Jesse tells the story of falling for the most beautiful girl he'd ever seen, then realising he wasn't the first to do so.

Jesse tells the story of falling for the most beautiful girl he'd ever seen, then realising he wasn't the first to do so.

Inspired by many well-known storytelling events and podcasts held worldwide (The Moth, This American Life), The Watercooler is a platform for people from all walks to tell stories both true and imagined. Storytellers are given a simple brief to share a story inspired by the month’s theme, whether based on real-life experiences or entirely fictional.

Recorded live Basement Theatre (Auckland).

Want to share your story? Register your interest to speak at a future event by emailing the organiser: thewatercoolernz@gmail.com

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Jesse tells the story of falling for the most beautiful girl he'd ever seen, then realising he wa...

The Watercooler dating Jesse Griffin

This is the follow up episode to our live show The Secret Lives of Drag where Todd and Alice extend on the ideas that came up in our speaker's stories. They touch on Todd wearing make up in public, getting high while watching Ru Paul's Drag Race, and Police and Pride.

This is the follow up episode to our live show The Secret Lives of Drag where Todd and Alice extend on the ideas that came up in our speaker's stories. They touch on Todd wearing make up in public, getting high while watching Ru Paul's Drag Race, and Police and Pride.

This is the follow up episode to our live show The Secret Lives of Drag where Todd and Alice exte...

Episode #53.5 Secret Lives of Drag

Glitter, dry ice, false eyelashes, and tape. But what goes on behind all the illusion? For the first Watercooler of the year, come hear stories from the drag artists beneath the wigs, make up and drama. In a Pride special, Drag connoisseurs Raoūl Dinesh (Rani Kumari), Dan Veint (Drew Blood) and Sean Stapleton (Shavorn Aborealis) will spill all the tea, sharing stories about how drag found them, how they find it, and everything in between.

Issue #53 is hosted by the ever-sassy Todd Waters, proudly gay, very bald and one of the masterminds behind The Watercooler. You might also know him from the hit ATC show, BOYS.

Glitter, dry ice, false eyelashes, and tape. But what goes on behind all the illusion? For the first Watercooler of the year, come hear stories from the drag artists beneath the wigs, make up and drama. In a Pride special, Drag connoisseurs Raoūl Dinesh (Rani Kumari), Dan Veint (Drew Blood) and Sean Stapleton (Shavorn Aborealis) will spill all the tea, sharing stories about how drag found them, how they find it, and everything in between.

Issue #53 is hosted by the ever-sassy Todd Waters, proudly gay, very bald and one of the masterminds behind The Watercooler. You might also know him from the hit ATC show, BOYS.

Glitter, dry ice, false eyelashes, and tape. But what goes on behind all the illusion? For the fi...

Akld #53 Secret Lives of Drag

Glitter, dry ice, false eyelashes, and tape. But what goes on behind all the illusion? For the first Watercooler of the year, come hear stories from the drag artists beneath the wigs, make up and drama. In a Pride special, Drag connoisseurs Raoūl Dinesh (Rani Kumari), Dan Veint (Drew Blood) and Sean Stapleton (Shavorn Aborealis) will spill all the tea, sharing stories about how drag found them, how they find it, and everything in between.

Issue #53 is hosted by the ever-sassy Todd Waters, proudly gay, very bald and one of the masterminds behind The Watercooler. You might also know him from the hit ATC show, BOYS.

Glitter, dry ice, false eyelashes, and tape. But what goes on behind all the illusion? For the first Watercooler of the year, come hear stories from the drag artists beneath the wigs, make up and drama. In a Pride special, Drag connoisseurs Raoūl Dinesh (Rani Kumari), Dan Veint (Drew Blood) and Sean Stapleton (Shavorn Aborealis) will spill all the tea, sharing stories about how drag found them, how they find it, and everything in between.
Issue #53 is hosted by the ever-sassy Todd Waters, proudly gay, very bald and one of the masterminds behind The Watercooler. You might also know him from the hit ATC show, BOYS.

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