2nd Story

Episode 173: Aimy Tien - Seeing Is Believing 24.05.2019 9:26 ↓

Of this story, teller Aimy Tien says: You might think you don't want to listen to this if you're having relationship problems, but maybe you should.

Episode 172: Maegan Gwaltney - Brick By Brick 10.05.2019 13:46 ↓

In celebration of May as mental health awareness month, teller Maegan Gwaltney tells her story and the stories of her nephews - what started out as a love letter to her family and a tribute to the lives of her nephews became a challenge to tell her own truth, and recognize that when a family is woven tightly enough both the darkness and the light overlap.

Episode 171: Jessica Kadish - Over And Over 26.04.2019 16:36 ↓

In this story, teller Jessica Kadish learns the wrong way to cut onions and the healing power of failure.

Episode 170: Karla Estela Rivera - Condom World 12.04.2019 12:42 ↓

Sometimes the occasion arises where we're called to help those who have cared for us care for themselves. But how is that help received?

Episode 169: Erin Barlow - Seventy-Two Days 22.03.2019 14:27 ↓

In this story, teller Erin Barlow weathers the moment between bending and breaking.

Episode 168: Darren Meyers - You Got This 08.03.2019 12:41 ↓

In this story, Darren Meyers juggles his way through school and loss.

Episode 167: Jenan Mohajir - Nothing Else Matters 22.02.2019 16:37 ↓

In this story, teller Jenan Mohajir looks back on a picture-perfect moment.

Episode 167: Liz Blondel - Tale of Three Fishes 08.02.2019 12:52 ↓

In this story, teller Liz Blondel recounts the highs and lows of living with her first childhood pets.

Episode 166: Lynnette Li - That Bag of Mangoes 25.01.2019 1:00:10 ↓

In this story, teller Lynnette Li evokes the bittersweet taste of home and mangoes.

Episode 165: Lauren Sivak - Exhibit O(nion) 13.01.2019 18:46 ↓

In this story, teller Lauren Sivak pleads her case with help from her star witness - an onion ring.

Episode 164: Vince Pagán - Treasury of Christmas 14.12.2018 20:52 ↓

Is middle school baking a recipe for disaster? See more of teller Vince Pagán at: http://vincethebaker.com/.

Episode 163: Lara Garay - Buying In Bulk 23.11.2018 19:07 ↓

“Buying in Bulk" is an ode to teller Lara Garay’s father, the children of immigrant parents everywhere, and Costco.

Episode 162: Jessica Young - Soul Food 09.11.2018 14:36 ↓

In this Thanksgiving special, teller Jessica Young wonders how to tell her family that turkey is not on her agenda this year.

Episode 162: JC Aevaliotis - So It Goes 26.10.2018 17:48 ↓

This is a story about fathers and uncles and sons. Oh, and tattoos.

Episode 161: LaTanya Lane - The Clearing 28.09.2018 14:31 ↓

In this story, teller LaTanya Lane shares a story about her time working at Camp Desoto.

Episode 160: Karla Estela Rivera - Papi 14.09.2018 16:33 ↓

In this episode of the 2nd Story Podcast, teller Karla Rivera goes in search of her father, and finds herself on the outside looking in.

Episode 159: Jessica Young - Be Spectacled 24.08.2018 13:32 ↓

In this story, teller Jessica Young gets a new pair of glasses- and a clearer vision of herself.

Episode 158: Sadaf Ferdowsi - Daughterhood 10.08.2018 22:05 ↓

In this story, Sadaf Ferdowsi explores what happens when familial requirements and expectations clash with personal identity. Stay after the story for a short interview with our teller as well!

Episode 157: Claire Rychlewski - Pink Line 13.07.2018 15:51 ↓

In this story, Claire shares a story of harassment on the Pink Line train in Chicago.

Episode 156: Dana Cruz - A Prayer For D 22.06.2018 16:27 ↓

Sometimes we have to ask hard questions and make hard decisions. In this story, teller Dana Cruz considers: what happens when a test of faith becomes a true life or death situation?

Episode 155: Jessy Lauren Smith - Maybe Okay 08.06.2018 15:59 ↓

In this story, teller Jessy Lauren Smith recounts the joyful intensity of a formative relationship.

Episode 154: Wyl Villacres - Please Write Back 25.05.2018 14:13 ↓

In this story, teller Wyl Villacres finds an unlikely pen-pal: an entire class of high schoolers.

Episode 153: Connie Shirakawa - Saving Mo, Saving Me 11.05.2018 16:00 ↓

In this story, Connie Shirakawa goes into battle mode when her Muslim friend seems in danger of being targeted by the Trump administration's travel ban.

Episode 152: Senyo Ador - It Took a Village to Raise Him 27.04.2018 15:27 ↓

In this story, Senyo considers how to find "his people" in big, bad Chicago after becoming a new father and experiencing a devastating job loss.

Episode 151: Deanna Myers - A Story About A Dress 23.03.2018 17:14 ↓

In honor of Women's History month, we are pleased to share a story celebrating the power of female friendships.