Riley, Second Chances
At the November 2019 Second Chances show, the Odyssey crowd was treated to an appearance from Riley, whose unique storytelling style underpins her retelling of events that made her who she is today. F...
28 Aug 202012min
Sergio Gonzalez, Spirits
"Spirits" was a theme that could have been (and was) interpreted in any number of ways. However, it was also the October 2019 show, and Sergio Gonzalez went straight for the Halloween angle. Of course...
21 Aug 202010min
August 2020: Black Stories Matter
The essence of our organization is to create community one story at a time. We hold space for people to tell their stories and, share their lived experiences and, more importantly, for others to simpl...
14 Aug 20201h 56min
Karla Campillo-Soto, Disaster
It's only been eleven months since Karla Campillo-Soto told her story at the September 2019 Disaster show, but trust us, it's worth hearing again. Using her experience with the 1985 Mexico City earthq...
7 Aug 202021min
Troy Larkin, Mortified
When Troy Larkin returned to the Odyssey stage for the December 2018 "Mortified" show, anyone who had seen him tell stories before knew that he was probably going to be talking about his balls. But th...
31 Juli 202019min
Manny Mejias, Red Flags
It was nearly two years ago that Manny Mejias stepped onto the Odyssey stage for his public service announcement, which, to paraphrase the man himself, blew our hair back. One of the most singularly p...
24 Juli 202012min
Nooshie Motaref, Fake
Award-winning author Nooshie Motaref showed up to the May 2018 Fake show with an interesting interpretation of the theme: the idea of a "fake door." In explaning this idea, she told the story of her d...
17 Juli 202011min
July 2020: Vagabond Dreams
A vagabond is a person who wanders from place to place without a home or job. Right now we find ourselves confined and unable to wander to escape the summer swelter like years past. While the idea of ...
10 Juli 202059min
