Tell Me A Story

Al just wanted a snack. Instead, she found a baby . In this wild, unexpected, and slightly chaotic episode of Tell Me a Story , my friend Al shares the night she stepped outside her Halifax apartment and discovered an actual, real-life newborn lying outside her back door. What do you do when you find a baby outside? Is there a protocol? Who do you even call first? Do you listen to the voice inside...

Emma didn’t mean to inherit the British monarchy’s baggage. But when you’re a British expat walking a corgi on the day the Queen dies, people start making a lot of assumptions. Emma shares her winding story of life with Sophie the corgi, her thoughts on snap judgments, and the surprising way a royal dog can make you rethink identity and belonging. Watch for a story about dogs, humans, and how we’r...

Edward Chow opens up about his complex relationship with his father, a man who stayed behind in Hong Kong while Edward and his brother were raised in Canada by their mother. After more than a decade of estrangement, Edward had the chance to confront his father and grapple with a lifetime of anger, resentment, and longing. Edward shared: What it’s like to sit face-to-face with someone you barely kn...

Ever been late to something super important and thought, well, that’s it for me...? That’s exactly what happened to Ron Monteiro. But his story didn’t end there. In this episode of Tell Me a Story, Ron talks about the time he lost out on a dream job and how that perceived failure ended up being one of the best things that ever happened to him. Now, he’s running his own business, inspiring others,...

Born in the Bahamas and raised in Canada, Kori takes us through his upbringing in a predominantly Christian environment, his curiosity about religion, and the questions that led him on an unexpected path to Orthodox Judaism. From learning Greek and Hebrew in high school to studying religious texts at university, Kori explains some of the philosophical and theological questions that shaped his jour...

Is it better to have loved and lost? Can you surf your way out of heartbreak? Did Oprah really make an appearance at the Nationals Park? Welcome to the very first episode of "Tell Me a Story". I’m your host, Adina Samuels, and I couldn’t be more excited to kick this off. Jonas Goldman takes us along for his international love story, complete with coastal sunsets, poor wifi connections, and Parisia...