Dan and Dave talk about the positive and negative effects of criticism. Dan openly shares his very poor response to his first critical review - something all artists need to learn how to accept. http://www.9thstory.com/301/

Chris Urbanic is back to talk about how he was inspired to start making art from things he found in nature, like clay and elderly ex-salamanders. http://www.9thstory.com/217/

Sculptor Chris Urbanic is in the studio. Chris and Dan compare the similarities between poetry and sculpture and talk about how very small variances can have a huge impact on the final tone and overall story when you're working with such a condensed fo...

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Listen to a free story for All Hallow's Read. Stop 666 is a tale about a deal made on Route 666. Not a book, but free. http://www.9thstory.com/stop666

t's a special day, October 30th, time for History! Once upon a time, in the 1930's Orson Welles trolled the whole country right before Halloween. Listen along, friend.

Welcome to the 9th Story, where we discuss stories, storytelling, and also provide original story content.

Who's on 9th? The Doctor. No, not that one, the other one. For Episode 215 Dan is joined by Author Nelson W. Pyles to discuss the story of Doctor Who. http://www.9thstory.com/215/

Pittsburgh Dad comes stops by. Meet Chris Preksta, and Curt Wootton - the creators of Pittsburgh Dad. Not only are they great writers and really funny guys, but they really know and love story. http://www.9thstory.com/214/

Today Dan talks to Welsh storyteller Daniel Morden. Daniel shares his telling of Alcestis accompanied by the Devil's Violin Company, then we slow down talk about what story has to tell us and how it fits into the modern world. http://www.9thstory.com/213/