Short Personal Stories

Episodes

The Compulsive Storyteller is a series of short personal stories by visual artist and lifelong storyteller Gregg LeFevre. Each week will feature a new short-form episode with a great story told in under 20 minutes.

Episode 90: Mom Con

Gregg’s Mom wins big and gets herself into a lot of trouble


Episode 89: Pass the Mic with Jay Acunzo

Jay Acunzo storyteller and podcaster tells his story


Episode 88: 420 Drug Dealing Dad

Gregg’s Dad finds a big score


Episode 87: Pass the Mic with Ansa Edim

Ansa Edim storyteller and writer comes on to tell her story


Episode 86: Gregg’s Eggs

Trials and tribulations of egg delivery


Episode 85: Pass the Mic with Blake Pfeil

Blake Pfeil the creator of the award-winning All-American Ruins, host of "The Pfeil File" on Radio Kingston/WKNY tells his story.


Episode 84: Ménage à trois

A romance with three


Episode 83: Pass the Mic with Jonathan Menjivar

Jonathan Menjivar Senior Producer at Audacy's Pineapple Street Studios and host of the critically acclaimed original podcast series "Classy with Jonathan Menjivar” tells a story


Episode 82: Renaissance Man

Creating sculptures for the Renaissance Hotel Times Square


Episode 81: Pass the Mic with Heide Hatry

Heide Hatry, artist, writer, and environmental activist shares her story


Episode 80: Funny Christmas Disaster

O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree…..


Episode 79: Pass the Mic with Ophira Eisenberg

Ophira and Gregg tell stories of their first times


Episode 78: Me and Kissinger

Gregg’s encounters with the infamous statesman


Episode 77: Pass the Mic with Rob Collins from Square Peg

Rob and Gregg interview each other about storytelling.


Episode 76: Circle Jerks

Running circles in the art world


Episode 75: Pass the Mic with Kevin Allison from RISK!

Pass the Mic! A new series with guest storytellers


Episode 74: Tiananmen Tea Hustle

Mistakes made on a trip to China




Episode 73: The Wildest Street in NYC

Tales from Canal Street


Episode 72: Suds

Short stories about beer


Episode 71: Art Stories

3 tales of art woe


Episode 70: My Father, the Mariner

Stories from Gregg’s Dad time in the Merchant Marines




Episode 67: Freefall

Stories about falling down



Episode 66: Free Fire Zone

Gregg joins a very DIY artist building


Episode 65: LOL HAHA

Three funny stories


Episode 64: Street Comedian

Who gets the last laugh?


Episode 63: 3 NYC Stories

Three short stories from the streets of New York


Episode 62: Motorcycle Gangs of the Guggenheim

A run in with the Hell’s Angels


Episode 61: Sleeping Cop

Gregg Gets Caught


Episode 60: Animal Nature

Three stories about wild animals


Episode 59: Dog Artist

A graffiti artist comes out on top


Episode 58: Tin Can Lady

No good deed goes unpunished


Episode 57: Hole in One

A golfing misadventure


Episode 56: Fantasy Phone

A new friend with an interesting business


Episode 55: Hospital M*A*S*H

A few bad trips to the hospital


Episode 54: Hot Dog Factory

You don’t want to know how the sausage gets made


Episode 53: Mover’s Lament

A new business venture may prove to be more trouble than its worth





Episode 52: Tiffany

A big job and a fancy club


Episode 51: Bad Cop | Tactical Patrol

Part four of four cop stories - Excessive force


Episode 50: Bad Cop | Paper Trail

Part three of four cop stories - Making a deal with a cop


Episode 49: Bad Cop | Nocturne

Part two of four cop stories - Gregg and his friend make some enemies


Episode 48: Bad Cop | Yellow Light

Part one of four cop stories - Fighting false accusations


Episode 47: The Noose

Gregg vs Neckties


Episode 46: Escondido

An idyllic vacation goes awry


Episode 45: Four Micro Stories

A joke, an alligator, an umbrella, and a finger.


Episode 44: Stolen Rembrandt

Can he get away with it?


Episode 43: Loose Change

A story of something lost


Episode 41: Red Tail - Part Two

The conclusion of the story of Gregg and his hawk


Episode 40: Red Tail - Part One

Making friends is for the birds


Episode 39: DaVinci’s Man

Was a big job a big mistake?


Episode 38: Love is a Bitch

All’s fair in love and war


Episode 37: Salt of the Earth

A honeymoon that’s no honeymoon


Episode 36: Zen Tracker

A walk in the woods and some tough questions



Episode 34: Divers and Dealers

A bad joke makes Gregg some enemies


Episode 33: Old Dog New Tricks

Saying goodbye to an old friend


Episode 32: Mr. LeFevre Sucks

Teaching a tough crowd


Episode 31: Touching the Sky

Showing a blind man a skyscraper


Episode 30: Pig Stories

3 Stories about swine





Episode 29: A Wrench in the Works

High School disobedience


Episode 28: Glacier

Errors in judgement in pursuit of a glacier


Episode 27: Ratatouille

A dinner party gone wrong


Episode 26: Signor Pizza

Gregg’s summer job at a mafioso run pizzeria


Episode 25: 47 in Dog Years

Threatening neighbors and insomnia lead to a walk down memory lane with Tia my companion of 47 (dog) years.


Episode 13: Twice Blessed

Spring Break Revisit


Episode 24: Stray Pup

Man’s best friend or man’s biggest problem?


Episode 23: 3 Streetshot Shorties

Anything can happen on the streets of New York


Episode 22: Big Mouth

A traffic stop gone wrong


Episode 21: Chuck E and the Princess

An old friend and a mysterious tea plantation in the Costa Rican jungle


Episode 20: Man of the House

Treeforts and “the man”


Episode 19: Magna cum Laude

Making the grade to get the girl


Episode 18: Cops & Hookers

A trip to Dallas and a stay at less than reputable Motel 6


Episode 17: Whipped Cream

A tense dinner with Dad and a dollop of whipped cream


Ep 10: Me Too Mom revisit

Revisiting the story of Gregg’s mother


Ep 16: Comedy & Tragedy

Trials and tribulations in public art and NYC history


Ep 15: Bad Cop/Good Cop

What are you going to do when they come for you?


Ep 14: Two Buddhist Shorties

Truth and humor in Buddhist lessons


Ep 13: Twice Blessed

Experiences of almost religious awe while exploring the natural world.


Ep 12: Be a Man

What does it mean to be a man?


Ep 11: Mario and the Atomic Hard Hats

Finding the best nap spots while building a nuclear sub


Ep 10: Me Too Mom

Stories of Gregg’s mother’s struggles in the military and at home


Ep 9: My First Public Art Disaster

The trials and tribulations of creating public art


Ep 8: Killer Bee

Riding uptown on the #6 train when who lands in the car? Killer bee, one of NYC's most aggressive subway panhandlers.


Ep 7: Pravda

A window between the women’s room and men’s room at a trendy Russian club in Manhattan leads to a very ugly short term relationship.


Ep 6: Operation No Shit Sherlock

An amateur plumbing operation that goes south...way south.


Ep 5: Black Lace

A mysterious pair of black lace panties spells disaster for a marriage.


Ep 4: Pumpkin Patch

When your mother forces you to steal a pumpkin things can go dangerously wrong.


Ep 3: Big Bluefin

A big tuna, a smart dog, a couple of amateur fisherman, and a little deceit can make for a solid kick in the ribs.


Ep 2: Never Bet Your Car

In a large extended family, you can win a bet and still lose big time.


Ep 1: Pipe Dreams

Getting your Dad stoned for the first time ends in a proclamation of love….or maybe not.


Ep 0: Introduction

A brief introduction to get to know Gregg, his stories, and what’s in store for the podcast.