Story Exchange with Alex Strong

In this episode Danny and I discuss, how he started and grew Zoomers to Boomers, a food delivery service during covid, his love of spot, the mindset shifts involved with living with life changing injuries, Danny's depression and the role of community in recovery, finding a summer of fun with some he loves and much more!Songs for this episode can be found here:https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjsVdjkkjfq45TAZxzEJU6cjSvcAKr3dg

In his episode Eli and I discuss how she became a maker, growing up in Keep Austin Weird, how she made the agonizing decision between the costume program at NYU and Stanford, her love of Dolly Levi, how she navigates very different worlds, and so much more!Songs for this episode can be found here: https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjsVdjkkjfq4HA0-MkAuRFI3ANpyszO5I

In this episode Eva Saenz and I discuss the serendipity of finding community, holding fast to the person you want to become even in the face of uncertainty, how Eva started singing Salsa music, the meaning of life, the human fear of being lonely, and so much more.Songs for this episode can be found here:https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjsVdjkkjfq5a-Mu7U-Dnb7x20ItdRl4i&si=dZnoFO4B6Gpc5J-N

Guest of the show, Paul Calvo, dives deep in this produced piece of non-narrated audio non-fiction into his life, and how he went from prison to Stanford.This is an episode produced by me, Alex Strong, for the State of the Human, a podcast from the Stanford Storytelling Project. You can find at the State of the Human website (State of the Human | Stanford Storytelling Project) or wherever you get your podcasts. Music for this episode by Blue Dot Sessions and sounds by Free Sounds.

On this episode of the Story Exchange, Alyson Chun and I discuss how she came to Stanford, her love of Sublime, growing up in Ann Arbor Michigan, her experience traveling abroad in Morocco in college, her travels through the peace core in Botswana, her struggle with depression and what keeps the light coming back, how she is starting to become more intentional with her time and travels, and so much more.A list of songs in this episode can be found here:https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjsVdjkkjfq5bXfGefCJO_O233vZ9Pas2&si=0JeYY6MBDgbjWoXm

In this episode Paul Calvo and I discuss, being a transfer student at Stanford, tattooing in prison, what it means to be a convict, legacy admissions, the transformative power of education, Paul's family and faith, and so much more.Songs in this episode can be found here:https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjsVdjkkjfq4LJ6LkWDbXt5UEkDn9Wezz&si=DAcl-I1xNYYqkqOqOne more note:More of Paul Calvo's story will be posted as part of the podcast State of the Human, from the Stanford Storytelling Project, in the coming weeks. In that episode, Paul goes deeper into how he landed in prison, how he fought his case, and then jumped to be an undergrad in EE at Stanford, and his thoughts about what it means to live in both worlds.