StitchCast Studio

StitchCast Studio

StitchCast Studio is a podcast produced by Saint Louis Story Stitchers Artists Collective in Saint Louis, Missouri. It’s a show about the streets, gun violence, and finding solutions to issues that are coming at our youth hard. The voices of youth of color are important to hear at this critical time. StitchCast Studio creates a series of leveled conversations about issues that concern youth related to health, safety and violence. This is the place to come to hear real conversations about what’s on the minds of 16-25 year old St. Louis teens and young adults and catch some powerful new ideas for solutions. Programs include original spoken word and music produced by Saint Louis Story Stitchers. Saint Louis Story Stitchers is a nationally recognized Artists Collective know for high quality art ad innovative youth violence prevention programs. StitchCast Studio has received supported from the National Endowment for the Arts, On the web at arts dot gov. Additional support for StitchCast Studio and Story Stitchers youth programs has been provided by provided by the Spirit of St. Louis Women’s Fund, The Lewis Prize for Music Accelerator Award, City of St. Louis Youth at Risk Crime Prevention, March For Our Lives Aid & Alliance, Deaconess Foundation, Trio Foundation of St. Louis, Missouri Arts Council, Missouri Humanities Council, Arts and Education Council, and The Divided City, Washington University in St. Louis. To learn more visit storystitchers.org.

Episodes

May 5, 2025 20 mins

Youth mentors Branden Lewis and Blue Beatz podcast on the spot during an "OVP Kickback" event led by the St. Louis Office of Violence Prevention.

 

Recorded live October 2024 at Hyde Park, St. Louis, Missouri. 

 

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Worthless

Saint Louis Story Stitchers, 2024

 

Story Stitchers creative youth development programs are supported in part by The Lewis Prize for Music’s 2021 Accelerator Award. The mission of T...

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Youth leaders podcast on the spot with Kelvin Melton and Ronnie Amiyn, leaders of other community based organizations, during an "OVP Kickback" event led by the St. Louis Office of Violence Prevention.

 

Recorded live October 2024 at Hyde Park, St. Louis, Missouri. 

 

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Keep On Marching On

Saint Louis Story Stitchers, 2024

 

Story Stitchers creative youth development programs are supported in part by Th...

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April 1, 2025 26 mins

Youth, age 16-25, get to know more about each other using the "Grow A Garden" card game developed and tested by the Missouri CEAL Team.

Recorded live June 2024 at The Center, St. Louis, Missouri. 

 

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WHO'S READY

Saint Louis Story Stitchers, 2018

 

Story Stitchers creative youth development programs are supported in part by The Lewis Prize for Music’s 2021 Accelerator Award. The mission of The Lewis Pri...

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February 8, 2025 28 mins

Youth, age 16-25, get to know more about each other using the "Grow A Garden" card game developed and tested by the Missouri CEAL Team.

Recorded live June 2024 at The Center, St. Louis, Missouri. 

 

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Pick The City Up Remix

Saint Louis Story Stitchers, 2024

 

Story Stitchers creative youth development programs are supported in part by The Lewis Prize for Music’s 2021 Accelerator Award. The mission of Th...

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Saint Louis Story Stitchers youth artists created a Story Circle to share stories of the mental health crisis and solutions. Their guest was Dr. Julie J. Gary, PhD, MPH, Bureau Chief of Behavioral Health for the City of St. Louis Health Department.  This episode was recorded on June 28, 2024 at the Turkish pavilion, Tower Grove Park, St. Louis, Missouri. Part II.

 

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Wade Reprise

Saint Louis Story Stitc...

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Saint Louis Story Stitchers youth artists created a Story Circle to share stories of the mental health crisis and solutions. Their guest was Dr. Julie J. Gary, PhD, MPH, Bureau Chief of Behavioral Health for the City of St. Louis Health Department.  This episode was recorded on June 28, 2024 at the Turkish pavilion, Tower Grove Park, St. Louis, Missouri.

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Prairie Therapy

Saint Louis Story Stitchers Art...

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Saint Louis Story Stitchers youth artists created a Story Circle to share stories of the mental health crisis and solutions. Their guest was Dr. Matifadza (Mati) Hlatshwayo Davis, MD, MPH, FIDSA, Director of Health for the City of St. Louis. This episode (Parts I & II) was recorded on June 17, 2024 at Story Stitchers' Studio 1A, The Center, in the Grand Center Arts District, St. Louis, Missouri.

 

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Saint Louis Story Stitchers youth artists created a Story Circle to share stories of the mental health crisis and solutions. Their guest was Dr. Matifadza (Mati) Hlatshwayo Davis, MD, MPH, FIDSA, Director of Health for the City of St. Louis. This episode was recorded on June 17, 2024 at Story Stitchers' Studio 1A, The Center, in the Grand Center Arts District, St. Louis, Missouri.

 

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Can You Tell?

Sain...

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Saint Louis Story Stitchers Artists Collective presents Peace in the Prairie, an original presentation exploring the concepts of peace and violence, juxtaposing urban life as experienced by African American people living in the city of St. Louis, Missouri and the state’s endangered prairie lands.

 

Is the path towards peace through Missouri’s native prairies?

 

Artists took a day trip from St. Louis, Missouri to explore a cave at O...

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November 13, 2024 22 mins

In this episode, members of our StitchCast sit down and have a conversation about the difference between an artist's music and their persona. Recorded live at Story Stitchers Studio 1A, The Center, St. Louis, Missouri. 

 

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Saint Louis, Saint Louis

Traydon Rogers for Saint Louis Story Stitchers, 2024

 

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This episode was created on the day of the 10 year anniversary of the death of Michael Brown, Jr, an unarmed Black teenager shot and killed by a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri. Story Stitchers held a Youth Empowerment Summit at the .ZACK Theatre and held a discussion with Branden Lewis and Emeara Burns and youth leaders about police and youth rights and responsibilities and community and personal trauma with guests Dr. Julie ...

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This episode was created on the day of the 10 year anniversary of the death of Michael Brown, Jr, an unarmed Black teenager shot and killed by a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri. Story Stitchers held a Youth Empowerment Summit at the .ZACK Theatre and held a discussion with Branden Lewis and Emeara Burns and youth leaders about police and youth rights and responsibilities and community and personal trauma with guests Dr. Julie ...

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September 8, 2024 28 mins

Part II

In this episode, members of our StitchCast sit down and have a conversation about taking accountability.

Recorded live May 30, 2024 at The Center, St. Louis, Missouri. 

 

Pick the City UP Art Interlude Worthless Branden Lewis for Saint Louis Story Stitchers, 2018

 

Story Stitchers creative youth development programs are supported in part by The Lewis Prize for Music’s 2021 Accelerator Award. The mission of The Lewis Prize i...

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September 8, 2024 32 mins

Part I

In this episode, members of our StitchCast sit down and have a conversation about taking accountability.

Recorded live May 30, 2024 at The Center, St. Louis, Missouri. 

 

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Victor Not Victim

Saint Louis Story Stitchers, 2024.

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Our StitchCast sits down with Emma Klues and Shaughnessy Daniels of Great Rivers Greenway for a conversation about The Brickline Greenway project and the great outdoors, in this episode of StitchCast Studio LIVE! Recorded live at High Low in Saint Louis, Missouri on May 28, 2024.

Emma Klues has been with Great Rivers Greenway since early 2014, currently serving as the Vice President of Communications & Outreach. The goal is to ...

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In the final part of this episode, our StitchCast sits down with St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department's Sergeant Stephen Perry, for a conversation about the relationship between the police and the community in this edition of StitchCast Studio LIVE! Recorded live at High Low in Saint Louis, Missouri on April 23, 2024. Pick the City UP Arts Interlude Bang in the Night KP Dennis Saint Louis Story Stitchers, 2020

 

ACKNOWLEDGEME...

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In this episode, our StitchCast sits down with St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department's Sergeant Stephen Perry, for a conversation about the relationship between the police and the community in this edition of StitchCast Studio LIVE! Recorded live at High Low in Saint Louis, Missouri on April 23, 2024.   Pick the City UP Arts Interlude Saint Louis, Saint Louis Traydon Rogers, Saint Louis Story Stitchers, 2024 Recorded live at Hig...

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In this episode our StitchCast sits down with Dr. John A Wright, Sr and Dr. John A Wright, Jr, to talk about Black history in St. Louis. 

Recorded live at High Low, March 26, 2024

 

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Will They Remember Branden Lewis Saint Louis Story Stitchers, 2020

 

Next UP for StitchCast Studio LIVE!

Tuesday, May 28

The Great Outdoors

Youth leaders discuss The Brickline Greenway with Great Rivers Greenway with Emma...

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In this episode our StitchCast sits down with Dr. John A Wright, Sr and Dr. John A Wright, Jr, to talk about Black history in St. Louis.

In this episode our StitchCast sits down with Dr. John A Wright, Sr and Dr. John A Wright, Jr, to talk about Black history in St. Louis. 

Recorded live at High Low, February 27, 2024

 

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Gunshots!

KP Dennis

Saint Louis Story Stitchers, 2016

 

Next UP for StitchCast St...

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May 17, 2024 40 mins

In this episode, members of our StitchCast sit down and have a conversation about music and relationships. Recorded live on February 29, 2024 at The Center, St. Louis, Missouri.    Pick the City UP Art Interlude Anti Copyright, Saint Louis Story Stitchers, 2020.

Story Stitchers is supported in part by The Lewis Prize for Music’s 2021 Accelerator Award. The mission of The Lewis Prize is to partner with leaders who create positive c...

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