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Whether we wear a lab coat or haven't seen a test tube since grade school, science is shaping all of our lives. And that means we all have science stories to tell. Every year, we host dozens of live shows all over the country, featuring all kinds of storytellers - researchers, doctors, and engineers of course, but also patients, poets, comedians, cops, and more. Some of our stories are heartbreaking, others are hilarious, but they're all true and all very personal. Welcome to The Story Collider!
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Recent Episodes
Trying: Stories about fertility
In this week’s episode, we’re bringing you two stories about navigating the uncertainty, hope, and heartbreak of trying to have a baby.Part 1: After a pregnancy loss, Annie Tan channels her grief…
Best of Story Collider: Leaving Home
In this week’s Best Of episode, we present two stories of people who had to leave home to find a new home.Part 1: When Ph.D student Ali Mattu's girlfriend tells him she is moving to New York City, he…
In Memory Of: Stories about honoring loved ones
In this week’s episode, both of our storytellers reflect on the ways we try to hold onto the people we love.Part 1: Gwendolyn Napier is left heartbroken when harsh Atlanta weather destroys the trees…
Balaena: Stories about whales
In this week’s episode, both of our storytellers share tales about whales. Part 1: As a child, Brittany Munson dreams of growing up to be a whale trainer. Part 2: As a marine scientist focused on…
Impending Doom: Stories about facing the scary unknown
In this week’s episode, both of our storytellers are forced to confront the terrifying unknown and decide how to live in the shadow of what might come.Part 1: After three generations of women in her…
A Science Journalist Tries to Hack Heartbreak | From A Slight Change of Plans
When her twenty-five year marriage unexpectedly fell apart, science writer Florence Williams (author of Heartbreak) felt shocked and blindsided. Such heartbreak led to a new range of intense feelings…
Outer Layer: Stories about literal and metaphorical shields
In this week’s episode, both of our storytellers build shields to protect themselves and discover what happens when those defences fail.Part 1: As a lonely teenager searching for connection,…
Stories of Urban Climate Change: Air
Oxygen sustains almost every living thing on the planet and the air we breathe is meant to be invisible. But industrialization has changed that. In many cities around the world, the air is no longer…
Stories of Urban Climate Change: Fire
Wildfires have become more frequent and more destructive in recent years, increasingly threatening communities on the edges of — and sometimes within — our cities. What was once considered a distant…
Stories of Urban Climate Change: Water
Water covers roughly 70 per cent of the Earth’s surface and is essential for human survival. But it can also unleash devastating consequences.In this week’s episode, both of our storytellers share…
Stories of Urban Climate Change: Earth
Climate change doesn’t happen in the abstract. It happens where we live, work, and raise our families.In this special Story Collider series, each episode explores a different element of urban climate…
Best of Story Collider: Women in Science
This week, in honor of Women's History Month, we're presenting two stories from our archive about women in science and the unique challenges they face. Part 1: Alison Williams' blossoming passion for…
Stories of Urban Climate Change
This April, The Story Collider presents a special series on urban climate change.Through eight true, personal stories about science, we explore how the forces shaping our planet — earth, water, fire,…
Chorea: Stories about science and dance
In this week’s episode, both storytellers explore the surprising connections between dance and science.Part 1: Learning a modern version of her childhood Indian dances puts Sumitra Mattai’s brain and…
Where Does It Hurt: Stories about the importance of compassion in healthcare
In this week’s episode, both storytellers share stories that illustrate why empathy, kindness, and humanity are essential to healthcare.Part 1: After feeling betrayed by the very systems meant to…
Tresses: Stories about the power of hair
Hair might seem trivial, but for many of us it carries history, identity, and meaning far beyond keratin. In this week’s episode, both of our storytellers explore the unexpected power their hair…
Best of Story Collider: Navigating Whiteness
This week we present two stories from Black people who were dealing with the ramifications of our racist systems.Part 1: As a science teacher, Mamoudou N'Diaye was supposed to have all the answers,…
Like Me: Stories about finding representation in STEM
Science can feel isolating when you don’t see yourself reflected around you. This episode brings together two stories about the search for representation, connection, and belonging in STEM.Part 1:…
Anti-Love: Stories about heartbreak and break ups
Valentine’s Day may be all about couples, but this week’s episode celebrates heartbreak, breakups, and proudly being single as a Pringle.Part 1: Getting dumped is the push psychologist Jiawen Huang…
Pay It Forward: Stories from CZI's Rare As One Project
Both of this week’s stories come from Chan Zuckerberg Initiative’s Rare As One Project grantees, who share their deeply personal experiences with rare diseases and illustrate how research is so…
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The Story Collider has published 722 episodes since July 2012, covering topics in Arts, Performing Arts.
The Story Collider is currently highly active with new episodes weekly. Average episode length is 25m.
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