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Fake it till you make it, or at least until someone catches on. This week's stories are all about imposters. Jim O'Grady turns a college newspaper assignment into a hero's origin story. Tim Lopez steps into the spotlight at a competition he has no business entering. Then Eli Walker races the clock through an airport terminal on a mission for a friend. Learn more about The ARTICHOKE at http://www.artichokeshow.com Want to try your hand at live storytelling?  The ARTICHOKE offers storytelling workshops and FREE story slams in New York's Hudson Valley. Videos from most of our stories can be found on our YouTube Channel. Follow us on Instagram Music in this episode: "The Artichoke" by Charming Disaster (used with permission) The following tracks are covered under the Pixabay Content License: "Vintage Jazz - Coffee Shop Music" by alex-morgan "Jazz Cafe" by The_Mountain "Banjo" by AudioDollar "Piano and Guitar Duet (dark jazz)" by Surprising_Media

Misfits, weirdos, and the kids picked last: this week is for everyone who never quite fit in. Storytelling legend Adam Wade spends his Saturday nights in high school chaperoning his grandmother and great aunt. Then local hero Crystal River Williams looks back on life as a lonely hippie kid in a sea of conformity. Learn more about The ARTICHOKE at http://www.artichokeshow.com Want to try your hand at live storytelling?  The ARTICHOKE offers storytelling workshops and FREE story slams in New York's Hudson Valley. Videos from most of our stories can be found on our YouTube Channel. Follow us on Instagram Music in this episode: "The Artichoke" by Charming Disaster (used with permission) The following tracks are covered under the Pixabay Content License: "Swing Jazz Midnight Club" by alex-morgan "Old Carolina" by alanajordan "Jazz Cafe" by LP-STudio-music "Trygve Larsen -Not So Awkward -Jazz Piano" by Nesrality

This episode is all about "big breaks" — those moments when success felt like it was right there. Our podcast producer Carly Ciarrocchi shares her story about trying to break out of the clowning business by auditioning for the evening news, comedian Rory Scholl tries to break into reality TV, and Daniel Aubry gets a shot at working with a filmmaking legend. Learn more about The ARTICHOKE at http://www.artichokeshow.com Want to try your hand at live storytelling?  The ARTICHOKE offers storytelling workshops and FREE story slams in New York's Hudson Valley. Videos from most of our stories can be found on our YouTube Channel. Follow us on Instagram Music in this episode: "The Artichoke" by Charming Disaster (used with permission) The following tracks are covered under the Pixabay Content License: "Dressed to Kill (Instrumental)" by alanajordan "Funny - Funny Music" by PaulYudin "Swing Jazz Midnight Club" by alex-morgan "Vintage Jazz - Coffee Shop Music" by alex-morgan

At long last, our debut episode - hosted by Drew Prochaska and produced by the fabulous Carly Ciarrocchi! We're calling this one "I Was Robbed." The ARTICHOKE's graphic designer, Adam Selbst, has been mugged more times, in more cities around the world, than anyone we've ever heard of. Comedian Gastor Almonte gets robbed while working in a furniture store — by someone wielding the most unexpected weapon imaginable. And our very first Big Story Showdown winner, Natalie Allen, shares a story about finding some kinship with Cinderella's "wicked stepsisters." Learn more about The ARTICHOKE at http://www.artichokeshow.com Want to try your hand at live storytelling?  The ARTICHOKE offers storytelling workshops and FREE story slams in New York's Hudson Valley. Videos from most of our stories can be found on our YouTube Channel. Follow us on Instagram Music in this episode: "The Artichoke" by Charming Disaster (used with permission) The following tracks are covered under the Pixabay Content License: "Atlas * Morocco" by Vadim_Makes_Sound "Guitar melody - cover" by Surprising_Media "Aloha All Day Long" by JonasBlakewood "Stomp Drum Percussion - Power Up" by BombinSound "Bebop Jazz Cocktail Bar" by alex-morgan .