Christine Gentry

Christine Gentry joins BBQ on the list of good things to come out of Texas. She holds a Ph.D. in English Education from Columbia University and currently teaches teachers (so meta!) during the day. At night, Christine performs in oral storytelling shows and produces/hosts shows and workshops for The Story Collider. Her stories have been featured on the TEDx stage, The Moth Radio Hour, and This American Life. She is also a Moth Mainstage performer and three-time Moth GrandSLAM champion. She attended her first RISK! show in 2011 and told her first RISK! story in 2012.

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updated: 11/26/2025

Animal Afraid

Christine is struggling to leave her abusive boyfriend. After living through a bomb scare on an NYC subway train, Christ...

06/21/2021

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Let ‘Em Look

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05/12/2020

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Fire Alarms

Christine teaches at a school where it’s not unusual for violence to break out. Christine tries her best to be a g...

07/10/2017

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Making the Chain

Christine’s friend needs a kidney donor or she will die. Christine is not a match for her friend, but she is able to j...

05/24/2016

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Bamboo

(Content note: sexual harassment by a classmate) Christine is 13, flat-chested, 85 pounds, and the only kid on her Dalla...

08/11/2014

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