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Echoes Across Oceans by Rosina Lin
This story is about how traditional Chinese music travels across time, distance, and migration, carried by the people who choose to keep it alive. Through the stories of two musicians and producer…
California’s Promise by Rani Chor
Why do Cambodian American stories disappear—both from family albums and from school curricula? In this documentary, producer Rani Chor follows one community’s effort to reclaim its history, asking…
Livermush: A Story of What We Carry by Ana Gray
This episode follows livermush from producer Ana Gray's family farm to a North Carolina factory, told through family memory, labor, and survival. What begins as a search for a childhood food becomes…
The Invisible Forest? Protecting the Brazilian Atlantic Forest by Alice Heiman
What does it take to conserve a forest? Most people think about the Amazon Rainforest when they think of Brazil. But in fact, most Brazilians live in the Atlantic Forest. Despite being a patchwork of…
My Mother’s Folklore by Kristine Pashin
After her mother’s passing, Kristine abandoned the Bulgarian folk dancing she’d grown up with. Now, through conversations with dancers across generations, she’s searching for what she lost — and…
Story Holders: Speaking the Multi-Generational Silence of Japanese American Incarceration by West Mulholland
Producer West Mulholland explores generational silence within the Japanese American community. A holder of heritage and a carrier of stories that are not his own, Mulholland searches for what it…
An American Icon by Alana Esposito
In this episode, producer Alana Esposito travels to Montana to learn more about the iconic American Buffalo and its complicated history in Yellowstone National Park. Produced with support from the…
Applying for a Braden Storytelling Grant? Here's what our 2024 grantees want you to know.
Each year, the Stanford Storytelling Project awards Braden Grants to support the research, writing, and production of audio documentaries. The aim of the program is to help students learn how to tell…
Hillbilly Highway by Viva Donohoe
How Patsy Cline shifted the country music industry--and a whole country's idea of femininity. Interviewees: Ellis Nasser Margaret Jones Sources: Country Music USA by Bill C. Malone Creating Country…
New Flowers by Langston Buddenhagen
"New Flowers" explores the history of Addis Ababa's Piassa's neighborhood: its birth, destruction, and what sense of home remains. Includes interviews with Paul Buddenhagen, Sine Berhanu, Messay…
Digital Diagnosis by Priyanka Shrestha
Digital diagnosis explores how telehealth is changing the physician patient relationship. Through interviews with both physicians and patients we uncover where telehealth shines and where it falls…
Bolt Wars by Alex Strong
Climbers modify the rock to climb safely, leaving permanent anchors for catching falls. This was not always the practice, and its early implementation lead to a period of conflict in the climbing…
The Voices of Those Who Came Before by Natasha Charfauros
A California-born CHamoru woman’s personal journey discovering how CHamoru became endangered and how Guam’s island community was restoring the language. Show Notes: Interviews included Antoinette…
A Taste of Tusán by Jenny Duan
This episode explores the story of Lima’s Tusán—Peruvian Chinese—community, examining their influence on Peruvian culture and identity through Chifas, restaurants serving Peruvian-Chinese cuisine.…
The Chaldean Conundrum by Fadie Arabo
Fadie Arabo's story is about uncovering the Chaldean identity: What it means to him and how it has changed since coming to Stanford.People interviewed:Dr. Dean Winslow: Medical doctorTerezsa Arabo:…
The Stanford Stopout by Cassie Shaw
What does it mean to come face to face with failure as a student at an 'elite' school? What advice do alumni, advisors, and professionals have to share about wellness, academic competition, and…
Friends in Liminal Spaces by Anastasia
In this story about connection outside the bounds of physical space, time, and life experience, an unlikely friendship buds during uncertain times.
We Are the Voice by Marissa Mengheang
In an effort to reconnect with her Cambodian identity, Marissa Mengheang explores the experiences of Cambodian genocide survivors, including her own grandparents. But her search for knowledge takes…
Back to the Garden by Anna McNulty
“Back to the Garden” tells the story of an organic farming couple, Jose and Rich, who are committed to sustaining the environment and who also don't believe in climate change. This episode explores…
Beautiful Bonds of Banter by Shameeka "Smeek" Wilson
Despite 13+ years of a fractured relationship between mother and daughter, this episode journeys through the past, present, and future, highlighting one unlikely solution that changed the trajectory…
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Braden Storytelling Grant has published 90 episodes since December 2012, covering topics in Documentary, Society & Culture.
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