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The Winningest Storyteller in Chicago

Nestor Gomez is Chicago’s champion storyteller. He came here as an undocumented immigrant.

Aired 03/24/2022

Jay's Chicago

The Winningest Storyteller in Chicago

Clip: Season 2022 Episode 3 | 4m 43sVideo has Closed Captions

Nestor Gomez is Chicago’s champion storyteller. He came here as an undocumented immigrant.

Nestor Gomez is the winningest storyteller in Chicago. You may not think of storytelling as a competitive sport, but thanks to the success of the Moth Radio Hour on public radio, live, competitive storytelling is huge. And the storyteller to beat in Chicago is Nestor Gomez, who came to Chicago as an undocumented immigrant when he was a teen.

Aired 03/24/2022

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