Story Exchange with Alex Strong

In this episode Danny and I discuss, how he started and grew Zoomers to Boomers, a food delivery service during covid, his love of spot, the mindset shifts involved with living with life changing injuries, Danny's depression and the role of community in recovery, finding a summer of fun with some he loves and much more!

Songs for this episode can be found here:

https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjsVdjkkjfq45TAZxzEJU6cjSvcA...

In his episode Eli and I discuss how she became a maker, growing up in Keep Austin Weird, how she made the agonizing decision between the costume program at NYU and Stanford, her love of Dolly Levi, how she navigates very different worlds, and so much more!

Songs for this episode can be found here: https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjsVdjkkjfq4HA0-MkAuRFI3ANpyszO5I

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In this episode Eva Saenz and I discuss the serendipity of finding community, holding fast to the person you want to become even in the face of uncertainty, how Eva started singing Salsa music, the meaning of life, the human fear of being lonely, and so much more.

Songs for this episode can be found here:

https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjsVdjkkjfq5a-Mu7U-Dnb7x20ItdRl4i&si=dZnoFO4B6Gpc5J-N

Guest of the show, Paul Calvo, dives deep in this produced piece of non-narrated audio non-fiction into his life, and how he went from prison to Stanford.

This is an episode produced by me, Alex Strong, for the State of the Human, a podcast from the Stanford Storytelling Project. You can find at the State of the Human website (State of the Human | Stanford Storytelling Project) or wherever you get your podcasts.

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On this episode of the Story Exchange, Alyson Chun and I discuss how she came to Stanford, her love of Sublime, growing up in Ann Arbor Michigan, her experience traveling abroad in Morocco in college, her travels through the peace core in Botswana, her struggle with depression and what keeps the light coming back, how she is starting to become more intentional with her time and travels, and so much more.

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In this episode Paul Calvo and I discuss, being a transfer student at Stanford, tattooing in prison, what it means to be a convict, legacy admissions, the transformative power of education, Paul's family and faith, and so much more.

Songs in this episode can be found here:

https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjsVdjkkjfq4LJ6LkWDbXt5UEkDn9Wezz&si=DAcl-I1xNYYqkqOq

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More of Paul Calvo's story will be posted a...

On this episode of the Story Exchange, Anna Gomes and I discuss her research in soil nitrate runoff, growing up in small town agricultural northern California, how Anna became interested in agriculture, her time running green houses and selling herbs in high school, her time at Davis in her undergrad, her graduate school in Sweden, how she met her current partner, what her hopes for the future of her work on nutrient cycling - and ...

In this episode, Chance and I discuss finding yourself through art, the transformative power of music, living in New York city and its influence on him, how chance got to Stanford, his family's influence on him especially the role his grandparents played to stoke curiosity, and so much more.

Songs for this episode can be found here:

https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjsVdjkkjfq4lZIb1wkbd6_uB3tMi6bsb

In this episode of the Story Exchange, Andrew Mancini and I discuss Andrew's interest in all things transportation, traveling around the USA, his honest love for and obsession with the Old Spaghetti Factory, how he came to intern for Amtrak in Jefferson city, , his time playing trombone for the band in highschool and later at Stanford, Alex's thoughts on grass, and much more!

Songs for this episode can be found here:

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In this episode of the story exchange Caeden Green and I discuss growing up speaking Spanish and playing soccer, welding mail boxes and getting really into fixing cars, NOLS and how it has precipitated a lot of growth in Caeden, how jazz piano has become such a big part of Caeden's life, and so much more!

Songs in this episode can be found:

https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjsVdjkkjfq7JExgtINsDU9aFeLbZYUcJ&si=EB4tKZE2...

In this episode of the story exchange, Jane and I discuss her time growing up in north Dakota, her entry into science, her experience at the center of "science's me to" movement, and what the future of her work looks like.

Songs in this episode can be found here:

https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjsVdjkkjfq4s1Ea3HJINCDS7ojBh2JId&si=Vq3RoYAwnxtWY_nx

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In this episode Robert and I discuss how he came to be a Design Major at Stanford, his deeply influential days as a rowing in high school, his COVID gap year spent traveling around the USA in a modified school bus and what he took away from that experience to the rest of his life, his time working in restaurants and starting Street Meat, and what the future of his craft looks like.

Songs heard in this episode can be found here:

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In this episode Annika and I discuss the people who helped her learn French and integrate into Swiss society, learning classical piano, traveling with her friends, the value of education, and what it means to be an expert.

A playlist of songs can be found here:

https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjsVdjkkjfq6xy71So9sZ5-T8GeVBYLCg&si=Rr58_ubBymQqUlqP

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In this episode James and I talk about how he came to Stanford, siblings, James's dream job (that he actually got to do), his time building floats for Homecoming in high school, his time on the Great Christmas Light Fight TV show, what comes next for him as he searches our more opportunities, and biggest question of all, how James maintains his stoke for life. 

Music for this episode can be found here:

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In this episode Julián and I discuss work-life balance, speaking and listening to music in multiple languages, long-term relationships in college, how people meet at Stanford, what it was like to get into Stanford as an international student, and so much more!

Songs can be found here: https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjsVdjkkjfq4wS2325OF5fW-UBVsxi7Po&si=wGyR26FWlgi-G128

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In this episode Dan and I discuss his job as Climbing Coordinator at the Stanford Climbing Wall, his adventures, and near misses, as a river guide in Moab, his friend and musician Tanner Bingaman and the story of one of his songs, and the song that pushed Dan to take the 3000 mile leap and Onsight his current role as Stanford's Climbing Coordinator and what that has cost and gained along the way.

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On this episode, Sebastian Alfonzo and I discuss: how he got into the outdoors, his memories of growing up in Miami, his life on the ground as an EMT in San Francisco, what it means to be compassionate, and so much more.

Songs for this episode can be found here:

https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjsVdjkkjfq5OHSkJPwYUBCw83ZekU0sc&si=E5-la5eYYg6Q83Xm

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On this episode Stanley and I discuss what it was like to grow up in London, how Stanley met his long term partner and how they navigate constant distance in their relationship, the difference between Cambridge biotech and Boston and Bay area biotech, British educational system, how to lead a good life and so much more.

Songs for this episode can be found here: https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjsVdjkkjfq6N42xkgva556JgMV...

On this episode Nico and I discuss his Columbian roots, his incredible journey playing tennis in the US, the role of his mother as a source of strength in his life, falling in love for the first time, his future path in cardiac medicine, and so much more.

Songs for this episode can be found here: https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjsVdjkkjfq4BZ8VXc-sz_fH6rz2pecRz&si=RMGgjGGtSPfve2Rq