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
Wednesday Dec 23, 2015
Wednesday Dec 23, 2015
Molly Antopol's debut story collection, The UnAmericans, won the New York Public Library's Young Lions Fiction Award and a "5 Under 35" Award from the National Book Foundation. It was longlisted for the National Book Award and was a finalist for the PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize, the Barnes & Noble Discover Award, the National Jewish Book Award, and others. She's a Jones Lecturer in Stanford's Creative Writing Program.
http://storytelling.stanford.edu/index.php/off-the-page.html
Saturday Dec 19, 2015
Saturday Dec 19, 2015
A young man’s intuition guides him toward something in the woods.
Producers: Jackson Roach, Margaret Wenzlau, Rachel Hamburg
image via wikimedia: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/64/Cougar_track.jpg
Tuesday Dec 15, 2015
Tuesday Dec 15, 2015
It wasn’t until she grew up that Lisa realized the extent of her Uncle Howie’s eminence in odd circles. Was his influence in her life a blessing or a curse?
Producer: Mischa Shoni, assisted by Will Rogers
Featuring: Lisa Medoff
Music:
Candlegravity (Blowing Up Seaford)
Ending Satellites (Ellyn’s Melody)
Long Hair (Yeti)
Podington Bear (Happiness Is, Operatives, Jack, Spring Solstice, Whiplash String Swell)
Wednesday Jan 28, 2015
Wednesday Jan 28, 2015
This piece explores traditional healing in Native Hawaiian culture, examining the relevance of ancient values and traditions in today's society. Nicole details her journey throughout the Hawaiian Islands, presenting stories from Native healers who share their experiences in seeking truth, wisdom, and health. These stories delve into fundamental issues such as identity, balance, and nature, while showing how cultural complexity can be rooted in simple universal truths.
Producer: Nicole Marie Rodriguez
Featuring: Dane Silva, Puahi Chun, Kawika, Helen
Special thanks: Stanford School of Earth Sciences, Prof. Peter Vitousek, Dr. Noa Lincoln, University of Hawaii, Waianae Coast Community Health Center
Image courtesy of Nicole Marie Rodriguez