All in the Family

About this episode

This episode features stories from the May story slam themed 'All in the Family'.

Welcome to the York Story Slam podcast, where we feature select stories from our monthly open mic storytelling events in York, Pennsylvania. On May 20, nine storytellers shared their stories with our audience at The Hangar at New York Wire Works, in downtown York. The theme for our May story slam was ALL IN THE FAMILY. We heard stories about blood relations, chosen family, sibling pranks, and more. In the end, our winner was Shaun Carter, who shared a story about his contribution to the family Thanksgiving meal. Shaun earned a spot in our Grand Slam in November. Our next story comes from Emily Crockett, who shared about losing herself in a young marriage. Our final story on this month’s podcast comes from Jason Plotkin, who told the story of crashing a wedding in Ireland. All the winners from this year’s open mic story slam events will return at the end of the season to compete for the title of Best Storyteller in York at our Grand Slam. Updates on our events are available on our website, YorkStorySlam.com, and while you’re there, you can sign up for our monthly newsletter. You can also follow us on Facebook, and watch videos of all the stories from our events on our YouTube…

People in this episode

Host: York Story Slam

Guests: Shaun Carter, Emily Crockett, Jason Plotkin

Topics covered

• family
• storytelling
• open mic
• personal stories
• relationships
• Thanksgiving

Keywords

• story slam
• York
• family stories
• open mic
• Thanksgiving meal
• wedding crash
• young marriage

Mentioned in this episode

Places: York, Pennsylvania, The Hangar at New York Wire Works

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