Tenx9
Tenx9 is a storytelling night where 9 people have up to 10 minutes each to tell a real story from their lives. Each night has a theme. This podcast brings you a sample of 3 stories from each evening. Check out http://tenx9.com to find out the theme, date and venue of the next live event. Get in touch and tell your story.
Episodes
May 25, 2025 • 32 mins
On 14 May, Belfast’s Black Box became a confessional where storytellers came for absolution: Fiona O’Neil tormented her mother with toothpaste; Phil Simon believed he had murdered his beloved grandad & Pat Scott questioned her guilt after two attempts at murder. Paul is your host.
Tenx9 is a live storytelling event where nine people have up to ten minutes each to tell a true story from their own life on a particular theme.
It bega...
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May 11, 2025 • 8 mins
Darcey Youngman told this story in March 2025 when the theme was Class. The audience in Belfast’s Black Box loved it.
Tenx9 is a live storytelling event where nine people have up to ten minutes each to tell a true story from their own life on a particular theme.
It began in Belfast in 2011 in the Black Box, started by Paul Doran & Pádraig Ó Tuama.
You’ll find all the upcoming dates at tenx9.com/events, our guidelines at tenx9.com/...
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April 27, 2025 • 30 mins
What better way to honour St George’s Day than true stories on the theme English told in the Black Box on 23 April 2025: Ciaran Gallagher wonders what England had ever done to Ireland; Anjali Kusurkar connects with the Irish nuns through English; Barney Gribbin wonders if his brother has gone full English. Paul is your host.
Tenx9 is a live storytelling event where nine people have up to ten minutes each to tell a true story from t...
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April 13, 2025 • 33 mins
To mark getting over 300 podcasts, here are three wonderful stories from the archives: Caroline Orr knows when a date is going nowhere; Brian Ammons falls in love for the first time but it goes nowhere; Louise Nealon meets 007 & it goes somewhere, just not where she or her farmer dad expected.. Paul is your host.
Tenx9 is a live storytelling event where nine people have up to ten minutes each to tell a true story from their own lif...
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April 6, 2025 • 36 mins
To celebrate reaching the momentous Podcast 300, we’ve taken a deep dive into the tenx9 archive to 2017 when we started regularly recording: Richard O’Leary makes two very different pilgrimages to Knock; Helen Killick was always too young for life; Pádraig Ó Tuama gets flustered by familial love. Paul is your host.
Tenx9 is a live storytelling event where nine people have up to ten minutes each to tell a true story from their own l...
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March 23, 2025 • 33 mins
Three stories told at our brilliant March event in Belfast when the theme was Class: Bernie McDonald gets her heart broken twice; Stephen Magee applies practical measures to help his children with maths while Sharon Magee looks on & sees it very differently. Paul is your host.
Tenx9 is a live storytelling event where nine people have up to ten minutes each to tell a true story from their own life on a particular theme.
It began in...
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March 16, 2025 • 11 mins
In October 2024, Ann-Marie Foster told this story at the Black Box when the theme was Care.
Tenx9 is a live storytelling event where nine people have up to ten minutes each to tell a true story from their own life on a particular theme.
It began in Belfast in 2011 in the Black Box, started by Paul Doran & Pádraig Ó Tuama.
You’ll find all the upcoming dates at tenx9.com/events, our guidelines at tenx9.com/guidelines & you can subm...
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March 9, 2025 • 37 mins
Three amazing & dark true stories from recent tenx9 events: Lisa Graham’s family faces an African adventure; Fergal McGuckin faces the Beast of Belfast; Rosaline O’Callaghan is the Queen of the Castle. Paul is your host.
Tenx9 is a live storytelling event where nine people have up to ten minutes each to tell a true story from their own life on a particular theme.
It began in Belfast in 2011 in the Black Box, started by Paul Doran ...
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February 23, 2025 • 34 mins
Three hilarious stories told at our collaboration with the NI Science Festival 2025: Don Gregory chooses family over his dream job; Fionnuala Close shocks her mother into saying a rosary; Paul Brady discovers the joys of chemistry. Paul is your host.
Tenx9 is a live storytelling event where nine people have up to ten minutes each to tell a true story from their own life on a particular theme.
It began in Belfast in 2011 in the Bla...
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February 16, 2025 • 35 mins
Three stories to beat the Winter blues told at Belfast’s Black Box: Melanie Bowden goes abroad but her dad pays the price; Joe Millican hears an intruder as he sleeps beneath the stars; Lorna Dunn knows something isn’t right despite the doctor. Paul is your host & he pays tribute to the late and missed Paul Whittington.
Tenx9 is a live storytelling event where nine people have up to ten minutes each to tell a true story from their ...
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February 2, 2025 • 28 mins
Here are three stories from different events to put a spring in your step: Una Brogan decides to end a toxic relationship; Paul Whittington resolves a whiskey crisis in a bothy; Jakub Grogowski has a day out in Warsaw. Paul is your host.
Tenx9 is a live storytelling event where nine people have up to ten minutes each to tell a true story from their own life on a particular theme.
It began in Belfast in 2011 in the Black Box, start...
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January 26, 2025 • 34 mins
It was a full house in Belfast’s Black Box for our January event when the theme was Moving: Rachel Smith gets a letter from a dead man; Laurie Randall’s sister is forced out of her home; Richard O’Leary goes in search of the potato in China. Paul is your host.
Tenx9 is a live storytelling event where nine people have up to ten minutes each to tell a true story from their own life on a particular theme.
It began in Belfast in 2011 ...
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January 5, 2025 • 11 mins
Paul has a brief message ahead of a wonderful story told in Belfast at the Black Box in 2023 by first-timer Judith Sialanskaia.
Tenx9 is a live storytelling event where nine people have up to ten minutes each to tell a true story from their own life on a particular theme.
It began in Belfast in 2011 in the Black Box, started by Paul Doran & Pádraig Ó Tuama.
You’ll find all the upcoming dates at tenx9.com/events, our guidelines at ...
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December 26, 2024 • 10 mins
For our 2024 Black Box Christmas event, Louise Nealon told this wonderful story of Great-Aunt Peggy.
Tenx9 is a live storytelling event where nine people have up to ten minutes each to tell a true story from their own life on a particular theme.
It began in Belfast in 2011 in the Black Box, started by Paul Doran & Pádraig Ó Tuama.
You’ll find all the upcoming dates at tenx9.com/events, our guidelines at tenx9.com/guidelines & you ...
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December 24, 2024 • 45 mins
"All I Want for Christmas" was the December theme in Belfast’s Black Box. Here are some highlights including three stories: first-timer Lorraine Thompson torments her sister with a purse but discovers a new relationship; Lisa Graham reunites with family after a Covid nightmare in Thailand; Terry McCartan remembers his mum & just wants Xmas to be over. Paul dons a special shirt while Paul Brady sends us home with a song. It was a ma...
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December 15, 2024 • 35 mins
Step into Christmas with three festive true stories told at Flowerfield Arts Centre, Portstewart on 6 Dec 2024: Fionnuala McNicholl breaks an ankle in the snow; Paul Hutchinson hunts a Christmas tree in the wild; Kate Murphy has some unusual guests for dinner. Paul is your host.
Tenx9 is a live storytelling event where nine people have up to ten minutes each to tell a true story from their own life on a particular theme.
It began ...
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December 1, 2024 • 10 mins
When Pat Scott first gatecrashed tenx9 she had confused notions, when she returned it was no better as she mixed up Jane Austen, a strip club & a big gay night: enjoy this hilarious story told on 20 November 2024.
Tenx9 is a live storytelling event where nine people have up to ten minutes each to tell a true story from their own life on a particular theme.
It began in Belfast in 2011 in the Black Box, started by Paul Doran & Pádra...
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November 24, 2024 • 32 mins
With the days shortening, the theme for our November event in Belfast’s Black Box was Night: Chris Stother made an intimidating journey; Siobhan McGuigan was living love’s young dream; Mylie Brennan learnt more than expected at summer camp. Paul is your host.
Tenx9 is a live storytelling event where nine people have up to ten minutes each to tell a true story from their own life on a particular theme.
It began in Belfast in 2011 i...
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November 17, 2024 • 35 mins
We returned to Limavady for Hallowe’en & had a wonderful evening. Here are three of the stories from that event: Mike Carlisle has instructions for dying; Gloria O’Connor goes commando in 5-star luxury & Julie Kipp asks for a haunting. Paul is your host.
Tenx9 is a live storytelling event where nine people have up to ten minutes each to tell a true story from their own life on a particular theme.
It began in Belfast in 2011 in the...
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November 10, 2024 • 11 mins
Mary McGonagle told this wonderful story on our October trip to Ballybofey in Donegal as part of the Frances Browne Literary Festival. A piece of living history. She appeared on the tenx9 podcast previously as Mary Johnston but she writes under her birth name.
Tenx9 is a live storytelling event where nine people have up to ten minutes each to tell a true story from their own life on a particular theme.
It began in Belfast in 2011 ...
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