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My First collection of ride sharing stories in Chicago - YOUR DRIVER HAS ARRIVED - has been published . Get your copy NOW ! click here for more details
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​CHICAGO PROUD
Guatemalan immigrant votes for 1st time in
2020 presidential election since becoming US citizen 
By Jalyn Henderson from Channel 7.
​My 48 years journey to the polls. From coming to Chicago undocumented in the mid 80's to becoming a US citizen 2 years ago and finally being allowed to vote on a presidential election for my first time ever and making sure my voice is heard.




  • INTERVIEW by Borderless Magazine
Chicago show brings immigrant stories, journeys to center stage
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Nestor Gomez’s storytelling showcase 80 Minutes Around the World focuses on the personal in a time of competing narratives about immigration.
  • BY NISSA RHEE January 22, 2020
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An article for the Chicago Reader about my storytelling and live journey and our 80 Minutes Around the World show January 7, 2020

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​a write up at TIME OUT Chicago Magazine about 
my storytelling journey and 80 Minutes Around the World Immigration Storytelling show
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​A write-up /interview by Jay Shefsky of Chicago's own Channel 11 for his show Jay's Chicago's. It touches up on subjects like the Moth, storytelling and my immigration experience
 

​Or click on the picture to see a video of that same interview

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                                          AUDIO
​Conversation with Angel Ling for her Podcast NotWAITing
about life, storytelling and the things that drives us



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​                               Audio Recording
the WBEZ studios for the Morning shift talking about   the first time I saw the 2010 film “The King’s Speech,”   overcoming a speech impediment, becoming a   storyteller and finding my voice.




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​    transcript of an interview with
    OPEN AMERICAS
    
Sharing His Voice: A Conversation with
    Nestor “the Boss” Gomez
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from a review of the SALA 
a show about  Chicago Latino storytellers and comics sharing stories of survival and strength 




Nestor Gomez from Guatemala is a local legend of Moth 
storytelling ---- though he chickened out of his first reading 

​Thanks to Mr. Rick Kogan for this interview printed on the 
Chicago Tribune

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MAY 29, 2019 ​
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Proud to have my name and our 80 Minutes Around the World Immigration Stories mentioned on Newcity 2019 Lit:50 among José Guadalupe OlivarezAda Cheng The Moth Sarah Hollenbeck Joyce Kim and many more
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MAY 23, 2019


                         

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Conversation with Seth Resler of The Brief about storytelling and our show 80 Minutes around the World Immigration Storytelling show premiering at Planet Ant in Detroit May 3, 2019 
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Thanks to Kristen Rader for the article she wrote about our 80 Minutes Around the World Immigration Storytelling show (a show that features the stories of Immigrants, their descendants
 and allies as a way to fight the anti-immigration rhetoric spew by the current administration)  and for also writing about my storytelling experience. Her article has been published in several Spanish publications Alianza, Contrainformacion, El Diario, La Vanguardia, El confidencial, AguasDigital, YahooNoticias  Proceso Digital  Hoy  HidroCalidoDigital (translations to English are available)



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                                       AUDIO
January 13 2019 I got a chance to stop by Rick Kogan's radio show After Hours with Rick Kogan and have a small conversation about storytelling, immigration and 80 Minutes Around the World Immigration Storytelling Show (click here to hear the podcast)
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                                      AUDIO
A conversation and interview with Michele Carlo
for her podcast "Fish Out of Agua" we talked about
storytelling, immigration, stories and the bridges 
​we build with our stories







Ahead of my participation on the Madison Moth Grand Slam
I got interviewed by Catherine Capellaro for the the newspaper
Isthmus, I spoke about my immigration experience and our
80 minutes Around the World Immigration Storytelling Show


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 I got interview for an online Latino publication
 about my storytelling process and
 80 Minutes Around the World Immigration Storytelling   Show





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​Interview at Vocalo about our 80 Minutes Around the World Immigration Storytelling Show and our hopes to take our show to more cities around the country and our kickstarter campaign to fund our show's expansion
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                                                AUDIO
My mom and I recorded an interview for StoryCorps and Unsilence about how our lives were in Guatemala and how our lives are now as immigrants in Chicago



Took part on an Immigration stories event organize by
90 Days 90 Voices to commemorate the first anniversary of resistance against the government Muslim ban.
The Chicago Tribute printed a synopsis of the event
(click here)


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  Took part of an interview to talk about immigration, storytelling and the  
  Fillet of Solo Storytelling Festival that will feature my 80 Minutes Around
  the World Immigration Show 
  Listen to the interview that took place at Tonight on Pretty Late with
  Patti Vasquez WGN Radio!

  (starts around 36 Minutes)


                                            AUDIO
Check out this interview by The Morning Rush  on WLUW, 88.7f
I got to talk about storytelling and being an immigrant in the USA
10/30/2017
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          I got interview for a website series by my friend Rachel Reed
          it's a series showcasing interviews with Immigrants living in Chicago
          Click here or any where in the picture to the left and take a moment to              read the interview and feel free to share 
          it with family and friends.
 10/29/2017

   
 
               Interview by Chicago Magazine about
               80 Minutes Around The World 
               Immigration storytelling show 9/27/2017

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                             AUDIO
I 
got Interview by Jill Hopkins-Olewnik host of the            radio show Vocalo, that interview got featured as part
of This is What Chicago Sounds like 9/18/2017
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                       VIDEO
Got feature on UNIVISION Chicago. August 13/2017 I got to talk about Storytelling and the "Around the World in 80 minutes, Immigration stories show"


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​  I got featured on an article written by the    Santa Barbara Independent about the
  Moth Main Stage Show April 13 2017

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   I was mentioned on an article by Las Vegas review Journal
   about my performance with the MOTH at the Annual
   National Cowboy Poetry Gathering, which took place
   Jan. 30-Feb. 4    in and around the Western Folklife Center.
   I told my crossing the border Immigration story



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  I was interviewed for a New York Times' 
  article about men being bad gift givers
12/5/2016

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​                                       A new audio of a story I recorded for Megan Jones'                                           
                                      podcast  B Stories which features Unserious,                                                                                                           non-political, lighthearted stories about boobies told by women and men.
                                       Click on the name of the podcast to listen to the story
                                       and remember to follow
                          B Stories to listen to more funny breast inspired stories.

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​                   I was a guest at Elizabeth Cambridge Podcast
    RANDOM CONVERSATIONS WITH ELIZABETH
            (click on the podcast' name to listen to our conversation)  
                  and check all her other conversations after that.

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March 12, 2016
Live from the Heartland WLUW 88.7 FM
listen to a recording of the show here
​(storytelling starts at the 40 minute mark)


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   I got a small mention on an article at the Chicago Tribune
   about storytelling
 9/9/2015

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An interview with esQuisses a Guatemalan online publication about
my work with the Chicago based t-shirt company Threadless
and the creative process behind my printed design collaborations
​ (translate page to read the article in English)

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If you are interested in Storytelling in Chicago , click here to see a calendar of events happening in the Chicago area
and here is a second calendar of Storytelling events in the Chicago area by Kevin Biolsi
one more Storytelling Calendar

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 I Created, Produce, curate and Host 80 Minutes Around the World, Immigration Storytelling show
​a show that showcases the stories of Immigrants, their descendants and allies
please contact me if you want to bring our show to a city, college or institution near you
or if you know someone or are someone who wants to share a story with us 
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