True Story London Podcast

Today's storyteller is Michaela Agapiou sharing the story of when she, as a self-proclaimed "non-sporty" person, decided to take up taekwondo. In our talk afterward we discuss the nature of belonging and achievement, being an outwardly emotional person and craving the same from others, and how she found and fell in love with storytelling.

Find Michaela on Instagram at @michaelaagapiou

Find The Story Collider online at storycollider.org

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Find out more about True Story London on our website: truestorylondon.com

CREDITS:

Hosted by Michelle Toth

Produced by Ellis Ballard

Theme Music by Sea Noise

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today's storyteller is Kaitlyn Kelly sharing the story of how her wedding, which she and her parents had been dreaming of since she was a child, didn't quite turn out they way they'd expected. In our conversation afterwards we discuss the significance of weddings, defying parental expectations, her experiences living and performing in Paris, and her techniques for bringing true stories to the stage.

Find Kaitlyn on Instagram at @msultraviolet

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Follow us on Instagram at @truestoryldn

Find out more about True Story London on our website: truestorylondon.com

CREDITS:

Hosted by Michelle Toth

Produced by Ellis Ballard

Theme Music by Sea Noise

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today's storyteller is Donna Freed making her return to the podcast with an intense and insightful story of confronting her father over a moment of seriously unacceptable behaviour. In our conversation afterwards we discuss how the events of the story changed her relationship with her dad, reflections on surviving the Me Too era, and the life changing value she has found in the storytelling process.

Find Donna's memoir 'Duplicity', published by Muswell Press here: https://muswell-press.co.uk/authors/donna-freed

Or find it on audiobook here: https://play.google.com/store/audiobooks/details/Duplicity_My_Mothers_Secrets_Unabridged?id=AQAAAEASzWuNaM&hl=en_GB&pli=1

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Follow us on Instagram at @truestoryldn

Find out more about True Story London on our website: truestorylondon.com

CREDITS:

Hosted by Michelle Toth

Produced by Ellis Ballard

Theme Music by Sea Noise

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today's storyteller is Anil Qasemi sharing his story of surviving a terrorist attack and subsequently having to flee his home country of Afghanistan. In our discussion afterwards we talk about his inspiring outlook on the world, how he maintains his amazing resilience, optimism and generosity in the face of stark adversity, and get insight into his humanitarian, political and entrepreneurial aspirations.

Find Anil on Instagram at @anilqasemi

Anil's hats can be found online at hatopia.co.uk

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Follow us on Instagram at @truestoryldn

Find out more about True Story London on our website: truestorylondon.com

CREDITS:

Hosted by Michelle Toth

Produced by Ellis Ballard

Theme Music by Sea Noise

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today's storyteller is Heleana Blackwell sharing her story of growing up as a black nerd in a conservative, mostly-white small British town. Heleana is an stand-up comedian who also works as a strategist and this story shows us why she excells at both. After the story, we delve deeper into the challenges she faced, and the strategies she used to overcome them.

Find Heleana on Instagram here: @h_a_blackwell

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Follow us on Instagram at @truestoryldn

Find out more about True Story London on our website: truestorylondon.com

CREDITS:

Hosted by Michelle Toth

Produced by Ellis Ballard

Theme Music by Sea Noise

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.