Ochenta Stories

In the ecological fable “Animalia”, a curious young elk ventures into a small mountain town, where he finds humans in lockdown in their houses, and forest animals wandering around.

CREDITS: This episode was produced in English and French by Studio Ochenta. Written by Canadian podcaster Nbee. Her podcast, Cross-polliNation (@Pollinata1), is an award-winning business show on creativity and innovation. In her day job, NBee is a business consultant focused on strategy, business writing and innovation. The Narrator and the Raven are voiced by Danielle Grace, the US-based podcaster behind Young, Gifted and Abroad, a show about studying abroad. The Elk is voiced by Martin Duchesneau.

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“Food bank” is a micro documentary recorded during lockdown in Ukraine. Journalist Anna Romandash documented the entrepreneurial spirit of a man who implemented a solution to food poverty during the pandemic. He started Tarilka, the first-ever food bank in Ukraine.

Ukrainian and English by Anna Romandash. Anna is a multilingual journalist specializing in foreign affairs and audio journalism.

You can contribute to the food bank tarilka by going to https://tarilka.org/en/welcome/ or you can see what they are doing on instagram @tarilka_org. You can find a link in the transcript to this episode on ochentastudio.com/ochentastories.

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With many cities going back into lockdown in the past couple of weeks, we don’t know what the future holds. For those of us that wished we had instructions on how to weather the pandemic, « Call From Ahead » is a sci-fi tale about a New York couple in lockdown that receives a message from the future. This story, originally in English has been adapted into Spanish, and you can hear that version later on in the episode.

This episode was produced by Studio Ochenta. Written by Diego Senior, a Colombian born writer and producer based in New York. The story was voiced in English and Spanish by Mariana Velasquez, Jessica Van Campen, Paula Leonvendagar, Diego Patiño, Diego Senior and Sebastián Nicolas. For more from Diego, listen to the podcast he hosts with his wife, Mariana Velásquez on Heritage Radio Network.... Buenlimon Radio, a podcast about food, art and music.

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. It helps people find our show! And if you’re interested in more from Studio Ochenta in Spanish, check out our travel-related show: Como no Viajar and our webby honoree fiction podcast: Mija. This month is hispanic heritage month so Mija is airing a special mini-series throughout the month. For more information checkout: ochentastudio.com/mija-podcast.

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Supermarket Thoughts is a story about grocery shopping during a pandemic.

This episode was produced by Studio Ochenta, written and performed in English and French by Cocoa Alexis, Cocoa is a storyteller who focuses on under-told or misunderstood experiences.
Her mediums include writing, audio, film and virtual reality. 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 @Ochenta podcasts on Twitter and Instagram. You can find transcripts and learn more about the project, which is still accepting pitches over at ochentastudio.com/ochentastories.

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Closeness is an audio diary from New York City about friendship, before and after COVID19. Written by journalist and podcast producer Jordan Gass Poore. This episode was produced in English and Spanish. And you can listen to that version later on in the episode.

This episode was produced by Studio Ochenta, written and performed in English by Jordan Gass Poore. Jordan is a podcast producer, an investigative journalist with more than a decade of experience in the industry in the U.S. and the U.K.women-led She's also the co-founder of the women led audio collective : Local Switchboard NYC.

Special thanks to my Maru Lombardo and Laura Ubaté for performing in the Spanish version of the story. Sound effects were recorded by Jordan Gass Poore. Music by Jonathan Slayter. 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 a project over at Ochenta Studio.com/ochentastories.

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This week’s story comes to us from Cuba. “Hija del sol” is a fable for the pandemic era. Written by Hans Haedo. This audio fiction tells the story of the daughter of an indigenous tribe and her power to heal the world. This work, originally in Spanish, has been adapted into English, and you can listen to that version later on in the episode.

CREDITS: Hans Haedo is a Cuban artist and professional dancer. He is the director of the xlibrioum Cuban art project which showcases visual and performative art in Cuba. He is also currently a dancer at the prestigious ballet cabaret Tropicana de Cuba. For more information about Xlibrioum you can follow them on Instagram: @xlibrioum_production. Special thanks to Philip Thorne for presenting the English version of this story. Philip is a Paris-based audio fiction producer and is one of the creators behind The Amelia Project podcast, a fiction podcast about an agency that helps its clients fake their deaths and start over. Thank you for listening to Ochenta stories! We’ve received over 50 different stories from around the world so far. Our goal is to reach ochenta or 80. If you have a story to tell, send us a pitch to: [email protected]. We are now accepting stories in additional languages including Portuguese. Follow us over @ochentapodcasts on twitter and Instagram for updates.

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For those of us who happen to wonder how the present could be described for otherworldly listeners, this short documentary fiction is a status report from planet Earth in 2020.

CREDITS: This episode was produced by Studio Ochenta. Written and performed in English by KC Cheng. Kang-Chun Cheng is an ecologist and photojournalist currently based in Nairobi, Kenya. You can check out her photographic work at on her website. Sound Design by Maru Lombardo. Special thanks to Yilan Batista for performing the Mandarin Chinese version of this episode. Yilan is the founder of asian.activist, an Instagram platform that celebrates the Asian community in diaspora. 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.

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Saying goodbye is never easy. And during a pandemic, it gets even harder. Lockdowns and social distancing mean that many don't get the chance to see their loved ones one last time. "Goodbye" is a short documentary of one man's journey to say goodbye to his father.

Credits: This episode was produced by Studio Ochenta. Written and presented by Bob Harkins. Sound design by Maru Lombardo. Bob Harkins is a journalist based in Los Angeles and the founder of Story Hangar, a network of independent documentary podcasts. You can check out the network at Storyhangar.com. Special thanks to Mauricio Romero for performing in the Spanish version of this episode. Mauricio is the director of many podcasts, including Gente Que Hace Cine, which you can check it out on all podcast platforms. 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.

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"Volare" is dedicated to all of our elders and grandparents currently in lockdown. "Volare" tells the story of an older woman finding solace in a song as she is separated from her family.  Written and performed by Clizia Sala in Italian and English.

Credits: This episode was produced by Studio Ochenta. Voice and script by Clizia Sala. Clizia Sala is a multimedia journalist and podcaster based in London, UK. She is originally from Italy and is currently pursuing a Masters at City University of London. You can find full transcripts and listen to lockdown stories from around the world on our website : ochentastudio.com/ochentastories.

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This week’s story comes to us from Parma, Italy. "The Bread" is a short fiction dedicated to the sourdough-starting breadmakers of this pandemic. Written and performed by Italian interpreter and translator Lisa Bertacchini and performed in English by Sarah Golding. This work, originally in Italian, has been also produced in English, and you can listen to that version later on in the episode.

This episode was produced by Studio Ochenta. Written and performed in Italian by Lisa Bertacchini. Lisa is an Italian interpreter and translator based in Parma, Italy. Special thanks to Sarah Golding for performing in the English version of this podcast. Sarah is a drama teacher and voice actor with an independent voiceover company called Quirky Voices. You can follow her work at quirkyvoices.weebly.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 ( which is still accepting pitches!) over at ochentastudio.com/ochentastories.

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