Soundings

The Story of We Shall Overcome

This story traces the origins of “We Shall Overcome” from the eighteenth century to the March on Washington, and to today. It focuses on the development of the song at the Highlander Folk School, a social justice center in Tennessee.
This project was supported by a Braden Grant from Stanford Storytelling Project. For more information about the Braden Grant for the Study of Oral Narrative, go here: http://web.stanford.edu/group/storytelling/cgi-bin/joomla/index.php/grants.html
Producer: Beatrix Lockwood
Featuring: Candie Carawan, Clayborne Carson, Pam McMichael
Sounds: Martin Luther King, Workers in Selma, AL, March on Washington
Music: Pete Seeger, Guy Carawan, Charlie Haden & Hank Jones, The Philadelphia Brass Ensemble, Paul Robeson, Rev. Gary Davis, Azuza Oacific Gospel Choir, Zilphia Horton, Dave Van Ronk, Fats Waller, Elizabeth Cotten
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Community

It's easy to look around and see signs of social fragmentation, so today's show takes a different approach and examines a few instances of people coming together: community. We explore an off-campus house that aimed to be an intentional community devoted to sustainability and find out where they failed and succeeded. We meet a community of Burning Man devotees who came together for a floating party on the Sacramento River Delta. Also we hear music made by a community of people who'd never met each other. Plus, the solution to the dirty dish dilemma.
Producers: Charlie Mintz, Rachel Hamburg, Matt Harnack
Host: Charlie Mintz
Featuring: Daniel Steinbock, Philip Narodick, Zuzanna Drozdz
Music: Noah Burbank
More info at:http://web.stanford.edu/group/storytelling/cgi-bin/joomla/index.php/shows/season3/201-community.html

Genetics

Genetics promised us the book of life laid open. But even after the sequencing of the human genome, there's still a lot we don't know. How do people make choices based on the imperfect knowledge that genetic science provides? Today we look at a few examples of that. We hear a story about sperm donation and the perils of choosing your child's father out of a book. We hear a story about using genetics to make a decision about surgery. We walk into an MRI to investigate the genetic basis of personality. And a short story about cannibalistic vultures. Prepare for a show that will leave you doubled up in a helix of joy.
Producers: Charlie Mintz, Matt Larson, Laura Chao, Angela Castellanos, Leah Bakst
Host: Charlie Mintz
Featuring: Max McClure
Music: Cults, Boomsnake, Mothlight
More info at:http://web.stanford.edu/group/storytelling/cgi-bin/joomla/index.php/shows/season3/199-genetics.html

Trash

We throw all kinds of things away without really thinking about it. These five stories take a look at where our trash goes, the creative things that people do with it, and even question what it means to throw something away. First, a story about small-scale composting and the worms who do it. Next, a story about what to do with all your old scraps of fabric lying around. Third, how what's left in a city dump can provide inspiration for an art movement. Fourth, behind the scenes at an estate sale. And last, a short story about bringing a box of forgotten photographs back to life.
Producers: Hannah Krakauer, Lydia Santos, Killeen Hanson, Laura Chao, Rebecca Pfiffner, Matt Larson, Kasiana Mclenaghan
Host: Hannah Krakauer
Music: Noah Burbank, Japandi, Nimbleweed, Kissing Johnny
More info at:http://web.stanford.edu/group/storytelling/cgi-bin/joomla/index.php/shows/season3/189-trash.html