Rearview

Rearview

By Claudia SchatzSociety & Culture
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Rearview episodes

  • "Who was I going to talk to?" (S1E6)

    In the Season 1 finale, our storyteller shares a tale of losing control, struggling with sexuality, and advocating for life-saving legislation.

    Rearview is an anonymous storytelling project created, hosted, and produced by Claudia Schatz and co-produced by Eliza Wilkins. Head to our Facebook to see what's new and our Instagram to enjoy some artwork! If you like what we're making, please share, like, comment, rate and review us, tell a friend, talk about us, carve REARVIEW into every tree you pass.

    Theme music by Julia Mitchell; this episode’s music was Freezing but Warm by Meydan. Visuals by Sara Pinsonault and Fig.

    This story was formerly released as an episode of the podcast Westories.

    We love you!

    35 min
  • "Fully motivated by love" (S1E5)

    Personal change is often so slow that it's invisible - but sometimes, under pressure, our growth snaps into focus. Meet a storyteller who is learning to shrug off layers of fear and embody empowering change.

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    Rearview is an anonymous storytelling project created, hosted, and produced by Claudia Schatz and co-produced by Eliza Wilkins. Head to our Facebook to see what's new and our Instagram to enjoy some artwork! If you like what we're making, please share, like, comment, rate and review us, tell a friend, talk about us, make a podcast about how much you love this podcast.

    Theme music by Julia Mitchell;  this episode’s music was Without You by Ketsa. Visuals by Sara Pinsonault and Fig.

    This story was formerly released as an episode of the podcast Westories.

    We love you!

    24 min
  • "Having a crush is normal." (S1E4)

    In this episode, our storyteller describes the horror of middle-school "crush culture" and the pressurized choice to either be "normal" or publicly declare any abnormalities in order to fit in.

    Rearview is an anonymous storytelling project created, hosted, and produced by Claudia Schatz and co-produced by Eliza Wilkins. Head to our Facebook to see what's new and our Instagram to enjoy some artwork! If you like what we're making, please share, like, comment, rate and review us, tell a friend, talk about us, do interpretive dances to our episodes.

    Theme music by Julia Mitchell;  this episode’s music was Dance Morialta by Kevin MacLeod. Visuals by Sara Pinsonault and Fig.

    This story was formerly released as an episode of the podcast Westories.

    We love you!

    23 min
  • "People might look." (S1E3)

    One green shirt. One sixth grader. One Friday night at Chili's. This is Rearview Episode 3.

    Rearview is an anonymous storytelling project created, hosted, and produced by Claudia Schatz and co-produced by Eliza Wilkins. Head to our Facebook to see what's new and our Instagram to enjoy some artwork! If you like what we're making, please share, like, comment, rate and review us, tell a friend, talk about us, bake us a Rearview cake.

    Theme music by Julia Mitchell;  this episode’s music was Insurrection by Blanket Music. Visuals by Sara Pinsonault and Fig.

    This story was formerly released as an episode of the podcast Westories.

    We love you!

    18 min
  • "Two sets of eyes" (S1E2)

    Our storyteller describes a moment when the gaze and expectations of others changed his perception of sex, race, pornography, objectification - and himself.

    Rearview is an anonymous storytelling project created, hosted, and produced by Claudia Schatz and co-produced by Eliza Wilkins. Head to our Facebook to see what's new and our Instagram to enjoy some artwork! If you like what we're making, please share, like, comment, rate and review us, tell a friend, talk about us, shave REARVIEW into your hair.

    Theme music by Julia Mitchell;  this episode’s music was Turquoise by Podington Bear. Visuals by Sara Pinsonault and Fig.

    This story was formerly released as an episode of the podcast Westories.

    We love you!

    24 min
  • "Two sets of eyes." (S1E2)

    In Episode 2, our storyteller describes a moment when the gaze and expectations of others changed his perception of sex, race, pornography, objectification - and himself.

    48 min
  • "We joked so long, I started to believe it." (S1E1)

    In the debut episode of Rearview, our storyteller explores a relationship that lives on the boundary between love and friendship.

    Rearview is an anonymous storytelling project created, hosted, and produced by Claudia Schatz and co-produced by Eliza Wilkins. Head to our Facebook to see what's new and our Instagram to enjoy some artwork! If you like what we're making, please share, like, comment, rate and review us, tell a friend, talk about us, knit us a Rearview sweater.

    Theme music by Julia Mitchell;  this episode’s music was Windswept by Kevin MacLeod. Visuals by Sara Pinsonault and Fig.

    This story was formerly released as an episode of the podcast Westories.

    We love you!

    15 min

About Rearview

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Rearview is a storytelling podcast that brings you true, intimate, and anonymous stories in the uninterrupted voices of those who lived them. From the serious to the silly to the truly strange, these are stories larger than they appear, the stories we look back on to move forward.