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Writers with local ties share original stories on a common theme.

EPISODE 1

"Isolation is Fixable"

We're back with Season 8 of The Story Show Podcast. This season's stories all share the theme of "Better Together" and were recorded live at the Marion Ross Performing Arts Center in Albert lea, MN on February 8, 2025. Our first story features Apryl Gorton. After getting a really difficult medical diagnosis, Apryl reflects on the necessity of adapting, relying on loved ones, and choosing to move forward together.

13 min
EPISODE 2

"Forty-Two Miles from Lusk"

Season 8, Episode 2 of The Story Show Podcast features the return of Jim Troe. Other than his college years, Jim has spent his entire life in the Albert Lea (MN) area. He and Carrie (his wife of 40 years) have raised four awesome children and are now embarking on the grandparent journey. Jim works as the director of marketing at Van Ladder Bucket Trucks, and in the last few years has written two novels--A Kingdom's Quest and CRUSHED. This story features Jim driving a bucket truck through the mountains, a task that quite frankly terrifies him, but he finds someone in even greater need of help on this journey.

14 min
EPISODE 3

"A Trip to Remember"

As adults we often forget how challenging a first big trip away from parents can be. In this story from our February 2025 “Better Together” show, Taylor shares the story of traveling from her home in southern Minnesota to New Orleans with her youth group and how embracing new things helped her grow with the help of friends.

15 min
EPISODE 4

"The Death March"

Story Show veteran Scott Pirsig returns with a moving story about a grueling trek into the Quetico wilderness where he and his canoeing partner find an incredibly remote campsite containing two mysterious objects. Check out this story for a powerful reflection on nature’s (and our own) impermanence.

22 min
EPISODE 5

"Road Trips with My Father"

Let's face it. Parents can be annoying, and loving, and wonderful--especially on road trips. Katherine's father felt it was his utmost parental duty to take her on the road for spontaneous adventures, regardless of whether she had any advanced notice or shared his enthusiasm. Fortunately, with age often comes appreciation.

11 min
EPISODE 6

"A Moving Experience"

If it hasn't arrived for us yet, it will one day: moving our parents. How does one move a life from one house to the next? What does all of this stuff say about us? What goes, what's left behind, and who ultimately decides? "A Moving Experience" is Deborah Rohne's story about moving her mother closer when the time was right and the new insights this gave her into who her mother was.

15 min
EPISODE 7

"Poetry Is Life"

Remembering and expressing the love we have for those we’ve lost can appear in myriad ways–hearing a favorite song, telling a funny story, even writing a poem in their honor. In this episode Jeremy discusses his love of writing alongside his creative writing students, and he shares two poems written for loved ones who have passed, one composed by a former student remembering her uncle, and another Jeremy wrote about his friend Richard.

17 min

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Writers with local ties share original stories on a common theme.

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