Socially Awkward with Author Carlos Kotkin
Story Worthy
Story Worthy Media
4.1 • 529 Ratings
🗓️ 20 June 2011
⏱️ 27 minutes
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Summary
Author Carlos Kotkin (Please God Let It Be Herpes, 11- time MOTH Story Slam winner!) has had some socially awkward moments in life. Haven't we all? But this story is seriously socially awkward and it involves a yoga instructor.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Story Worthy Podcast Live. |
| 0:27.1 | Now we invite you to sit back, relax, and enjoy the show. |
| 0:31.3 | Here are your host, Christine Blackburn, and Hanna Spinney. |
| 0:37.1 | Welcome to Storyworthy. |
| 0:38.3 | I am Christine Blackburn and I'm here with... |
| 0:41.3 | Hanna Sfini and we're coming to you as last week from Embar in Hollywood at Vine and Fountain. |
| 0:48.3 | Woo! Hollywood! |
| 0:49.3 | I do want to give a shout out to tell you some more about the place. Last week we talked about the neighborhood, but here inside, this is a beautiful place. There are burgundy curtains on the walls. There are burgundy tablecloths. It's a good color. It's a good color. Burgundy chairs. And it's gorgeous. I unfortunately decide to wear my only burgundy shirt. You look like you're in Chroma Key. |
| 1:12.1 | Yeah, I'm like a weatherman in somewhere in Omaha going, |
| 1:16.0 | the tornado is coming this way, and my head is floating, and the thing, people are |
| 1:21.4 | frightened right now. |
| 1:22.3 | But they're happy. |
| 1:23.5 | That's right. |
| 1:23.9 | All right, you guys, tonight on the show, we've got Carlos Kotkin. |
| 1:27.4 | Carlos Kotkin. Carlos Kotkin. This guy, and here's how I know this guy is good, he's been on the show twice before. And so this is his third night on the show. Why has he been on three times before, Honest? Why? Because he brings it. He brings it. And you guys, this guy, Carlos Kotchin, has been a 10-time Moth story slam winner. |
| 1:47.5 | Ten times! He's a Motha Deca. He's a Deca Moth. He's a Deca Moth. And he's won a Grand Slam one time. So anyway, he's a un-a-he's a unigran slam and a dick of a box. |
| 1:57.9 | The guy's amazing. |
| 1:59.0 | He's got a book coming out next year we're going to talk about. |
| 2:01.4 | And his subject tonight is socially awkward. slam and a deck of a loss. He wins all. He's got a book coming out next year we're going to talk about. |
| 2:01.4 | And his subject tonight is socially awkward. Are you socially awkward right now? |
| 2:08.3 | Yes, yes, I am. A little? Yes, yes, I am. Because I never, I don't enjoy talking to people. |
| 2:15.0 | Really? Why is that honest? I don't know. Because, I mean, I like to talk to people when I can't actually see them. Well, that's where I was... You have to talk to people. Really? Why is that on us? I don't know because, I mean, I like to talk to people |
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