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Halloween is one of our favorite holidays to celebrate on this show, mostly because it means we get to hear a scary-not-scary story from storyteller LARRY BROWN! The title of Larry's story is not revealed until the end - find out why! October 31, 2023
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Back in July of this year, singer/songwriter/storyteller LARRY BROWN lead a pilgrimage of 33 people from Race Onward, a Columbia-based group that focuses on civil rights concerns, along the Cherokee Trail of Tears, which consists of nine states from North Carolina west to Oklahoma, in eight days. On today's show, Larry tells us the story of that journey. September 4, 2023
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Harry Chapin's song, 'Cat's in the Cradle', got today's guest - storyteller LARRY BROWN - thinking a bit about "all the images of father that we have in our culture and our time." The result is this "commentary" ahead of, appropriately enough, Father's Day (which is this Sunday, by the way). June 16, 2023
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Storyteller LARRY BROWN tells us the "fascinating" story of Sacred Sun, an 18-year-old Native American girl from what is now Saline County, Missouri who - along with her husband and a handful of others - found herself on a tour of Europe in the late-1820s led by St. Louis resident David de Launay. He took them there to make money for himself. While overseas, Sacred Sun became pregnant with twin daughters; upon her return she was the subject of a portrait by Charles Bird King. May 12, 2023
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The phrase "high-level conference" takes on a whole new meaning in this rather sentimental and personal story by LARRY BROWN about an old guitar that was gifted to him by a friend on his deathbed. April 5, 2023
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Storyteller LARRY BROWN is getting a jump on Black History Month by telling us the meaning behind the 'Emancipation Memorial' monument in Lincoln Park in Washington, D.C. in a story he calls 'Grasping Freedom'. January 23, 2023
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'Twas the night before the night before Christmas 199 years ago today that the traditional poem, ''Twas the Night Before Christmas' - originally titled 'A Visit from St. Nicholas' - was first published anonymously in a New York newspaper. Storyteller LARRY BROWN is here to recite it as close to that original writing as possible! December 23, 2022
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Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! In need of a little entertainment while those rolls are turning golden brown? If so, we've got you covered, because today's guest is none other than renowned storyteller LARRY BROWN! November 24, 2022
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Thunder AND lightning?! You'll probably notice that our special effects budget went from $.10 to $.25 on today's show. It's all in an effort to help storyteller LARRY BROWN tell his Halloween-themed tale titled 'Vampires in New England'. Enjoy! October 31, 2022
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There's nothing typical about this "typical camping story" by our resident storyteller, LARRY BROWN! August 12, 2022