State of the Human

Speculation: Story 2 - Vanquishing Vaccines

During the 2017-2018 flu season over 60 million Americans were infected with influenza and an estimated 50,000 died. Why has there been so much sickness when a vaccine does exist? Producer Chris LeBoa investigates the process and guesswork that goes into creating the flu shot each year and what is being done to take guesswork out of future vaccines.
Featuring: Corrie Dekkar, Julie Parsonnet, Julie Fogarty

Speculation: Story 1 - Miner Threat

Meet the last Bitcoin miners of Stanford.
Producer: Sam KargilisMusic (from Free Music Archive): Curves, Jhhhzzr

Caretaking (full episode)

How do we take care of the past after it turns to ash? We visit with families digging through the rubble of their homes in Sonoma after the fires as they sift for memories. This episode asks how we care for people, and what to do if there's no obvious path to healing. Along the way, we meet a midwife, some worms, and a daughter caring for her mother and herself.
Host: Claudia Heymach
Producers: Claudia Heymach, Crystal Escolero, Emma Heath, Bella Lazzareschi, Helvia Taina, Sarah Jiang, Eileen Williams
Featuring: Roshni Thachil, Ronnie Falcoa, Claire Mollard, Josh Weil
Show music: "The Flight of the Lulu" by Possimiste
Story 1: Midwife Crisis
We don’t always think of caretaking in a professional terms, but for a homebirth midwife, the emotional and physical wellbeing of others is the whole job.
Producer: Emma Heath
Featuring: Ronnie Falcoa
Story 2: From the Ashes
We went to Sonoma County after the fires to help residents dig through the rubble of their homes. Along the way, we asked about what they took with them, what they wanted to take, and what they’re looking for now.
Producers: Crystal Escolero, Helvia Taina, and Claudia Heymach
Featuring: Claire Mollard and Josh Weil
Story 3: Depression 1, 2, 3
Living with mental illness means living with the mysterious and mundane. Caretakers of loved ones with depression, anxiety or psychosis must come to grips with both sides, and resist the tug of their own demons in the process. This is an ongoing story about a mom, her daughter and the everyday work of love.
Producers: Sarah Jiang and Eileen Williams
Music: “Undersea Garden” and “Love Sprouts” by Podington Bear, "Tennessee Waltz" by Patti Page
Show Image courtesy of Jake Warga

Caretaking - Story 3: Depression 1, 2, 3 …

Living with mental illness means living with the mysterious and mundane. Caretakers of loved ones with depression, anxiety or psychosis must come to grips with both sides, and resist the tug of their own demons in the process. This is an ongoing story about a mom, her daughter and the everyday work of love.
 
Featuring: Ronnie FalcoaMusic: “Undersea Garden” and “Love Sprouts” by Podington Bear, "Tennessee Waltz" by Patti Page

Caretaking - Story 2: From the Ashes

We went to Sonoma County after the fires to help residents dig through the rubble of their homes. Along the way, we asked about what they took with them, what they wanted to take, and what they’re looking for now.
 
Featuring: Claire Mollard and Josh Weil

Caretaking - Story 1: Midwife Crisis

We don’t always think of caretaking in a professional terms, but for a homebirth midwife, the emotional and physical wellbeing of others is the whole job.
 
Featuring: Ronnie Falcoa

​Immigrating: Crossings (full episode, part 1 of theme)

We hear a lot about immigrants. In this episode, we hear from immigrants – not as statistics, but as individual human beings crossing borders. Oscar gets deported and tries to return home. Maddie comes to terms with her family relationships. And Nisrin enters the U.S. from Sudan after the first travel ban takes effect.
In this episode, stories of crossing. This is part one of a two part series.
Host: Noelle Chow
Producers:​​ ​Carissa​ ​Cirelli,​ ​Noelle​ ​Chow,​ ​Jett​ ​Hayward,​ ​An-Li​ ​Herring,​ ​Julia​ ​Ingram,​ ​Louis​ ​Lafair,​ ​Rosie LaPuma,​ ​Yue​ ​Li,​ ​Jenny​ ​March,​ ​Kate​ ​Nelson,​ ​Jackson​ ​Roach,​ ​Helvia​ ​Taina,​ ​Melina​ ​Walling,​ ​Jake​ ​Warga, Eileen​ ​Williams,​ ​Cathy​ ​Wong
Show​ ​Music:​​ ​​johnny_ripper
(Links to this show's music and sound sources can be found at https://storytelling.stanford.edu)
Story 1: Oscar
Oscar gets deported. He’s determined to come back, no matter what.
Producers: Kate Nelson, Carissa Cirelli, and Jackson Roach

Featuring: Oscar

Music: "Delican't" by Podington Bear, "Door knock" by taylorsyoung@gmail.com
Story 2: Maddie
Maddie searches for the formula to be an American.
Producers: Kate Nelson, Carissa Cirelli, and Jackson Roach 
Featuring: Madeleine Han

Music: "Fater Lee" and "James p . funk 2" by Black Ant, "No sudden movements" by Rui, "i'm not here" by johnny_ripper, "dan1 " by junior85
Story 3: Nisrin
On January 27, 2017, the first travel ban takes effect. And then Nisrin lands at JFK.
Producers: Helvia Taina, An-Li Herring, Eileen Williams, and Rosie La Puma
Featuring: Nisrin Elamin Abdelrahman

Music: "80's Interlude" by Fanas; "Theme 4," "Sleep," "Intermission," "In a Dream," and "data" by johnny_ripper

Immigrating - Story 7: Frankie​ ​and​ ​Francisco

After​ ​immigrating​ ​from​ ​Mexico,​ ​Francisco​ ​Preciado​ ​Sr.​ ​gets​ ​a​ ​job​ ​as​ ​a​ ​groundskeeper​ ​at​ ​Stanford University.​ ​When​ ​his​ ​son,​ ​Francisco​ ​Preciado​ ​Jr.,​ ​applies​ ​to​ ​Stanford,​ ​they​ ​learn​ ​together​ ​what​ ​it​ ​means to​ ​carry​ ​on​ ​a​ ​family​ ​legacy​ ​in​ ​a​ ​new​ ​country.
 
Producers:​​ ​Louis​ ​Lafair and​ ​Melina​ ​WallingFeaturing:​​ ​Francisco​ ​Preciado​ ​Sr.​ ​and​ ​Francisco​ ​Preciado​ ​Jr.
Music: "An opener" by Bitbasic, "motion (johnny_ripper remix)" by noah, "Selbstheilend" by rui, "Pomp and Circumstance" by Edward Elgar and Miguel Flores

Immigrating - Story 6: Solmaz

Solmaz​ ​Sharif​ ​wants​ ​to​ ​have​ ​the​ ​conversation​ ​we’re​ ​avoiding.
 
Producers:​​ ​Jackson​ ​Roach and Jett​ ​HaywardFeaturing:​​ ​Solmaz​ ​Sharif
Music: "c" and "m" by Gallery Six, "Krankenwagen im Stau" by rui, "Upward" and "It Moves Like A 500 Year Old Process" by junior85

Immigrating - Story 5: ​Chinese​ ​Railroad​ ​Workers​

The​ ​Central​ ​Pacific​ ​Railroad​ ​was​ ​completed​ ​in​ ​1869.​ ​150​ ​years​ ​later,​ ​we’re​ ​still​ ​searching for​ ​the​ ​stories​ ​of​ ​the​ ​people​ ​who​ ​laid​ ​out​ ​the​ ​tracks.
 
Producer:​ ​​Yue​ ​LiFeaturing:​​ ​Hilton​ ​Obenzinger,​ ​Barre​ ​Fong,​ ​Gordon​ ​Chang
Music: "Everything Ends Here" by Johnny Ripper; "More Weather," "Waterbourne," and "The Summit" by Blue Dot Sessions