Funny Stories to Tell in the Dark

Funny Stories to Tell in the Dark

A comedy storytelling podcast for dark times (both figuratively and literally) (because podcasting is not a visual medium!) (....get it?). Produced and hosted by Julie Censullo

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December 4, 2025 30 mins

Out Cold is a spooky audio drama series produced by Julie Censullo (host of Funny Stories to Tell in the Dark) and Sophie Nikitas. The Lake (season 3 of Out Cold) follows Jackie and Lee as they travel to Northern Minnesota, looking to reconnect with one another after a traumatic event rocks their marriage. 

Put on your headphones, turn off the lights, and praise the lake. 

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A new podcast about the choices we make and the routes we take to become parents. Hosted and produced by Julie Censullo (creator of Funny Stories to Tell in the Dark). Listen to Choosing wherever you get your podcasts.

Are you grappling with the decision to become a parent, or have you become a parent via a non-traditional way? I'd love to hear your story. Get in touch: juliecensullo@gmail.com. 

Choosing is written, produced, an...

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November 23, 2021 38 mins

Old Tapes was a finalist for Best New Artist at the 2023 Third Coast International Audio Festival. 

Today, Funny Stories to Tell in the Dark presents a different kind of story.  Julie's dad Paul rarely talks about his older brother David, despite the fact that Paul loves to share family stories. But when her dad started digitizing old tapes from his childhood, Julie decided to ask about David for the first time.  ****...

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May 13, 2021 3 mins

A quick update about the show's hiatus and about new episodes coming soon.
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Funny Stories to Tell in the Dark is a comedy storytelling show produced and hosted by Julie Censullo. Got a funny story to share? Send us (aka: me, Julie) a message on instagram: @funnystoriesinthedark. Production of FSTTITD (great acronym) occurs remotely and in accordance with social distancing guidelines.
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Bev and her wife Beth came home one day to find someone had broken into their condo....and cleaned it for them.

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Funny Stories to Tell in the Dark is a comedy storytelling show produced and hosted by Julie Censullo. Got a funny story to share? Send us (aka: me, Julie) a message on instagram: @funnystoriesinthedark. Production of FSTTITD (great acronym) occurs remotely and in accordance with social distancing guidelin...

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A pop fly, a full cup of beer, and swift rise to fame. Sort of. 
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Funny Stories to Tell in the Dark is a comedy storytelling show produced and hosted by Julie Censullo. Got a funny story to share? Send us (aka: me, Julie) a message on instagram: @funnystoriesinthedark. Production of FSTTITD (great acronym) occurs remotely and in accordance with social distancing guidelines.
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Laura's family moved to a new house right before Christmas when she was 12. 
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Funny Stories to Tell in the Dark is a comedy storytelling show produced and hosted by Julie Censullo. Got a funny story to share? Send us (aka: me, Julie) a message on instagram: @funnystoriesinthedark. Production of FSTTITD (great acronym) occurs remotely and in accordance with social distancing guidelines.
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November 19, 2020 19 mins

MJ was almost 30 years old and had never met his father. One day, he wrote his father a letter, asking to meet.. 
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Funny Stories to Tell in the Dark is a comedy storytelling show produced and hosted by Julie Censullo. Got a funny story to share? Send us (aka: me, Julie) a message on instagram: @funnystoriesinthedark. Production of FSTTITD (great acronym) occurs remotely and in accordance with social distancing guidelines....

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October 30, 2020 21 mins

Julie looked out her window one day to see....another window. 
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Funny Stories to Tell in the Dark is a comedy storytelling show produced and hosted by Julie Censullo. Got a funny story to share? Send us (aka: me, Julie) a message on instagram: @funnystoriesinthedark. Production of FSTTITD (great acronym) occurs remotely and in accordance with social distancing guidelines.
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October 15, 2020 15 mins

As a sophomore, Anne applied for the most important role on her college radio's Board of Directors.
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Funny Stories to Tell in the Dark is a comedy storytelling show produced and hosted by Julie Censullo. Got a funny story to share? Send us (aka: me, Julie) a message on instagram: @funnystoriesinthedark. Production of FSTTITD (great acronym) occurs remotely and in accordance with social distancing guidelines.
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Rachel and Jeff had been dating for a year when they decided to take their first trip together to Amsterdam.
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Funny Stories to Tell in the Dark is a comedy storytelling show produced and hosted by Julie Censullo. Got a funny story to share? Send us (aka: me, Julie) a message on instagram: @funnystoriesinthedark. Production of FSTTITD (great acronym) occurs remotely and in accordance with social distancing guidelines.
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August 6, 2020 15 mins

Arwen was given a choice of where to live while shooting a reality television show in Virginia for two months: a Holiday Inn Express or an isolated cabin in a forest. 
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Funny Stories to Tell in the Dark is a comedy storytelling show produced and hosted by Julie Censullo. Got a funny story to share? Send us (aka: me, Julie) a message on instagram: @funnystoriesinthedark. Production of FSTTITD (great acronym) occurs remotely...

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Fatima was driving her sister's car on the highway when the car started making an alarming sound.
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Also! This story features a mostly harmless but totally ineffective cop! The police (yes, all police) are ineffective at best and deadly at worst. Learn more about the racist history of policing and the movement to abolish the police at MPD150.com
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Kelsey's new boyfriend was about to meet her parents for the first time.
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Funny Stories to Tell in the Dark is a comedy storytelling show produced and hosted by Julie Censullo. Got a funny story to share? Send us (aka: me, Julie) a message on instagram: @funnystoriesinthedark. Production of FSTTITD (great acronym) occurs remotely and in accordance with social distancing guidelines.
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Trbr was invited to play in a recorder band in the Minneapolis MayDay Parade. 
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Funny Stories to Tell in the Dark is a comedy storytelling show produced and hosted by Julie Censullo. Got a funny story to share? Send us (aka: me, Julie) a message on instagram: @funnystoriesinthedark. Production of FSTTITD (great acronym) occurs remotely and in accordance with social distancing guidelines.
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Denzel was expecting to find his perfect ABC Family romcom-esque relationship in college. 
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Funny Stories to Tell in the Dark is a comedy storytelling show produced and hosted by Julie Censullo. Got a funny story to share? Send us (aka: me, Julie) a message on instagram: @funnystoriesinthedark. Production of FSTTITD (great acronym) occurs remotely and in accordance with social distancing guidelines.

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Vanessa thought her group project on the 1970s would be easy.

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Funny Stories to Tell in the Dark is a comedy storytelling show produced and hosted by Julie Censullo. Got a funny story to share? Send us (aka: me, Julie) a message on instagram: @funnystoriesinthedark. Production of FSTTITD (great acronym) occurs remotely and in accordance with social distancing guidelines.

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Katie and her friends set out on a 5 day canoe trip in the Boundary Waters. Everything went wrong. 
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Funny Stories to Tell in the Dark is a comedy storytelling show produced and hosted by Julie Censullo. Got a funny story to share? Send us (aka: me, Julie) a message on instagram: @funnystoriesinthedark. Production of FSTTITD (great acronym) occurs remotely and in accordance with social distancing guidelines.

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Carol's sister went to clean her room when suddenly the door slammed shut....

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Funny Stories to Tell in the Dark is a comedy storytelling show produced and hosted by Julie Censullo. Got a funny story to share? Send us (aka: me, Julie) a message on instagram: @funnystoriesinthedark. Production of FSTTITD (great acronym) occurs remotely and in accordance with social distancing guidelines.

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Will had reason to believe he would be good at cross country....

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Funny Stories to Tell in the Dark is a comedy storytelling show produced and hosted by Julie Censullo. Got a funny story to share? Send us (aka: me, Julie) a message on instagram: @funnystoriesinthedark. Production of FSTTITD (great acronym) occurs remotely and in accordance with social distancing guidelines.

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Ferus Cat - Blue Dot Sessions

Onward ...

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