Tell Us Something

Tell Us Something

Tell Us Something awakens imagination, empowers storytellers and connects the community through the transformative power of personal storytelling. It is a celebration of each other, our stories and how we move through the world together. All of the stories at Tell Us Something are true. Stories last for 10 minutes and are told from memory. There is a theme for each event.

Episodes

"Never Again" Part 2

October 4, 2024 • 39 mins
Jesse Ballard and her family are stranded in the Kenyan desert where they faced danger, dehydration, and exhaustion. Come along with Jesse on a wild adventure filled with unforgettable memories in a story she calls “The Best Walker”. 📷 kmr studios Jesse Ballard is a perinatal care coordinator who moonlights as an actor and a birth doula. She lives in Missoula with her husband, 2 kids and 2 cats. In our next story, Betsy Funk hikes...
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"Never Again" Part 1

September 27, 2024 • 54 mins
In our first story, listen to James Crosby share his disastrous sailing camp experiences and life-changing moments as a lifeguard. James shares his journey of self-discovery and resilience and discovers how a seemingly simple act of kindness led him to find his true calling and inspire others along the way in a story he calls “Too Big to Sail”. 📷kmr studios The oldest and tallest among dozens of first cousins, James Crosby oddly a...
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"Going Home" – Part 2

August 1, 2024 • 51 mins
Michelle Reilly finds herself homeless in 10th grade in a challenge that begins a lifetime of challenges. After earning a PhD despite her alcohol use disorder, she struggles to overcome addiction and finds unexpected hope in an online ad. Sensitive listeners, please note that Michelle’s story contains mentions of suicidal thoughts and the her father contemplating suicide, which may be distressing for some listeners. Please take car...
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"Going Home" Part 1

July 26, 2024 • 56 mins
In this episode of the Tell Us Something podcast, four storytellers share their true personal story on the theme “Going Home". Our stories today were recorded live in person in front of a packed house on June 11, 2024, as part of the opening Missoula Pride events. In our first story, Kiki Hubbard, her mother and her grandmother are on a plane returning back to the United States from former Yugoslavia after a trip tracing their ance...
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Close to the Edge – Part 2

May 9, 2024 • 57 mins
What happens when the things we hold dear start to crumble?  Join us as our first storyteller faces a heartbreaking choice: let go of her family legacy or fight for a piece of the past while making a discovery about nonperminance in herself. And facing loss isn't just about places, our next storyteller defies death itself, a therapist grapples with a hidden truth while our final storyteller navigates an unlikely love friendship run...
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Close to the Edge – Part 1

April 23, 2024 • 61 mins
A mother and daughter in Belize work together to navigate the challenges of entering the country with an expired passport, a determined diver confronts the depths of the ocean swimming against sudden swells and learns some harrowing news the next day when she returns to the water. An artist wrestles with self-doubt and the meaning of success. And a woman on a wilderness adventure faces a grizzly bear encounter, wolves and swarming ...
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The Kindness of Strangers – Part 2

December 26, 2023 • 56 mins
Our first storyteller is Erin Scoles, a mother, who watches in shock as a terrifying avalanche buries her young son. Strangers and community come together in Missoula to save lives amid chaos. Erin calls her story “Found”. Erin Scoles is grateful to have lived such a full life. She’s given birth to 5 children, hitchhiked across the country, lived in a school bus before it was cool, endured huge loss, and loved big. She’s most prou...
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The Kindness of Strangers – Part 1

December 19, 2023 • 53 mins
In this episode of the podcast, a child, traveling alone, encounters hotel trouble, a young woman begins her healing journey thanks to a sexual assault victim's advocate, a woman recovering from open heart surgery finds respite with a gruff nurse and post-avalanche, Missoula unites. Four storytellers share their true personal stories on the theme “The Kindness of Strangers”. Their stories were recorded live in person in front of a ...
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Lost in Translation – Part 2

October 11, 2023 • 50 mins
Our first storyteller is Ben Catton, a tall man in Chile who tries to connect with a Deaf grandmother, culminating in the around a parakeet cage. Ben calls his story “Periquitos” 📷Donal Lakatua Ben Catton is Missoula born and raised but spent the majority of his adult life elsewhere, orbiting to Wyoming, Idaho, Wisconsin, Alaska, and Chile. In the midst of those orbits, he studied at the University of Montana to become a teacher a...
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Lost in Translation – Part 1

October 5, 2023 • 48 mins
Our first story comes to us from Chris Hallberg who shares his story in which Dr. Steve, an American doctor, gives a Salvadoran patient a pizza cutter as a gift. The patient returns with a plastic baggie full of poop and a neon orange pizza cutter inside. Chris calls his story Pizza Cutter Medicine”. 📷Donal Lakatua Chris Hallberg is a family medicine doctor who's worked with patients in rural Alaska, Montana, the Caribbean, and Ce...
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Rick White – Interview and his story "Mister"

August 23, 2023 • 52 mins
This episode of the podcast features an interview with Rick White who shared his story in front of a sold-out crowd live at The Wilma on December 10, 2019. It was the last in-person Tell Us Something event before COVID struck. The theme was "Tipping Point". When I talked with Rick, we talked about the story that he told at The Wilma, about podcasting, his writing, his artist residency, and about storytelling. Rick’s story, which I ...
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Rick White – Interview and his story "Mister"

August 23, 2023 • 52 mins
This episode of the podcast features an interview with Rick White who shared his story in front of a sold-out crowd live at The Wilma on December 10, 2019. It was the last in-person Tell Us Something event before COVID struck. The theme was "Tipping Point". When I talked with Rick, we talked about the story that he told at The Wilma, about podcasting, his writing, his artist residency, and about storytelling. Rick’s story, which I ...
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Creative Pulse – Out of My Shell Part 2

August 17, 2023 • 36 mins
 Charlene Brett takes her 2 children and 2 golden retrievers into the backcountry for a backpacking weekend and survives a terrible overnight thunderstorm. Charlene calls her story “A Backcountry Weekend Adventure”. Charlene Brett is a K-5 teacher in the Bitterroot Valley and has been teaching music for 14 years.  She is a fan of the great outdoors and enjoys escaping into various high-mountain lakes in both Montana and Idaho in t...
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Creative Pulse – Out of My Shell – Part 1

August 11, 2023 • 46 mins
Our first story comes to us from Stephen Tucker. Stephen Tucker accidentally learns who his favorite cat is when his apartment complex catches fire. Stephen calls his story Midnight Mayhem. Thanks for listening. Stephen Tucker is a third-grade teacher in the Bitterroot Valley with ten years of experience. As a teacher, he has a passion for science, technology, and coaching Lego Robotics. He is a lover of the outdoors and enjoys hi...
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Neighbors Part 2

August 3, 2023 • 55 mins
Our first story comes to us from Devin Carpenter, who shares a verbal love letter to his grandmother, who taught him to be a good neighbor and to be bold. He calls his story “Mimi on my Shoulder”. 📷kmr studio Devin Carpenter is a Cali-Rado-Tanan who has lived in Pennsylvania and New York and is joined tonight by his Mom, Patty, and his Dad, Jeff…who do not know he is about to tell this story. Growing up on a military base and movi...
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Neighbors – Part 1

July 27, 2023 • 54 mins
For a High-Quality Version, CLICK HERE.   Our First story comes to us from  Katie Condon. Katie shares her story about an unlikely neighborly friendship. It's an ode to neighbors, to Fran the dog, and to the community. Katie calls her story "The Bologna House". Katie Condon
📷kmr studio Katie Condon is a humanitarian at heart. She believes in the connection of all things. Katie is a lover of art and the simple beautiful things thi...
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Neighbors – Part 1

July 27, 2023 • 55 mins
For a High-Quality Version, CLICK HERE.   Our First story comes to us from  Katie Condon. Katie shares her story about an unlikely neighborly friendship. It's an ode to neighbors, to Fran the dog, and to the community. Katie calls her story "The Bologna House". Katie Condon
📷kmr studio Katie Condon is a humanitarian at heart. She believes in the connection of all things. Katie is a lover of art and the simple beautiful things thi...
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It's the Little Things – Part 2

January 17, 2023 • 46 mins
Four storytellers share their true personal story on the theme “It’s the Little Things”. Their stories were recorded live in-person in front of a sold-out crowd on December 15, 2022 at The Wilma in Missoula, MT.
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It's the Little Things – Part 1

January 12, 2023 • 41 mins
Four storytellers share their true personal story on the theme “It’s the Little Things”. Their stories were recorded live in-person in front of a sold-out crowd on December 15, 2022 at The Wilma in Missoula, MT.
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Eat Our Words – John Engen

December 8, 2022 • 12 mins
This episode of the podcast was recorded in front of a live audience on July 8, 2010 at The PEAS Farm in Missoula, MT at an event that predates Tell Us Something. Missoula residents Jeremy N. Smith and Josh Slotnick hosted the event, which they called “Eat our Words”. 5 storytellers shared their true personal story on the theme “Leaving Home”.

Jeremy Smith recently reached out to me because one of those storytellers recently passe...
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