A simple concept but one that whole-heartedly encapsulates the promise made by its title. Award-winning storyteller Aaron Calafato grips the global audience, with the brief segments and sincerity of his captivating podcast series 7 Minute Stories.
Balancing equal parts personal truth, vocal passion, and performative flair, 7 Minute Stories is quick to grab attention, and carefully holds close to these qualities across a plethora of different topics and stories.
Aaron Calafato sets the scene with ease, taking you right back to the centre of each life experience, reliving the emotional angle and historical relevance alike to surround you in the right kind of atmospheric details and reflections. He then proceeds to balance a clear literary ability with something undeniably personal and genuine from his own life’s journey, and that process entertains, engages, surprises, and often inspires, for each and every seven minute episode of this uniquely compelling podcast.
As an example of the format and a great introduction to this approach on making sense of the world, High School Dreams, Demo Tapes, and the Magic of Spice is a recent episode that brings together nostalgia and modern observations in a brilliantly thought-provoking way.
Aaron’s energy and enthusiasm is unrivalled, but so too are his skills as a monologue writer and storyteller. The host crams a ton of information and events into the seven minute episode, making this feel like something much more impactful or vast than its timeframe should allow. The benefit of this is immense, given the fast-pace and busyness of modern life – take just seven minutes out of your day (a coffee break, a moment’s peace in the carpark outside, a short commute) and free yourself entirely from the weight of whatever today was on track to overwhelm with.
Inspiring content, reflective and authentic, an independent thinker and storyteller; an exuberant family man in his forties – Aaron Calafato’s 7 Minute Stories is a superb podcast and go-to for stories and insights that uplift and celebrate the changes and learning curves of life.
Episodes span right the way back to 2020, and cover an unpredictable array of themes and stories, from music and TV influences through life-changing shifts, friendships, relationships, and the battle between good and evil, with unexpected gems regarding a loss of smell, disagreements at work, Halloween twists and turns, and much more.
7 Minute Stories quite seamlessly intertwines aspects of humour, heart, struggle, success, adventure, cherished memories, and self-development, and consistently promises something brand new and interesting to lose yourself within; for a mere seven minutes each time.
Find Aaron Calafato and the 7 Minute Stories Podcast on Spotify, YouTube, Threads, Instagram & Apple.
