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Mike Daisey is a fierce storyteller, one minute hilarious, the next minute sweet, with a fine-tuned ear for digression. He circles in on his uneasy subject matter, closer and closer, until he exposes the raw heart. The New York Times calls him "the master storyteller" and he has been compared to Garrison Keillor, Spalding Gray, and David Sedaris.

Julia Sweeney went to Vegas for the film festival, but she stayed for the lap dance.

Visit the annual Catfish Days festival in Tim's Midwestern hometown. You can practically smell the stink bugs.

A deeply funny story by Beth Lapides about her Jewishness.

Julia's travel rampage continues with a trip to the Galapgos, with side trips into the politics of evolution, a brief debate about astrology with Beth, and how to deal with a crazy fellow traveler.

Judy devotes herself entirely to her search for love online and offers tips on what to do on your first date if you don't want to have a second date.

A deeply funny story by Scott King about a very scary diagnosis.

2 short anecdotes about the animal rights movement and my sexual awakening.

A deeply funny story by Cindy Chupack about relationships, weddings and love.

Dan Bucatinsky explores the meaning of love. He wonders why the Eskimos have 200 words for snow and we have only one for love. DAN BUCATINSKY is the writer, director, and star of All Over the Guy, and executive producer of The Comeback. He is Lisa Kudrow's producing partner and is currently writing for Lipstick Jungle.

TIM BAGLEY has appeared in Will & Grace, Monk, Curb Your Enthusiasm, and The Minor Accomplishments of Jackie Woodman.

Dana Gould admits it's hip to be square. You'll hear about why Dana adopted, spooky ghost Jesus, and the sanctity of the Bat Cave. DANA GOULD was a writer and producer on The Simpsons and a veteran club comedian, with Comedy Central and HBO specials. His work is also available in the Un-Cabaret Stand-Up series. This piece was recorded at Un-Cabaret's spoken-word series "Say the Word", featuring great comedy writers reading their own original first-person non-fiction.

Another of Stephen's bizarre and hilarious encounters with a psychiatrist. If you're keeping track, the score is currently Stephen: 2, Shrinks: 0.

A deeply funny story by Stephen Glass about the lure of the forbidden shiksa and another about the mysterious Kegel muscle.

John Riggi's drug-addled Sedona adventure with his boyfriend, Beth & Greg, and a crazed Vietnam vet who helps John find his own personal vortex.

Judy gives us the inside story on some of the guys that turned out not to be the love of her life while her "soul mate" waits in the wings.

Judy's obsessed search for a husband continues. In this episode, she becomes a hot property on the online Jewish dating services.

Jon Kinnally's deep, beautiful piece goes shallow and deep as he explores feline and human love.

A deeply funny story by Rob Cohen about ditching his own Bar-mitzvah.

Authors Jack Campbell and Elizabeth Moon discuss fact vs. fiction in science fiction and fantasy; reviving old series and bringing new series to an end; steampunk; and much more.