{"id":11977,"date":"2016-07-07T13:13:44","date_gmt":"2016-07-07T17:13:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/multi.nycnewsnetwork.com\/brooklynbuzz\/listen-and-tell-12-of-the-best-storytelling-shows-in-brooklyn-and-queens\/"},"modified":"2016-07-07T13:13:44","modified_gmt":"2016-07-07T17:13:44","slug":"listen-and-tell-12-of-the-best-storytelling-shows-in-brooklyn-and-queens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/brooklynbuzz\/listen-and-tell-12-of-the-best-storytelling-shows-in-brooklyn-and-queens\/","title":{"rendered":"Listen and tell: 12 of the best storytelling shows in Brooklyn and Queens"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Kevin Allison, host of Risk!, abandoning all shame at a recent show. image via Risk! on Facebook The art of storytelling is one of humanity\u2019s oldest traditions. Whether gathering round the fire, or the pedestal of a Grecian bard, we have an innate desire to listen to spoken narrative. And to find the great storytellers among us, we look to Brooklyn\u2014where everyone is a weirdo with a story to tell. Do you, dear Brooklyn weirdo, have an aching desire to bare the true stories of your life? Or would you rather hear someone else confess their own? Either way, the city provides ample opportunity to participate thanks to the\u00a0storytelling show\u00a0boom of the last few years. And we\u2019ve got the list to prove it. Below is our roundup of Brooklyn (and Queens) live, true storytelling events. Some are curated, open-mic, or both; all are engaging.  Risk! The Bell House,\u00a0Gowanus Next event: July 27, 8pm Curated,\u00a0$15 One of&hellip; Read More<\/p>\n<p>Listen and tell: 12 of the best storytelling shows in Brooklyn and Queens : <a href=\"http:\/\/brokelyn.com\/storytelling-shows-brooklyn-queens\/\">Brokelyn<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kevin Allison, host of Risk!, abandoning all shame at a recent show. image via Risk! on Facebook The<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5893,"featured_media":11978,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[2729],"class_list":["post-11977","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-brokelyn"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v23.4 (Yoast SEO v26.6) - 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