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2nd Story is dedicated to creating and crafting story-sharing experiences that foster meaningful connections between individuals and communities. We believe that well-crafted, well-told stories can be a catalyst for change for artist and audience alike. We believe that stories are what bind us to each other. We want to live in a world driven by empathy. We host events in and around Chicago that elevate the storyteller’s words to deliver a unique, live, literary/theatrical experience unlike any…

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Episode 342: Kim L. Hunt - America South Africa

In this week's story, teller Kim L. Hunt shares a memorable trip to South Africa and the cultural and linguistic revelations she experienced there.

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Episode 341: LaTanya Lane - Careful Calculations

In this week's story, teller LaTanya Lane unpacks the many ways we give and receive care and how we sometimes need to process care before accepting it.

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Episode 340: RJ Silva - You Eat So Well!

In this week's story, teller RJ Silva shares the ups, downs, and surprising changes of his lifelong love for all things culinary.

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Episode 339: Dr. S - London, Family, and Cowboy Carter

In this week's story, teller Dr. S shares how one particular musical queen helped bridge both a literal and figurative gap between him and his sister.

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Episode 338: Vince Pagán-Hill - More Than Enough

In this week's story, teller Vince Pagán-Hill shares his experience helping a pair of close friends grow their family and the love he feels as an uncle to many.

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Episode 337: Softball Unity

In this week's story, our teller shares how he got past the all-too-common hurdle of supporting your child in a hobby you don't share, especially when it means being friends with the other parents.

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Episode 336: Love Grows

In this week's story, we begin a celebration of parenthood with a story about the highs, lows, and loves of foster parenting.

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Episode 335: PJ Gray - You're Soaking In It

In this week's story, teller PJ Gray recalls a rather harrowing day with a babysitter and the lesson on survival he learned at that young age.

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Episode 334: Julie Ganey - (Not A) Debacle

In this week's story, teller Julie Ganey shares how she learned to take care of problems early and the difference it makes when past wrongs get forgotten.

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Episode 333: Geneva Norman - Oh Hell No!

In this week’s story, teller Geneva Norman recalls how, in the wake of an unexpected pregnancy, her community banded together to blaze a path forward.

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