In Episode 5 we explore the value of choice through a community that has little. Jeff Barlow walks us through a very unique perspective gained from growing up in the secretive FLDS polygamous community, detailing his heartbreaking escape and his brave efforts to rebuild the traumatized town today.

Segment:

1. The Crick by Jeff Barlow 

Jolyn and Eli tell the story of how they met. And fell in like. 

This week on Shorts, we give you undramatic readings of your favorite movies. 

Eli McCann tells a story about Guatemala in 2013.

This week, Jolyn and Eli review an overly-hyped low-budgeted local production of Les Mis. 

In Episode 4, we explore the World of Mothers. Motherhood varies, but affects us all. Jolyn and Eli's moms respond to a variety of questions they find too silly to take seriously. One woman falls into motherhood at a young age and in a unique way. And a man discusses for the first time in detail what it was like to lose his mother to a terminal and terrible disease. 

Segments

1. Cathie and Nancy by Cathie McCann and Nancy Metro

2. "She Makes Life Better for Me" by Brianne and JJ

3. Voicemails by Tyler Wood

Join us for episode three of Strangerville, in which we explore the World of Pranks. A barbershop mishap, vehicle misidentification, police corruption, and destructive homemade projects teach us the boundaries of pranks and the repercussions when things go bad. 

In episode 2 of Strangerville, we explore stories of chaos. What role does chaos play in our lives? Children remind us of the confusing process of learning to be a human. An online comment moderator responds to death threats from an Internet troll. Folks wander through recent devastation in Ukraine. And hostile desert monkey(s) teach a tomboy a lesson.

Eli McCann and Jolyn Metro come from Strangerville to present stories about the world of love. Listen to the storytellers talk about the way their generation approached dating and how dating apps, such as Tinder, have turned the old way on its head.