The Compulsive Storyteller with Gregg LeFevre

In this week's episode, entitled Animal Nature, Gregg shares three first hand stories about wild animals. First is "Tokoyo Attack", with some savage ravens, second is "Picnic" when Canada Geese go on a rampage, and lastly, is "Scarface", where a damaged squirrel finds a happy ending. The Compulsive Storyteller Podcast is a series of short personal true stories in 20 minutes or less written and nar...

In this week's episode entitled "Dog Graffiti," Gregg allies himself with a crazy graffiti artist with a day job collecting junk. His new friend has a penchant for playing pranks and causing trouble, but In the end, instead of karmic payback, he receives a huge payout. The Compulsive Storyteller Podcast is a series of short personal true stories in 20 minutes or less written and narrated by me, Gr...

In this weeks episode, entitled "Tin Can Ladies", Gregg starts observing a group of older asian women in his neighborhood who collect cans from the trash. But when his altruism becomes too much of a game, he gets a message from the universe. The Compulsive Storyteller Podcast is a series of short personal true stories in 20 minutes or less written and narrated by me, Gregg LeFevre. New episodes wi...

In this week's episode, entitled "Hole in One", Gregg and his best friend Dan, back in their hippie days, are thrown together in a golf foursome with a couple of hot shot corporate lawyers from Boston. Every hole of this match made in hell is as funny as golf can be. The Compulsive Storyteller Podcast is a series of short personal stories in 20 minutes or less written and narrated by me, Gregg LeF...

In this week's episode, entitled "Fantasy Phone", we meet Gregg's sexy new friend Leanna, a provocative artist and an even more provocative business owner. At the conclusion of their long relationship, he's offered up the chance of a lifetime. The Compulsive Storyteller Podcast is a series of short personal stories in 20 minutes or less written and narrated by me, Gregg LeFevre. New episodes will...

In this week's episode, entitled "Hospital M*A*S*H", Gregg tells a story about sickness, injury, and his alarming trip to the infamous St. Vincent's Hospital. There he discovers every manner of corruption and incompetence, including bad luck, bad ideas, and bad nurses. The Compulsive Storyteller Podcast is a series of short personal stories in 20 minutes or less written and narrated by me, Gregg L...

In this week's episode, entitled "Hot Dog Factory", Gregg gets a new job in a meat factory, and takes a first hand look into the dubious and disgusting world of meat processing. Warning this episode might make you a vegetarian. The Compulsive Storyteller Podcast is a series of short personal stories in 20 minutes or less written and narrated by me, Gregg LeFevre. New episodes will be released ever...

In this week's episode, entitled "Mover's Lament", Gregg and his girlfriend find themselves short on cash, and decide to start a moving company. But they are definitely not prepared for the unique experiences that are headed their way when they start entering people's homes. The Compulsive Storyteller Podcast is a series of short personal stories in 20 minutes or less written and narrated by me, G...

Our last episode in our Summer Rewind is a collection of 3 short little stories from the streets of New York that we aired last season. First up, I unwittingly give a family from Kansas a hair raising New York experience they won't soon forget. Next is a short and sweet tale of a bad parking job by a BMW owner and its inevitable result. Finally, a sad tale of tragedy and its midnight memorializati...

This week on our Summer Rewind we dig into the TCS archives to bring you "The Man of the House", which takes us back to my 12th year, when my best friend Larry Jennings and I decide to spend our summer building a tree fort. When the DIY construction gets deemed an eyesore by the neighboring adults, our summer fun ends in disaster and foreshadows much bigger disasters on the horizon. The Compulsive...

This week we start our Summer Rewind where we dig up my favorite episodes from past seasons. For our first installment we're revisiting "Magna Cum Laude" which takes us back to the University, where I'm engaged in an epic battle with a mean spirited administrator who attempts to both sabotage my future marriage and deny my graduating with honors. It's touch and go as to who prevails. The Compulsiv...

In this week's Episode entitled "Tiffany & Co." I get shown around the storied gentlemen's clubs of Boston. These are the kind of Gentlemen's Clubs that began in London at the height of the British Empire, not the American strip clubs known by the same name. Will my newfound connections move me up in the world or will I blow it all? The Compulsive Storyteller Podcast is a series of short personal...

This week's episode is entitled Bad Cop: Tactical Patrol. It is the last of a 4-part series about cops, specifically my altercations with bad cops, corrupt cops and dumb cops over the years. In "Tactical Patrol" I get physically abused by four undercover cops from the NYPD's Tactical Patrol Force, while they take down a seemingly innocent black man. The Compulsive Storyteller Podcast is a series o...

This week's Episode 50 is entitled Bad Cop: Paper Trail. It is the third of a 4-part series about cops, specifically my altercations with bad cops, corrupt cops and dumb cops over the years. In "Paper Trail"  my wife and I are headed for a vacation on Prince Edward Island in Canada when we become the victims of a shakedown by a rural cop preying on out-of-towners. The Compulsive Storyteller Podcas...

This week's Episode 49 is entitled Bad Cop: Nocturne. It is the second of a 4-part series about cops, specifically my altercations with bad cops, corrupt cops and dumb cops over the years. In "Nocturne", when we are teenagers, my friend and I set up a booth selling DIY spinner art in Hyannis, Massachusetts. Shortly thereafter we get harassed by some local cops looking for a bribe. When we don't pa...

This week's episode is the first of a 4-part series about cops, specifically my altercations with bad cops, corrupt cops and dumb cops over the years. Part one is "Yellow Light" where I fight in court with an officer who has falsely accused me of several crimes. The Compulsive Storyteller Podcast is a series of short personal stories in 20 minutes or less written and narrated by me, Gregg LeFevre....

This week's episode of The Compulsive Storyteller is entitled, "The Noose". It's about the man's noose - the necktie! My deep disdain for this article of clothing started at an early age, but teaching in the South Bronx gave me a new perspective. Sometimes a necktie can be more than just a noose. The Compulsive Storyteller Podcast is a series of short personal stories in 20 minutes or less written...

This week's episode, entitled "Escondido", takes place in the 80's in Mexico. Puerto Escondido was just a sleepy little fishing village when my girlfriend and I headed there on vacation. We soon found out the laid back lifestyle hid some dangerous characters, and we quickly got ourselves in way too deep. The Compulsive Storyteller Podcast is a series of short personal stories in 20 minutes or less...

This week I'm trying something new with"Four Micro Stories", each about 2 minutes long. One entitled "That's my Joke", is about a joke I tell an actor friend that ends up in a feature film he's making. Another called "Albert the Alligator" explains why alligators ended up in the sewers of NYC.  "The Errant Umbrella'' shares the comic tale of a cheap umbrella. The last one, "Tossing the Bird" descr...

This week's episode takes us back to my university days in Boston, where I go completely off the tracks and decide to steal a Rembrandt. The Compulsive Storyteller Podcast is a series of short personal stories in 20 minutes or less written and narrated by me, Gregg LeFevre. New episodes will be released every other Wednesday across all podcast platforms. Want even more from The Compulsive Storytel...

This week's episode, entitled "Loose Change" is a short musing on fatherhood, told in a new way - from the eyes of another. The Compulsive Storyteller Podcast is a series of short personal stories in 20 minutes or less written, narrated by Gregg Lefevre. Follow at the @TheCompulsiveStoryteller and visit our website at  thecompulsivestoryteller.com

This week's episode, entitled "Giuliani", takes us to Midtown Manhattan where I set out to help create a public art project for the main branch of the New York Public Library on Fifth Avenue and 41st Street. But the undertaking leads to my entanglement with the infamous mayor, Rudi Giuliani, and takes me deep into a foul dark swap of his making. The Compulsive Storyteller Podcast is a series of sh...

Tody we present "Red Tail - Part 2," the continuation of the story where I make friends with a new resident of my building, a red-tailed hawk. Like all new relationships, it takes a little time for us to get to know each other, but eventually, a bond develops and we share some joys and sorrows.  The Compulsive Storyteller Podcast is a series of short personal stories in 20 minutes or less written,...

In this week's episode entitled "Red-tail" I make friends with a new resident of my building, a red-tailed hawk. Like all new relationships, it takes a little time for us to get to know each other, but eventually, a bond develops and we share some joys and sorrows. This is part one of a two part story. The Compulsive Storyteller Podcast is a series of short personal stories in 20 minutes or less w...

In this week's episode, entitled "DaVinci's Man", I ignore my gut feelings and make a deal with the devil to create a new art installation based on DaVinci's Vitruvian Man, which leads me down a dark corporate rabbit hole. The Compulsive Storyteller Podcast is a series of short personal stories in 20 minutes or less written, narrated by Gregg Lefevre. Follow at the @TheCompulsiveStoryteller and vi...