2nd Story

In this week's story, tellers Gregory and Vince Pagán-Hill share a dual story of sexual awakening and finding a partner to explore with.

In this week's story, teller Jasmin Cardenas reflects on bringing stories into her classrooms from a variety of cultures and languages and how she sees the joy of familiarity in her students.

In this week's story, tellers Ali Drumm and Christine Thoren reflect on a few of the pivotal moments from their relationship, sharing the difficult choices they've made because they're worth it.

In this week's story, teller Karla Estela Rivera shares how she and her husband navigated a particularly nasty fight that reared its head when the world around them was already in turmoil.

In this week's story, teller Yongwoo recaps his internal battle to properly represent himself, and all men who share his race, in conflict.

In this week's story, teller Linda Sullivan recounts the highs and lows of one particularly impactful friendship from her youth.

In this week's story, S and Danielle Simmons share the origin story of their marriage - and how they started off on not quite the same page about romance.

In this week's story, teller Courtney Kotloski shares the shock of her cancer diagnosis and how humor - along with the support of her family - helped keep her pushing through treatment.

In this week's story, teller Jen Schroeder shares an intensely honest and real look at her experience just before, during, and after giving birth to her twins.

In this week's story, 2nd Story Company Member LaTanya Lane shares how she lost one type of faith but found another in the people and community around her.

In this week's episode, our teller recalls how certain major climactic moments from her life didn't resolve the way the shows and books she'd consumed prepared her for.

In this week's story, teller Lexi Saunders shares the road that led to their work as educator and just one moment of many where they saw the impact of their work in real-time.

In this week's story, our teller bring us through a so-called rite of manhood thrust upon him by a dear friend in a time of emotional vulnerability.

In this week's story, teller Aaron Talley shares how the meaning we look for in the stars can sometimes be found staring us in the face when look in the mirror.

In this week's story, company member Reshmi Hazra Rustebakke reminisces on lessons of justice learned as a child, and how they changed and adapted as she grew into adulthood and independence.

In this week's story, CP Chang shares how his journey to find the love of his life and to love himself have been intertwined since childhood.

In this week's story, 2nd Story Podcast Producer Max Spitz takes the mic, sharing what he and his wife learned when their adoption took a bit more out of them than expected.

In this week's story, tellers Megan Stielstra and Aimy Tien share a dual story of fighting to live their best lives and stepping in to help lift up others when that fight gets tough.

In this week's story, teller Coya Paz shares the unexpected connection between her youthful desire for nunhood and her later realization of her queerness.

In this week's story, teller Earliana McLaurin shares a moment when help that was desperately needed finally came, and the thanks she so earnestly gave when it did.

In this week's story, 2nd Story company member Vince Pagán-Hill shares how his experience teaching a class of incarcerated women gave him insight into the lives of an all-too-often overlooked population.

In this week's story, teller Avi Bowie takes us through some of the ways they've grown to understand death and the relationship to both grief and joy they've found in mourning.

In this week's story, the Sivak family shares a moment when the strength of their love and support was tested, and the power they found to stand by each other.

In this week's story, teller Lynnette Li shares how she broke free of the need to do what's expected and stop apologizing for being herself.

In this week's story, teller Audry Farber shares the highs and lows of her openly trans identity, and how she works to find community and be visible even when others ask her for invisibility.