Soundings
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 can use them to change our lives. Our mission is to promote the transformative nature of traditional and modern oral storytelling, from Lakota tales to Radiolab, and empower students to create and perform their own stories. The project sponsors courses, workshops, live events, and grants, along with its radio show State of the Human.
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Episodes
Monday May 01, 2017
Monday May 01, 2017
Summer is Missouri means humid air, fresh blackberries and lazy rivers. With my grandfather's 1971 river log in hand, I'm headed back to the Gasconade River in southern Missouri to recreate a portion of one of his long canoe trips. Can the river teach me things about my family’s Missouri heritage? By exploring the river, its history, and my grandfather's connection to it, I endeavor to better understand myself.
Featuring: Maria Doerr, Cyrille Jourdain, Christine Doerr, Karen Doerr Hiatt, John Bradbury
Producer: Maria Doerr
Special Thanks: Claire Schoen
Music:
“Down in the River to Pray” Jean Banwarth, 2016
“Ebeneezer” Black Twig Pickers, 2012
“Aces and Twos” The Devil Makes Three, 2009
“Thought Soup” Doctor Turtle, 2016
“King of the Road” Roger Miller
“Mid Day Blues” Tate Peterson, 2015
Monday Feb 13, 2017
Monday Feb 13, 2017
Two years after the death of one of Canada’s most beloved slam poets, Zaccheus Jackson is remembered for the work he did in mentoring the next generation of poets, showing pride in his Indigenous heritage, and building a vibrant, creative community. A poet, an arts educator, an artist, and a friend offer their thoughts on his legacy, then and now, as a former mentee travels to the places that started it all.
Featuring: Zaccheus Jackson, Johnny Macrae, Marie Wustner, and Jillian Christmas
Producer: Eva Louise Grant (evagrant@stanford.edu)
Music: Dry Air - Poddington Bear
Recorded samples of music (with artist's permission)
Original compositions
Grandfather Song - Mob Bounce
Peace Era - Mob Bounce
Friday Feb 10, 2017
Friday Feb 10, 2017
A story about professionals in various fields involved in end-of-life caregiving. As a premedical student, I explored their experiences, both negative and positive, for the purposes of finding purpose and direction through my pre-professional journey (and in life).
Featuring: Torrey Simons, MD, Joshua Fronk, MD, Jo Darius, Heather Shaw, NP, Vilma Buck, Colleen Vega, NP, Lynn Hutton, LCSW, Carol Stasio, LCSW, David Magnus, Ph.D
Producer(s): Lauren Joseph, storytelling.stanford.edu
Music: FreeSound.org, Podington Bear
Production date: Dec. 12, 2016
Friday Feb 03, 2017