State of the Human

Broadcasting Story 2: Congress Radio

In Egypt, in Iran, and in Tunisia, we've heard a lot about the so-called Twitter and Facebook revolutions. But what about the radio revolution? Working from archives in New Delhi and London, Neel Thakkar resurrects the forgotten story of the Congress Radio -- the secret, underground radio station which, during the Quit India movement of 1942, helped keep the Indian nationalist movement alive during some of its darkest days.
 
Featuring: Usha Mehta, C.K. Narayanswami, K.A. Abbas, Anant Kanekar, and J.N. Sahini

Broadcasting Story 1: Perfect Storm

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.
 
Featuring: Luna Gallegos, Laura Cantana, Rolando Almirante, Dr. Cecil Brown, Jeff Chang, “The Wizard”/ “El Brujo,” Yulier, La Rafa El Individuo, and Alejandra Zamora

Broadcasting (full episode)

Description: In this episode we ride the radio waves. We listen closely, digging deep in the static to hear stories of people following radio waves, of bouncing radio waves, but mainly stories of people listening to the voices.
Producers: Cathy Wong ,Cameron Tenner, Victoria Yuan, Yue Li, Neel Thaker, Christopher LeBoa, Jackson Roach

Naming Story 6: Daisy, meet Finn.

A Stanford senior decides to change their gender...and their name.
Featuring: Finn Sonder

Naming Story 5: Make the Mascot Indian Again

Dahkota Brown campaigns to become the Stanford Tree and make the mascot Indian again.

Naming Story 4: NumberTwo

An old house in Bangalore is the sun at the center of a family’s solar system. Or is it?
 
Featuring: Shantha Rao, Smitha Walling, Melina Walling

Naming Story 3: Fursonas

VOX at the San Jose Furry Convention 2017.
 
Music:Track 7 and Track 4, Dappu Ji MirasiBirds at Cubbon Park, Samuel CorwinLeft Hand Waltz, Johnny RipperDo Re Mi, Rodgers & HammersteinIndia Whiskey, VictoireHow to evade a place with no wall, KomikuBangalore, India, Saddashiva Nagar, 2014.01.19, cdrkIndian Landmark, MessagesStargazer, Monplaisir

Naming Story 2: Sweet Potato Love

In an isolated fishing village in Papua New Guinea, a linguist sets out to write the first dictionary of the Ende language. Not long after she begins, she finds that one word was more difficult to translate: mokwang, Ende’s word for love, which also means survival.
In this story, we’ll hear how Ende women define what it means to love in Limol, Papua New Guinea.
 
Featuring: Grace Maher, Lois Sadua (translator), Musato Giwo (translator), Joshua Dobola, Robai Reend, Donai Kurupel, Manaleato Kolea, Jenny Dobola, Pingam Uziag, Loni Garaiyi, Sandra Dikai, Merol Kwe, Wagiba GeserWriter: Kate L. LindseyProducers: Kate L. Lindsey, with help from Claire SchoenMusic: Women from LimolImage caption: Kate Lindsey listening to Limol womenImage photographer: Grace MaherProduction date: April 16th, 2016Stanfordsoundings – Sweet-potato-love

Naming Story 1: Choi Jeong Min

"My korean name is the star my mother cooks into the jjigae to follow home when i am lost.” // a spoken word poem

Naming (full episode)

We name people, places, and things out of necessity, but the labels we choose take on the weight of history, culture, and identity. In this episode, we talk about the names we use, and why they matter.