Ochenta Stories

This week’s episode gives us an insight into what’s its like to work in the film industry during the pandemic. Arianna takes us into the world of her movie set pandemic pod: Zone A. This story was originally produced in Italian and has been translated into English and you can hear that version later on in the episode.

Credits: This podcast was produced by Studio Ochenta. Written by Arianna Bochicchio. Arianna is an artist currently living in Rome. She's been mostly working as an Assistant Director. She also sings as a contralto in the Controcanto Choir of Rome. You can follow her on Instagram at @ari.ari.oh and on her Youtube Channel Arianna Bochicchio. The final cover of the song “Far Far” was made by Arianna, Giulio Frugoni and Kevin Magliolo. Sound design by Chiara Santella.If you like what you heard, leave us a review on Apple Podcasts in whatever language you choose. Follow us over @ochentapodcasts on Twitter and Instagram for updates. You can find transcripts and learn more about the project over at ochentastudio.com/ochentastories.

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This week’s episode comes to us from Bogota, Colombia and imagines a world in which animals have the gift of speech. In this faux reportage, we hear a bird, a goat, and a cat tell us how they're feeling during this unprecedented time. This episode was produced in Spanish and English.

CREDITS: Thank you for listening to Ochenta Stories, this episode was written by Carolina Rodríguez Mayo. Carolina is a traveler, teacher, and writer based in Bogota, Colombia. You can follow her on Ig @caritomayo.

The two versions of the episode were voiced by several voice actors: The Journalist, both In the Spanish and the English version, was voiced by Nicolás Acosta. The Spanish Bird was voiced by Antonio Acosta. The Spanish Goat was voiced by Luis Enrique Rodríguez. The Spanish Cat was voiced by Carolina Rodríguez. The English Bird was voiced by Juan Pablo Goméz. The English Goat was voiced by Philip Thorne. The English Cat was voiced by Sophie McMillan. Sound Design by Chiara Santella. Thank you again for listening to Ochenta stories! If you like what you heard, leave us a review on Apple Podcasts in whatever language you choose. Follow us over@ochentapodcasts on Twitter and Instagram for updates. You can find transcripts and learn more about the project over at ochentastudio.com/ochentastories.

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A phone call turns into an underwater journey in this story by writer Seungwoo Baek. This story was produced in English and Korean and you can find transcripts on our website: ochentastudio.com/ochentastories.

CREDITS: Produced by Studio Ochenta. Written by Seungwoo Baek, a Korean- Canadian writer based in Toronto. Yu Stone voiced the English version of the piece. Yu is an interdisciplinary artist and multimedia producer based in Toronto. Sound design by Chiara Santella.

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Journalist Simon Sapper takes us back in time to 1985, another year marked by protest, when Londoners were taking the streets to support Anti-Apartheid protesters in South Africa. Through this flashback story, we're reminded that global solidarity and community are the most powerful tools we have to help us face this challenging historical moment.

CREDITS: This episode was produced by Studio Ochenta. ‘The Protest” was written by Simon Sapper. Simon is a storyteller and campaigner from London. He produces the UnionDues podcast and runs the Makes You Think website. With sound design by Chiara Santella. If you like what you heard, leave us a review on Apple Podcasts in whatever language you choose. Follow us over @ochentapodcasts on Twitter and Instagram for updates.

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This week’s story is about missing those little, annoying things of our beloved daily life. Jennifer describes a brief journey of a person who’s about to start a new day: waking up, going out from home, facing the world and of course taking public transport. Three dings is a love letter to Chicago's commuter trains.

Thank you for listening to Ochenta Stories, this story was written by Jennifer Billock is an award-winning writer, bestselling author, and editor; co-host of the Macabre Traveler Podcast; and editor of the Kitchen Witch Newsletter. Check out her website at jenniferbillock.com, and follow her on Twitter @jenniferbillock and Instagram @jenniferjoanbillock.

Beth Buehlman, who voiced the French version of the story, is a Music and French Educator who loves Broadway, Brunch, and all things French. She also hosts a podcast for Music Educators. She can be found at bethbuehlman.com

Thank you for listening to Ochenta Stories. If you like what you heard, leave us a review on Apple Podcasts in whatever language you choose. Follow us over @ochentapodcasts on Twitter and Instagram for updates. You can find transcripts and learn more about the project over at ochentastudio.com/ochentastories.

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In '“Lacrime”, which means “tears” in italian, a British-Italian couple living in London documents the crisis through audio diaries in which they share their different perspectives on making it through the pandemic.

Credits: This episode was produced by Studio Ochenta and written by Lisa Hanley, a Freelance Producer and Journalist based in London. She is the creator and Host of Investigative Podcast, The Scrutiny Hour and Blogger for www.lisajournoldn.com Lisa’s boy-friend Alessandro Pilla is an Electrician based in London. He is also the Co Creator and Production Editor of The Scrutiny Hour Podcast.

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This week’s story was written when Covid was just beginning to affect daily life back in April 2020. La Foi, or "Faith" in french, highlights the ways in which the faithful found unexpected ways to observe their spirituality during this time. Of course, a lot has changed since then, but the faith has remained the same.


CREDITS: This episode was produced by Studio Ochenta. Sound design by Chiara Santella. This story was written by Alexander Seale. Alexander is a journalist, as well as a radio and television broadcaster in French and English. He is a specialist in French and European politics and culture. He lives in London, where he worked at the BBC. The French narrator is Louis Pouillon. Louis is a journalist, based in Paris, he specializes in writing about the Middle East and is currently working for Arab news.

If you like what you heard, leave us a review on Apple Podcasts in whatever language you choose. Follow us over @ochentapodcasts on Twitter and Instagram for updates. You can find transcripts and learn more about the project over at ochentastudio.com/ochentastories.

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A mother shares a journey of the mind as she walks through Madrid in quarantine with her daughter.

CREDITS: This episode was produced by Studio Ochenta, written by Manuela Osorio Pineda. Manuela is a Colombian freelance journalist based in Madrid, Spain. Her latest work has focused on the different facets of the Colombian diaspora, especially regarding entrepreneurship, motherhood and feminism. This story is an audio adaptation of a piece she wrote for "Dimensión reconocida", a photobook in times of pandemic, featuring the work of Colombian photographer Carlos Pineda. The violin version of Chotis was played by Martín Araujo Pascual.

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This week a woman in lockdown in the US travels through sound memories.

CREDITS: This episode was produced by Studio Ochenta, written by Maria Elisa Terron. Maria Elisa was born and raised in Puerto Rico, and then she moved in the Continental United States. She’s a scientist and a podcaster working through the lens of social context in which discoveries are made and stories are told. Special thanks to Maria Elisa’s mom for recording the sounds in Puerto Rico.

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This week’s story is about two friends spending a day together during the pandemic, while listening to music and enjoying the sun, they share thoughts and fears, and try to imagine a future in which everything will be back to normality.

From: Tegucigalpa, Ecuador

Languages: English, Spanish

CREDITS: This episode was produced by Studio Ochenta. Written by Viviana Kawas, a Honduran writer living in New York. After graduating at NYU Abu Dhabi with a degree in literature, she currently works at NYU Steinhardt as a research assistant in Applied Psychology.

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