In this episode Johanna and I discuss her love of the show, her time living abroad, her experience in an English boarding school in Malasya, her passion for science and love of geology, how she has redefined her friendships in the past year, her thoughts on living life, and so much more.

Songs for this episode can be found here:

https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjsVdjkkjfq4P46LhKcn1jAPbmMq7XclU

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In this episode Danny and I discuss, how he started and grew Zoomers to Boomers, a food delivery service during covid, his love of spot, the mindset shifts involved with living with life changing injuries, Danny's depression and the role of community in recovery, finding a summer of fun with some he loves and much more!

Songs for this episode can be found here:

https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjsVdjkkjfq45TAZxzEJU6cjSvcAKr3dg

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In his episode Eli and I discuss how she became a maker, growing up in Keep Austin Weird, how she made the agonizing decision between the costume program at NYU and Stanford, her love of Dolly Levi, how she navigates very different worlds, and so much more!

Songs for this episode can be found here: https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjsVdjkkjfq4HA0-MkAuRFI3ANpyszO5I

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In this episode Eva Saenz and I discuss the serendipity of finding community, holding fast to the person you want to become even in the face of uncertainty, how Eva started singing Salsa music, the meaning of life, the human fear of being lonely, and so much more.

Songs for this episode can be found here:

https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjsVdjkkjfq5a-Mu7U-Dnb7x20ItdRl4i&si=dZnoFO4B6Gpc5J-N

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Guest of the show, Paul Calvo, dives deep in this produced piece of non-narrated audio non-fiction into his life, and how he went from prison to Stanford.

This is an episode produced by me, Alex Strong, for the State of the Human, a podcast from the Stanford Storytelling Project. You can find at the State of the Human website (State of the Human | Stanford Storytelling Project) or wherever you get your podcasts.

Music for this episode by Blue Dot Sessions and sounds by Free Sounds.

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On this episode of the Story Exchange, Alyson Chun and I discuss how she came to Stanford, her love of Sublime, growing up in Ann Arbor Michigan, her experience traveling abroad in Morocco in college, her travels through the peace core in Botswana, her struggle with depression and what keeps the light coming back, how she is starting to become more intentional with her time and travels, and so much more.

A list of songs in this episode can be found here:

https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjsVdjkkjfq5bXfGefCJO_O233vZ9Pas2&si=0JeYY6MBDgbjWoXm

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In this episode Paul Calvo and I discuss, being a transfer student at Stanford, tattooing in prison, what it means to be a convict, legacy admissions, the transformative power of education, Paul's family and faith, and so much more.

Songs in this episode can be found here:

https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjsVdjkkjfq4LJ6LkWDbXt5UEkDn9Wezz&si=DAcl-I1xNYYqkqOq

One more note:

More of Paul Calvo's story will be posted as part of the podcast State of the Human, from the Stanford Storytelling Project, in the coming weeks. In that episode, Paul goes deeper into how he landed in prison, how he fought his case, and then jumped to be an undergrad in EE at Stanford, and his thoughts about what it means to live in both worlds.

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On this episode of the Story Exchange, Anna Gomes and I discuss her research in soil nitrate runoff, growing up in small town agricultural northern California, how Anna became interested in agriculture, her time running green houses and selling herbs in high school, her time at Davis in her undergrad, her graduate school in Sweden, how she met her current partner, what her hopes for the future of her work on nutrient cycling - and life in general - may hold, and so much more.

Songs for this episode can be found here:

https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjsVdjkkjfq51gXQjNtBVOmLxl9RWfyiN&si=XkF_Hqb2GxNmkoLA

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In this episode, Chance and I discuss finding yourself through art, the transformative power of music, living in New York city and its influence on him, how chance got to Stanford, his family's influence on him especially the role his grandparents played to stoke curiosity, and so much more.

Songs for this episode can be found here:

https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjsVdjkkjfq4lZIb1wkbd6_uB3tMi6bsb

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In this episode of the Story Exchange, Andrew Mancini and I discuss Andrew's interest in all things transportation, traveling around the USA, his honest love for and obsession with the Old Spaghetti Factory, how he came to intern for Amtrak in Jefferson city, , his time playing trombone for the band in highschool and later at Stanford, Alex's thoughts on grass, and much more!

Songs for this episode can be found here:

https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjsVdjkkjfq4Eaf_JG7cwqQGtKzavHolI&si=5ccPCNt5XYkGxh2M

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