EXPOSED [the podcast]

Josie sits down with Shayna Alper, her performance in January 2026 in Denver to open the 4th year of EXPOSED was a perfect example of how this mission affects change. Shayna found us first through an open mic, then came to a main stage show, then changed her whole life, and finally stepped on stage! Now her story highlights the strength we all have within us and gave so many others hope.-EXPOSED is a live storytelling show, encouraging you to listen to the stories of the people in your community. With shows in cities around North America, EXPOSED brings local performers of all skill levels onto the stage to share their deepest experiences. No longer do the stories our society shuns have to hide behind the doors of therapists, but should be presented with courage and pride to audiences from all backgrounds.Connect with your community in ways you never thought possible by purchasing a ticket to our live shows at ⁠exposedstorytelling.com⁠-Please take a moment to share our podcast, rate us on Spotify and Apple Podcasts, and tell a friend that you love them.We are all fucked up and we love you because of that <3

Josie sits down with Naomi Avalo, her performance in January 2026 in Denver left the audience reeling from misconceptions of how mental health disorders are misrepresented not only in media, but in our own communities. Naomi changed her life and if you give her a chance, I think she'll change yours too. This is likely the only time you'll catch Josie lost for words!-EXPOSED is a live storytelling show, encouraging you to listen to the stories of the people in your community. With shows in cities around North America, EXPOSED brings local performers of all skill levels onto the stage to share their deepest experiences. No longer do the stories our society shuns have to hide behind the doors of therapists, but should be presented with courage and pride to audiences from all backgrounds.Connect with your community in ways you never thought possible by purchasing a ticket to our live shows at exposedstorytelling.com-Please take a moment to share our podcast, rate us on Spotify and Apple Podcasts, and tell a friend that you love them.We are all fucked up and we love you because of that <3

Josie sits down with Alice Gillette, her performance in March of 2025 in Denver Colorado is a telling of abuse, medical idiocy, and what happens when you grow into a clown who's handled their trauma.Join us as Alice gives you a hilarious rendition of her life before she found her voice, a loving partner, and a supportive community. She continues to inspire even through the hardest times in her life.

Josie sits down with Taylor Marxhausen Greenlee, her performance in July of 2025 in Denver Colorado is a reminder that 2020 shook the state of our realities. All of us in our own ways.Join us as Taylor shows us that when life hands you a lemon, you love it, show up for it, create a life for it, and don't hold back from screaming into the void.

Josie sits down with Blakely Saucier, her performance in November of 2025 in Denver Colorado acts as a warning shot to her abuser.Join us as Blakely uses EXPOSED as a tool for her own growth and to inspire others to do the same. EXPOSED is your platform and with Blakely, change is made.

Cooper sits down with Zach Perelman, his performance in February of 2025 in Denver Colorado is a recognition of self and committing to change.Join us as Zach allows us all into the inner narrative of a too cool for school kid in the 90's.

Josie sits down with Ali Ryan, her performance in March of 2025 in Denver Colorado showcases the power of a woman pushed to the edge.Join us as Ali exemplifies what it means to allow yourself to be a silly goose, no matter what you've been through. The lesson, it's always worth your time to be a silly goose who understands their trauma.

Josie sits down with Cooper Braun , his performance in March of 2025 in Denver Colorado allowed the audience to hear first hand how we question our own story.Join us as we learn more about the man who has quickly become EXPOSED legend.

Josie sits down with Dana White-Guerrie , her heartfelt performance in April of 2025 in Denver Colorado gave the audience something new to consider. What does it mean to flip the script on what we typically believe, twisting the narrative we've been fed our whole lives.

Josie sits down with Pat Kimmel, her heartfelt performance in July of 2025 in Denver Colorado left an audience in tears.Unpack your baggage with Pat as she tells her tale of loss, love, and navigating the impossible bridge that connects the two.

Join our Founder Josie Nixon and guest host Cooper Braun in a little introduction for what the EXPOSED [podcast] will be. Following 3 years of in person, live theater shows, the stories of from the stage grow into the next phase.