Daisey performed several non-traditional monologues during the 2000s. For All Stories Are Fiction (2004), Daisey made no notes of any kind until one hour before the performance, and then created a show extemporaneously onstage."Mike Daisey, Monologuist", Gothamist, April 22, 2005. Retrieved March 20, 2012. Similarly, in Mysteries of the Unexplained (2009), he performed a series of one-night-only performances, about Facebook,"Mike Daisey Presents Mysteries of the Unexplained: Facebook!", Joe's Pub. Retrieved March 20, 2012. bacon,"Mike Daisey Brings Mysteries of the Unexplained: Bacon to Joes Pub 6/8", Broadwayworld.com. Retrieved March 20, 2012. and the Boardwalk."Mike Daisey Brings Mysteries of the Unexplained: The Boardwalk! to Joes Pub 7/6", Broadwayworld.com. Retrieved March 20, 2012. Daisey presented his 24-hour monologue All the Hours in the Day (2011) at Portland's TBA Festival in September 2011, emphasizing themes of loss, transformation, and the desire for authenticity.
