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 Mar 25, 2019
Monday Mar 25, 2019
100 billion servings of instant noodles are sold every year. What does their journey across the world tell us?
Monday Mar 25, 2019
Monday Mar 25, 2019
Monday Mar 25, 2019
On February 13, 2019 the famed rover Opportunity, which explored the Martian surface for 14 years, was declared dead. But what does it mean for Opportunity to have died? There’s something in its name that induces both grief and inspiration. In fact, there something similar that happens with all names.
Monday Mar 25, 2019
Monday Mar 25, 2019
Monday Mar 25, 2019
El Camino Real is a California icon, but its history is often confused with the one the auto industry used to sell cars in the early 1900s. What really happened on this historic street?
Monday Mar 25, 2019
Monday Mar 25, 2019
Judy, a Bay Area native, advocates for the release and fair treatment of inmates. But how did that come to be? In this episode, gain insight into Judy, life behind bars, and how a children's’ television show can inspire investigation.
Monday Mar 25, 2019
Monday Mar 25, 2019
A story of how Palo Alto firefighters manage the ups and downs of life on the job.
Monday Mar 25, 2019
Monday Mar 25, 2019
Monday Mar 25, 2019
Monday Mar 25, 2019
Stories of people waiting at the San Mateo County Jail. Waiting to go home, waiting to visit a loved one, and waiting to learn what their future holds.