York Story Slam

Welcome to the York Story Slam podcast, where we feature select stories from our monthly open mic storytelling events in York, Pennsylvania.  On August 20th, ten storytellers shared their stories with our audience at Holy Hound Taproom in downtown York. The theme for our August story slam was INTO THE WILD. We heard stories of hiking, biking, and swimming in the wilderness, and stories of navigati...

Welcome to the York Story Slam podcast, where we feature select stories from our monthly open mic storytelling events in York, Pennsylvania.  On July 16th, eleven storytellers shared their stories with our audience at Holy Hound Taproom in downtown York. The theme for our July Story Slam was WORK IT OUT. We heard stories of riding out changes in the workplace, facing adversity, and perseverance. I...

Welcome to the York Story Slam podcast, where we feature select stories from our monthly open mic storytelling events in York, Pennsylvania. On June 19th, ten storytellers shared their stories with our audience at Holy Hound Taproom in downtown York. The theme for our June story slam was MEMORY LANE. We heard stories of a grandmother with Alzheimer’s losing her memory, an oral history project that...

Welcome to the York Story Slam podcast, where we feature select stories from our monthly open mic storytelling events in York, Pennsylvania. On May 21st, ten storytellers shared their stories with our audience at Holy Hound Taproom in downtown York. The theme for our May Story Slam was LOST AND FOUND. We heard stories of losing track of people, losing track of animals, lost items, and getting lost...

Welcome to the York Story Slam podcast, where we feature select stories from our monthly open mic storytelling events in York, Pennsylvania. On April 16, eleven storytellers shared their stories with our audience at Holy Hound Taproom in downtown York. The theme for our April story slam was GOING THE DISTANCE. We heard stories of great physical distances traveled, geographic distances that felt ho...

Welcome to the York Story Slam podcast, where we feature select stories from our monthly open mic storytelling events in York, Pennsylvania. On March 19th, ten storytellers shared their stories with our audience at Holy Hound Taproom in downtown York. The theme for our March Story Slam was SILVER LININGS. We heard stories of falling short then seeing the light, positive takeaways from hardships an...

Welcome to the York Story Slam podcast, where we feature select stories from our monthly open mic storytelling events in York, Pennsylvania. On February 19, ten storytellers shared their stories with our audience at Holy Hound Taproom in downtown York.   The theme for our February story slam was BAD DATES. We heard stories of bad matches, bad behavior, and meeting the parents (sometimes way too so...

Welcome to the York Story Slam podcast, where we feature select stories from our monthly open mic storytelling events in York, Pennsylvania. On January 15th, ten storytellers shared their stories with our audience at Holy Hound Taproom in downtown York. Our theme for the evening was RESOLUTIONS. We heard stories of people who inspire us to be better, what it takes to make a change, and why some re...

Welcome to the York Story Slam podcast, where we feature select stories from our monthly open mic storytelling events in York, Pennsylvania. On November 20th, the twelve winners from our monthly open mic story slams returned to compete for the title of Best Storyteller in York. We gathered at the beautiful Appell Center in downtown York, and our storytellers took the stage to share their stories w...

Welcome to the York Story Slam podcast, where we feature select stories from our monthly open mic storytelling events in York, Pennsylvania. On October 16, twelve storytellers shared their stories with our audience at Holy Hound Taproom in downtown York.  Our theme for the evening was SCARS. We heard stories of actual physical scars, emotional scars, and even one very recent injury that promises t...

Welcome to the York Story Slam podcast, where we feature select stories from our monthly open mic storytelling events in York, Pennsylvania. In September, ten storytellers shared their stories with our audience at Holy Hound Taproom in downtown York. Our theme for the evening was #Adulting. We heard stories about having to act like a grown-up for the first time, figuring out a career path, and lea...

Welcome to the York Story Slam podcast, where we feature select stories from our monthly open mic storytelling events in York, Pennsylvania. In August, eight storytellers shared their stories with our audience at Holy Hound Taproom in downtown York. Our theme for the evening was Brush With Fame. We heard stories about trying to keep calm while meeting lifelong idols, family heroes, and getting rec...

Welcome to the York Story Slam podcast, where we feature select stories from our monthly open mic storytelling events in York, Pennsylvania. On July 17, ten storytellers shared their stories with our audience at Holy Hound Taproom in downtown York.  Our theme for the evening was HOT MESS. We heard stories about gastrointestinal distress, school dances, demoralizing jobs, and an oven catching on fi...

Welcome to the York Story Slam podcast, where we feature select stories from our monthly open mic storytelling events in York, Pennsylvania. On June 19th, twelve storytellers shared their stories with our audience at Holy Hound Taproom in downtown York.  Our theme for the evening was BUSTED. We heard stories of lucky escapes from law and order, secrets that just couldn’t be kept, and the scariest...

Welcome to the York Story Slam podcast, where we feature select stories from our monthly open mic storytelling events in York, Pennsylvania. On May 15, thirteen storytellers shared their stories with our audience at Holy Hound Taproom in downtown York. Our theme for the evening was Planes, Trains and Automobiles. We heard stories of road trips with friends, family and felines; international travel...

Welcome to the York Story Slam podcast, where we feature select stories from our monthly open mic storytelling events in York, Pennsylvania. On January 16, ten storytellers shared their stories with our audience at Holy Hound Taproom in downtown York. Our theme for the evening was Celebration. We heard stories of questionable holiday traditions, unusual guests at a family wedding, and many, many m...

Welcome to the York Story Slam podcast, where we feature select stories from our monthly open mic storytelling events in York, Pennsylvania. On November 21, 2017, the ten winners from our monthly open mic story slams returned to compete for the title of Best Storyteller in York. We gathered at the beautiful Capitol Theatre in downtown York, and our storytellers took the stage to share their storie...

Welcome to the  York Story Slam  podcast, where we feature select stories from our monthly open mic storytelling events hosted at Holy Hound Taproom in York, Pennsylvania.  Our theme for the evening was Fright Night. We heard stories of frightening situations, near-death experiences, parents who traumatized their children with homemade Halloween costumes, and even one exorcism. Chris Diaz won with...

Welcome to the  York Story Slam  podcast, where we feature select stories from our monthly open mic storytelling events hosted at Holy Hound Taproom in York, Pennsylvania.  Our theme for the September event was Child’s Play. We heard stories from childhood, stories about caring for children, lessons learned from children, and stories about things that should have been easy - child's play - and wer...

Welcome to the York Story Slam podcast, where we feature select stories from our monthly open mic storytelling events hosted at Holy Hound Taproom in York, Pennsylvania. Our theme for the August StorySlam was Food Stories. We heard stories about eating, cooking, eating (or not) to make weight for wrestling, and wildlife being attracted to s'mores-sticky children asleep in their tents. Mike Pritcha...

Welcome to the York Story Slam podcast, where we feature select stories from our monthly open mic storytelling events hosted at Holy Hound Taproom in York, Pennsylvania. Our theme for the July Story Slam was Emergency! We heard stories about injuries and other medical emergencies, being trapped, overreacting, and even a couple of fires. Michelle Macera won with her story about a mystery involving...

Welcome to the York Story Slam podcast, where we feature select stories from our monthly open mic storytelling events in York, Pennsylvania. On June 20, ten storytellers shared their stories with our audience at Holy Hound Taproom in downtown York. Our theme for the evening was Square Peg. We heard stories about feeling out of place, searching and ultimately finding one's tribe, and sticking out f...

Welcome to the York Story Slam podcast, where we feature select stories from our monthly open mic storytelling events in York, Pennsylvania. On May 16th, ten storytellers shared their stories with our audience at Holy Hound Taproom in downtown York. Our theme for the evening was Music to My Ears. Caleb Robertson won with his story about the dog that lived next door when he was in college. Next up...

Welcome to the York Story Slam podcast, where we feature select stories from our monthly open mic storytelling events in York, Pennsylvania.  On April 18th, twelve storytellers shared their stories with our audience at Holy Hound Taproom in downtown York. Our theme for the evening was The Great Outdoors. We heard stories about outdoor activities like camping, fishing, kayaking, caving, skydiving,...

Welcome to the York Story Slam podcast, where we feature select stories from our monthly open mic storytelling events in York, Pennsylvania. On March 21, 11 storytellers shared their stories with our audience at Holy Hound Taproom in downtown York. Our theme for the evening was Foreign Soil. We heard stories about vacations, studying abroad, working abroad, living abroad, airport adventures, being...