MEZRAB STORYTELLING

Today we bring you a story fresh from our Pride night. Joseph introduces us to a new, non-conventional form of therapy, with a very open-minded approach. Enjoy your Pride! Despite our strong distaste for this platform's corporate conduct, we use it to share our stories widely. We appreciate your understanding of this frustrating compromise.

Argentinian poem Martín Fierro says: "Siblings shall be united, for that is the prime law (...) for if they fight among themselves, the outsiders will devour them". It might be a sort of humble attempt to counteract the influence of the myth of Cain and Abel. For all of us who have siblings, it might be difficult to follow this law without first hearing a story like that of Jugal, standi...

Picture this: Björk's belting out tunes, an alcohol-induced marriage proposal is underway, inner monologues are louder than the music and thoughts blurt out like surprise confetti. Top it off with an awful joke about David Blaine, failing miserably to sweeten a night spent at the hospital. That was Lupe's magical evening, and yes, he gives us permission to laugh about it. Despite our stron...

Life is hard for a romantic in the 21st century. If you were born before Y2K, as Zoe and the mysterious writer of this copy did, you were raised to be a hardcore romantic. The rom-coms, the ballads, and even the freaking ads on TV conditioned us to long for the heart-pumping feeling of running through an airport to declare our love for someone. But times are a-changing, and romantic love is being...

You can either travel to see places, or to meet new people. You can also do both, but there's one of those options that's way more meaningful. Follow Marijn on his trip around Papua New Guinea and see how a sense of wonder about humans in general can lead to meeting the most interesting ones. Despite our strong distaste for this platform's corporate conduct, we're using it to share...

What does it mean to grow up as a 'good Christian woman' when there are barely any women in the Bible to serve as role models? Cené explores this question by channelling her Sunday School teacher, who recounts the well-known story of Adam and Eve, only this time it's the honest version. Despite our strong distaste for this platform's corporate conduct, we're using it to share o...

As a rule of thumb, Disney movies might not give you the full picture when it comes to love. There's a slight chance you might miss some of the nuances of real life. Amir learned this when he had to tell his daughter about his own love story with her mother. In my book, real people are still way more interesting than 3D characters. Despite our strong distaste for this platform's corporate...

So, if you have a child with a vivid imagination who loves the stage, they will turn any drama into their own, so better invest in acting classes for them. Otherwise, they might get too involved in saving Anne Frank, as Farnoosh did. Despite our strong distaste for this platform's corporate conduct, we're using it to share our stories widely. We appreciate your understanding of this frustr...

In 2016, Başak witnessed the coup attempt and the hardening of Erdoğan's politics. She decided to flee home. But leaving, escaping and quitting are not the same thing. Sometimes the distance allows you to understand the difference. Despite our strong distaste for this platform's corporate conduct, we're using it to share our stories widely. We appreciate your understanding of this frus...

Phillip enrolled in a Tantra Workshop, as you normally do when you're seeking adventures. He found himself immersed in a journey of connection, not devoid of eerie coincidences and unexpected turns. Despite our strong distaste for this platform's corporate conduct, we're using it to share our stories widely. We appreciate your understanding of this frustrating compromise.

Soula unearths the untold tale of Medusa, the woman before the monster. It was about time someone did that, and who better than an authentic Greek storyteller? A story driven by the lust of gods and kings. Soula gifts us a look into Medusa's journey: from woman to victim to weapon. Despite our strong distaste for this platform's corporate conduct, we're using it to share our stories wi...

So, if you're Indian you should pretty much own going to a meditation retreat right? I mean, you have been culturally taught what white people pay good money to learn. Rohit learned the hard way it's not exactly true. And he got a good story out of it.

Jaap is a regular on the My True Story night. He's also an accomplished musician. So when he met cinema legend Anita Ekberg, he turned it into a story, as well as a song. Of course.

Milda brings us a story about how we grow in life. From one activity to the next. And who when we get stuck all knowing Google swoops in for the rescue. 

Naming a new puppy is tricky business. But how do you deal with your mother wanting to name her new dog after the new boyfriend of your ex?

Rimousky tells us the story of meeting her toxic twin. An impressive tail of Amsterdam romance, involving cigarettes, copious amounts of alcohol and a burn spot on an inconvenient place.

Esra’s second story in our audio library is the story of the bald girl, a character her Turkish mother used to tell her. A story that served her well when she grew up:

Marijn tells us the story of a one night stand with unforseen consequenses. A surprisingly touching story of love, jealousy and ultimately, growing up to be our better selves:

Abhishek is a magical storyteller. In this story he takes us to a day in which he had left everything behind. Studies, family, hometown. Even the familiarity of the earth under his feet:

Rob is a performer with an encyclopedic knowledge of music. Which is great for personal stories, because anything he remembers comes back to him with the soundrack of the times:

On our Samizdat many storytellers bring narratives of rebellion and fleeing wars. Gus brought a story of a hero not everyone would expect on this night.

From time to time comedians make a venture into the world of storytelling. Here’s Roxy JC’s first try. Since then she’s become a familiar face on the Mezrab carpet:

There isn’t quite anyone with a style that can be compared to Chidi’s. His absurd stories actually reveal a reality that goes deeper than the one we can observe:

Milda is a valued Mezrab member, who left behind a country to dive into her passion of storytelling. It’s good that the same stories can bring back to life those we left at home:

Soula brings us back to Greece. Not because that’s where her roots lie, but because that’s where she had to travel to bury her father. A precious and surprisingly funny story: