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Hillbilly Highway by Viva Donohoe

How Patsy Cline shifted the country music industry--and a whole country's idea of femininity.
Interviewees:Ellis NasserMargaret JonesSources:Country Music USA by Bill C. MaloneCreating Country Music by Richard A. PetersonSelling Tradition: Appalachia and the Construction of an American Folk by Jane E.Song Catchers, Ballad Makers, and New Social Historians: The Historiography of Appalachian MusicMusic:Crazy by Patsy Cline

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 GesesseMikael Shebele, Dany Dereje, and Yalew Berhanu.Music:Mulatu Astatke: "Tezeta," "Tension," "Yekeremo Sew," "Yegelle Tezeta"Daniele Serra

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 short, ultimately getting to the heart of what medicine is and how we can use technology in a way that puts people first.
 
Interviewees:Sarah Grace LeBaronLyle Joyce, M.D.Randi ZellerResearch:● https://www.nature.com/articles/s41746-024-01152-2● https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10210114/● https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7690251/Music:● Phase Purple by <a href="https://app.sessions.blue/browse/track/290642">Blue Dot Sessions</a>● Brek PKL by <a href="https://app.sessions.blue/browse/track/290643">Blue Dot Sessions</a>● Our Fingers Cold by <a href="https://app.sessions.blue/browse/track/290644">Blue DotSessions</a>● The Griffiths by <a href="https://app.sessions.blue/browse/track/290645">Blue Dot Sessions</a>
 
 

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 community when ethics were in flux. Climbing has solved this dilemma, and can show the world how to walk reframe the line between environmental sustainability and land use. 
 
Name and title of interviewees:
Dan Earhart, MS, Climbing Coordinator, Stanford University
Jane Willenbring, PhD, Professor of Earth and Planetary Systems, Stanford University
Hugh Driscol, Principal and founder of Chord Architecture in Santa Fe New Mexico
Emma Harrison, PhD, Environmental Scientist, advocate.
Rupesh Chhugan TCMP, CHP, Hakomi practitioner.
 
Music Attribution (In order of appearance)
Setting Pace by <a href="https://app.sessions.blue/browse/track/290191">Blue Dot Sessions</a>
Road to Petersby by <a href="https://app.sessions.blue/browse/track/285202">Blue Dot Sessions</a>
Hanging Rock by <a href="https://app.sessions.blue/browse/track/290346">Blue Dot Sessions</a>
Bauxite by <a href="https://app.sessions.blue/browse/track/290218">Blue Dot Sessions</a>
KeoKeo by <a href="https://app.sessions.blue/browse/track/290262">Blue Dot Sessions</a>
Evol Triumph by <a href="https://app.sessions.blue/browse/track/290238">Blue Dot Sessions</a>
Capstone by <a href="https://app.sessions.blue/browse/track/285163">Blue Dot Sessions</a>
Set the Tip Jar by <a href="https://app.sessions.blue/browse/track/285159">Blue Dot Sessions</a>

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 McDaniel, Aunt and Professor studying Chamoru culture; Mark Mendiola, Director of Institutional Advancement University of Guam; Michelle Chrisostomo, Founder of Guahan Sustainable Culture; Anna Marie Arceo, Founder of Chief Hurao Academy; Jesse Charfauros, Father and lifelong mentor(Not included in final episode)Jimmy Teria - CHamoru Language and Culture Specialist Guam Department of Education
Research referenced in this episode.● National Park Service - Guam Study(https://www.nps.gov/parkhistory/online_books/wapa/guam_study.pdf)● Bevacqua, M. L., & Cruz, M. L. (2020). The banality of American empire: The curiouscase of guam, usa. Journal of Transnational American Studies, 11(1), 127–149.https://doi.org/10.5070/t8111046995
● Aguon, J. (2021). The Properties of Perpetual Light. University of Guam ISBN978-1-935198-36-9● Combs, S. (2022, January 26). In WWII, the Japanese invaded Guam. now they’rewelcomed as tourists. History.https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/wwii-japan-invaded-guam-now-welcomed-touristsAudio Stories:● The Sunday Read: ‘The America That Americans Forget’:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbfkKeLKFZ0● PBS Guam - War For Guam:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=moBvsySdCHs&t=2124sAcknowledgments for any music you used (artist, song title).(Pacha Faro, Car Ride)(Cranberry House, Cruxis)(The Caravan, Waiting At Dawn)(Sketchbook, Contrarian)(Earthmover, The Melt)
 
 

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. From the history of Chinese immigration to Peru to today’s Barrio Chino (Chinatown), I consider what it means to assimilate, belong, and transform.
 
Featured Interviewees:● Rodrigo Campos, Founder of Tusanaje● Diana Hu Huang, Mandarin Chinese Teacher● Linda Liu, Master’s Student● Antonio Chang Diplomat and HistorianNon-Featured Interviewees:● Boya Li, PhD. Journalist, Historian● Dennis Chu, Owner of Flor de Mayo Restaurant in NYC● Lok Siu, PhD. Professor of Ethnic Studies at UC Berkeley● Sutee Dee, Author of How to Eat in Peru Blog● Tiffany Wang, prev. Researcher at SwarthmoreResearch Referenced:● https://www.pewresearch.org/2024/08/06/chinese-americans-a-survey-data-snapshot/#:~:text=About%204.7%20million%20Chinese%20Americans,born.● https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2013/11/25/247166284/a-history-of-indentured-labor-gives-coolie-its-sting● https://www.thecleaverquarterly.com/stories/chifa-diaries● https://www.howtoeatinperu.com/p/four-things-that-i-missed-about-peru● https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_Peruvians● https://penntoday.upenn.edu/news/chinese-peruvian-tusan-immigrants-history● https://www.tusanaje.org/biblioteca/items/show/15● https://panoramas.secure.pitt.edu/health-and-society/chinatown-peru-brief-look-chinese-diaspora-latin-america● https://works.swarthmore.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1599&context=theses● https://www.pbs.org/ancestorsintheamericas/fabiana_1.html● https://shs.hal.science/halshs-00598155/document● https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mar%C3%ADa_Luz_incident● https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_Peruvians● https://oxfordre.com/latinamericanhistory/display/10.1093/acrefore/9780199366439.001.0001/acrefore-9780199366439-e-1023?p=emailAaYgy7EkN7aao&d=/10.1093/acrefore/9780199366439.001.0001/acrefore-9780199366439-e-1023● https://thediplomat.com/2019/03/the-evolution-and-preservation-of-chinese-peruvian-identity/
 
 
 

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: Young ChaldeanRami Sarafa: Harvard BusinessKen Alyass: Harvard HistorianZiyad Gawis: El-Cajon ChaldeanZena Roumaya: MotherCal Abbo: Chaldean News EditorJohn Kurikuz: Chaldean Stanford Alumni
 
Research drawn from the following sources:
https://www.chaldeannews.com/
https://www.chaldeannews.com/2023-content/2023/12/1/who-are-the-chaldeans
Music Acknowledgementshttps://www.soundsnap.com/tags/cashier: 1https://pixabay.com/music/search/flight/: 3https://www.soundboard.com/sb/sound/1105823#google_vignette: california lovehttps://pixabay.com/music/search/arab/: 4
 

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 perfectionism? And is there a secret to surviving in today's age of a dangerous productivity culture? Can you come back from burnout? Tune in :)- Maija Cruz- Cari Costanzo- Thomas Curran - 10% Happier Podcast- Nowhere to Run instrumental - Stegosaurus Rex- Symphonia IX Instrumental - Current Joys- Hail, Stanford, Hail - Stanford Choir

Journey Through Generations by Arundathi Nair