The Sound Stories Project: Recent Episodes
Richard Smith
Nathan has been living with kidney disease for most of his life. He has endured multiple kidney transplants and hours of treatment. He explains how his faith has helped him in life and throughout what he has experienced.
KP is a father of a young teenager with mental health challenges. Listen to him describe how this affects his daily life and how he supports her in overcoming these challenges.
This week Rick's dad comes on the podcast and talks about his memories of the moon landing as a young boy.
Sharon was a young adult in the southern part of the United States when the Berlin Wall fell. Listen to her tell what it was like watching from her perspective!
Spencer talks with Rick about his own thoughts on what he feels really lead up to the events to January 6, 2021.
This episode marks our very first "Personal History" stories. We want to share with you not only history that shaped the world, but history that shaped your lives individually. Tyler, a young father, recounts his experiences with his 4-year-old son in going through the process of recognizing the signs and receiving a diagnosis of Autism, as well as what life is like now for him and his family.
Welcome back! We are excited to share our new season with you! This season we are adding more of your personal stories of witnessing history in the making-- whether your own life-changing history or world-impacting history.
In our first episode, Chris, father of young children, shares his thoughts on experiencing the release and approval of the COVID vaccine.
Taylor is a young adult in a tremendously politically charged climate. Listen to his thoughts on how the election in 2016 lead up to the 2020 election and how important it is for more and more young adults to learn about the political process and VOTE!
Trae explains what led him to joining the military and the events that led up to losing both of his legs in an IED explosion while serving in the Iraq war. This episode is dedicated to our veterans. Thank you to all who have served, are currently serving, and who will serve.
Tiffany shares how she experienced the riots while living as an adult in Portland and compares that to living in LA at the time of the riots in the 90s as a young girl.
Mary is a native New Yorker who felt the effects of COVID personally and saw how it affected one of the hardest hit cities in America.
In the conclusion of our interview with Crystal, she shares a more about how she is talking to her kids about racism and how an open dialogue about race is the norm in their household.
This week we listen to Crystal tell her experiences of being a biracial woman during these recent racially charged events. This is part 1 in a 2 part series.
This week we talk with Rebecca, a mother of 3 young children who has been working hard to pass along her own resiliency to her children during the pandemic.
Look for her podcast: "While The Kids Sleep" available on any major podcast platform!
In our final 9/11 episode this year, we introduce "Sound Snippets"- a segment of several shorter perspectives on the same event. We will hear from Cary, a high school student at the time, and Pam, a mother of 5 children.
We had some technical difficulties on the final story so watch for that in another future episode!
Listen to Archie describe his experiences joining the military just before the Vietnam War. We apologize for the poor sound quality. We had some issues when recording and had to use a different method than usual
Brian, a now retired elementary school teacher remembers being in a 3rd grade classroom with his students when the World Trade Center towers were hit on September 11, 2001. He tells how he helped his students to process the events of the day and how he moved forward in class that day.