Confabulation

Happy New Year, everybody! This week on the show, we're presenting a selection of stories from Confabulation: The Shortest Story 9 -- recorded at Mainline Theatre in March 2019! Featuring stories from: Matt Goldberg Claire Sherwood Amy Blackmore Joyce Peralta Benny Augello Tessa Brown Devon Perlmutter BA Markus Emma Lanza Christian Zaelzer Francesca Esguerra and John Cotrocois Thanks to the C...

This week, we're exploring two more stories from our April 2019 show Acquired Taste, plus we're talking about the flow of a show with Confabulation producer, Michele Luchs. Featuring stories from MP Breton and Nisha Coleman. Thanks to the Conseil des Arts de Montreal for their support of Confabulation. Music credit: Can't Have You by Bent by Elephants from their album This is Water....

This week, we're exploring three stories from our April 2019 show Acquired Taste. We've got stories from Trevor Kjorlien, Carole Tenbrink and Nathan Elliot. Carole Tenbrink is a Spoken Word poet and storyteller. She has performed around Montreal, Quebec and eastern Ontario for 14 years.  Carole likes to liven things up, bring verve and spirit to the audience. Trevor Kjorlien is a freelan...

This week, we're exploring two stories on one of our favourite recurring themes: Family. We've got stories from Johanne Pelletier and Ellie Skye -- both from past December Confabulation events. This is Ellie's first and only story with Confabulation -- we wish her all the best! Johanne Pelletier works in communications at Concordia University in Montreal. Her work is in developing w...

Hey Confab fans!   This week, we have stories from Confabulation regular Taylor Tower and first time storyteller, Christina Mignacca. Both stories explore the complex relationship between rules and identity. Taylor's story is from our April 2019 show, Encore; recorded at the Mainline theatre, Montreal, QC. Taylor Tower is a writer, radio producer, performer and teacher based in Montreal. She...

Hey Confab fans!  We're back -- with a new season of stories, true as we can tell them.  This week, we have stories from our new co-hosts: Confabulation founder, Matt Goldberg and Montreal producer, Deb VanSlet!  The stories explore the theme of Perspectives. Matt's story is from our October 2018 show, Awakenings; recorded at the Phi Centre, Montreal, QC.   Matt Goldberg is a Montreal-ba...

Confabulation is back with a new slate of stories, true as we can tell them! In this mini-episode, we're teasing out our upcoming show in Montreal -- Confabulation: Hair. It's more than just fashion. Hair connects us to everything: cultural identity, generation, politics and so much more. We saw this theme in full effect in January 2019, with Manoosh Valipour's story from Confabulat...

This week, we have a story from Rita Chand. She told this story in Victoria in February, 2017. Our theme that night was Good Date/Bad Date — stories of hooking up, making matches …and um failing to do so We also speak to New York-based journalist and author Emily Witt . She’s the author of Future Sex and Nollywood . She tweets as embot . We also also spoke to Montreal filmmaker Adam Reider, who’s...

This week, we have a story from Telia Nevile , a writer, performer, photographer and poet. She told this story during our special event at the 2017 Montreal Fringe Festival. Our theme that night was On the Edge — stories of the outer limits, and beyond. You can follow Telia on twitter here for more on her upcoming work. We also speak to Montreal author Guillaume Morissette — definitely also follow...

The Witches by Amy Preston-Samson This week, we have a story from Amy Preston-Samson, PhD candidate and first-time storyteller. She told this story for the 6th anniversary of Confabulation Montreal. Our theme that night was, Now we are six — stories of childhoods lost and found. Amy developed this story after working in a group workshop which inspired Montreal’s own Confab Story lab . If you’re in...

This week, we hear a story from Sage Tyrtle – a Toronto-based storyteller, writer and performer. She’s the host and producer of High Stakes Storytelling — check out their podcast too. Sage originally told this story in Toronto, at our very first Confabulation. The theme was only fitting: Firsts. We’ve found the following to be really great resources for leaning about homelessness in Canada. The Ho...

Welcome back to Confabulation the podcast – this is the first episode of our relaunch. Expect stories, interviews and more from all three cities. This week, we hear a story from Sophie Post-Croteau – a Montreal-based storyteller, writer and performer. She told this story in June 2017 – for Confabulation presents: On the Edge. Here’s a TED talk from Susan Pinker — in it she talks about some of the...

Hey all – Confabulation the podcast is BACK! Well, tomorrow. This is a brand new tradition – a monthly digest of our upcoming shows: Confabulation Montreal presents: DISCOVERY — Stories of creativity, innovation, and breakthroughs of all kinds September 30th, 2017 Phi Centre – 407, rue Saint-Pierre | $15 Confabulation Toronto presents: MASQUERADE — Stories of disguise, mistaken-identity, mystery a...

For Confabulation’s 5th Anniversary on May 2nd, 2015, we had a night filled with Montreal Stories — stories that could only happen there, that remind us why we love that city, or that just feel like that place. An homage to the city where Confabulation dug it’s roots. This week we bring you a story from Michele Luchs, who shared a rather unique experience exploring Montreal, with one goal in mind.

For Confabulation ’s 5th Anniversary on May 2nd, 2015, we had a night filled with Montreal Stories — stories that could only happen here, that remind us why we love this city, or that just feel like this place. An homage to the city where Confabulation dug it’s roots. This week on the show we bring one of those stories, shared by Cassandra Togneri.

This week we bring you a story and interview from Confabulation co-producer Raeven Geist-Deschamps. This story is from August 2014’s Down to the Wire, where Raeven shares her experience with hunting, and possums. Also in this podcast, Raeven shares her experiences working on Confabulation, and what it means to tell a story.

This week on the podcast we bring you a story from Lexi Moscovitch, about her, and her mother’s bizarre experience with a silver snake ring, and the person who claimed it was her own. This week’s story is from April 2015’s April Fish – Stories of tricks, traps, and getting hooked.

For the fifth year in a row, we’re excited to bring you our night of all-true short stories, as Confabulation presents The Shortest Story, our annual Nuit Blanche event in Montreal. Last year we had thirty-two short stories, this year we bring you more than thirty-four short stories! This week on the podcast we bring you Part One of The Shortest Story 5, featuring stories from: Paul Aflalo, Nisha...

For the fifth year in a row, we’re excited to bring you our night of all-true short stories, as Confabulation presents The Shortest Story, our annual Nuit Blanche event in Montreal. Last year we had thirty-two short stories, this year we bring you more than thirty-four short stories! This week on the podcast we bring you Part One of The Shortest Story 5, featuring stories from: Matt Goldberg, Clai...

This week we bring you a story from Dmitri Vitaliev , he is a journalist, and also the founder of Equalit , a company that develops open and reusable systems with a focus on privacy, online security, and information management. This story is from October 2011’s Scares and Scars Redux.

Improviser, teacher and storyteller Joe Conto shares this story of early love(s), and the allure of authority. From February 2014’s I Put a Spell on You.

This week, Toronto-based storyteller, Sage Tyrtle , shares this story of facing the call of the wild, and learning what we’re really ready for. From November 2013’s Saving our Planet, Saving Ourselves.

In this week’s podcast, Montreal based dancer, choreographer and podcaster Stéphanie Morin-Robert shares this story of learning to be a parent, and caregiver to a young boy. From April 2014’s Confabulation presents Lies My Parents Told Me. Be sure to see Stéphanie in For Body and Light presents Coming and Going , on stage at Montreal’s Centaur Theatre, as part of the 2015 edition of the Wildside F...

In this week’s podcast, Andrew Zadel shares the story of his grandparents journey to a new home in Canada, and his own journey back to his roots. From 2011’s Confabulation presents: Tell the Family

This week we hear from Confabulation co-producer, Raeven-Geist Deschamps. In this, her first Confabulation story, Raeven shares a transcendental familial experience – and the limits of that single moment. From April 2014’s Confabulation presents: Lies My Parents Told Me.