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Erin Barker: Plants And People

Erin Barker: Plants And People

FromThe Story Collider


Erin Barker: Plants And People

FromThe Story Collider

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Length:
15 minutes
Released:
Feb 27, 2015
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Erin Barker's attempt to save a college relationship leads her to a plant biology class where the professor brought an ax to class. Erin Barker is senior producer of The Story Collider and a host of its live show in New York. She is the first woman to win The Moth's GrandSLAM storytelling competition twice and has appeared in its Mainstage and shows in cities across the country, as well as on its Peabody Award-winning show on PRX, The Moth Radio Hour. One of her stories was included in The Moth's New York Times-bestselling book, The Moth: 50 True Stories. She considers herself a Gryffindor.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Released:
Feb 27, 2015
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Whether we wear a lab coat or haven't seen a test tube since grade school, science is shaping all of our lives. And that means we all have science stories to tell. Every year, we host dozens of live shows all over the country, featuring all kinds of storytellers - researchers, doctors, and engineers of course, but also patients, poets, comedians, cops, and more. Some of our stories are heartbreaking, others are hilarious, but they're all true and all very personal. Welcome to The Story Collider!