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the Yes. Hello folks this is risk the show where people tell true stories they never thought

they dare to share I'm Kevin Allison and this is a special episode that has a

complementary episode coming out on the very same day.

The wonderful Robin Galfin Vine, the creator of the beloved New York-based storytelling show and ice cream cake party.

Called Yums the Word.

Robin joins me for our conversation about another beloved figure from the New York storytelling

scene, the late great Colleen Hinesley. Now the episode that we're re-releasing on the same day as this one you're listening to

contains a single story, Colleen Hinesley's classic called The Voice.

And we are also going to hear Colleen's voice

in this episode too, quite literally, because Robin brought along a bunch of audio clips

that she recorded with Colleen when Colleen was still with us.

So this episode is a celebration of Colleen's life.

She was a force to be reckoned with and a joy to have first as a storytelling student of ours at the Story Studio,

second as a risk storyteller who gave us one of our all-time classics and third as such a warm

and loving presence in the New York storytelling community.

So without further ado, here is Robin Galvin Gelfinbine and via occasional audio clips, Colin Hinesley and myself, with a story we call what a vision.

So five years ago I'm sitting on a couch in this like very cool like artsy space

that was sort of like part co-working part like space, there's like paint brushes,

this well as like a conference room,

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