The Storytellers Porch
Welcome to The Storytellers Porch, a cozy podcast featuring real stories with collective impact. As you begin to listen to each episode, we ask you to imagine yourself on your favorite porch somewhere, sitting with your favorite beverage in a comfortable rocking chair, and relaxing with your favorite people. Perhaps the sun is setting, the fireflies are beginning to flicker, you hear an owl hoot, and you watch the fire glow. Our host Jill Davis brings out a tray of delicious snacks and treats and sets them on a wooden barrel that sits in the middle of the assortment of chairs. Each seat is ready for our storyteller, our friends, and you. Take a sip, have a bite, and get ready for another wonderful evening on the Porch. Here on the Porch, we hear real stories of courage, tragedy, rejection, triumph, joy, grief, and all the other wonderful aspects of existence that make us the unique humans that we are. Stories are the way that humans have made sense of our existence from the beginning of time. Our stories have changed and yet remain the same. We learn from our stories, create with them, and connect through them. By sharing these stories, we create community and by creating community we can heal and have hope. Grab your favorite drink and come listen to a story with us on the Porch. What drink will you bring? Please make sure to subscribe, follow, and review us on your favorite podcast platform to help get our storytellers’ tales out into the world! If you are interested in learning more about The Storytellers Porch, please check out our website at https://thestorytellersporch.com/. The Storytellers Porch on Facebook, https://www.facebook.com/thestorytellersporch The Storytellers Porch on Instagram, @thestorytellersporch Behind the scenes pictures and insights from the Stockport Farm, Jill’s Kansas farm featured on Season 2, https://www.facebook.com/StockportFarm Disclaimer: The primary purpose of The Storytellers Porch (“Podcast”) is to share collective stories with our listeners. As these stories are minimally edited and from real people, the content of the Podcast and/or content created by guests of Podcast, team of Podcast, and all affiliates of Podcast does not constitute advice or services nor does it substitute for any advice from professional services including, but not limited to, medical and mental health services. We invite you to listen to Podcast and by listening you acknowledge that you are not being provided professional advice from Podcast and/or content created by guests of Podcast, team of Podcast, and/or all affiliates of Podcast. The views and/or opinions of the guests and storytellers on The Storytellers Porch Podcast do not necessarily reflect the views and/or opinions of our host, Jill Davis, Podcast, and/or their associates. Always drink responsibly, don’t drink and drive. Enjoy the stories; Create Community; Find hope.
Episodes
“Every time we started to go to school, the old gray mare would wait till we got out on the road, right by our house, and then she'd go back into the ditch with the buggy that she was hitched to and head for the barn.”
Welcome to the Storytellers Porch!
Today, Jill is joined by Mrs. Barbara Ewing and her daughter Jacquie. Mrs. Ewing (who just celebrated her 100th birthday… on a motorcycle!) will be telling us stories a...
“The reason my great-great-grandparents came over here was for freedom and hope for their family. To start this generation and to give generational hope and freedom of living.
Some place like here.”
- Deb Nyenhuis, today’s guest on The Storytellers Porch
Following the trend of last week’s episode with Dr. Mark Wright on The Storytellers Porch, Deb Nyenhuis and Jill talk today about life growing up on a farm. In a slight contrast t...
Trigger warning: This episode contains dialogue of life on a sheep farm, which includes mentions of hunting and the death of animals. No animal cruelty is discussed.
“When somebody walks in my practice, they're in my house.
I want them to be at home.”
- Mark H. Wright, DDS, today’s guest on The Storytellers Porch
Today’s story on The Porch at The Farm is a unique one, in the best way possible. Jill chats with Dr. Mark Wright, w...
“I can look to the seasons, and I can look to the controlled burns and the growth that comes up a week later and use that as a reminder: that nature, and the seasons, and those cycles have been here long before we have and will be here long after.
And I think that's really all the hope I need.”
In our last adventure out to Stockport Farm, Jill talked about the intentional burning of her barn, to keep the ...
What do you do when you get a call saying you have to fix your 130-year-old barn that is falling down and causing a hazard to your neighbors?
You grab some friends, some beer, some food, and some love and figure it out.
In today's exciting episode, Jill Davis and Emily Chase Smith talk about the hardship that came when Jill had to say goodbye to the family barn at the family farm. After having been in the family for 130 years, tak...
This episode of the Storyteller’s Porch begins with our host Jill Davis and her daughter, Gracie as they open a discussion about life growing up, Jill’s parents (Gracie’s grandparents), and much more. Our drink of choice for the porch this episode is Strawberry Pineapple Rebel made by Gracie’s girlfriend who is a barista at Dutch Bros.
Previously, we’ve dived into the stories of Jim and Sue Davis, known to G...
Today’s episode of The Storyteller’s Porch begins with a signature drink to honor our host’s Jill Davis’ “daddy”, peppermint schnapps. (Check out the show notes on The Storytellers Porch blog page at https://thestorytellersporch.com/mom-said-it-was-a-pickup-but-it-was-also-a-love-story/ to see some exclusive pictures of Jill’s parents and the farm!)
Jill’s dad, Jim Davis, was 91 years old when he passed away in November of 2018. O...
Iced water and bubbly in hand, our host Jill Davis and Emily Chase Smith walk through the history and genealogy of the sprawling farm inherited in Kansas.
The farm began as a homestead in 1888. Made possible by the Homestead Act, Jill’s great grandfather, George Albert Henery elected for the 160-acre option allotted by the law and tended to the land for the seven years mandated in order to gain ownership. The land became known as ...
We begin season two of The Storytellers' Porch with our host Jill Davis and her long-time friend and co-host, Emily Chase Smith.
Jill Davis has been helping people identify their dreams, tell their stories and share their ideas with the world for the past 30 years. She is a coach, speaker, author, as well as a mother of four and grandmother of two, living a life of joy in the beautiful Colorado Mountains.
Join us for the second half of Scott’s adventure into the great unknown and how he found friendship and hope. Taking the money he earned in Colorado and headed out into the world, he ends up in South Africa. Sometimes hope shows up in a bottle of warm Pepsi. How does hope show up for you? Trigger Warning: slight mention of suicide ideation.
Scott Ohlgren has lived his life as a self-proclaimed adventurer and trailblazer. Scott...
Join Scott Ohlgren and Jill as they travel back in time to the 1970s. This two-part story is of a young man searching for adventure and truth. Scott starts out in Wisconsin and manages to find himself on adventures in Colorado, Michigan, Europe, Africa, and all over the world. Travel with him through time and space and encounter the beautiful knowledge that comes from reflecting on life, truth, and the hope of adventure. Trigger W...
Watch Emma and Gracie's dance party here!
Emma Pell and Gracie Packard share their story of college, Covid, courage, dance parties, and a glass of sangria on the Porch today. Each generation experienced the beginning of covid from a different perspective. This is the story of two close friends in a foreign country trying to find their way home during the first few days of the world-wide shut down at the beginning of the global pand...
Amy Porter shares her parenting story with Jill on the Porch today. Amy's story is one of balanced chaos during Covid, of sweet hope, of concern, and of a medical system that made a difference in the life of Amy, Artie and her family. Join Jill and Amy with a glass of iced coffee as we Celebrate Artie’s “heart-versary” with a special early release of this episode.
You can find more about Amy and her family here: https://linktr.ee...
Join Toni and Jill on the porch as they share a glass of sweet tea and celebrate 15 years of Toni’s sobriety. Toni shares her story of a parent’s love, overcoming addiction, and her willingness to do what is difficult to restore her relationship with her children. Toni’s story is a one of love, loss, and ultimately hope. Toni reminds us there is always hope
Roger Butts, Chaplain and author, shares a glass of Cheerwine with Jill on The Porch. This is everybody's story of the Dark Night of the Soul. As our world emerges from such a night through the global Covid pandemic, Roger’s story is a bright light of love and joy after that dark night. Love always wins.
Bring your favorite drink and join us this week on the Porch as our host Jill Davis and her guest Vivian Cobb share a cup of Earl Grey. While discussing Vivian’s Covid experience Jill and Vivian find all things always come back to love.
Jill Davis meets with her guest Emily Chase Smith on The Porch, discussing divorce, dating, and a bit of drama.
Join Jill Davis on The Porch where she shares what inspired her to create this show.
Come along with us for the first guest podcast on The Storytellers Porch. Join Jill Davis and Sue Sume on The Porch as they discuss the meanings of stories in their lives, their shared families, and the community impact a story can bring. What drink will you be bringing to The Porch today?
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