Soundings

The Detour - Yes, Chef

How exciting would it be if you actually tuned into that little voice in the back of your head? The one
telling you to go for the thing you really want, even if it’s probably, most likely, definitely not what’s
expected of you? Aren’t you curious how a girl can go from making pancakes in the kitchen with her
mom one day to suddenly winning MasterChef Junior—only to lose her passion for cooking, then
find her way back to it again? Let’s dive into the story of Jasmine Stewart, who actually did listen to
that tiny voice, took an unexpected detour, and found out where it would lead her.
 
Produced by Aaryan Harshith, Christina Ademasu, and Jenny Huynh
Interview w/ Jasmine Stewart, first African American to win Master Chef Jr.
Bio: Jasmine Stewart, the Season 5 winner of MasterChef Junior, made history as the first African
American champion of the competition. At just 12 years old, she not only claimed the title but also
became the only contestant in the show's history to win after being previously eliminated. Today,
Jasmine continues to break boundaries, pursuing an individually designed major in Black Food and
Multimedia Studies at NYU’s Gallatin School.
 
Acknowledgments for music:
1. 2. 3. 4. King Billy by Blue Dot Sessions
Tell What You Know by Blue Dot Sessions
Castillo by Blue Dot Sessions
The Cornice by Blue Dot Sessions

World On Your Plate

In this episode, Nathan, Ana, and Nia explore the importance of sustainable food practices, and how alternative, truly healthy food practices are not necessarily the most commercially produced and advertised ones. The episode aims to broaden the horizon of viewing food practices in a context beyond just your own plate.
This episode was produced by Nathan Elias, Ana Nguyen, and Nia Patton, with support from Laura Joyce Davis and the Stanford Storytelling Project's course "Stories to Save Our Planet."
Complete show notes at storytelling.stanford.edu.

Sustainability Paradox: Cobalt Mining in the Congo

A story of the rise of electric vehicles and their promise to make a more sustainable planet. Yet this promise has proven to be detrimental to the quality of life for the people in the Congo. Sustainability Paradox pulls back the curtain on the realities of the electric car industry, and the promising solutions that might offer real, meaningful change.
Produced by Sydney Davis and Jana Gomri with support from Laura Joyce Davis and the Stories to Save Our Planet class, a part of the Stanford Storytelling Project.
Asu Kulu - Undergraduate Congolese Student at Stanford, Anonymous Congolese Miners via Friends of the Congo https://friendsofthecongo.org/ Links to an external site.
Link to References https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GcK2hsyt8L_VyogsNTaPxsf5AgtizYzm1F9uJHLYzxM/edit?usp=sharing Links to an external site.
All music by Blue Dot Sessions

Sound Stories Trailer

What can you expect from Sound Stories? The 2024 class weighs in.
Taught by Laura Joyce Davis through the Stanford Storytelling Project, this hands-on, workshop-oriented course is designed to teach you the fundamentals of podcast storytelling. Class work will include pitching, interviewing, scriptwriting, narration, audio editing, and sound design. You’ll learn time-honored principles for strong storytelling in any medium, as well as strategies specific to storytelling in sound. Though we focus on audio stories, the craft skills you learn here are transferable to making stories for any medium, from print and performance to film and games. By the end of the course, you will have crafted both a narrative essay and a 10-minute podcast episode that entertains, challenges, and moves your audience. All fully produced student pieces will be published in the Stanford Storytelling Project Soundings podcast.
Course info: https://shorturl.at/eLOR0

Living Memory

Living Memory by Stanford Storytelling Project

Stories to Save Our Planet trailer

Stories to Save the Planet is a podcast about the stories behind climate change solutions.
The United Nations have called climate change the challenge of our generation. A growing body of environmental storytelling is bringing clarity to complicated climate conversations by casting a vision for a better future, and providing compelling, actionable climate change solutions.
All work is produced by Stanford students, who learn the entire process of narrative podcast production in just 10 weeks, research a climate change challenge and solution of their choice, and work together to create a narrative episode. The class it taught by Laura Joyce Davis and the Stanford Storytelling Project.

Data Diaries: Unpacking the TikTok Algorithm and Data Practices

Have you ever felt like your cell phone is controlling your life, or that of someone you know? I’m sure you’ve asked yourself, “Why is it so addictive?” and then just scrolled once again. In this episode, dive into the new yet familiar world of TikTok as three Stanford students uncover the dangers of data collection, addiction, and algorithmic manipulation, shedding light on the impact of social media on privacy and mental well-being.

Foreign Footsteps

Have you ever felt like an outsider in a new place, not sure how to act? In this podcast, we delve deep into how Hawai’i has changed over the past 2000 years as a result of different groups of outsiders, from the military to tourists to scientists. Along the way, we might just discover how we all can be better outsiders to wherever we may visit.

Soul Searching

Have you ever wondered how seemingly ordinary people are able to accomplish extraordinary feats? In this episode of Soul Searching, we explore this question and attempt to find the common threads between rowing across the Atlantic ocean, founding a start-up venture, and raising thousands of dollars for charity. Listen now to hear three amazing stories from some incredibly accomplished Stanford students, learn about their motivations, and difficulties, and glean transformational takeaways from their experiences.

Deep the Plaque

Sometimes you have to climb mountains to go on an adventure, other times the adventure is hidden right in front of you. Join us as we uncover a campus mystery in real time, one where the writing was on the walls the whole time. Are all of Stanford’s stories set in-stone?