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Through a mix of party games, interviews, and live performance-style storytelling, Summer, Isaac and their guests tell stories they haven't shared publicly before—and reveal things about themselves you’d normally never tell a stranger.

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United States

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Through a mix of party games, interviews, and live performance-style storytelling, Summer, Isaac and their guests tell stories they haven't shared publicly before—and reveal things about themselves you’d normally never tell a stranger.

Language:

English


Episodes

Ep. 09: Melissa Broder - Romance

4/7/2016
Melissa Broder, the poet and essayist behind the @SoSadToday Twitter account, tells a story about actually trying to follow the rules from the book "The Rules (TM): Time-Tested Secrets for Capturing the Heart of Mr. Right". Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:00:25:43

Ep. 08: Sherman Alexie - Food

3/31/2016
Poet, author and filmmaker Sherman Alexie is lactose intolerant. In this episode, he tells a story about racial identity, anthropology, and the incident that finally forced him to come to terms with his body's inability to digest dairy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:00:21:13

Ep. 07: Lorelei Lee - Bodies

3/24/2016
Lorelei Lee, an adult film performer, writer, director and activist tells a story about body modification and finding her sisterhood. She also plays Never Have I Ever with Summer and Isaac. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:00:28:15

Ep. 06: Lena Waithe - Long Distance

3/17/2016
Lena Waithe—a writer, producer and actress who played Denise on the Netflix show "Master Of None"—tells a story about moving from Chicago to L.A., coming out to her friends and family, and her changing relationship with her mom. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:00:30:30

Ep. 05: Saeed Jones - Letting Go

3/10/2016
Poet and BuzzFeed Editor Saeed Jones tells a story about learning to let go after his mother's death—and reclaiming his name, which means "happy" and "fortunate" in Arabic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:00:29:20

Ep. 04: Michael Ian Black - Home

3/3/2016
Comedian Michael Ian Black tells the story of buying and hating his first house. He also plays Never Have I Ever with Summer and Isaac and performs slam poetry for the very first time Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:00:25:28

Ep. 03: Edie Windsor & Roberta Kaplan - Coming Out

2/25/2016
Marriage equality trailblazers Edie Windsor and Roberta Kaplan were the plaintiff-attorney pair in the Supreme Court case that struck down the federal ban on same-sex couple's marriages. In this episode, they play Never Have I Ever with Summer and Isaac and tell the story of the first time their paths crossed, over 20 years before the United States v. Windsor ruling. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:00:32:14

Ep. 02: W. Kamau Bell - Expectation Vs. Reality

2/18/2016
W. Kamau Bell joins Summer and Isaac to play Never Have I Ever; then Kamau tells stories about working at Michael Jordan's restaurant, a new-dad emergency, and the first case of reverse racism he's ever heard of. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:00:30:38

Ep. 01: Cheryl Strayed - Stealing

2/11/2016
Summer and Isaac play "Never Have I Ever" with author Cheryl Strayed; then Cheryl tells a story about a horse, a cowboy, and a secret. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Duration:00:26:44