About this episode

Katy Schutte discusses her thesis on ghost stories and her work as an improv teacher.

Katy Schutte has finished her MA and it is good. The title of her thesis is: The Welsh Bed and Breakfast Ghost Story: How Ystrad House's Oral Family History Encapsulates a Broader Culture of Haunted Transitional Places. And it is a wonderful exploration of weird, eerie, legend, and ghosts. What she researches is just as neat as how she researched it. Katy is a wonderful improv teacher and more than the genre of improv - collective storytelling. What stories do we tell when we're not in control? Give this a listen. You will love it. You can find out more about Katy at: https://www.katyschutte.co.uk/ Or follow her on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/katyschutte/ Thank you so much for your time Katy! #improv

People in this episode

Host: David Escobedo

Guest: Katy Schutte

Topics covered

• improv
• storytelling
• ghost stories
• oral history
• haunted places

Keywords

• improv
• ghost stories
• oral history
• storytelling
• Ystrad House

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: katyschutte.co.uk, Instagram

Books & works: The Welsh Bed and Breakfast Ghost Story: How Ystrad House's Oral Family History Encapsulates a Broader Culture of Haunted Transitional Places

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