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The TMI Project Story Hour

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The TMI Project Story Hour features stories from more than a decade of live performances, profiling the brave souls who stepped on stage and shared the stories they were most afraid to tell. Here we will take a deeper dive and share the stories behind the secrets, and what happened next.

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Message in a Bottle: Thank You and Happy Holidays

December 27, 2023 09:00 - 7 minutes - 6.5 MB

With support from Maureen Paul, executive director Eva Tenuto offers gratitude for your support this year. This episode was produced in partnership with Radio Kingston.  It was written, edited, and produced by Eva Tenuto, Blake Pfeil, and Raine Grayson. Featured: Eva Tenuto (she/her), Host Maureen Paul (she/her), Storyteller Tahyira Cordner-Arias (she/her), Storyteller Katie Willingham (she/they), Storyteller Kat Samedova (she/her), Storyteller Tina Dierna (she/her), Storyteller Rai...

Katie Finds Hope in a Small Gesture

December 20, 2023 09:00 - 14 minutes - 13.1 MB

After a waiting room experience that forces her to leave the doctor’s office before receiving the services she needed, Katie is slow to trust doctors. A small gesture from a kind, affirming doctor helps not only restore Katie’s faith in healthcare, but strengthen her faith in humanity. Featured: Katie Willingham (she/her), Storyteller  Raine Grayson (he/him), Host Writing Prompt: Write a true story about a challenge you’ve encountered while trying to access healthcare. This episode was ...

Tahyira's Abortion: A Coming of Age Story

December 13, 2023 08:50 - 17 minutes - 15.8 MB

In a candid conversation with her partner, Tahyira grapples with the realities of an unplanned pregnancy, reflecting on the racial disparities and societal expectations that shape her decisions. While Tahyira has to face many challenges alone, her abortion experience becomes a profound turning point in which she gains confidence, claims independence, and for the first time, feels like a grown woman she can depend on. This episode was produced in partnership with Radio Kingston.  It was writ...

Message in a Bottle: International Women's Podcast Awards

December 06, 2023 09:00 - 11 minutes - 10.5 MB

TMI Project Executive Director Eva Tenuto’s “message in a bottle” about The TMI Project Story Hour’s big win at the International Women’s Podcast Awards in London. Learn More About IWPA:  https://everybody-media.com/awards/ RSVP to Stories for Choice: Period Power https://tmiproject.salsalabs.org/SFCPeriodPower2023/index.html Support Stories for Choice Today! https://tmiproject.salsalabs.org/AnnualAppeal2023/index.html TMI Project Staff Eva Tenuto (she/her), Executive and Artistic Di...

Stephen Meets The Saint of the AIDS Crisis

December 01, 2023 09:00 - 14 minutes - 13.3 MB

Stephen Cardile learns to let his freak flag fly at The Saint, a vibrant gay club in 1980s' New York City. There, he reconnects with his childhood friend, Jimmy. In honor of World AIDS day on December 1st, Stephen reveals his personal journey during the AIDS crisis and pays tribute to his dear friend.  Content Warning: This episode contains discussion of HIV/AIDS, death and dying, drug use, and descriptions of medical emergencies. Listener discretion is advised.  Writing Prompt: Write a tr...

Katie, Raine, and Tina the Tampon Lady

November 29, 2023 08:00 - 24 minutes - 22.9 MB

Eva talks to Katie, Tina, and Raine to explore the ultimate TMI topic: menstruation. Get a sneak peek into TMI Project’s partnership with the brave students of Kingston High School’s Period Power! Club as they prepare for their upcoming performance and emphasize the challenges faced by those who menstruate, the impact of period poverty, and the urgent need for comprehensive education. Join us on December 6th, 2023 for a live performance in Kingston, NY - or via livestream from anywhere with...

Troy Ellen: Revolutionary Badass

November 22, 2023 09:00 - 13 minutes - 12.8 MB

Growing up in a predominantly white world, Troy Ellen is often criticized for not being black enough. By exploring identity through two different characters—first at 13 when she’s forced to play the role of Tituba, the enslaved character in The Crucible, and at 16 when she chooses to play the role of Peaches in Four Women by Nina Simone—Troy Ellen accepts herself for being black enough just as she is. Today's episode is hosted by Micah. Content Warning: N/A  Writing Prompt: Write a true s...

Crystal, Sarah, & Susan’s Furry, Four-Legged Misadventures

November 15, 2023 09:00 - 25 minutes - 23.7 MB

In this pet-themed episode, three storytellers share mis-adventurous tales that celebrate the unique connection between animals and the crazy human caretakers who love them: Crystal has an epic cat battle, Sarah forms an unbreakable bond with a disabled dog, and Susan goes on a pet rescue mission. These stories were originally presented on February 18th, 2016 at BSP in Kingston, NY. Writing Prompt: Write a true story about a mishap that had you questioning your abilities as a pet owner. T...

Ray Cocks: A Veteran’s Story

November 08, 2023 08:00 - 22 minutes - 20.8 MB

Ray Cocks learned the intricate complexities of violence at a young age - knowledge he continued to carry with him through his deployment during the Vietnam War. In honor of Veteran’s Day, Ray shares his story, which captures the profound strength and resilience of the human spirit. He also opens up about how it felt to tell his story and how storytelling continues to impact him today. Content Warning:  This episode contains candid discussion of violence and warfare, child abuse, and domest...

The TMI Project Story Hour: Trailer

November 01, 2023 07:00 - 2 minutes - 1.92 MB

Discover the transformative power of true storytelling on The TMI Project Story Hour. In this trailer, we offer a glimpse into the compelling narratives you’ll hear in upcoming episodes.  Each episode features real people, real voices, and real stories - all written during a TMI Project workshop. These unsung heroes craft true stories that intentionally include the “too much information” parts we usually keep to ourselves. We’ll take you behind the scenes with our storytellers as they showc...

Message In A Bottle: September 13, 2023

September 13, 2023 07:00 - 3 minutes - 3.53 MB

TMI Project’s Executive Director Eva Tenuto is back to deliver another message in a bottle. With our first message in a bottle, which aired back in April of 2020, we filled you in on what was to come with our then brand-new podcast. Now, Eva comes with an update about why things have been so quiet on your feed lately - and unveil some exciting changes on the horizon. The TMI Project Podcast is now The TMI Project Story Hour, designed to make it easier than ever for true storytelling enthus...

Black Trans Stories Matter: Cece Catwalks Into the Future

April 26, 2023 08:00 - 30 minutes - 28.2 MB

As a member of the original, legendary Royal House of LaBeija, Cece (she/her) explains how her ballroom background helped her deal with a difficult health diagnosis. This is Episode 11,  the Season 5 finale of The TMI Project Podcast: Black Trans Stories Matter featuring Cece Suazo. Cece is a life-long trans activist and artist. She was honored with the 2018 Advocate Magazine Award for her contributions to the ballroom community and performing arts. She has appeared in numerous off-Broadway...

Black Trans Stories Matter: Aren Reveals The Man He Is

April 19, 2023 07:00 - 16 minutes - 14.8 MB

From growing up with gender freedom to his experience in the military and child rearing, Aren (he/him) explores alternate expressions and uncovers the true man he is. This is Episode 10 of Season 5 of The TMI Project Podcast: Black Trans Stories Matter featuring Aren McDaniel. Aren is a U.S. Army Veteran and aspiring graphic novelist living in Lynchburg, Virginia. Aren strives to turn his experiences as a survivor of Gender-Based and Intimate Partner Violence, into stories of hope that will...

Black Trans Stories Matter: Theadora Goes From Boots to Pumps

April 12, 2023 08:00 - 13 minutes - 12.6 MB

From military boots to pumps, Theadora (she/her) embodies courage, commitment, and claims her space in the world during her first public walk in women's clothing. This is Episode 9,  Season 5 of The TMI Project Podcast: Black Trans Stories Matter featuring Theadora Green. Originally from Chicago, Theadora is a queer, social, progressive activist. She is currently studying at Northeastern Illinois University to receive her degree in Social Work and will attend Waubonsee Community College for...

Black Trans Stories Matter: Syd Says “I Do”

April 05, 2023 08:00 - 12 minutes - 11 MB

With feelings of pride and joy for his family, Syd (he/him) takes us back to the day of his wedding. This is Episode 8 of Season 5 of The TMI Project Podcast: Black Trans Stories Matter featuring Syd Williams-Black. Syd is a native of Durham, North Carolina. He is a father of two boys and currently works for an LGBTQ law firm, NicholsonPham. When Syd is not at work he is helping put on Name Change Clinics with the support of his firm and local LGBTQ center and spending time with his boys. Y...

Black Trans Stories Matter: Mars’ New Path

March 29, 2023 08:00 - 19 minutes - 18.2 MB

Though Mars (they/them) comes from a legacy of performers, their genuine identity emerges after competing in a high school drag show. This is Episode 7 of Season 5 of The TMI Project Podcast: Black Trans Stories Matter featuring Mars Wolfe. Mars Wolfe is a genderqueer nomad. They orbit New York, Chicago, and LA, writing, performing, and project managing. Mars moonlights as the genderf*ck drag queen Ella Van o’Clock (11 o’Clock), and their one person show BILL, BILL, BILLZ premiered at Ars N...

Black Trans Stories Matter: Sanaia is a Survivor

March 22, 2023 15:10 - 20 minutes - 19 MB

While chasing her goals, Sanaia (she/her) goes on her first date as a trans woman. The date does not go as planned. Content warning: This story contains graphic violence about a sexual assault. Listener discretion is advised. This is Episode 6 of Season 5 of The TMI Project Podcast: Black Trans Stories Matter featuring Sanaia Hood.  Sanaia is currently busy balancing career, family, social life, and spiritual time with God. She’s made a commitment to be more gentle with herself and patient ...

Black Trans Stories Matter: Jahir Wrestles With His Identity

March 15, 2023 09:00 - 17 minutes - 15.7 MB

After coming out as Trans to his father, Jahir (he/him) decides to create his own definition of masculinity. This is Episode 5 of Season 5 of The TMI Project Podcast: Black Trans Stories Matter featuring Jahir Thomas. Jahir recently moved back to Georgia with the rest of his family where he has made huge strides in his relationships and confidence. Jahir hosts T-Talk W/ Jahir on YouTube. In addition to reaching an online audience, he’s thrilled to have met and formed strong bonds with many ...

Black Trans Stories Matter: KT’s Non-Binary Declaration

March 08, 2023 08:00 - 12 minutes - 11.5 MB

The fourth episode of Season 5 of The TMI Project Podcast: Black Trans Stories Matter features KT Kennedy. KT is a Black queer non-binary multidisciplinary digital media artist, educator, and youth program coordinator based in Brooklyn, NY committed to resource sharing, artistic expression, and youth leadership as tools for liberation. You can find out more about KT at @KT_Kennedy_. This episode was mixed/mastered by Stevie Manns (they/them) and produced in partnership with Radio Kingston. ...

Black Trans Stories Matter: Julian Greets Himself With Compassion

March 01, 2023 09:00 - 17 minutes - 15.9 MB

The third episode of Season 5 of The TMI Project Podcast: Black Trans Stories Matter features Julian Harris. Julian is a Black trans man from the mid-Atlantic region, a social worker, and a lover of the written work, music, and travel. You can find out more about Julian at @The_black_trans_therapist. This episode was mixed/mastered by Stevie Manns (they/them) and produced in partnership with Radio Kingston. TMI Project’s Black Trans Stories Matter program was created by Cece Suazo (she/her)...

Black Trans Stories Matter: Eddie Takes Healing Into His Own Hands

February 22, 2023 10:00 - 14 minutes - 13.4 MB

The second episode of Season 5 of The TMI Project Podcast: Black Trans Stories Matter features Eddie Maisonet. Eddie is a storyteller, teaching artist, and performer based in NYC, born and raised in Boston, MA. He is a queer, trans, disabled, black boricua: identities that create rich material from which to craft stories based on experience. Eddie is also a dog enthusiast, enjoying everything from looking at canines to one day training them professionally. You can find him on Instagram @Eddi...

Black Trans Stories Matter: K.C. Has Superpowers

February 15, 2023 10:00 - 18 minutes - 16.6 MB

The first episode of Season 5 of The TMI Project Podcast: Black Trans Stories Matter features K.C. Nyabinyere Jallah. K.C. is originally from the Twin Cities area in Minnesota and currently resides in Los Angeles, California. They serve as a Resource Specialist Teacher and vehemently advocates for the total liberation and sovereignty of disenfranchised people at all intersections. You can find out more about K.C. at @callmekayseee. This episode was mixed/mastered by Stevie Manns (they/them)...

Season 5: Black Trans Stories Matter (Trailer)

February 08, 2023 10:00 - 2 minutes - 2.4 MB

Meet your hosts, Kiebpoli Calnek (they/them) and Erik Harris (he/him), along with the 10 storytellers who were chosen in a national call to perform in TMI Project’s first-ever Black Trans Stories Matter program, spearheaded by ballroom icon, actress, and activist Ms. Cece Suazo (she/her) whose own story is featured in the season finale.   In 2021, in the thick of the pandemic, TMI Project conducted a national call for our first-ever Black Trans Stories Matter program. The trailer for Season...

Black Trans Stories Matter 2023: Call for Storytellers

January 04, 2023 18:38 - 4 minutes - 4.31 MB

This is the prologue to Season 5 of The TMI Project Podcast: Black Trans Stories Matter.  Each episode in this 11-part season will feature a personal narrative from a TMI Project storyteller focused on the “too much information” parts of their story that are usually left out due to shame, embarrassment, fear, or cultural expectation. Storytellers featured include: Cece Suazo, Theodora Green, Julian Harris, Sanaia Hood, K.C. Nyabinyere Jallah, KT Kennedy, Eddie Maisonet, Aren Somers, Jahir...

Pride Stories: Kiebpoli, Erik, & Black Trans Stories Matter | Season 5 Preview

August 10, 2022 03:55 - 29 minutes - 26.7 MB

This is Episode 9, Season 4 of The TMI Project Podcast: Pride Stories featuring Kiebpoli Calnek and Erik Harris.  Kiebpoli has always identified with male and female energies, but it isn’t until they meet a trans man at a queer sex party that they begin to have the language to claim their trans identity. Erik has never been comfortable with his Triple D chest. Finally, a gender-affirming surgery allows him to shine like the sun. Kiebpoli Calnek (they/them), a non-binary queer Black creati...

S04E09: Kiebpoli & Erik & Black Trans Stories Matter (Season 5 Preview)

August 10, 2022 03:55 - 29 minutes - 26.7 MB

This is Episode 9, Season 4 of The TMI Project Podcast: Pride Stories featuring Kiebpoli Calnek and Erik Harris.  Kiebpoli has always identified with male and female energies, but it isn’t until they meet a trans man at a queer sex party that they begin to have the language to claim their trans identity. Erik has never been comfortable with his Triple D chest. Finally, a gender-affirming surgery allows him to shine like the sun. Kiebpoli Calnek (they/them), a non-binary queer Black creati...

Pride Stories: Windy’s Coming Out Story: Past, Present, and Future

August 03, 2022 03:55 - 20 minutes - 18.5 MB

This is Episode 8, Season 4 of The TMI Project Podcast: Pride Stories featuring Windy Sharpe. Windy Sharpe (they/them) is a poet and author who has been writing since age six. Windy moved to New Jersey to be closer to friends (one of whom is TMI alum and workshop leader Raine Grayson) and is nearly done with the first draft of their novel. This episode was written collaboratively by Eva Tenuto, Blake Pfeil, and Julie Novak, produced and edited by Eva Tenuto, and mixed and mastered by Stevi...

S04E08: Windy’s Coming Out Story: Past, Present, and Future

August 03, 2022 03:55 - 20 minutes - 18.5 MB

This is Episode 8, Season 4 of The TMI Project Podcast: Pride Stories featuring Windy Sharpe. Windy Sharpe (they/them) is a poet and author who has been writing since age six. Windy moved to New Jersey to be closer to friends (one of whom is TMI alum and workshop leader Raine Grayson) and is nearly done with the first draft of their novel. This episode was written collaboratively by Eva Tenuto, Blake Pfeil, and Julie Novak, produced and edited by Eva Tenuto, and mixed and mastered by Stevi...

S04E07: Pat & Ralph: Pride Stories from LGBTQIA+ Elders

July 27, 2022 03:55 - 22 minutes - 30.6 MB

This is Episode 7, Season 4 of The TMI Project Podcast: Pride Stories featuring Ralph Goneau and Pat Meeker. Ralph Goneau (1931-2021) lived in Woodstock, NY. He married his partner of 41 years as soon as same-sex marriage became law in NY.  Pat Meeker participated in TMI Project’s 2019 true storytelling performance at the Mental Health Association in Ulster (Kingston, NY). This episode was written collaboratively by Eva Tenuto, Blake Pfeil, and Julie Novak, produced and edited by Eva Tenu...

Pride Stories: Pat & Ralph | Pride Stories from LGBTQIA+ Elders

July 27, 2022 03:55 - 22 minutes - 30.6 MB

This is Episode 7, Season 4 of The TMI Project Podcast: Pride Stories featuring Ralph Goneau and Pat Meeker. Ralph Goneau (1931-2021) lived in Woodstock, NY. He married his partner of 41 years as soon as same-sex marriage became law in NY.  Pat Meeker participated in TMI Project’s 2019 true storytelling performance at the Mental Health Association in Ulster (Kingston, NY). This episode was written collaboratively by Eva Tenuto, Blake Pfeil, and Julie Novak, produced and edited by Eva Tenu...

Pride Stories: Bailey Finds True Strength

July 20, 2022 03:55 - 19 minutes - 27 MB

This is Episode 6, Season 4 of The TMI Project Podcast: Pride Stories featuring Bailey Buckles. These days Bailey (she/her) is focusing on endurance running through the mountains and creating adventure with her amazing wife and pack of puppies.  This episode was written collaboratively by Eva Tenuto, Blake Pfeil, and Julie Novak, produced and edited by Eva Tenuto, and mixed and mastered by Stevie Manns. It was co-produced by Radio Kingston and sponsored in part by MrJulieTees.com. Radiokin...

S04E06: Bailey Finds True Strength

July 20, 2022 03:55 - 19 minutes - 27 MB

This is Episode 6, Season 4 of The TMI Project Podcast: Pride Stories featuring Bailey Buckles. These days Bailey (she/her) is focusing on endurance running through the mountains and creating adventure with her amazing wife and pack of puppies.  This episode was written collaboratively by Eva Tenuto, Blake Pfeil, and Julie Novak, produced and edited by Eva Tenuto, and mixed and mastered by Stevie Manns. It was co-produced by Radio Kingston and sponsored in part by MrJulieTees.com. Radiokin...

Pride Stories: Liam Makes Room to Dance

July 13, 2022 03:55 - 14 minutes - 19.7 MB

This is Episode 5, Season 4 of The TMI Project Podcast: Pride Stories featuring Liam Juanis. Liam (he/him) recently graduated from Full Sail University with a BA in Digital cinematography. This episode was written collaboratively by Eva Tenuto, Blake Pfeil, and Julie Novak, produced and edited by Eva Tenuto, and mixed and mastered by Stevie Manns. It was co-produced by Radio Kingston and sponsored in part by MrJulieTees.com. Radiokingston.org MrJulieTees.com JulieNovak.com BlakePfeil.com ...

S04E05: Liam Makes Room to Dance

July 13, 2022 03:55 - 14 minutes - 19.7 MB

This is Episode 5, Season 4 of The TMI Project Podcast: Pride Stories featuring Liam Juanis. Liam (he/him) recently graduated from Full Sail University with a BA in Digital cinematography. This episode was written collaboratively by Eva Tenuto, Blake Pfeil, and Julie Novak, produced and edited by Eva Tenuto, and mixed and mastered by Stevie Manns. It was co-produced by Radio Kingston and sponsored in part by MrJulieTees.com. Radiokingston.org MrJulieTees.com JulieNovak.com BlakePfeil.com ...

Pride Stories: What Marilyn Monroe Means to Zelda

July 06, 2022 03:55 - 18 minutes - 17.2 MB

This is Episode 4, Season 4 of The TMI Project Podcast: Pride Stories featuring Zelda, aka Judith Z. Miller.  Zelda (she/they) is a multifaceted artist: performer, producer, visual artist, workshop leader, and healer who lives in an erotic, musical, spiritual universe. As a feminist Jew who studies shamanism, she is inspired by the beauty of nature and the guiding force of her intuition as she explores the themes of connection to the Earth, spirituality, sexuality, and gender via a variety ...

S04E04: What Marilyn Monroe Means to Zelda

July 06, 2022 03:55 - 18 minutes - 17.2 MB

This is Episode 4, Season 4 of The TMI Project Podcast: Pride Stories featuring Zelda, aka Judith Z. Miller.  Zelda (she/they) is a multifaceted artist: performer, producer, visual artist, workshop leader, and healer who lives in an erotic, musical, spiritual universe. As a feminist Jew who studies shamanism, she is inspired by the beauty of nature and the guiding force of her intuition as she explores the themes of connection to the Earth, spirituality, sexuality, and gender via a variety ...

Pride Stories: Ness Breaks Through the Mirror

June 29, 2022 03:55 - 17 minutes - 19.7 MB

This is Episode 3, Season 4 of The TMI Project Podcast: Pride Stories featuring Ness White. This episode was written collaboratively by Eva Tenuto, Blake Pfeil, and Julie Novak, produced and edited by Eva Tenuto, and mixed and mastered by Stevie Manns. It was co-produced by Radio Kingston and sponsored in part by MrJulieTees.com. Ness (he/him) is a storyteller living in Rosendale, NY. Taking a pause from the poet duo Nia & Ness, he is refocusing his energy on developing individually as an a...

S04E03: Ness Breaks Through the Mirror

June 29, 2022 03:55 - 17 minutes - 19.7 MB

This is Episode 3, Season 4 of The TMI Project Podcast: Pride Stories featuring Ness White. This episode was written collaboratively by Eva Tenuto, Blake Pfeil, and Julie Novak, produced and edited by Eva Tenuto, and mixed and mastered by Stevie Manns. It was co-produced by Radio Kingston and sponsored in part by MrJulieTees.com. Ness (he/him) is a storyteller living in Rosendale, NY. Taking a pause from the poet duo Nia & Ness, he is refocusing his energy on developing individually as an a...

S04E02: Meet Your Hosts: Julie & Blake's Gay Agenda

June 22, 2022 03:55 - 43 minutes - 50.1 MB

This is Episode 1, Season 4 of The TMI Project Podcast: Pride Stories featuring Julie Novak and Blake Pfeil. This episode was written collaboratively by Eva Tenuto, Blake Pfeil, and Julie Novak, produced and edited by Eva Tenuto, and mixed and mastered by Stevie Manns. It was co-produced by Radio Kingston and sponsored in part by MrJulieTees.com. Since before she was even born, it seems like everyone in Julie’s life has had an opinion on her gender presentation. She is mocked for playing wi...

Pride Stories: Meet Your Hosts | Julie & Blake's Gay Agenda

June 22, 2022 03:55 - 43 minutes - 50.1 MB

This is Episode 1, Season 4 of The TMI Project Podcast: Pride Stories featuring Julie Novak and Blake Pfeil. This episode was written collaboratively by Eva Tenuto, Blake Pfeil, and Julie Novak, produced and edited by Eva Tenuto, and mixed and mastered by Stevie Manns. It was co-produced by Radio Kingston and sponsored in part by MrJulieTees.com. Since before she was even born, it seems like everyone in Julie’s life has had an opinion on her gender presentation. She is mocked for playing wi...

S04E01: How a Sticker for The Trevor Project Saved Ray’s Life

June 15, 2022 03:55 - 28 minutes - 33.1 MB

This is Episode 1, Season 4 of The TMI Project Podcast: Pride Stories featuring Celeste Lecesne and Ray Taylor. This episode was written collaboratively by Eva Tenuto, Blake Pfeil, and Julie Novak, produced and edited by Eva Tenuto, and mixed and mastered by Stevie Manns. It was co-produced by Radio Kingston and sponsored in part by MrJulieTees.com. Celeste Lecesne is an Academy Award winner, writer, actor, storyteller, LGBTQIA+ youth activist, and co-founder of The Trevor Project and The F...

Pride Stories: How a Sticker for The Trevor Project Saved Ray’s Life

June 15, 2022 03:55 - 28 minutes - 33.1 MB

This is Episode 1, Season 4 of The TMI Project Podcast: Pride Stories featuring Celeste Lecesne and Ray Taylor. This episode was written collaboratively by Eva Tenuto, Blake Pfeil, and Julie Novak, produced and edited by Eva Tenuto, and mixed and mastered by Stevie Manns. It was co-produced by Radio Kingston and sponsored in part by MrJulieTees.com. Celeste Lecesne is an Academy Award winner, writer, actor, storyteller, LGBTQIA+ youth activist, and co-founder of The Trevor Project and The F...

Season 4: Pride Stories (Trailer)

May 25, 2022 17:18 - 2 minutes - 3.07 MB

This is the trailer for Season 4 of The TMI Project Podcast: Pride Stories. Each episode in this 9-part season will feature a personal narrative from a TMI Project storyteller focused on the “too much information” parts of their story that are usually left out due to shame, embarrassment, fear or cultural expectation. Storytellers include: Ray Taylor, Ness White, Zelda - aka Judith Z. Miller, Windy Sharpe, Liam Juanis, Ralph Goneau, Pat Meeker, Bailey Buckles, Kiepboli Calnek, Erik Harris, a...

Stories for Choice: Eva Learns to Mother Herself

May 25, 2022 03:35 - 19 minutes - 13.7 MB

This is Episode 13, Season 3 of The TMI Project Podcast: Stories for Choice featuring Eva Tenuto. Eva is the co-founder and executive director of TMI Project. Since 2010, she has brought TMI Project from her living room to a host of performance spaces, schools, detention centers, mental health facilities and the United Nations. Eva is the editor and director of multiple solo shows, one of which was awarded Best Comedic Script of 2014 in the United Solo Festival. In 2018, her directorial film...

S03E13: Eva Learns to Mother Herself

May 25, 2022 03:35 - 19 minutes - 13.7 MB

This is Episode 13, Season 3 of The TMI Project Podcast: Stories for Choice featuring Eva Tenuto. Eva is the co-founder and executive director of TMI Project. Since 2010, she has brought TMI Project from her living room to a host of performance spaces, schools, detention centers, mental health facilities and the United Nations. Eva is the editor and director of multiple solo shows, one of which was awarded Best Comedic Script of 2014 in the United Solo Festival. In 2018, her directorial film...

S03E11: Tamika Rises Above Religious Hypocrisy

May 18, 2022 03:35 - 13 minutes - 9.2 MB

This is Episode 11, Season 3 of The TMI Project Podcast: Stories for Choice featuring Tamika Dunkley. Tamika is the Executive Director of Seasoned Gives, a Hudson Valley organization whose mission is to create lasting solutions to poverty, hunger and social injustice through education, ownership and self-sufficiency. This episode was produced in partnership with Radio Kingston. It was written by Eva Tenuto, and edited, produced, and mixed by Dacia Clay. Our theme song is “Secrets” by Edison...

S03E12: Deborah Chooses Herself

May 18, 2022 03:35 - 12 minutes - 8.75 MB

This is Episode 12, Season 3 of The TMI Project Podcast: Stories for Choice featuring Deborah Gordon-Brown. Deborah Gordon-Brown is a resident of Marbletown, NY. She was an actress for over 30 years, appearing in stage productions across the country as well as on television. After retiring from acting, Deborah became a theatre manager, then a psychotherapist, or as she likes to describe it, "More theatre." These days, you can find Deborah reading, painting, and volunteering for organizations...

Stories for Choice: Deborah Chooses Herself

May 18, 2022 03:35 - 12 minutes - 8.75 MB

This is Episode 12, Season 3 of The TMI Project Podcast: Stories for Choice featuring Deborah Gordon-Brown. Deborah Gordon-Brown is a resident of Marbletown, NY. She was an actress for over 30 years, appearing in stage productions across the country as well as on television. After retiring from acting, Deborah became a theatre manager, then a psychotherapist, or as she likes to describe it, "More theatre." These days, you can find Deborah reading, painting, and volunteering for organizations...

Stories for Choice: Tamika Rises Above Religious Hypocrisy

May 18, 2022 03:35 - 13 minutes - 9.2 MB

This is Episode 11, Season 3 of The TMI Project Podcast: Stories for Choice featuring Tamika Dunkley. Tamika is the Executive Director of Seasoned Gives, a Hudson Valley organization whose mission is to create lasting solutions to poverty, hunger and social injustice through education, ownership and self-sufficiency. This episode was produced in partnership with Radio Kingston. It was written by Eva Tenuto, and edited, produced, and mixed by Dacia Clay. Our theme song is “Secrets” by Edison...

S03E09: MacKenzie Defeats the “Dam in His Vas Deferens”

May 11, 2022 03:35 - 11 minutes - 8.18 MB

This is Episode 9, Season 3 of The TMI Project Podcast: Stories for Choice featuring MacKenzie Kell.  MacKenzie is a mother, writer, poet, Waldorf teacher, adventurer, and storyteller. She currently resides in Downsville, NY and Kingston, NY with her son Zephyr where she spends much of her time writing, fly fishing, and playing in the woods. This episode was produced in partnership with Radio Kingston. It was written by Eva Tenuto, and edited, produced, and mixed by Dacia Clay. Our theme s...

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