About six weeks ago, we solicited y'all to tell us your favorite pieces from the past 12 months of Your Stories. You'll see the ones you picked next week! But first, I, Eric, wanted to highlight some of my own favorites. I spend a lot of time with the show so I thought it would be cool to honor a handful of the pieces that really stood out to me. A lot of these made it to your nominations as well, so you should like what's on this episode! Enjoy:

• Cover Stories: Umbrella
• Nikki Pierce: Vengeance of the Birthing Gods
• Chris Crotwell: Blurry
• Mike Joosse: Mall Dreams
• Gary Lucy: What Happened to All the Organ Grinders?
• Matt Young: KC Jones
• Ben Rathert: Boppin' in the Country
• Ben and Eric: Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy
• Cover Stories: Hold On

Thanks to our sponsors for this episode, Jackbox Games, and thanks as always to the Chicago Podcast Coop!

Thanks also to every one of our storytellers, musicians, and listeners! Come back next week for more favorites from 2015!