The Compulsive Storyteller with Gregg LeFevre

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DaVinci's Man Feb 02, 2022

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In this week's episode, entitled "DaVinci's Man", I ignore my gut feelings and make a deal with the devil to create a new art installation based on DaVinci’s Vitruvian Man, which leads me down a dark corporate rabbit hole.

The Compulsive Storyteller Podcast is a series of short personal stories in 20 minutes or less written, narrated by Gregg Lefevre. Follow at the @TheCompulsiveStoryteller and visit our website at thecompulsivestoryteller.com

Love is a Bitch Jan 12, 2022

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This week's episode entitled “Love is a Bitch”, has me stepping outside of my Manhattan art studio, where I meet a beautiful new friend. Could this turn into something? Possibly, but nothing is more unpredictable than love.

Salt of the Earth Dec 22, 2021

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On this week's episode we take a trip to the famous Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah. My then wife and I are on our honeymoon, speeding around this perfectly flat smooth salt dessert in our Volkswagen Beetle. What could possibly go wrong?

Zen Tracker Dec 08, 2021

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In this week's episode, entitled Zen Tracker we head out on a wilderness tracking expedition led by a very weird teacher. After a day in the woods the class is left wondering if this guy is more interested in abusing his students than he is in teaching them.

Dysfunctional Family Fun Nov 24, 2021

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This week's episode, entitled "Dysfunctional Family Fun" takes us on my highly dysfunctional family’s last weekend camping trip together. On our ill-fated boat trip to an island in Lake George, we encounter almost every mishap and disaster known to man. Some high comedy, others dark tragedy.

Divers and Dealers Nov 10, 2021

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In this week's episode, entitled Divers and Dealers, I'm spending the summer with my girlfriend at her place in a small lobster fishing village with just as many drug smugglers as lobstermen. What starts out as an idyllic getaway goes south when an ill conceived joke makes me an enemy of the close knit community. Just how much will this one mistake cost me?

Tia Part III: Old Dog New Tricks Oct 27, 2021

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This week's episode, entitled “Old Dog, New Tricks” takes us to Provincetown on Cape Cod. It is the final episode of a trilogy about the life of a well loved dog named Tia. It chronicles her final years and proves that an old dog can learn new tricks.

Mr. Lefevre Sucks Oct 13, 2021

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In this week’s episode, entitledMr LeFevre Sucks, I start a new teaching job in a grade school in the South Bronx. After overcoming some initial distrust, I share many funny moments with my classes. I also learn a good deal about growing up in poverty in a neighborhood forgotten by the City and its services, and the amazing resilience of my 12 year old students.

Touching the Sky Sep 29, 2021

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Our next episode of this new season is entitled Touching the Sky, we find a famous blind Indian writer visiting my studio. He’s never seen a skyscraper and plans to feel the relief work on my collection of bronze depictions of New York City architecture to discover what these tall buildings really look like. The whole experiment is a total failure, but not in the way you might think. Fantasy and reality so often collide. It’s a rare moment when they coincide and this was not such a moment.

Pig Stories Sep 15, 2021

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We are back for a new season of the Compulsive Storyteller!Pigs are the smartest, most independent and mischievous barnyard animals, and I love asking pig farmers to share their favorite stories. This week's episode features three tales from my Pig Stories collection. FIrst up is a story about the dangers of a pig farmer raising his own pet pig . Next we visit a roadside attraction where a pig trained to mine gold for the audience decides he’s done with mining. Finally we witness what happens when a 400 pound Duroc pig decides to flop down on top of his owner’s back while she’s lying on the floor reading by the fire.