Soundings

Soundings

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Soundings episodes

  • Regeneration Pilgramage by Alice Grace
    This intro episode of the Regeneration Pilgrimage series is about a journey of self discovery that took place in nature-based off grid communities in Portugal and Spain. This episode is an intimate, deeply personal story of the month long solo-pilgrimage that your host, Alice Grace, set out on in the Summer of 2023. This is
    her story of finding healing and the secrets to living in alignment with purpose to transcend the illusions of the modern capitalistic matrix.
    36 min
  • Back to the Garden by Anna McNulty
    “Back to the Garden” tells the story of an organic farming couple, Jose and Rich, who are committed to sustaining the environment and who also don't believe in climate change. This episode explores how that dissonance might be possible, the power of language, and
    whether or not the term "climate change" will help save the planet.
    23 min
  • Changing Experiences

    In the midst of the pandemic, Neelay embarks on a cross country road trip to take a break from the stresses of life and to explore more of the country around him. However, as his excursion takes him deep in the Midwest, he encounters protestors at Nebraska’s state capital that radically change his worldview. With a tight knit community right in front of him, fighting for their people back in their home country, he ponders the status of the Asian American community today and its presence across all parts of the nation.

    10 min
  • DCI Discovered
    DCI Discovered is the story of a corporate lawyer who found traditional success in her career, realized she wasn’t where she wanted to be, quit her job, and found an innovative program at
    Stanford to help get her back on track.
    14 min
  • The Storyteller
    E'Jazz Mason was a straight-A student from New Orleans when life threw him a curve ball he couldn't catch. This is a story is about adversity, breaking the rules, and finding your way.
    16 min
  • Keep Stanford Wrestling
    In the spring of 2020, Stanford University made the decision to cut 11 of their varsity teams due to financial issues and lack of success. This episode follows the men’s wrestling team and their coaches in the months following the decision to cut their team as they navigate the challenges of fighting for their spot back.
    11 min
  • Urban Agriculture and the Green Bronx Machine
    Food insecurity and other environmental issues disproportionately impact low-income, disinvested neighborhoods, but urban agriculture has the potential to promote equity, green space, and food access in these areas. The story of the NYC-based urban agriculture initiative "the Green Bronx Machine," will show us how.
    This episode was written and produced by Sophia Manolis and Lisiane Nemlin with support from Laura Joyce Davis and the Stanford Storytelling Project's course "Stories to Save Our Planet." Complete show notes can be found at www.storytelling.stanford.edu.
    15 min
  • The Fight for Food, Families, and Inafa’moelek
    Whether we want to believe it or not, we are inextricably bound to our food systems. Thousands of miles away from the continental US, the story in Guam ultimately teaches us how embracing traditional Indigenous values may heal our relationships with people, place, and power. Join us in unraveling the history of Guam's food Systems and learn how the island community came together to organize for food sovereignty.
    This episode was produced by Natasha Zia Charfauros and Lizbeth Luevano with support from Laura Joyce Davis and the Stanford Storytelling Project's course "Stories to Save Our Planet." Complete show notes can be found at www.storytelling.stanford.edu.
    13 min
  • One Step at a Time: Redefining Walkability in America
    Have you ever considered the impacts that walking can have on our cities? In this episode, we explore the history of the car in America, its effects on urban design and community health, and learn from Brooklyn Open Streets activist Clara Smith and Professor Dehan Glanz how walkability can improve the health, street safety, and sustainability of American Cities.
    This episode was produced by Catherine Dickerman and Connie Hong with support from Laura Joyce Davis and the Stanford Storytelling Project's course "Stories to Save Our Planet." Complete show notes can be found at www.storytelling.stanford.edu.
    15 min

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Soundings is the sandbox for all student work from the Stanford Storytelling Project (SSP). SSP is an arts program at Stanford University that explores how we live in and through stories and how we…

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