“The Story Voice”

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Houston-based "The Story Voice."  I apologize because it's been a while since our last episode. But life happens!  Thanks to guest tellers, Lou Novak and Eric Dieckman, this podcast is more fun than the law allows. Most episodes are theme-driven. This one is improv -driven---like sitting at a bar telling stories to friends. What else would you call yarns...

Send us Fan Mail Animal Lovers: This is a must listen.  The world needs more compassion. And one would be hard pressed to find humans with more compassion then veterinarians.  They seem to understand the power of compassion as a healing agent more naturally than people doctors. They blend medicine while diagnosing without words and use empathetic problem solving methods to heal animals and people....

Send us Fan Mail The Story Voice is special. Entertaining? Yes. But encouraging the storyteller in you is what we do best. This podcast is an extension of award winning" So, What's Your Story?" on Houston's KPFT 90.1  With Halloween around the corner, host Hank Roubicek summons 2 GREAT tellers, Emily Sikora Katt and Vianna Isbister to engage you with tales of terror...well, som...

Send us Fan Mail Abbott and Costello performed "Who's on First?" for the first time on March 24, 1938, on Kate Smith's radio show. She is labeled the "First Lady of Radio" and no doubt this sketch helped to popularize her show even more. It's a masterpiece in wordplay and illustrates comedy incarnate. You can find the original A&C sketch on YouTube. In this e...

Send us Fan Mail I am Dr. Hank Roubicek, retired communication professor and host of this podcast. "The Story Voice" spotlights ordinary people with extraordinary stories to tell. Raw. Real. Authentic! The title of this episode may sound a bit bold, but these student storytellers from Houston's Meyerland Visual and Performing Arts Middle School collectively paint a convincing pictur...

Send us Fan Mail In this powerful episode of Story Voice , we sit down with George Truman Waters, a remarkable 103-year-old World War II veteran who shares his incredible story of survival and resilience. George recounts the harrowing experience of being shot down over Germany, captured by the Nazis, and enduring 15 months of suffering in brutal prison camps. His firsthand account of courage, dete...

Send us Fan Mail Simple stories are special because they represent the daily episodes which not only define us, but validate us. However, even the simplest yarn is meaningless if it isn't constructed coherently. These students from a storytelling course at the University of Houston Downtown showcase their newly aquired skill sets in the art of telling stories. Their personal narratives are ve...

Send us Fan Mail I have two wonderful local storytellers and playwrights, Angela Rice and Crystal Rae, on the podcast today to tell us how they became storytellers, how they chose the stage as their story voices, and a little bit (but not the whole story) about Angela Rice's upcoming World Premiere Production of Tonight We'Were Gods and Crystal Rae's production of Tied . IN both of...

Send us Fan Mail Although not a list of profound suspects, the students at Meyerland Middle School for Performing Arts deliver their narratives in a way that redefines profoundness in personal storytelling. Enjoy! Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Show from 4/17 aired on award-winning "So, What's Your Story?" On KPFT 90.1 FM Houston.  Journey is a word often used to describe what listeners takes when absorbed in a story. Ellen Teitelman Wohl is exactly this kind of storyteller who can escort listeners on this kind of journey because the pictures she paints are so vivid, you not only hear, but see her story un...

Send us Fan Mail This show from award-winning "So, What's Your Story?" was aired on Houston's KPFT on Wednesday, April 3. The guest storyteller, Warren Holleman, delivered stories about discrimination. However, the innovative format and style is both unexpected and riveting. His skill as a teller is off the chart, and that is no hyperbole.  Discrimination is fought with empathy...

Send us Fan Mail This is a special edition of "So, What's Your Story?" on Houston's Community Station 90.1FM.    Dr. Hank Roubicek, producer and founder of "So, What's Your Story?"  delivers a series of stories about being raised by Holocaust Survivors. Growing up in a home with his survivor grandparents and mother is an experience that must be heard. However, as...

Send us Fan Mail Our lives begin as a blank page. Each page filled with memories and episodes that define us. In short, our life is a story and a story is our life. Sounds simple. But the journey to self validation is only as meaningful as the passion that fuels the storyteller who delivers it. Sharon D'Orsie is the consummate teller and the perfect example of a teller with the kind of profou...

Send us Fan Mail Award-winning So, What's Your Story? Only on Houston's Community Station KPFT 90.1. Erik Heen hosts this superb teller. Enjoy! Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Larry Thompson hosts Priscilla Howe, storyteller incaranate on an edition of award-winning "So, What's Your Story?" Only on Houston's Community Starion KPFT 90.1. Get ready to be amazed. And Enjoy!!!  Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Award Winning "So, What's Your Story?" On Houston's KPFT 90.1 , the only show in Houston devoted entirely to storytelling. This show punctuated the power of community radio as listeners phone in to tell stories about moments that changed their lives.  Enjoy the power of human story . Support the show

Send us Fan Mail This is a weekly show on KPFT 90.1 Houston called So, What's Your Story? It's an awarding winning show hosted by the best team on Houston radio who spotlight  storytellers you won't find any place else.  I'm it's producer, Hank Roubicek, and I'm going out on a limb here: This episode is the best show about mothers you will ever hear. Hosted by award w...

Send us Fan Mail Host Mary Edgerton weaves through the tapestry of women in history with astonishing storytellers who share stories about their own magnificent women heroes. This is a show from Houston's So, What's Your Story?   On Houston's KPFT 90.1 and kpft.org, Houston's Community Station. Enjoy! Support the show

Send us Fan Mail This is a synopsis of the incredible guest on Houston's award-winning "So, What's Your Story?" aired Wednesday at 6 cst.  An award winning storyteller, actor, and voice over artist, Native Brit, Bernadette Nason has been a Texas Commission on the Arts' touring artist since 2002, performing annually to as many as 30,000 happy people. Celebrated for her anim...

Send us Fan Mail Students at the University of Houston Downtown share telling stories of personal trajectories and parables to live by. This is an episode on the award-winning So, What's Your Story? on KPFT 90.1 Houston's Community Radio. Host Dr. Hank Roubicek hosts. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail This is an episide of the award-winning show " So, What's Your Story?' On  KPFT 90.1 Houston's Community Station. Texas born, southern-raised country singer Joe Buchanan  sings music steeped in Torah, thanks to his incredible discovery while standing outside of the National Holocaust Museum in Washington DC.  Join host Hank Roubicek for this  spiritual journey....

Send us Fan Mail The Halloween special combines story treats and fund drive pitching on the award-winning weekly So, What's Your Story? on Houston's Community Station, KPFT 90.1 FM. This episode aired October 19 at 6pm CST. Tune in every Wednesday at 6CST on 90.1 FM in the Houston Area or www.kpft.org any place on the planet and treasure what you hear. Enjoy!!!  And Happy Halloween!!! Su...

Send us Fan Mail This is an episode on Houston's award-winning So, What's Your Story?  on KPFT 90.1FM, Houston's Community Radio: Aired September 22, 2022.  Inspirational storyteller, Michael Brundy, delivers stories fueled by historically rich landscapes embraced by the soul of the consummate teller.  Hosted by creator and producer, Dr. Hank Roubicek.  Enjoy! Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Producer and lead host, Dr. Hank Roubicek, hosts this episode of the award-winning show "So, What's Your Story?" on Houston's Community Station, Pacifica's, KPFT 90.1FM. Texas Storyteller, Andy Hedges, is one of those extraordinary talents. Andy’s vast repertoire includes classic cowboy poetry recitations, obscure cowboy songs, dust bowl ballads, and blues...

Send us Fan Mail Story Voice welcomes Toni Simmons - a former librarian and drama teacher who captivates audiences with her multicultural tales.  She has performed at many festivals including the National Storytelling Festival Exchange Place, the National Black Storytelling Festival, and the Texas Storytelling Festival. Toni is an engaging storyteller and author who often brings new life to her st...