Soundings

Saint Valentine’s Day Special

A Valentine's Day special. The unlikely story of Saint Valentine, but as it turns out, most good love stories seem just as improbable. Second, we stood in Stanford's White Plaza and asked passersby about just who - or what - they love. You'll hear their strange replies, followed by a story about the risky and rewarding world of online dating. But that's not all: four splendid love poems are dispersed throughout this episode.
Host: Rachel HamburgProducers: Bonnie Swift, Elizabeth Bradfield, Tom Freeland, Christina Ho, Danielle Spoor, and Lily Kornbluth Featured: people passing through White Plaza Music: Side by Side (Maxine Tang, Michelle Goldring, Deri Kusuma, Madalyn Radlauer, Alison Herson, Jose Araneta, and Michael Hsueh), Talisman, Matt Anderson
SSP producers brave the bicycles of White Plaza to record stories of love from passersby. Featuring music from Side by Side.
More info at:http://web.stanford.edu/group/storytelling/cgi-bin/joomla/index.php/shows/season-1/151-episode-109.html

Remaking The World We Live In

Remakes are all around us. This week's show is made up of stories of remaking sound-- through instruments, living organisms, and other means. First, an experimental instrument designer brings joy to our ears with some of his wackier creations. Then we speak with some innovative inhabitants of Stanford's Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics, who have turned old junk into something truly exquisite. And, stay tuned, tomatoes sing...
Host: Daniel MacDougall
Producers: Charlie Mintz, Noah Burbank, Daniel MacDougall
Featured: Bart Hopkin, Sasha Leitman, Jen Carlile, Chris Chafe Music: Johnny Hwin, Bart Hopkin
Producer: Daniel MacDougall
Featuring: Jade Wang, Karen Warner, Hannah Krakauer, Shelly Ni
Creative organologist Bart Hopkin remakes the sounds of the world. He is the founder of Experimental Musical Instruments, an organization that explores the acoustic potential of metals, woods, string, tubes, and anything else that makes a sound.
More info at:http://web.stanford.edu/group/storytelling/cgi-bin/joomla/index.php/shows/season-1/159-episode-110.html

Campaigning

Campaigns are about getting people to vote for your candidate, and today's show is about the missteps that can happen along the way. First, we tell the story of the musical jingles that help put people in (and keep others out) of office. Second, we answer the question you’ve always wondered: why is there so much negativity in most campaigns? And last, one student goes door-to-door and the people who answer either don't vote, or won't vote, for her candidate.
Host: Micah Cratty Producer: Micah Cratty Featured: Gabe Winant, Kalani Leifer, Jonah Berger, Elissa Morales, Wesley Lim, Monica Uddin, Jeremy Newman, and Omair Saddat Music: Brad Wolfe, Taylor Murchison, Rego Sen, and Kissing Johnny
Producer: Micah Cratty Featuring: Gabe Winant and Kalani Leifer
More info at:http://web.stanford.edu/group/storytelling/cgi-bin/joomla/index.php/shows/season-1/101-episode-111.html

Times of Our Lives

Today's show is about the different ways we experience time. In our first story, we explore the evolution of nostalgia and how it has become a way for us to cope with our rapidly changing lives. Then, we interview families about how one particular kind of time, 'the time of grieving,' has been changed radically by advances in medicine. Finally, we hear the story of how two people decided to make the time of their own personal lives synchronize with major historical events.
Host: Micah Cratty Producer: Micah Cratty Featured: Aaron Zarraga, Hanna Michelsen, Rachel Dowling, Daniel MacDougall, Tom Wiltzius, Nadja Blagojevic, Kirstin Ganz, Sam Tanzer, Amy Freedman, Chris Noxon, the Dowling family, the Vantrain family Music: Chris Ayer, Brad Wolfe and Dave Chisolm
Featuring: Rachel Dowling, Daniel MacDougall, and Tom Wiltzius
More info at:http://web.stanford.edu/group/storytelling/cgi-bin/joomla/index.php/shows/season-1/121-episode-112.html