.1 , the only show in Houston devoted entirely to storytelling. This show punctuated the power of community radio as listeners phone in to tell stories about moments that changed their lives. Enjoy the power of human story .
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This is a weekly show on KPFT 90.1 Houston called So, What's Your Story? It's an awarding winning show hosted by the best team on Houston radio who spotlight storytellers you won't find any place else. I'm it's producer, Hank Roubicek, and I'm going out on a limb here: This episode is the best show about mothers you will ever hear. Hosted by award winning teller Larry Thompson (yep, another award winner). Enjoy!
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Host Mary Edgerton weaves through the tapestry of women in history with astonishing storytellers who share stories about their own magnificent women heroes. This is a show from Houston's So, What's Your Story? On Houston's KPFT 90.1 and kpft.org, Houston's Community Station. Enjoy!
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This is a synopsis of the incredible guest on Houston's award-winning "So, What's Your Story?" aired Wednesday at 6 cst.
An award winning storyteller, actor, and voice over artist, Native Brit, Bernadette Nason has been a Texas Commission on the Arts' touring artist since 2002, performing annually to as many as 30,000 happy people. Celebrated for her animated retelling of multicultural folktales and for her personal stories about the lifestyles in countries in which she has lived, she is also an exemplary liar--winning the dubious title "Biggest Liar in Texas" In 2017. Living in Austin, Bernadette is regularly seen in regional theatre, receiving the Austin Critics' Table Award for Conspicuous Versatility. She can be seen in the film Miss Congeniality, and more recently in The Trial of Alice. She has two books: Tea in Tripoli, about her year of living dangerously in North Africa, and Stealing Baby Jesus: A Treasury of Ludicrous Attempts to Rescue Christmas ...now on audio, I believe.
This is a brief synopsis because there is so much more about Bernadette so please visit our Facebook page and bernadettenason.com.
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Students at the University of Houston Downtown share telling stories of personal trajectories and parables to live by. This is an episode on the award-winning So, What's Your Story? on KPFT 90.1 Houston's Community Radio. Host Dr. Hank Roubicek hosts.
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This is an episide of the award-winning show " So, What's Your Story?' On KPFT 90.1 Houston's Community Station. Texas born, southern-raised country singer Joe Buchanan sings music steeped in Torah, thanks to his incredible discovery while standing outside of the National Holocaust Museum in Washington DC. Join host Hank Roubicek for this spiritual journey.
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The Halloween special combines story treats and fund drive pitching on the award-winning weekly So, What's Your Story? on Houston's Community Station, KPFT 90.1 FM. This episode aired October 19 at 6pm CST. Tune in every Wednesday at 6CST on 90.1 FM in the Houston Area or www.kpft.org any place on the planet and treasure what you hear. Enjoy!!!
And Happy Halloween!!!
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This is an episode on Houston's award-winning So, What's Your Story? on KPFT 90.1FM, Houston's Community Radio: Aired September 22, 2022.
Inspirational storyteller, Michael Brundy, delivers stories fueled by historically rich landscapes embraced by the soul of the consummate teller. Hosted by creator and producer, Dr. Hank Roubicek.
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Producer and lead host, Dr. Hank Roubicek, hosts this episode of the award-winning show "So, What's Your Story?" on Houston's Community Station, Pacifica's, KPFT 90.1FM.
Texas Storyteller, Andy Hedges, is one of those extraordinary talents. Andy’s vast repertoire includes classic cowboy poetry recitations, obscure cowboy songs, dust bowl ballads, and blues. He also hosts a podcast, Cowboy Crossroads which features in-depth interviews with fellow musicians and poets. Andy has performed many times with folk legend Ramblin’ Jack Elliott and the duo’s performance at the 60th Newport Folk Festival was named one of the “10 Best Things We Saw” by Rolling Stone.
You're gonna love this amazing talent. Enjoy, y'all.
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Story Voice welcomes Toni Simmons - a former librarian and drama teacher who captivates audiences with her multicultural tales. She has performed at many festivals including the National Storytelling Festival Exchange Place, the National Black Storytelling Festival, and the Texas Storytelling Festival. Toni is an engaging storyteller and author who often brings new life to her stories with songs, rhythms, chants, and audience participation. https://www.tonisimmons.com/
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This is an episode from Houston's award-winning show, So, What's Your Story? on Pacifica's KPFT90.1FM Houston's Community Radio. Dr. Hank Roubicek hosts. Enjoy. And tune in every Thursday at 5pm CST to www.kpft.org and stream LIVE.
Over the years, we’ve hosted hundreds of storytellers representing every faction. Among some of our best tellers were physicians, whose commitment to healing were vicariously felt by us from the stories they told. Poignant, uplifting, often humorous tales of recovery---and sometimes loss. Medicine can indeed be magic to those suffering and for many---it can be a miracle. But today we explore stories which unleash a darker side in the medical profession but one equally important---stories shared by my guest Jack Houston, or Nurse Jack, as he is affectionately known and is also the title of his book Nurse Jack—a collection of stories from which today’s selections are drawn.
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And that is no hyperbole. Anne Rutherford is a prize winning storyteller with the repertoire and skill set most can only envy. This is her performance on So, What's Your Story? on Houston's KPFT 90.1 ---the award-winning show on Houston's Community Station. Produced by Hank Roubicek and hosted by him on June 1 2022. Enjoy!
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Students from the University of Houston Downtown demonstrate how stories can be skillfully crafted with the use of a balanced set of skills in both crafting and delivery. Enjoy these terrific stories of life and living on the popular Houston show, So, What's Your Story? On KPFT 90.1 FM, Houston's Community Radio.
Storytellers: Erick Gonzalez, Hannah Finney, Pilar Plascyk, Hana Dajani, Sua Cruz, and Kendrick Harris . Hosted by Dr. Hank Roubicek
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Stories told by tellers raised by Holocaust Survivors are told on these popular Houston Radio Show "So, What's Your Story?" on KPFT 90.1. Producer and host, Hank Roubicek, gently prompts second gen tellers Hy Penn and Mike Cahn to tdeliver stories about their upbringing. Tales of trauma, pain, happiness, and optimism. A truly cannot miss series of narratives.
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In celebration of Black History Month Mary Edgerton featured several African American performers and writers: Kelley Kellz, Crystal Rae, Jason Carmichael, Tommy Harris (remembered by his wife Sharon Harris). You will listen to monologues, dialogues, and remembrances. Please join us! This is a podcast from a local radio show, So What's Your Story?, that helps keep us on the air. Oh yes, and it is a fund drive month. If you can, please contribute at kpft.org on the donate button, and select "So What's Your Story?" as the inspiration for your gift!
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Houston's So, What's Your Story ?on KPFT, Houston's Community Station spotlights readings from New York playwright Minette Greenberg's story of 95 year old Holocaust Survivor Eva Young. Director Dr. John Sunnoto guides Cam Kormann, Lilith Ralph, Rilee Brooke Kilman, Colleen Kennedy, and Ange Berneau into the soul of a survivor's world and destiny. Commemorating Holocaust Remembrance Day by listening to her story is essential.
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An episode of Houston's So, What's Your Story? hosted by Hank Roubicek with guest tellers Paul Tepikian and Michael Winters. Sweet stories reflecting heart, wild tales of wisdom, and magical narratives punctuating mistakes we make. Enjoy this fusion of humor, sadness, hilarity, and soul .
Be sure to enjoy the Power of Story on award-winning So, What's Your Story? every Thursday at 5pm CST on Houston's KPFT 90.1FM. Listen LIVE online at www.kpft.org.
Peace.
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The Houston award-winning show, "So, What's Your Story?" on KPFT 90.1FM, spotlights author, award winning actor, voice-over-artist, and consummate storyteller, Bernadette Nason, as she effortlessly captivates you with lies, lore, and so much more. Hosted by Hank Roubicek. Learn about this celebrated artist at Bernadettenason.com
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Enjoy celebrated Texas Teller, Larry Thompson, as he promotes his kids through story---and a little rhythm and rhyme. Hank Roubicek hosts this profoundly folksy storyteller.
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Mission control! Spacewalks! Remember those, and holding your breath hoping it all works out. Well I have Jerry Miller, former flight director for NASA, whose specialty was “extravehicular activity”, aka spacewalks. He will tell us about one of his most exciting memories directing EVA for NASA, and the first and only time ever for a three-person EVA. But that’s not all, Jerry also tells us about coming out as gay while at NASA. As you can imagine, the culture was not particularly open to non-traditional lifestyles. This story is special as also he tells us about his motivation for taking that step. In all of these stories, there is the story within the story. And finally our closer-almost getting kidnapped by the Russian Mafia in Moscow! Tune in!
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Prepare to Scare: How to tell scary stories, is the newest book by one of the most celebrated storytellers in the country, Elizabeth Ellis. Whether she delivers Appalachian folktales, personal memoirs, or terrifying tales of Texas, it is her signature style that separates her from the proverbial pack of tellers. In this episode, Elizabeth tells a few Texas tales that take fear to new heights. Not only will she capture and keep you as soon as she utters her first words, but will usher in Halloween with a cluster of apparitions that will have even the bravest run for cover. Join producer and host of this episode of " The Story Voice," Hank Roubicek, as he brings you one of the most astonishing tellers of our time.
Thanks for joing us. Hank
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Maddy & Tatyana share their love of horror by reminiscing about frightening movie motifs, eerie interpretations of our favorite fairy tales, and the mayhem behind the images they all represent. Get under the covers before tuning in.
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On this episode of Story Voice, we are joining forces with the Houston Storytelling Guild by sitting in on one of the Guild’s monthly story swaps, and hearing stories from five of their members. They are ordinary folks with extraordinary stories to tell. You don't have to live in Houston to become a member of the best storytellers'group around. Just go to their website at houstonstorytellers.org for information about membership and, while you're there, enjoy listening to past programs in the archives from the Story Voice and its precursor, the long-running radio show “So What’s Your Story." You'll Love it all!
FYI: The guild meets the 4th Tuesday of the month from 7-8:30CST. The zoom link is on our site. Join us. We look forward to meeting you and hearing your story.
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Hank Roubicek hosts gifted storyteller and artist, Amy Bruton Bruemel, a proud member of the Chickasaw Nation. She delivers image-driven stories filled with meaningful symbols and lessons which define the rich heritage of Native Americans from Southeastern tribes: Chickasaw, Chocktaw, Seminole, and Creek. Amy was one of 36 Native American artists to show and sell her art at the Smithonian Institute of the American Indian, Native American Art Market. Her captivating style will not only prove magnetic, but will heighten our awareness for the simplicity which surrounds human emotion. To listen to Amy is to recapture your soul. Enjoy.
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Outspoken Bean: Houston's Poet Laureate delivers stories about Katrina, LBJ, and the person who gave him his name.
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The title of this episode is the same title given to the incredible story told by its writer, Gail Bergan. Gail is a Houston-based writer with a passion for culture. In this story, she delivers a moving case study about meeting internally-acclaimed prima ballerina, Janie Parker, along with a poignant message about fairness, recognition, and generosity. Enjoy this story and all of Gail's stories on her short story blog: www.gailsstory.com.
Hank Roubicek hosts this episode of The Story Voice where the spotlight is placed on storytellers who take us on astonishing journeys before returning them safely to the present.
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Welcome to the latest podcast from The Story Voice. Ever have a strange experience with another human being where something was just not what it was supposed to be? Listen to these great stories from Michael Winters, Sneha Desai, and Hank Roubicek as our host Mary Edgerton guides you through Close Encounters of the Human Kind.
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Gay pride can trigger a plethora of meaningful stories. But In this speacial episode, Maddy and Tatyana host four storytellers who will catapult listeners to an entirely new world of understanding as part of the LGBTQ+ community.
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Hank Roubicek hosts guest storyteller, Kathy Culmer, as she delivers a fusion of rich biblical stories with an equally profound African folktale. Her eloquent and rhythmic style is not to be missed. Kathy is a graduate of Spellman College and earned her Doctor of Ministry in Biblical Storytelling at United Theological Seminary. To Kathy " A story, if told well, can reach people in ways that are beyond me to predict. The story reaches inside and calls the hearer by name and says, 'This is what I have for you'." And what Hank and Kathy have for you in this podcast is nothing short of extraordinary. Enjoy!
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Erik Heen will host four stellar storytellers this week: Choogie Kingfisher, Scott Davis, Sneha Desai, and Richard Marsh. They will be sharing some very entertaining trickster folktales from four different cultures: Jewish, Irish, Cherokee, and Indian.
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Poignant. Moving. Whimsical. Stories that dig deep with a fusion of emotions as raw and real as the tellers who deliver them. Hank Roubicek orchestrates with a quick treatment of what makes The Story Voice special.
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