Everyday Stories

A Deep Dive Into The World of Audio Fanfiction w/ Gem

Welcome to Episode 21 of the Everyday Stories podcast! A podcast about the everyday stories from the people you know and the people you don't know. Here to help you learn a thing or two about life and the stories that define us. Today, we’re talking to Gem - By day, Gem works in program management, transforming disjointed systems into intuitive, people-first solutions. By night, she brings spicy, sapphic, and gay fanfiction to life, narrating danmei (Chinese “Boys Love”) stories into audio gems (aka podfics) under the alias Danmei Podfics With Gem. We’re talking all about fanfiction, smut, danmei, audio gems and podfics! More of Gem's links: https://gempodfics.carrd.co/ -- The unforgiving shameless plugs... Follow the pod on YouTube🎥: ‪  @everydaystoriespod  [https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UC6hO-3TQf-kM35WNwEI41RQ] Listen to the pod on Spotify🎧 [https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/storyhunter] Maybe subscribe to my substack [https://storyhunter.substack.com/] too 👉👈

What Does It Mean To Be A New Yorker with Veronika Stetska

Welcome to Episode 20 of the Everyday Stories podcast! A podcast about the everyday stories from the people you know and the people you don't know. Here to help you learn a thing or two about life and the stories that define us. Today, we’re talking to Veronika Stetska [https://veronikastetska.substack.com/] - a copywriter and self-published author on Amazon. In her working life, she’s focused on the importance of storytelling and community-building. Her passion for storytelling led Veronika launching her Substack called Tea Time with V, where she writes articles about lifestyle, design, interiors, fashion, beauty, and stories that you can read over a cup of tea (or coffee). We’re going to be talking to Veronika about what makes New York great. From the food and culture to the fashion and hidden gems, what does it truly mean to be a New Yorker? -- The unforgiving shameless plugs... Follow the pod on YouTube🎥: ‪ @everydaystoriespod  [https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UC6hO-3TQf-kM35WNwEI41RQ] Listen to the pod on Spotify🎧 [https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/storyhunter] Maybe subscribe to my substack [https://storyhunter.substack.com/] too 👉👈

What Does It Truly Mean To Be Free with CHARLiiE

Welcome to Episode 19 of the Everyday Stories podcast! A podcast about the everyday stories from the people you know and the people you don't know. Here to help you learn a thing or two about life and the stories that define us. Today, we’re talking to CHARLiiE [https://substack.com/@charliie] - a multidimensional creator, and the visionary behind Light to Lead — a platform dedicated to collective awakening and the journey of coming home to self. She’s also an attorney, an Air Force veteran, and a clinically trained social worker — a path that led her through systems of structure, service, and survival, only to return home to the deepest truth of who she really is. With a voice rooted in lived experience and a heart devoted to the fullness of the human journey, CHARLiiE invites others into a space of remembrance, liberation, and radical self-acceptance. Her work speaks to what it means to be radically human — to stop chasing who we think we should be and instead remember who we’ve always been. What does that all mean? Tune in to find out. -- The unforgiving shameless plugs... Follow the pod on YouTube🎥: ‪  @everydaystoriespod  [https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UC6hO-3TQf-kM35WNwEI41RQ] Listen to the pod on Spotify🎧 [https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/storyhunter] Maybe subscribe to my substack [https://storyhunter.substack.com/] too 👉👈

Where Do We Go After We Die? With Karen

Welcome to Episode 18 of the Everyday Stories podcast! A podcast about the everyday stories from the people you know and the people you don't know. Here to help you learn a thing or two about life and the stories that define us. Today, we’re talking to Karen Sargent [https://substack.com/@hotmessthoughts] - a hospice chaplain, spiritual director, and ceremony officiant based in Rhode Island. She believes that talking about difficult and taboo topics is what brings us closer together and what helps us learn about ourselves. She believes that death is a part of life, and that we can learn from the dying. When she’s not doing hospice-y things, you can probably find her at a coffee shop, eating popcorn, or playing with her dog Waffle. We’re talking all about death. -- The unforgiving shameless plugs... Follow the pod on YouTube🎥: ‪  @everydaystoriespod  [https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UC6hO-3TQf-kM35WNwEI41RQ] Listen to the pod on Spotify🎧 [https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/storyhunter] Maybe subscribe to my substack [https://storyhunter.substack.com/] too 👉👈

What It's Like Working As a Professional Dominatrix w/ Mistress Lauren

Welcome to Episode 17 of the Everyday Stories podcast! A podcast about the everyday stories from the people you know and the people you don't know. Here to help you learn a thing or two about life and the stories that define us. Today, we’re talking to Mistress Lauren [https://www.instagram.com/cherrybb33_/] - a professional dominatrix and certified sex coach based in NYC. She enjoys getting paid to humiliate men, and hopes to destigmatize sexual shame and sex work. We’re talking all about working as a dominatrix and asking (and debunking) everyone's top questions. This may be one of the most transparent conversations you'll hear from a dominatrix. -- The unforgiving shameless plugs... Follow the pod on YouTube🎥: ‪ @everydaystoriespod  [https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UC6hO-3TQf-kM35WNwEI41RQ] Listen to the pod on Spotify🎧 [https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/storyhunter] Maybe subscribe to my substack [https://storyhunter.substack.com/] too 👉👈