Sadly, this month's episode is our last <a href="https://kcrwberlin.com/2020/11/kcrw-berlin-to-go-off-air-on-dec-13-2020/">before KCRW Berlin goes off air on Dec. 13, 2020.</a> In celebration of more than a dozen episodes over the past year-and-a-half, host Sylvia Cunningham invites The Bear's founder, Dyane Neiman, to talk about what inspired her to start this monthly storytelling event and how much it's grown since its launch in 2015.Tune in to hear some of Dyane's all-time favorite stories, including "A Big Black Bear" from Mike Trupiano, "Family Divisions" from Liz Erber and "What I Did For Love," by Khushi Pasquale. You'll also hear some of Sylvia's favorite tales from storytellers Galuh Rohmah, Denise Banks-Grasedyck and Renko Pauwels.If you would like to tell a story or attend the next Bear storytelling evening, check out the <a href="https://www.thebear-storytelling.de/events">Bear storytelling's event page</a>. Produced by Sylvia Cunningham.

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 &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sadly, this month's episode is our last &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://kcrwberlin.com/2020/11/kcrw-berlin-to-go-off-air-on-dec-13-2020/"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;before KCRW Berlin goes off air on Dec. 13, 2020.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In celebration of more than a dozen episodes over the past year-and-a-half, host Sylvia Cunningham invites The Bear's founder, Dyane Neiman, to talk about what inspired her to start this monthly storytelling event and how much it's grown since its launch in 2015.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Tune in to hear some of Dyane's all-time favorite stories, including "A Big Black Bear" from Mike Trupiano, "Family Divisions" from Liz Erber and "What I Did For Love," by Khushi Pasquale. You'll also hear some of Sylvia's favorite tales from storytellers Galuh Rohmah, Denise Banks-Grasedyck and Renko Pauwels.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;If you would like to tell a story or attend the next Bear storytelling evening, check out the &lt;a href="https://www.thebear-storytelling.de/events"&gt;Bear storytelling's event page&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;em&gt;Produced by Sylvia Cunningham.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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This month's episode is our last before KCRW Berlin goes off air on Dec. 13, 2020. Host Sylvia Cunningham invites The Bear's founder, Dyane Neiman, to talk about what inspired her to start this monthly storytelling event in 2015 and how much it's grown si

This month's episode is our last before KCRW Berlin goes off air on Dec. 13, 2020. Host Sylvia Cunningham invites The Bear's founder, Dyane Neiman, to talk about what inspired her to start this monthly storytelling event in 2015 and how much it's grown since its launch.

Saying goodbye with some all-time favorite stories

These true, personal stories were recorded live at The Bear on September 18 at the Shakespeare Company's open-air stage in Berlin. The theme of the evening was water: stories of buoyancy. The storytellers featured in this episode are Alexander Wragge, Sylvia Schoeningh-Taylor, Mike Trupiano and Annie Voigt. Musician Florian Ruland performed live. Our show’s theme is “I Need Love,” remixed by D.J. Spector.The Bear was created by Dyane Neiman and inspired by <a href="https://themoth.org/">The Moth</a>. If you would like to tell a story or attend the next Bear storytelling evening, check out the <a href="https://www.thebear-storytelling.de/events">Bear storytelling's event page</a>.Produced by Sylvia Cunningham.

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 &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;These true, personal stories were recorded live at The Bear on September 18 at the Shakespeare Company's open-air stage in Berlin. The theme of the evening was water: stories of buoyancy.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The storytellers featured in this episode are Alexander Wragge, Sylvia Schoeningh-Taylor, Mike Trupiano and Annie Voigt. Musician Florian Ruland performed live. Our show’s theme is “I Need Love,” remixed by D.J. Spector.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Bear was created by Dyane Neiman and inspired by &lt;a href="https://themoth.org/"&gt;The Moth&lt;/a&gt;. If you would like to tell a story or attend the next Bear storytelling evening, check out the &lt;a href="https://www.thebear-storytelling.de/events"&gt;Bear storytelling's event page&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Produced by Sylvia Cunningham.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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Storytellers Alexander Wragge, Sylvia Schoeningh-Taylor, Mike Trupiano and Annie Voigt share their true, personal stories around the theme "water: stories of buoyancy." Berlin musician Florian Ruland performs live. 

Water: stories of buoyancy

This special edition of the "The Bear on KCRW Berlin" was produced for the <a href="https://www.goethe.de/prj/mis/en/index.html?wt_sc=mistakes">"Fehler" project in cooperation with the Goethe-Institut in Washington, D.C</a>. These true, personal stories were recorded live at The Bear's "Eve of the Champs" event on June 19, 2020 at Pfefferberg Haus 13. The theme of the evening was: Bad mistakes make good stories.The storytellers featured in this episode are Galuh Rohmah, Annie Voigt, Renko Pauwels, Allia Sadeghipour and Denise Banks-Grasedyck. <a href="https://www.illaymusic.com/">Illay Chester</a> performed cello live.The Bear was created by Dyane Neiman and inspired by <a href="https://themoth.org/">The Moth</a>. If you would like to tell a story or attend the next Bear storytelling evening, check out the <a href="https://www.thebear-storytelling.de/events">Bear's event page</a>. And if you've missed a previous episode of "The Bear on KCRW Berlin," be sure to stop by our <a href="https://kcrwberlin.com/thebear/">show page</a> to catch up. Produced by Sylvia Cunningham.

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 &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;This special edition of the "The Bear on KCRW Berlin" was produced for the &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.goethe.de/prj/mis/en/index.html?wt_sc=mistakes"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;"Fehler" project in cooperation with the Goethe-Institut in Washington, D.C&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt;.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;These true, personal stories were recorded live at The Bear's "Eve of the Champs" event on June 19, 2020 at Pfefferberg Haus 13. The theme of the evening was: Bad mistakes make good stories.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The storytellers featured in this episode are Galuh Rohmah, Annie Voigt, Renko Pauwels, Allia Sadeghipour and Denise Banks-Grasedyck. &lt;a href="https://www.illaymusic.com/"&gt;Illay Chester&lt;/a&gt; performed cello live.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Bear was created by Dyane Neiman and inspired by &lt;a href="https://themoth.org/"&gt;The Moth&lt;/a&gt;. If you would like to tell a story or attend the next Bear storytelling evening, check out the &lt;a href="https://www.thebear-storytelling.de/events"&gt;Bear's event page&lt;/a&gt;. And if you've missed a previous episode of "The Bear on KCRW Berlin," be sure to stop by our &lt;a href="https://kcrwberlin.com/thebear/"&gt;show page&lt;/a&gt; to catch up.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;em&gt;Produced by Sylvia Cunningham. &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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Storytellers Galuh Rohmah, Annie Voigt, Renko Pauwels, Allia Sadeghipour and Denise Banks-Grasedyck share their true, personal stories around the theme of "bad mistakes make good stories." Berlin musician Illay Chester performs live. 

Bad mistakes make good stories

These true, personal stories were recorded live at The Bear on February 21, 2020 at ZENTRUM danziger50 in Prenzlauer Berg. The theme of the evening was "wild: stories of passion." The storytellers featured in this episode are Mike Trupiano, Ben McGuire, and Galuh Rohmah. Berlin musician <a href="https://www.felixkomoll.de/">Felix Komoll</a> performed live. Our show’s theme is “I Need Love,” remixed by D.J. Spector.The Bear was created by Dyane Neiman and inspired by <a href="https://themoth.org/">The Moth</a>. If you would like to tell a story or attend the next Bear storytelling evening, check out the <a href="https://www.thebear-storytelling.de/events">Bear storytelling’s event page</a>. And if you’ve missed a previous episode of The Bear on KCRW Berlin, be sure to stop by our <a href="https://kcrwberlin.com/thebear/">show page</a> to catch up. Produced by Sylvia Cunningham.

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 &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;These true, personal stories were recorded live at The Bear on February 21, 2020 at ZENTRUM danziger50 in Prenzlauer Berg. The theme of the evening was "wild: stories of passion."&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The storytellers featured in this episode are Mike Trupiano, Ben McGuire, and Galuh Rohmah. Berlin musician &lt;a href="https://www.felixkomoll.de/"&gt;Felix Komoll&lt;/a&gt; performed live. Our show’s theme is “I Need Love,” remixed by D.J. Spector.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Bear was created by Dyane Neiman and inspired by &lt;a href="https://themoth.org/"&gt;The Moth&lt;/a&gt;. If you would like to tell a story or attend the next Bear storytelling evening, check out the &lt;a href="https://www.thebear-storytelling.de/events"&gt;Bear storytelling’s event page&lt;/a&gt;. And if you’ve missed a previous episode of The Bear on KCRW Berlin, be sure to stop by our &lt;a href="https://kcrwberlin.com/thebear/"&gt;show page&lt;/a&gt; to catch up.&lt;br&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;br&gt;Produced by Sylvia Cunningham. &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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Storytellers Mike Trupiano, Ben McGuire, and Galuh Rohmah share their true, personal stories around the theme of "wild: stories of passion." Berlin musician Felix Komoll performs live. 

Wild: stories of passion

These true, personal stories were recorded live at The Bear on January 17 at ZENTRUM danziger50 in Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin. Yvonne Grünwald performed live. The storytellers featured in this show are Ben McGuire, David Mouriquand, and Fabienne Lang.Our show’s theme is “I Need Love,” remixed by D.J. Spector. The Bear was created by Dyane Neiman and inspired by <a href="https://themoth.org/">The Moth</a>. If you would like to tell a story or attend the next Bear storytelling evening, check out the <a href="https://www.thebear-storytelling.de/events">Bear storytelling’s event page</a>. And if you’ve missed a previous episode of The Bear on KCRW Berlin, be sure to stop by our <a href="https://kcrwberlin.com/thebear/">show page</a> to catch up.Produced by Sylvia Cunningham.

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 &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;These true, personal stories were recorded live at The Bear on January 17 at ZENTRUM danziger50 in Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin. Yvonne Grünwald performed live.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The storytellers featured in this show are Ben McGuire, David Mouriquand, and Fabienne Lang.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Our show’s theme is “I Need Love,” remixed by D.J. Spector. The Bear was created by Dyane Neiman and inspired by &lt;a href="https://themoth.org/"&gt;The Moth&lt;/a&gt;. If you would like to tell a story or attend the next Bear storytelling evening, check out the &lt;a href="https://www.thebear-storytelling.de/events"&gt;Bear storytelling’s event page&lt;/a&gt;. And if you’ve missed a previous episode of The Bear on KCRW Berlin, be sure to stop by our &lt;a href="https://kcrwberlin.com/thebear/"&gt;show page&lt;/a&gt; to catch up.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Produced by Sylvia Cunningham. &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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Storytellers Ben McGuire, David Mouriquand, and Fabienne Lang share their true, personal stories around the theme of "unforgettable firsts." 

Premiere: stories of unforgettable firsts (part 2)

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