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Twisted Storytellers Humans are primarily social beings, wired to connect with a thirst to understand and to be understood. We all have a compelling desire to know how others survived a struggle, overcame a hardship, altered a negative circumstance, found hope and in so doing transformed their lives. The Secret Society Of Twisted Storytellers® (TSSOTS) believes that every human being has the power to move, touch and inspire others through the sharing of stories. Storytelling is perhaps the oldest human art form and is proved to be the most effective delivery system of information and ideas. Storytelling at its highest level is visionary and transformational. TSSOTS is a big idea with an extraordinary goal to transform community one story at a time.
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Twisted Storytellers

Twisted Storytellers

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Humans are primarily social beings, wired to connect with a thirst to understand and to be understood. We all have a compelling desire to know how others survived a struggle, overcame a hardship, altered a negative circumstance, found hope and in so doing transformed their lives. The Secret Society Of Twisted Storytellers® (TSSOTS) believes that every human being has the power to move, touch and inspire others through the sharing of stories. Storytelling is perhaps the oldest human art form and is proved to be the most effective delivery system of information and ideas. Storytelling at its highest level is visionary and transformational. TSSOTS is a big idea with an extraordinary goal to transform community one story at a time.

Most Recent Episodes

The Daughter of Immigrants - Episode 2

The daughter of immigrants - Episode 2 Shahad Atiya's American values conflict with her parent's cultural traditions. She tells the story of how she made difficult life choices.

Survivor of the Rwandan Genocide - Episode 3

Claire Gasamagera, a survivor of the Rwandan Genocide speaks out about the harrowing reality that brought her to America.

Daughter of an Illiterate Tejana Mother - Episode 4

Jane Garcia, The American daughter of an illiterate Tejana mother, navigates life through the foster care system with the help of a social worker.

The Quest to Obtain a Treasured Green Card - Episode 5

Dreamer Nestor Gomez shares the trials of growing up undocumented in the United States and his journey to get a green card and attain citizenship.

A war baby raised in Germany - Episode 6

Carlos Nielbock, A war baby raised in Germany by his mother, comes to search for his birth father in Detroit and never leaves.

To obtain a visa to join wife and newborn - Episode 7

Hamissi Mamba tries to obtain a visa to join his wife and newborn twins in the United States and after two years arrives to start a new life with his family.

Learning About Race

In episode five Lucia Wylie-Eggert tells a story about a specific moment in elementary school when she was forced to learn about racial identity in the United States.

City Hall Wedding

Maxie Jones is waiting for his sister to arrive at the courthouse when he's asked by a different couple to stand for their wedding. "I went in there with them. I signed my name," he says. After the first ceremony, Jones jokes with the judge that he will be back momentarily to witness his sister's wedding. "And the judge was like, 'not today,'" he recalls. "The judge said, 'you can only witness for one couple per day.'"

What A Trip

In episode 2, Amir Baghdadchi describes an attempt to smuggle Italian bologna in to the United States and a tense encounter with TSA agents. It's on a return trip to London that Baghdadchi is asked to show his passport which "is an anxious moment for everyone," he says. "You watch the agent look at you, look at your picture, look at you, look at your picture, and just praying 'please god, let me look like myself.'" It's through this experience, and others like it, that Baghdadchi learns to perfect the art of international travel.

Hot Feet

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