#US - Unique & Shared Experiences

It's 2021, and after the past year we've all had, it's time for some new goals. Join #US for five stories about new beginnings, working through anxiety, and just staying alive. Progress doesn't happen overnight. Be inspired or commiserate as storytellers share their goals in #US - "And you realize you're getting better".

Tim - Going For It

Megan - Secrets

Robin

Lisa- Starting Out.

Mike - Straight, No Chaser

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Food and family. Separately or combined these can be absolutely great or they can be fodder for the therapist. In "Everyone at the Table…" we hear the stories about a boy who loves Christmas and has to hide it, a young woman who learns a new recipe in her grandmother's memory, and in a man who is afraid to have dinner with his nieces. Listen as storytellers share their tales of food and family in #US - Everyone at the Table.

Show Notes

Chris - Home for the Holidays

Catlin - Home

Anya - Holiday Spirit

Geoff - Dear Santa

Sister Britt - Dear Santa

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Hindsight is 2020 especially IN 2020. The episode of #US - "Look How Far We've Come" highlights how the challenging moments of our lives can be viewed through a different lens. Whether it's a 4-year-old girl learning the power of her voice, a young man's diminishing inheritance transforming into familial pride, or a series of increasingly unfortunate events leading to a zen moment, it's all how you look at it.

Kitty Hailey - Hindsight

1. Eric Thomas - Weird Trips

Kelsey Stewart - The Next Day

Otis Gray - Untamed

Marjorie Winther - Thanks A Lot

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Ever had a near-death experience? They say your whole life flashes before your eyes. Some say, instead, that we see a few key memories that are etched in your brain. The defining moments that made you who you are, speak for us! Listen as storytellers share their defining moments in #US - Defining Moments.

Bill Mettler - 2012 Fall GrandSlam

Dave Hillis - Going for it GrandSlam

Diane Ivey - 2012 Fall GrandSlam

Kathy Houng - Going For It GrandSlam

Katie Samson - 2012 Fall GrandSlam

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Emily Epstein White is a news copy editor, parent of young children, and stand-up comedian who discovers what "being ok" looks like during COVID-19. She's had to rethink how to do comedy gigs and what it means to be a performer in our current pandemic era. Emily shares with us how she is adapting and trying to regain some aspects of her former life that she misses.

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Eugene Haynes is a college professor and filmmaker. He shares how the pandemic has forced him to pivot as an educator. Eugene contemplates how COVID-19 has caused him to reflect on who he is and talks about how he sees this moment as a stepping stone to social change.

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Tanesha Ford is an arts administrator, writer, and improvisational actress who is "yes, and"ing her way through COVID. Listen as Tanesha discovers how to manage the many responsibilities of caregiving for a loved one during a pandemic. Learn how she is able to still laugh despite life's many bumps along the COVID road.

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Che Guerrero is a humorist and parent of two special needs children. Once the pandemic hit, he decided to return to his former career as a nurse's aide, and has since taken on the risk of working in long-term care facilities that have been hit hard by COVID. Che shares with us how the pandemic caused him unexpectedly to embark on a journey of self-discovery.

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Marcus Henderson is a psychiatric mental health nurse for kids and teens. He contracted COVID-19 early in the pandemic and unpacks for us the emotional toll that the virus took on him. As a mental health practitioner, he also discusses the pandemic's social and emotional impact on America at large and believes more empathy is needed at this time.

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Identity is a tricky thing. It can't be summed up in a few words and is often more than the sum of its parts. Especially a big word like US. So we decided to let some of our favorite storytellers speak for us! Listen to the story of First Person Arts through #US - Who is Us?

Show Notes

Martha Cooney - Where I Come From

Gabby Shay - White Lies

Nimisha Ladva - Heroes

Frank Chism - Lesson Learned

Todd Marrone - Identity Crisis

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