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<strong><em>What Lingers</em> is a podcast that goes beyond the story’s end, exploring the questions, insights, and revelations that linger after personal tales are shared.&nbsp;</strong></p><br>This podcast is a project from the team behind <em>Storytelling Lisboa</em>. Once a month,<em> Storytelling Lisboa </em>fills a stage with real people sharing true, personal stories in front of a live audience. This open, inclusive event encourages newcomers and celebrates community by creating a free space for connection. But so often a story leaves threads that need more unraveling.&nbsp;</p><br>That’s where<em> What Lingers </em>comes in. Each episode invites a past storyteller to revisit their narrative in front of a smaller audience in an intimate setting and stay for a deeper conversation, exploring the nuances and untold details that linger in their stories. Hosts Cristian Figueroa and Liz Melchor sit down with the storyteller and get to dive deeper into the moments that captivate and connect us.&nbsp;</p><br>Each episode is taped live in front of a small audience who we invite into the conversation. Join us on <em>What Lingers </em>and discover the questions, reflections, and revelations that surface when stories are shared once more.</p><br><strong>Our Format:</strong></p><br></p><ol><li><strong>Brief Introduction</strong> by hosts Liz and Cristian.</li><li><strong>Storytelling Segment</strong>: A new storyteller each episode shares a true, personal story in about ten minutes.</li><li><strong>In-Depth Conversation</strong>: The storyteller and hosts dive deeper into the story.</li><li><strong>Audience Interaction</strong>: We open the floor to the audience, inviting them to ask their own questions and add new perspectives.</li></ol><br></p><br><strong>Who Would Enjoy <em>What Lingers</em>?</strong></p><br></p><ul><li><strong>Listeners who value authentic, human-centered stories</strong> and enjoy reflecting on life’s complexities and connections.</li><li><strong>Fans of narrative podcasts, live storytelling events, and documentary-style audio</strong> who appreciate immersive storytelling formats.</li><li><strong>Storytelling enthusiasts</strong> curious about narrative structure, emotional depth, and the art of crafting impactful stories.</li><li><strong>Aspiring public speakers and performers</strong> interested in the dynamics of storytelling on stage and the vulnerability it requires.</li><li><strong>Empathetic, curious individuals</strong> fascinated by the range of human experiences</li></ul><br></p><strong>About <em>Storytelling Lisboa:</em></strong></p><em>Storytelling Lisboa</em> is a volunteer-driven community hosting free monthly storytelling events in both English and Portuguese, with an open stage welcoming everyone to share their stories. We’re rooted in values of inclusion, diversity, and vulnerability, embracing the full range of human experiences. In addition to our live events, we offer workshops designed to help build confidence for those who may be hesitant to step up to the microphone. We believe everyone has great stories, and we want to empower everyone to tell them! You can find out more and stay up to date with our project on our Instagram, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/storytellinglisboa" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@storytellinglisboa.</a></p><br>The hosts are <a href="https://www.instagram.com/i.draw.monkeys" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Liz Melchor</a>, an American ex-writer and almost therapist who now is a visual artist drawing with robots, and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/cuerpouniverso" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Cristian Figueroa</a>, a Colombian neuroscientist and holistic therapist, who both love stories and human complexity. </p><br>The producer is Jonny Bunyan. The podcast is made in Lisbon, Portugal. </p><br></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
In this episode of What Lingers, Emanuele talks about aliens, his father's bookshelf, and the relationship between father and son. This episode is in memory of Emanuele's father, Mariano, who passed shortly after the taping.
What Lingers is a podcast that dives into the unanswered questions behind people’s stories. From the creators of Storytelling Lisboa, hosts Cristian Figueroa and Liz Melchor invite storytellers back to retell their tales and engage in an honest, thought-provoking discussion. Recorded live, each episode also brings in the audience, adding real questions and reflections into the dialogue.
You can find more about Emanuele Capparelli on Instagram @immanuelkapa or on his website.
Follow Storytelling Lisboa on Instagram to stay updated on our live events and connect with Lisbon’s vibrant storytelling community.
This episode was recorded live at Tribe Social Club bringing the unique atmosphere of Lisbon’s storytelling scene to life.
Hosts: Liz Melchor & Cristian Figueroa
Produced by: Jonny Bunyan in Lisbon, Portugal
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In this episode of What Lingers, after a bicycle ride across Europe, Sylvia finds herself in a place of unmet expectations.
What Lingers is a podcast that dives into the unanswered questions behind people’s stories. From the creators of Storytelling Lisboa, hosts Cristian Figueroa and Liz Melchor invite storytellers back to retell their tales and engage in an honest, thought-provoking discussion. Recorded live, each episode also brings in the audience, adding real questions and reflections into the dialogue.
Sylvia studied filmmaking and photography at the Academy of Media Arts in Cologne, Germany. Since 2014 she's been working as a freelance director, writer, editor and photographer in the arts, advertising and TV. But first and foremost, Sylvia is a passionate storyteller, philanthropist, and cycling addict. She currently has one foot in Germany and one foot in Portugal.You can find her on Instagram at @sylvia_borges_
Follow Storytelling Lisboa on Instagram to stay updated on our live events and connect with Lisbon’s vibrant storytelling community.
This episode was recorded live at LX Brewery, bringing the unique atmosphere of Lisbon’s storytelling scene to life.
Hosts: Liz Melchor & Cristian Figueroa
Produced by: Jonny Bunyan in Lisbon, Portugal
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In this episode of What Lingers, Alex finds himself in a rather hilarious situation where a lie makes him keep falling deeper.
What Lingers is a podcast that dives into the unanswered questions behind people’s stories. From the creators of Storytelling Lisboa, hosts Cristian Figueroa and Liz Melchor invite storytellers back to retell their tales and engage in an honest, thought-provoking discussion. Recorded live, each episode also brings in the audience, adding real questions and reflections into the dialogue.
You can find Alex on Instagram at @alexand_erleon
Follow Storytelling Lisboa on Instagram to stay updated on our live events and connect with Lisbon’s vibrant storytelling community.
This episode was recorded live at LX Brewery, bringing the unique atmosphere of Lisbon’s storytelling scene to life.
Hosts: Liz Melchor & Cristian Figueroa
Produced by: Jonny Bunyan in Lisbon, Portugal
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In this episode of What Lingers, Marco begins his story with being asked out over Slack for a foot massage and tequila and ends the story in an unexpected and emotional place.
What Lingers is a podcast that dives into the unanswered questions behind people’s stories. From the creators of Storytelling Lisboa, hosts Cristian Figueroa and Liz Melchor invite storytellers back to retell their tales and engage in an honest, thought-provoking discussion. Recorded live, each episode also brings in the audience, adding real questions and reflections into the dialogue.
You can find Marco on Instagram at @marcodpatricio
What Lingers is a podcast from Storytelling Lisboa. Follow Storytelling Lisboa on Instagram to stay updated on our live events and connect with Lisbon’s vibrant storytelling community.
This episode was recorded live at LX Brewery, bringing the unique atmosphere of Lisbon’s storytelling scene to life.
Hosts: Liz Melchor & Cristian Figueroa
Produced by: Jonny Bunyan in Lisbon, Portugal
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In this heartfelt episode of What Lingers, Ana Filipa Lopes takes the stage to share a deeply personal story about the many forms of love. Ana explores how she experiences love through her work as a therapist and how this connects to the love inside of complex family relationships.
What Lingers is a podcast that dives into the unanswered questions behind people’s stories. From the creators of Storytelling Lisboa, hosts Cristian Figueroa and Liz Melchor invite storytellers back to retell their tales and engage in an honest, thought-provoking discussion. Recorded live, each episode also brings in the audience, adding real questions and reflections into the dialogue.
Learn more about Ana Filipa Lopes on her website.
What Lingers is a podcast from Storytelling Lisboa. Follow Storytelling Lisboa on Instagram to stay updated on our live events and connect with Lisbon’s vibrant storytelling community.
This episode was recorded live at LX Brewery, bringing the unique atmosphere of Lisbon’s storytelling scene to life.
Hosts: Liz Melchor & Cristian Figueroa
Produced by: Jonny Bunyan in Lisbon, Portugal
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In this candid and hilarious episode of What Lingers, storyteller Benny Augello takes the stage to share a story that dives deep into themes of lust and the power of talking about sex openly. With a very engaging storytelling style and talent for detail, Benny doesn’t shy away from describing his experiences with honesty and directness. After his story, we get into political importance of discussing sexuality without shame.
What Lingers is a podcast that dives into the unanswered questions behind people’s stories. From the creators of Storytelling Lisboa, hosts Cristian Figueroa and Liz Melchor invite storytellers back to revisit their tales and engage in an honest, thought-provoking discussion. Recorded live, each episode also engages the audience, bringing real questions and reflections into the dialogue.
Follow Benny Augello on Instagram @mrfrizzle86 to keep up with his storytelling.
This episode was recorded live at LX Brewery, bringing the unique atmosphere of Lisbon’s storytelling scene to life.
What Lingers is a podcast from Storytelling Lisboa. Stay connected by following us on Instagram @storytellinglisboa for updates on our events and episodes.
Hosts: Liz Melchor & Cristian Figueroa
Produced by: Jonny Bunyan in Lisbon, Portugal
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Welcome to What Lingers, the podcast where real stories meet real questions. In our debut episode, hosts Liz Melchor and Cristian Figueroa welcome storyteller Sandy Braz, a Luso-Canadian writer, who returns to share her uniquely Lisbon tale, first told live for Storytelling Lisboa’s theme, Gossip. Sandy’s story has it all—neighborhood secrets, tragedy, love, and the ongoing challenges of rent prices in Lisbon’s evolving communities.
About Our Guest: Sandy Braz has been a writer for over 23 years. Follow her on Instagram and discover more of her reflections on Lisbon, strangers, and dating on her Substack.
This episode was recorded live at LX Brewery, bringing the unique atmosphere of Lisbon’s storytelling scene to life.
What Lingers is a podcast from Storytelling Lisboa. Follow Storytelling Lisboa on Instagram to stay updated on our live events and connect with Lisbon’s vibrant storytelling community.
Hosts: Liz Melchor & Cristian Figueroa
Produced by: Jonny Bunyan in Lisbon, Portugal
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Welcome to What Lingers, the podcast that dives into the unanswered questions behind people’s stories. From the creators of Storytelling Lisboa, hosts Christian Figueroa and Liz Melchor invite storytellers back to revisit their tales and engage in honest, thought-provoking conversations.
For our first ever episode, our debut storyteller is Sandy who tells a uniquely Lisbon story originally told for the theme, Gossip. It involves a bit of everything: neighbourhood secrets, tragedy, love, and rent prices.
Sandy Braz is a Luso-Canadian who has been writing for 23 years. You can read her Substack (https://sandybraz.substack.com/) where she talks more about Lisbon, strangers, and dates. And you can follow here on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/sandybraz_)
This episode was taped before a live audience at LX Brewery (https://www.lxbrewery.pt)
You can follow Storytelling Lisboa on Instagram to find more out about our live events (https://www.instagram.com/storytellinglisboa)
What Lingers is a podcast from Storytelling Lisboa
Its hosted by Liz Melchor & Cristian Figueroa
It’s produced in Lisbon, Portugal by Jonny Bunyan
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What Lingers– From the creators of Storytelling Lisboa comes a new podcast that dives deeper into the stories that captivate us. In What Lingers, hosts Liz Melchor and Christian Figueora sit down with past storytellers to ask all the questions that echo long after the tale is told.
Once a month, Storytelling Lisboa fills a stage with real people sharing true, personal stories in front of a live audience. This open, inclusive event encourages newcomers and celebrates community by creating a free space for connection. But for Liz and Christian, every story leaves threads that need more unraveling.
That’s where What Lingers comes in. Each episode invites a past storyteller to revisit their narrative in front of a smaller audience in an intimate setting and stay for a deeper conversation, exploring the nuances and untold details that linger in their lives—and ours.
Join us on What Lingers and discover the questions, reflections, and revelations that surface when stories are shared once more.
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Amanda is a wife. A mother. A blogger. A Christian.
A charming, beautiful, bubbly, young woman who lives life to the fullest.
But Amanda is dying, with a secret she doesn’t want anyone to know.
She starts a blog detailing her cancer journey, and becomes an inspiration, touching and
captivating her local community as well as followers all over the world.
Until one day investigative producer Nancy gets an anonymous tip telling her to look at Amanda’s
blog, setting Nancy on an unimaginable road to uncover Amanda’s secret.
Award winning journalist Charlie Webster explores this unbelievable and bizarre, but
all-too-real tale, of a woman from San Jose, California whose secret ripped a family apart and
left a community in shock.
Scamanda is the true story of a woman whose own words held the key to her secret.
New episodes every Monday.
Follow Scamanda on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen.
Amanda’s blog posts are read by actor Kendall Horn.
