April 2026: Ouch!

On April 2, 2026, Odyssey Storytelling presented: Ouch!

Recorded live at the Kiva Auditorium on the campus of the University of Arizona in Tucson.

Ouch! is for every story that stings, burns, bruises, embarrasses, or leaves a mark, physical or emotional. From broken bones to broken hearts, from epic fails to tiny paper cuts that felt like the end of the world, this theme embraces all forms of "that hurt!"

Curated and Produced by Angela Orlando

Storytellers:
Jodi Engelberg
Szifra Birke
Susan Smith
Matthew Weatherbee
Eb Eberlein
Dave Kendall

With a three-minute, impromptu story by Jonathan Grinder

This episode was recorded and produced by Odyssey Storytelling Podcast host, Steven Braun

On March 5, 2026, Odyssey Storytelling presented our 22nd anniversary show: Cake!!!

Recorded live at the Kiva Auditorium on the campus of the University of Arizona in Tucson.

Cake was a celebration! We invite you to listen as we marked 22 years of building community through story at Odyssey Storytelling. You'll hear stories of cakes, baking, buying, and tasting them. You will also hear about things that take the cake things that were a piece of cake (or weren't) and maybe a little something about wanting to have it and eat it too!!

Curators: Anna Marie Trester and Ana Montanez

Storytellers:
Elena Acoba
Kevin B. Pratt
Rose Treviso
Lisa Stafford
Jeffrey Clashman

This episode was recorded and produced by Odyssey Storytelling Podcast host, Steven Braun.

On March 26, 2026, Odyssey Storytelling partnered with the University of Arizona Museum of Art to present Our Bodies are Full of Stories; Bailey Doogan: Ways of Seeing.

Collaborating partners on curating, producing, and hosting:

Willa Ahlschwede, Curator, Academic & Community Engagement at the UA Museum of Art
Laura Porfirio, Story Arts Group Programs Director for Odyssey Storytelling

Storytellers:
Rachel Rios
Nancy Wilsted
Chloe Riley
Alisha Vasquez
Yuchun Zhang
Jennifer Nowicki Clark

This episode was recorded and produced by Odyssey Storytelling Podcast host, Steven Braun.