My whole career has been about stories. I've chased stories across the globe, from the campaign trail with the Hillary Clinton campaign to learning how to be a better storyteller at Oxford to driving across America to listen to the stories of Americans in all 50 states. My passion for helping other people tell their stories has never felt more important in our interpersonal or political lives and I believe storytelling is a way to get people to listen. I've had an education, both in the classroom and professionally, that has allowed me to work as a journalist, an artistic collaborator, and a solo writer. Though I've studied both dramatic writing and prose and had plays and musicals off-Broadway and published editorials internationally, stories draw me more than form. I'm always willing to learn and take on a new challenge and help tell stories with authenticity, humor, and lucidity. My work as an associate producer in TV, a teacher, and yes, even a birthday party clown, has allowed me to become a better collaborator, listener, and storyteller and help others to tell their own.
Ryan and guest Emma read the self-published children’s book “Healthy Holly: A Healthy Start for Herbie” and discuss how this deranged, unreadable,
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Ryan and travel companion Michael rehash the story of how they were nearly drugged, kidnapped, and murdered in the town of Truth or Consequences, New Mexico by serial killer accomplices and discuss the nefarious local Toy Box Killer who murdered
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From Oxford, Ryan and previous guests Maria (Mexico), Mako (Zimbabwe), and Ioan (U.K.), listen to interviews with attendees of a Trump rally in Cleveland, discuss finding community in a political movement, the
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From Oxford, Ryan and guest Mustafa discuss Mustafa’s upbringing in Pakistan, the effects of drones & the War on Terror on Pakistan, fasting during Ramadan, and the major differences between Sunni and
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From Oxford, Ryan and guest Maria discuss Maria’s hometown of Mexico City, why Americans give off an impression of entitlement, and listen to interviews with the mayor of Gambier and a bartender
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