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State of the Human
State of the Human

State of the Human

State of the Human, a podcast of the Stanford Storytelling Project, shares stories that deepen our understanding of single, common human experiences—belonging, giving, lying, forgiveness—all drawn from the experiences and research of the Stanford community.

Available Episodes 10

Come on a journey to understand our fascination with sea monsters and what they inspire in humans. In particular, hear about the Icelandic Lagarfljótsormur, the water monster that sparked a 13 person commission of the Icelandic government to investigate its existence.

Eating is one of life’s great pleasures, but what about the pleasures that come with sharing your food with others? In this episode, we’re looking at how the act of feeding can bring people together. We’ll hear the tale of an unlikely pet, a meditation on cannibalism, and a story about children on a rooftop garden in San Francisco.

What does it mean to preserve a living being? We follow the life of a sourdough starter, a live culture of bacteria and yeast, that was passed onto producer Parsa Nowruzi as a parting gift by a friend. After hitting a rocky road, Parsa inevitably faces the challenge of how to keep his starter buddy alive: what does it mean to preserve the life of someone else when you are struggling to take care of yourself? Music: , Artist, Album. Include links and permissions) Sound of Picture (Artist: Podington Bear) Across the River, Piano I: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Podington_Bear/Piano_I/Across_The_River Dark Matter, Thoughtful: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Podington_Bear/Thoughtful/DarkMatter Rain on Glass, Epilogue: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Podington_Bear/Epilogue_1331/Rain_On_Glass Triste, Duets: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Podington_Bear/Duets_1372/Triste Undergarden Sea, Fathomless/Ambient: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Podington_Bear/Fathomless_-_Ambient/Undersea_Garden Wilt, Duets: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Podington_Bear/Duets_1372/Wilt Continue Life, Kevin MacLeod: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3545-continue-life

Feeding Intro Story: Mukbang by Stanford Storytelling Project

She Was There by Paloma Moreno by Stanford Storytelling Project

Missed Connections by Neeharika Bandlapalli by Stanford Storytelling Project

Radical Puppets Revisiting The 1999 Seattle WTO Protests by Emily Zhang by Stanford Storytelling Project

What do we gain from gathering? In this episode, we’re thinking about how coming together can change us. We’ll hear about a citizen-led clean-up movement in India, a Bay Area artist who forms an unlikely friendship with a church in Colorado, and a student who experiences the power of connection at a living museum on Stanford campus. Producers: Isabella Tilley, Tanvi Dutta Gupta, Regina Ta, Adesuwa Agbonile, Aparna Verma, Victoria Yuan, Patricia Wei, Hannah Scott, Jenny March Featuring stories produced by Tanvi Dutta Gupta, Regina Ta, and Adesuwa Agbonile. The stories feature the work of the Experience Sankofa Project (Venus Morris, Mizan Alkebulan-Abakah, Sizwe Andrews-Abakah), the artwork of Stanford professor Enrique Chagoya, and the grassroots-organized Ugly Indian Movement in Bangalore, India. Also featured in these stories are the voices of Frank Omowale Satterwhite, Jeanette Smith-Laws, Dereca Blackmon, and Persis Drell. “Le Songe d’Halcohii” - Sunhiilow - From There to Here “Awakenings” - Ketsa “Clouds at the Gap” - Blue Dot Sessions - Zander “Throughput” - Blue Dot Sessions - Holyoke “Louver” - Blue Dot Sessions - Holyoke “Willow Belle” - Blue Dot Sessions - Little Rock “Soothe” - Blue Dot Sessions - Bodytonic “Songe d’Automne” - Latché Swing

We visit five places on campus where future doctors are learning how to practice medicine. We’re going to real classrooms: anatomy lab and wet lab, lecture halls, we visit a Stanford Free Clinic, bike across campus to the mausoleum, and head down the road to Webb Ranch. We’re asking: How are students learning to practice medicine, thoughtfully? Producers: Victoria Yuan, Aparna Verma, JJ Kapur, Sarah Griffin, Esha Dhawan, Linda Liu, Christy Hartman, and Gaby Li

What ideas exist behind material objects? In this episode, we’re going to look at stuff—things we can see or hear or touch—to try to understand the intangible, like memory, history, and bias. Producers: Adesuwa Agbonile, Jett Hayward, Yue Li, Jenny March, Isabella Tilley, Melina Walling, Val Gamao