Braden Storytelling Grant

A Postcard from Mariana by Gabriela Nagle Alverio

Hurricane Maria revealed a dependency on the government but there was one community that used it as an opportunity to claim their independence. “There was no government here. And we couldn't wait for the government. We couldn't wait for anyone.” In this story I visit of the community of Mariana that has tried to separate themselves from the government.
Producer: Gabriela Nagle Alverio
Music: Puerto Rico from Pastel Beach by Englewood, Elementary wave by Erokia, Night Cave by Lee Rosevere.

The Taste of War: The Koreans and U.S. Combat Ration by Won-Gi Jung

What does a war taste like? Tracing the history of U.S. military combat ration in Korea, the podcast tells the Koreans’ bittersweet encounters with America.
Producer: Won-Gi Jung
Music: “Submerging Blue-Black” by Podington Bear, in Fathomless-Ambient“Memory Wind” by Podington Bear, in Fathomless-Ambient

Seeing with Sound by Chloe Barreau

If sound matters, why? I am not alone in fearing blindness, because we live in a world of visuals. Whether I am reading a book, following street signs, or hopping on a train, I can’t imagine navigating a world without my eyes. I tune out the cacophony of cars, squeaks, barks, and pedestrian crossings on a daily basis. In privileging sight, what am I missing in sound?
“When you close your eyes you begin to feel your body. You become aware of your non-visual abilities,” said Thomas Tajo, a blind echolocator. I speak with human echolocators, eye researchers, and music professors to discover just how much sound has to offer. Close your eyes. Tune in, and listen to what is revealed.
Producer: Chloe Barreau
Music:Veni Creator Spiritus by John Dunstable (www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dYAEpf-A-A)Lost and Found by Podington BearThree Colors by Podington Bear

Respite: a Journey Into Foster Care by Rachel Vaughan

You’re six years old. Child protective services removed you from the only life you’ve ever known and placed you in state custody, into the foster care system.
Producer: ​​Rachel Vaughan
Music:​​Junior85 - You can calmly put this thing together Lee Rosevere - And So ThenPodington Bear - Daydreamer

Ghost Temples: The Spirit of Taiwan by Katie Lan

Some people pray to gods, but other people pray to ghosts. In this story, Katie Lan explores the temples and folk religion in Taiwan, where her parents and the rest of her family is from. Here, she explores ghost temples and even learns to pray to a dog?
Producer: Katie Lan
Music:晶晶 1969 鄧麗君www.youtube.com/watch?v=zI0lHGnKtSI

Sandbranch: a Deep-rooted Community by Claudia Heymach

Sandbranch is a community outside of Dallas that hasn’t had running water or well water for decades, but the residents refuse to leave. Founded by former slaves, it used to be a thriving town of over 500 people. In the 1980s, its wells were contaminated. The residents have been fighting for running water ever since. Now, led by a pastor, an environmental lawyer, and past and present residents of the community, Sandbranch is on the brink of change.Producer: Claudia Heymachfeaturing:Eugene Keahey, Mary Nash, John Wiley Price, Mark McPherson, Ivory Hall, Chess Jones,and the choir of Mt Zion baptist church.Special Thanks: Carol Francois, Clay Jenkins, Edward Shore, the residents of Sandbranch, Catherine Girardeau, Jackson Roach, and Jake Warga.
Music: Music used (Title(s), Artist, Album. Include links and permissions)From freesound.org: Slow Sad Tones by TJ Mothy freesound.org/people/TJ%20Mothy/sounds/92734/Wind Howl 2 by swiftoidfreesound.org/people/swiftoid/sounds/117610/

Genocide Haunts Our Home by Bunnard Phan

How does one build a new home after losing all of one’s family? A son interviews his mother, a Cambodian refugee and genocide survivor, about her experience resettling in the U.S. He learns how her past has shaped his life.
Producer: Bunnard Phan
Featuring: Nickie Phan, Bunnard Phan,
Music:Khnom Min Sok Chet Te by Pan RonChnam oun Dop-Pram Muy by Ros SereysotheaOrchestral version of “Unchained Melody” by the Righteous Brothers performed at The (Military) Music Show of Nations 2002 Bremen, Germany (www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejm3Q5ZKr28)

A Perfect Storm: Broadcasting Rhythms from the South Bronx to the East of Havana by Nya Hughes

From the rhyming styles of breakbeat poets and Bronx backyard jams of the 1980s, hip-hop sprang forth from the heart of urban black culture to give voice to the silenced narratives of black communities. The rhythm of resistance. Uncontainable, the sound waves traveled much farther than the national border. In the 1990s, young Cubans living in the barrio of Alamar resonated with the rhythms and attitude in the music and adopted the art form as their own. Moving through this rich oral history and into the present, we will hear the way hip-hop brought these two cultures together in a perfect storm.
Producer: Nya Hughes
 
Thank you to Luna Gallegos, Laura Cantana, Rolando Almirante, Dr. Cecil Brown, Jeff Chang, “The Wizard”/ “El Brujo,” Yulier, La Rafa El Individuo, and Alejandra Zamora for your honesty and warmth throughout the interview process.
Music:The Message – Grandmaster FlashGet By – Talib KweliLatino & Proud – DJ RaffTengo – Hermanos De CausaMi Raza - El Individuo1981 SPECIAL REPORT: “SOUTH BRONX”(www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLSDY8jPRds)The Bronx in The 1980's PART 1 (Original)(www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgUsEVwXch0)CHUPI CHUPI – Osmani Garcia
Photo by Nya Hughes

Whose Language? Afrikaans in Post-apartheid South Africa by Isaac Goldstein

Explore the ties between language and identity in South Africa with two women who see Afrikaans as the language of reconciliation.
Two women in South Africa are currently challenging the assumption that Afrikaans is solely the language of the oppressor. One is a poet. The other runs a community radio station. Through a retelling of the true history of the language and the people who created the language, words arise that begin to break down the ties between language and identity over 20 years post-apartheid: “you can’t blame a language for what a group of people did with it.”
Producer: Isaac GoldsteinMusic: The last offering, SunhiilowNo sudden movements, RuiMagic Torquoise, SunhiilowButterfly Lullaby, Possimiste