Finding My Father with Comedian Darren Carter

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4.1 • 529 Ratings

🗓️ 26 December 2016

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Comedian Darren Carter (The Party Continues) had the quintessential difficult childhood. His mom was in prison and he didn't know his dad. After he got the call his mother passed away, he knew the time had come to find his father. Here's a few links to help you get the most out of Story Worthy- if you're listening on an iPhone, all you need to do is tap the cover art while the show is playing, and you'll see the episode notes, including the links. There is one to subscribe, http://bit.ly/2eSlJZw please do! There's one to our Facebook page and to our email address. We'd love to hear from you, either there, or on our survey at wondery.com/survey. You'll also find some special deals courtesy of our sponsors like Hello Fresh (promo code STORY30) Casper Mattress, and Audible (promo code STORYWORTHY). It's good karma guys! See our Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and our California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0	Storyworthy Media, the best in story-driven content.
0:07.3	Hi, this is Darren Carter, and you are listening to Storyworthy.
0:20.6	Enjoy this program.
0:22.1	Welcome to Storyworthy. My name is Christine Blackburn. I'm coming to you from Wondery's
0:37.4	Sunset Studio in West Hollywood, California.
0:40.4	I am so glad you guys tuned in today, whether you're a longtime fan of the show or a new listener,
0:45.5	welcome to Storyworthy. Today's story is brought to us from comedian Darren Carter, and the title of
0:51.2	his story is Finding My Father. And I just have to say, Darren, I mean, he's so amazing, but he has the quintessential
0:59.7	story of a comedian who has had a difficult childhood.
1:04.0	I mean, he grew up in Fresno.
1:05.6	He lived in an orphanage.
1:07.1	He was adopted.
1:08.5	But you'd never know it to meet this guy.
1:12.8	I mean, Darren Carter, he's so uplifting.
1:14.0	He's so funny.
1:16.4	He's aptly known as the party starter.
1:17.4	Did I tell you that?
1:19.3	The party starter, Darren Carter.
1:24.5	And by the way, Darren's memes on Facebook and stuff are like the funniest I've ever seen.
2:03.2	And if you haven't seen Darren Carter live, he is worth your time. You can find more about where Darren Carter is playing at Darren Carter.com. Okay, before we bring on Darren's story, I did want to mention that you guys can follow me on Twitter and Instagram at Storyworthy. And I'm also on Facebook. Of course, I'm on Facebook. If you're on Facebook, please, right now, stop what you're doing, and click the like button on the Facebook page. And don't forget to head over to storyworthy podcast.com before you shop on Amazon because you click on my link and it costs you nothing and it helps me out. So thank you for that. Okay, you guys, Darren Carter's here right now. He's an amazing comedian, like I said, who performs extensively around the country and here in L.A.
2:07.9	Now, he's been seen on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and in the movie Be Cool with John Travolta.
2:17.6	He's also been on Comedy Central, B.E.T, and Showtime. He has a new album out right now called The Party Continues, and it's available on his website, Darren Carter.com, and also on iTunes you can find him also over on twitter at darren carter okay you guys without
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