The Compulsive Storyteller with Gregg LeFevre

Out last week of the Summer Rewind, we revisit another episode from a past season. This episode, entitled "Chuck E and the Princess" takes us to the end of the road, deep in the jungles of Costa Rica, where a chance meeting with an old flame leads to an invitation to her tea plantation where my involvement in a love triangle almost costs me my head. The Compulsive Storyteller Podcast is a series o...

As we continue our Summer Rewind, we revist another story from the archives. "The Man of the House", takes us back to my 12th year, when my best friend Larry Jennings and I decide to spend our summer building a tree fort. When the DIY construction gets deemed an eyesore by the neighboring adults, our summer fun ends in disaster and foreshadows much bigger disasters on the horizon. The Compulsive S...

On this week of our Summer Rewind we are revisiting another episode from our archives. "Cops and Hookers" takes us to Dallas Texas, where my crew and I are installing a series of large bronze history reliefs in the plaza in front of the new Police Headquarters. Meanwhile back at our motel, there are some shady deals afoot that involve the  Dallas police as well. Additional music on this episo...

This week we are starting our Summer Rewind where we revisit previous episodes. This week's episode, Whipped Cream,  has my Dad and I sitting down to dinner to discuss my stolen inheritance and to meet his new wife Winnie. After an indecent incident with some whipped cream I storm out. What follows is a comedy of errors that results in me rethinking my relationship with my father. The Compuls...

In this week's episode, entitled "A Wrench in the Works”,  I go back to school. Namely my high school in Utica, New York, where the spirit of civil disobedience and group actions are flourishing. My group takes part in a movement to fight the system and the particularly unjust and cruel Assistant Principal for Discipline. The Compulsive Storyteller Podcast is a series of short personal storie...

In this week's episode, entitled "Glacier", I head out to Las Vegas, Nevada to work on my new public art project at McCarran Airport. But as I work, the distant mountains out the window across the desert call to me even more than the Vegas strip and I promise myself to climb a glacier. How hard can that be? The Compulsive Storyteller Podcast is a series of short personal stories in 20 minutes or l...

This week's episode, entitled "Ratatouille Too." takes us to hilarious loft dinner party in New York City.  After days of preparation, my girlfriend and I are ready to entertain her new boss, a French Diplomat and his wife. The menu is set, the hors d'oeuvres are ready, the loft is arranged, all that's left to do is tuck Ratsky, our pet rat into his cage and away from prying eyes, b...

In this week's episode, entitled Signor Pizza, summer's here and I'm starting my new job at a pizzeria on Cape Cod. The problem is the place is mafia owned and the boss has taken a liking to me. With new responsibilities come new ways to disappoint the Boss, and things start to get very dicey. The Compulsive Storyteller Podcast is a series of short personal stories in 20 minutes or less written an...

This week's episode, entitled "47 in Dog Years" takes us to an ugly confrontation in Greenwich Village in Manhattan. They say dogs are just a small part of our lives but to them we're their whole lives. Tia and I have been together for 47(dog) years when we run into serious trouble and even a death threat from the French restaurant next door. Part II of a three part series on Tia. The Compulsive S...

This week we're re-playing a much loved episode from Season 1. In this story, Gregg takes us to the shipyard and inside a nuclear submarine where he gets a job as a trash-man assisting an old former welder named Mario who fills their time on the navy sub with a series of enlightening adventures and reveals some truths about the defense industry.  The Compulsive Storyteller Podcast is a series...

This week we are on spring break and re-airing an episode from last year. Twice Blessed is two stories about awe in nature. First up, a risky hike to see a big bull California sea lion up close results in the discovery of hidden sea cave and an afternoon of peace. Next Gregg tells the experience of being part of a giant school of silver fish while snorkeling in the Carribean. The Compulsive Storyt...

This week's episode, entitled "Stray Pup" takes us to NYC where in a chance encounter in Union Square leaves me with a young stray dog. She's a real beauty, but also suffers from a host of problems, including PTSD.  Will this turn into a match made in heaven or life with a hellhound, the kind of monster that steals ice cream from a baby? Part one of a three part series about Tia. The Compulsi...

This week's episode, entitled "Bigmouth" takes us to Cape Cod where in my 17th summer, my parents leave me their beach house and their convertible. Life is great, then I met a "surfer girl" named Barbara Ann and things get even better. I've found Paradise on earth, every 17 year old's dream come true. Then things go South. The Compulsive Storyteller Podcast is a series of short personal stories in...

This week's episode, entitled "Chuck E and the Princess" takes us to the end of the road, deep in the jungles of Costa Rica, where a chance meeting with an old flame leads to an invitation to her tea plantation where my involvement in a love triangle almost costs me my head. The Compulsive Storyteller Podcast is a series of short personal stories in 20 minutes or less written and narrated by me, G...

This week's episode, entitled "The Man of the House", takes us back to my 12th year, when my best friend Larry Jennings and I decide to spend our summer building a tree fort. When the DIY construction gets deemed an eyesore by the neighboring adults, our summer fun ends in disaster and foreshadows much bigger disasters on the horizon. The Compulsive Storyteller Podcast is a series of short persona...

This week's episode, entitled "Magna Cum Laude" takes us back to the University, where I'm engaged in an epic battle with a mean spirited administrator who attempts to both sabotage my future marriage and deny my graduating with honors. It's touch and go as to who prevails. The Compulsive Storyteller Podcast is a series of short personal stories in 20 minutes or less written and narrated by Gregg...

This week's episode, entitled "Cops and Hookers" takes us to Dallas Texas, where my crew and I are installing a series of large bronze history reliefs in the plaza in front of the new Police Headquarters. Meanwhile back at our motel, there are some shady deals afoot that involve the  Dallas police as well. Additional music on this episode by the Meat Rack. The Compulsive Storyteller Podcast i...

This week's episode has my Dad and I sitting down to dinner to discuss my stolen inheritance and to meet his new wife Winnie. After an indecent incident with some whipped cream I storm out. What follows is a comedy of errors that results in me rethinking my relationship with my father. The Compulsive Storyteller Podcast is a series of short personal stories in 20 minutes or less written, narrated...

This week we will rerun an episode that first aired in July. With the great success of women in the election and the inauguration of our first female vice president, I thought it would be a good time to repeat the story of all the misogyny that my mother and her comrades in the WASPS had to endure when they became the first female pilots in the US Air Force. The Compulsive Storyteller Podcast is a...

This week's episode is about the comic and tragic events surrounding the installation of my public artwork in NYC's Foley Square. The story recounts the colorful and tragic history of the square, along with my story about troubles with a crooked big city contractor, the federal anti-terror police, and the politics of New York. Check out pics of the artwork at andrewslefevre.com . The Compulsive St...

This week we continue with 3 more shorties: short little stories on the same theme. The episode's theme is Bad Cop/Good Cop. First in "Cops at the Diner" we see how a couple of New York State Troopers rough up a young man because of his long hair. Then in "Get Off the Car" we see what happens when a rookie New York City cop clubs the wrong innocent bystander, a NYC teacher no less. Finally in "Bos...

This week's episode,  gives us a pair of stories about the lighter side of meditative practice. "Who Is This Yogi Berra" takes place at a meditation retreat in New York City where a renowned British Buddhist learns some funny lessons about American baseball. Then in "Abe the Snorer" we join a mediation sitting at the Cambridge Insight Meditation Center where the utterances of an ancient Jewis...

This week we introduce "shorties", short little stories on the same theme. This episode's theme is about awe in nature. First up, a risky hike to see a big bull California sea lion up close results in the discovery of hidden sea cave and an afternoon of peace. Next Gregg tells the experience of being part of a giant school of silver fish while snorkeling in the Carribean. The Compulsive Storytelle...

In this week's episode Gregg shares the story of his fateful school violin recital that forever tainted his relationship with his father. Embarrassed by his performance, Gregg's Dad sent him off to begin a new education on what it means to be a man. The Compulsive Storyteller Podcast is a series of short personal stories in 20 minutes or less written and narrated by Gregg LeFevre. Stay tuned fo ne...

On this week's episode, Gregg takes us to the shipyard and inside a nuclear submarine where he gets a job as a trash-man assisting an old former welder named Mario who fills their time on the navy sub with a series of enlightening adventures and reveals some truths about the defense industry. The Compulsive Storyteller Podcast is a series of short personal stories in 20 minutes or less written and...