7 Minute Stories w/ Aaron Calafato

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Episode 80 - The Time Capsule Apr 02, 2020

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While cleaning my garage this past weekend, I discovered a box of essays that I wrote as a child. This episode, I'll recite a few of them for the first time in decades.

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Episode 79 - Stop and Smell the Roses Mar 26, 2020

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A memory of the ocean, a hot cup of coffee and peculiar rodent named Jerry help me attain a brief moment of enlightenment.

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Episode 78 - 7ms Classic: The Amish (COVID-19 Intro) Mar 19, 2020

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In this episode Cori and I address the COVID-19 Pandemic and how the 7 Minute Story team is approaching it. Then, we feature a classic episode called The Amish.

Description: Sitting at a traffic light, I looked at the world falling apart around me. I decisively turned the car the other direction and drove into the Ohio country until only corn fields and the Amish remained. And just like Harrison Ford's character in the movie "Witness", I had found new possibility.

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Episode 77 - Pale Blue Dot (Classic Story Remix) Mar 12, 2020

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After receiving some unexpected inspiration from the late, great Carl Sagan, I'm compelled to share it with one of the most important people in the galaxy…

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Episode 76 - Something's Lost but Something's Gained OR The Legend of Ali and the Wiffle Ball Mar 05, 2020

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A legendary wiffle ball tournament and an unexpected misfortune merge into one of the most memorable days of my life.

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Episode 75 - Japan: A Guest Story by Anthony Vorndran Feb 27, 2020

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This is the first guest 7 Minute Story performed and submitted by a listener! It just so happens that he's also my lifelong friend. In this episode, Anthony Vorndran recalls a life-changing trip to Japan. The only things standing in his way? North Korean ballistic missiles, a WIFI outage and not speaking a word of Japanese.

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Episode 74 - Rage on the Turnpike Feb 20, 2020

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On a hot summer day in 2008, a traffic jam on the Jersey Turnpike turns into a violent encounter.

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Episode 73 - Larry King and the Pretzel Rods Feb 13, 2020

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An unexpected visit to my grandmother's old house triggers a vivid memory that shaped the way I look at the world.

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Episode 72 - Special Guest: Nina Turner Feb 06, 2020

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Nina Turner is a former Ohio State Senator and the current Co-Chair of the 2020 Bernie Sanders Campaign. In 2016, I interviewed Nina and our conversation has stuck with me. It was emotional, authentic and refreshing. This guest episode features 7 "very real" minutes from our talk.

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Episode 71 - The Rookie of the Year Jan 30, 2020

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A story about my father, our broken family, America's pastime and how an iconic 90s film and its star became a reoccurring motif in my life.

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