Nestor Gomez tells a story about his food cravings and his ex-wife's food cravings during her first pregnancy. Since his ex-wife took superstitions seriously, it became Nestor's job to make sure her cravings were met. Nestor is a master storyteller and we dive into the craft behind this story and storytelling in general. We also talk about the Immigration Stories series he produces.
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We listen to a story Nestor told at the Madison Moth story slam and explore the story behind the story. Jen also plays a minute clip from a different story of Nestor's (Last Mile) as a great example of how to build tension in a story and Nestor explains his thinking in putting together that story. We also talk about Nestor's '80 minutes around the world - Immigration Stories' series that he produces. You can learn more about it at his website, http://www.nestorgomezstoryteller.com.
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