Imagining (full episode)

The mind’s ability to envision more than what is physically present in the world is an astounding fact of life. We’re always imagining, thinking, and living in our heads. Our thoughts and our imaginations shape how we see the world, they shape our words and our actions. This is nothing new. We’ve been doing this for all our lives. as far as we can remember. But that’s why we take a closer look and ask the question: how do our imagined lives shape our reality? What happens day to day at the frontier between the worlds we imagine and the worlds we inhabit. Host: Justine Beed Producers: Justine Beed and Natacha Ruck with help from Louis Lafair, Amabel Stokes, Alec Glassford, Tamu Adumer, Joshua Hoyt, Austin Meyer, Claire Schoen, Christy Hartman, Will Rogers, Albert Gehami, Jonah Willihnganz, and Jake Warga Featuring: John Rick, Tamu Adumer, Louis Lafair, Terry Root, Louie Psihoyos, WonGi Jung, Austin Meyer, Amabel Stokes, Alec Glassford, Max Whitmeyer, Nina Donaldson, Maria Doerr, Liam Bhajan, Jeffrey Abidor, Emma Fisher, Natacha Ruck, and Jackson Roach Music and Sounds: See storytelling.stanford.edu for full list of music and sounds used in this episode Image via Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/kainkalju/5894855297 Story 1: Birth of Imagination Description: What happened the first time humans used imagination to shape the world? Producers: Tamu Adumer and Natacha Ruck Featuring: Professor John Rick Image via Wikimedia: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bifa…o_(Madrid).png Story 2: One Quinoa Burger At A Time Description: Can imagination help one student tackle one of the biggest problems of our time? Producer: Louis Lafair Featuring: Terry Root and Louie Psihoyos Music: "T-Shirt Weather," "Little Dipper," "Pure Swell," "Funk," and "Boop" by Podington Bear Photo via the Stanford Review: stanfordreview.org/article/is-stan…conserve-water/ Story 3: My Imaginary Girlfriend Description: How hard can it be to break up with an imaginary girlfriend? Producer: WonGi Jung with help from Justine Beed Featuring: WonGi Jung Image via StoryNight Story 4: Double Banded Dream Description: In this story, we venture into the land of dreams and investigate how imagination can endanger reality. Producers: Austin Meyer and Joshua Hoyt Featuring: Austin Meyer Music: "Nothing Lasts" by Alexandre Desplat and "Gnossienne No. 2: Avec étonnement" and “Gynopédie No. 1”by Erik Satie Image via Wikimedia: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wedding_rings.jpg Story 5: The Periphery Description: In this story we dive deep into the head of a coffee shop vigilante and listen to her thoughts as she tries to save the day. Producers: Amabel Stokes, Justine Beed Writer: Amabel Stokes Featuring: Amabel Stokes, Alec Glassford, Max Whitmeyer, Nina Donaldson, Maria Doerr, Justine Beed, Liam Bhajan, Jeffrey Abidor, Emma Fisher, and Jackson Roach Music and Sounds: See storytelling.stanford.edu for full list of music and sounds used in this piece Image via Unsplash: unsplash.com/photos/k_RYBedEvDw