Stories: quick as we can tell them! More!Our annual Shortest Story extravaganza took place at the Centaur Theatre on January 13, 2023The storytellers in Part 2 are:Mike PellegrinMichele Luchs Julia Haney Ariel Shirker Yigal Judah Nisha Coleman

#67 The Shortest Story XIII (part 1)

Jul 12th, 2023 39m 37s

Stories: quick as we can tell them!Our annual Shortest Story extravaganza took place at the Centaur Theatre on January 13, 2023Follow along, guess the storyteller! Here's the show order for part 1: Matt Goldberg Claire Sherwood Zahraa Chorghay

#66 Good Date / Bad Date 2

Jun 27th, 2023 20m 39s

This episode features a story by Lea Beddia from our Good Date/Bad Date show in March 2022 at the Centaur Theatre in Montreal. Stay tuned after the story for an interview with Lea about, among other things, the intersection of her writing life

#65 En-Fabulous

May 24th, 2023 28m 1s

This episode features Juliana Léveillé-Trudel, host and producer of Enfabulation, a French-language storytelling show in Montreal. Juliana also produces the Enfabulation podcast. Her featured story was told live on the Mainline Theatre stage i

#64 The Song that Saved my Life

May 8th, 2023 22m 47s

This episode features a story by, and an interview with, Keith Serry. The story is from our Summer Love event — and Keith uses this theme to reflect not on romantic love, but that temporary, fleeting feeling of a youthful moment.Keith Serry is

# 63 Inheritance

Apr 25th, 2023 23m 40s

This episode features a story by, and an interview with, Gracia Dyer Jalea about channelling the stories of our ancestors. Gracia is an award-winning change leader, founder, and mother of twins. Her work as an artist and researcher focuses on t

#62 Perspectives

Mar 28th, 2023 22m 16s

It's all in how you look at it, where you're standing, or just who you are. In this episode, we'll hear a story by Michele Luchs, and then talk to her about perspective and what it means to get at a truth -- not the whole truth, just one of so

#61 Déjà Vu

Mar 28th, 2023 27m 3s

This episode, Déjà Vu, explores just how personal that feeling of familiarity really is through two stories from our live show.These two fantastic storytellers, Taylor Tower and Nathan Elliott, graced the Confabulation stage at the Mainline The

#60 Good Date/Bad Date

Mar 14th, 2023 21m 50s

Season 4, Episode 2 features Maryam Ganni telling a story at the Centaur Theatre in Montreal, in March 2022. It was our first live show in two years, and what a thrill it was to be back in front of a live audience. Maryam's story is a study in

#59 Signs and Symbols

Mar 1st, 2023 20m 42s

Season 4 of the Confabulation podcast is back with a fresh batch of stories, interviews with storytellers, and just enough chatter to keep it all rolling.The first episode features two storytellers from our Signs and Symbols show at the Centaur

#58: Adapting

Aug 27th, 2020 30m 31s

It's almost September, and la rentrée this year is a complicated one. We're all adapting, or trying to. In this episode, Elizabeth Varvaro shares a story about responding and adapting to a super complex situation. It's from our October 2018 sho

#57: Reunited

Aug 13th, 2020 19m 34s

Confabulation Montreal and Victoria are reunited (and it feels so good). This week's podcast is co-hosted by Matt and Cassandra Tognari, a producer and storyteller from Confabulation Victoria. This episode features Cassandra's story about the t

#56: Second Chance

Jul 17th, 2020 24m 58s

This week Confabulation podcast producer and Technical Director Stephen Trepanier co-hosts the show with Deb, AND tells a story- from way back in January 2013, when he was still a kid, jumping out of runaway shopping carts!Stephen Trepanier is

#55: In the Wake

Jul 3rd, 2020 32m 55s

In the wake of crisis, chaos and care, pandemic and protest: who are we ?This week's podcast features Sara Meleika telling a story about one of the turning points in her life.This story was recorded April 2019 at the Mainline Theatre in Montrea

#54: Connection

Jun 18th, 2020 38m 24s

This week's podcast features a story by Kadi Diop on making a connection by disconnecting. Her story was recorded February 2020 at the Phi Centre as part of Black History Month.Kadi Diop is the francophone education director of Montreal Improv

#53: Medicine

Jun 4th, 2020 29m 36s

Brief language advisory -- this week's story contains a couple of words that may not be appropriate for all audience. They're well-earned words, but still present.This week's podcast features a story by Leigh Kinch-Pedrosa on the complexity of

#52: Ritual

May 21st, 2020 34m 19s

This week's podcast features a story by Smriti Bansal, recorded at our season opening show in September 2019 at the Centaur theatre. Bonus track: Matt checks in by phone with Smriti, who talks, among other things, about the silver lining of dat

#51: Gain

May 7th, 2020 25m 16s

This week's podcast features a beautiful story by Emira Tufo about loss, escape and rebirth. The story was told before a live audience at our Families show in December 2017. Plus a bonus track! We catch up with Emira at home (where else) and ta

#50: Loss

Apr 21st, 2020 31m 1s

This week we're doing something a little different with our podcast. We've paired a live event recording with a tale from our Stories in Isolation series.This episode on Loss features Mike Pellegrin x 2: an epic story recorded live at the Phi

#49 : Bodies

Apr 7th, 2020 28m 15s

We are very happy to launch another podcast! This week's episode features two very different kinds of stories about Bodies.Born and raised in Nairobi, Sehar Manji is a Montreal-based actor, writer, improvisor and instructor at Montreal Improv.H

#48: Belonging

Mar 23rd, 2020 17m 6s

This week's story is about Belonging -- which is a feeling a few of us might need right about now.Featuring a story by Emma Lanza from our October 2017 live show.Emma Lanza is a born and bred Montrealer with a background in theatre performance

#47: To Infinity and Beyond

Mar 5th, 2020 34m 21s

This week's episode features two storytellers from our May 2018 collaboration with Broad Science: Maya Hey and Alex Allard.Broad Science is an initiative dedicated to making science inclusive, engaging, and intersectional, through podcasting —

#46: Shorts 2019 part 2

Feb 20th, 2020 32m 23s

We are gearing up for our Shortest Story X on February 29th, so to get you in the mood, here are twelve 2-minute stories from the Shortest Story 9 -- recorded at Mainline Theatre in March 2019.Featuring stories from:Smriti BansalJosh BudmanZahr

#45: Frantic

Feb 6th, 2020 25m 55s

Confabulation co-producer Francesca Esguerra joins us for this episode, where we don't exactly explore the theme of Frantic.... we just are. Featuring stories by Francesca Esguerra and Paul Van Dyck.Paul Van Dyck is a graduate of Queen’s Univer

#44: Trust

Jan 21st, 2020 25m 46s

This week, Confabulation podcast explores the theme of Trust, featuring two stories from the archives, going way back to June 2017 and April 2018, with Jeff Gandell and Jane O'Faherty.Jane O'Faherty is an Irish-born, Montreal-based twentysometh