Coming back from the unknown is the revival of our story time podcast ! Didn't you miss us? And if you've never listened to this podcast before, welcome! Hope you enjoy this long awaited collaboration between our semesterly magazine and our podcasts !

Fittingly with this semester's print theme being 'the Unknown,' this story focuses on a young student interacting with a forest spirit as they enter their new adventures in college far away from home. This story was written by Carmen Tan and Stephanie Zhou, our very own media producers !

Cast:

Student: Andy Huang

Spirit: Christopher Taufan

Sound Effects: Provided by users Alex_Jauk, Pixabay, SimJoo, music_for_video, and LazyChillZone from https://pixabay.com

What's up, AO Fam? Today's episode focuses on the erhu, also known yiwu in Cantonese. It is an ancient Chinese instrument with two strings and a bow. The story follows a young boy who becomes captivated by the instrument.  This story was written by Samuel Atkin, Alison Cheung, and Jasmine Ku. Although creating this story was difficult because of the COVID-19 pandemic, it didn't stop us! I hope you enjoy the story, and stay safe! 

Cast: Introduction- Samuel Atkin, Narrator- Sabrina Qiu, Old Man- Michelle Tan, Leonard- Richard Chow

Edited by Jasmine Ku

Songs: "Eve of the New Year" and "Second Fountain Reflecting the Moon" from the Internet Chinese Music Archive https://www.ibiblio.org/chinese-music/html/mp3.html and "Cattails" by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3482-cattails License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Sound Effects: Provided by users theshuggie, Juandamb, harrybates01, keweldog, J.Zazvurek, gezortenplotz, dggrunzweig, StephenSaldanha, and DCPoke from www.freesound.org

In the third iteration of our podcast, we follow a young girl as she remembers a series of supernatural events surrounding her family. This podcast was written by Michael Messina, Lily Tang, Michelle Tan, Emma Shen, and Samuel Atkin. This episode is special in that the script was finished before the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020 but all but one recording was done remotely and collaborations ensued while maintaining adherence to social distancing. This is a testament to our resilience that neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of global pandemic stays us creative individuals from the swift completion of our appointed podcasts. Enjoy!

Vocal performers in order of appearance...

Emma Shen - Introduction

Tiffany Kim - Lily

Alison Gim - Ama

Claire Choi - Pau Pau

Jasmine Ku - Lily's Daughter

Music provided by Kevin Macleod

"Ominous Intro" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

"Tenebrous Brothers Carnival - Mermaid" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

"Bump in the Night" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

"Ranz des Vaches" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

"Unseen Horrors" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Audio effects provided by users

metrostock99, RutgerMuller, Ferdinger, RICHERlandTV, bottles, stereobrother, and n_audioman

from www.freesound.org

Edited by Samuel Atkin

Hi everyone! Welcome to our second episode of AO Storytime! This episode, "Butterfly Callers," was written by the 2019-2020 President of the Asian Student Union, Mike Messina, who many of you may also know as the host of our other podcast Inside Outlook. "Butterfly Callers" is a story told through a series of voicemails between college friends. Right now, as all of us are working on social distancing due to COVID-19, we might feel a little isolated, so AO hopes to bring everyone a little comfort and entertainment through this story. Please take a few minutes to sit back, relax, and enjoy.... oh and wash your hands! :)

AYO Fam how's it going? Today we have a very special pilot episode to Asian Outlook's "AO Storytime"! Our first story was written by 2019-2020 Asian Outlook President Michelle Pao! This fictional story shows how Chinese-American student Richard and his Family have their lives changed by something so deceptively simple... soup. It's a short and sweet listen so please be sure to check it out! 

Welcome to AO Storytime!