Signature Stories: Recent Episodes
Akshansh Chaudhary
Welcome to Signature Stories, a podcast where we ideate the social, economic, business, and cultural problems from a design lens, and try to express them through technology.
I am your host, Akshansh Chaudhary, a graduate student from Parsons School of Design with a Masters in Design and Technology.
Never Lose Hope is a spatial audio story about New York City that highlights moments from pre- and post-COVID-19. It instills hope and compassion for fellow students and New Yorkers. The experience ends with the voices of people from different cultures saying one common phrase in their native languages: “Never lose hope.”
Conceptualized by Yashwanth Iragattapu.
Written and narrated by Akshansh Chaudhary.
Spatial experience developed by Yashwanth Iragattapu.
Edited by Akshansh Chaudhary. Background music, Empire State of Mind, by JAY-Z and Alicia Keys.
Background music, On The Nature of Daylight, by Max Richter and Louisa Fuller.
Native language phrases contributed by Akshansh Chaudhary (English), Ana Velasquez (Spanish), Jerry Tan (Chinese), Yashwanth Iragattapu (Hindi), Danielle Kutner (Hebrew), Karen El Asmar (Arabic), Esther Nam (Korean), and Ruben Ganansia (French).
Special thanks to Karen El Asmar and Ponvishal Chidambaranathan.
View the Spatial Audio project here: medium.com/the-stories-within
The Stories Within is a spatial audio experience about the Meatpacking District in New York City. The experience engages you in a conversation between Florent Morellet and Shaunda Robbins, both owners of the same store in the district, as they talk about preserving the cultural heritage of the area as it transformed from food to fashion. The sentiments associated with this local neighborhood brings to light the importance of having a community. It emphasizes the importance of local journalism.
Written and narrated by Akshansh Chaudhary and Lulu.
Produced by Ponvishal Chidambaranathan.
Spatial experience developed by Yashwanth Iragattapu.
Conceptualized by Karen El Asmar.
Faculty advisor and guide: Debra Anderson.
The experience is part of the Stories Within Series. It was written and produced by the team from Parsons School of Design in collaboration with the New York Times. View the Spatial Audio project here: https://medium.com/the-stories-within
In this podcast, I have explained the application of blockchain.
The professionals have seen the world, and they understand how it works. They are the industry leaders, the policymakers, and they have a say in shaping our future. My idea for this project is to explain the importance of blockchain (no, it is not Bitcoin – Bitcoin is like an app in the Blockchain App Store).
This explanation is in its most explicit form, and I hope the listeners would find value in it.
This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app