THE bEAR presents LOVE - stories of passion

We are ending the year telling true, personal stories about what makes our hearts explode.

Prepare a 5-min true, personal story which explores the idea of “love & passion” from all possible angles:

The smell of a fresh brewed coffee or a fine cigar; driving across town for the spiciest Thai food or the crunchiest crust of a fresh-baked sourdough bread; waiting 2 weeks in minus temperatures to capture a photo of a wild wolf or 2 years for him/her to say “yes”; the first glimpse of your baby, your Corvette, your future partner; spending weekends refurbishing wood furniture, flea market hopping, bargain hunting, pulling weeds, painting canvases, competing in karate, tango, or public speaking contests; pimping up your VW van, your hair, your house; diving into love despite all the red flags; the rise & fall of love affairs, blind dates, year-long marriages…

Tell us about loving life or the love of your life!

PS: We will be having our traditional end-of-the-year Potluck buffet in the intermission.

Please bring a finger food contribution.

Thanks!

WENDY HUSSER (show host)

Wendy Wallace Husser is a native of Denver, Colorado who came to Germany in 1987 and landed in Berlin in 2008. She is a trainer for Business English, a coach for Public Speaking/Presentations and has been a moderator at events like TEDx  Potsdam and the 1st International Urban Mobility Dialogue (Berlin 2017).  Creating and holding space for the words and stories of others is at the heart of Wendy's work - a job and a CALLING done with devotion.

Say hello: weewall@gmail.com

Check out Wendy’s story “Don’t Eat Mama!”

JAMES HARPER (musician)

James is the creator of Filter Stories, a coffee podcast that uses our morning coffee as a lens to understand the world. His narratives explore history, science and sustainability, and he writes and plays the piano music that underscore the stories. Growing up half Italian in Sydney, he’s lived in Hong Kong, Rome and London and moved to Berlin in 2016 to became a journalist, storyteller (performing at THE bEAR a few times!), and professional narrative podcast producer.