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Leveraging the Power of Story to Bring Teams Together with David Hutchens

It’s one thing to know that stories have power. It’s another to learn how to invite the power of story into your spaces. And sometimes, the most important thing you do...

May 28, 2021 / 16:30/S5:E5

The Story-Healing Work of Zimbabwe's Grandmothers

Zimbabwe has about 13 million people in it, and twelve psychiatrists. Yes, twelve. That’s a problem for Dixon Chibanda, who cares deeply about mental health. He can’t ...

May 21, 2021 / 10:30/S5:E4

Shifting the Narrative with Christina Blacken

Obviously, there are certain types of stories in America that are easier to accept than others. At some point, we make certain judgments about which stories we ...

May 14, 2021 / 11:41/S5:E3

A Child-Like Perspective on Your Creative Process, with Brad Montague

One of those tropes you hear a lot about out there is how much children have to teach us, but if you think about it, we don’t really live that way. We call people who ...

May 7, 2021 / 16:55/S5:E2

How to Keep Creating with Morgan Harper Nichols

What if we could keep creating and never give up? That kind of hope feels a little bit harder to hold on during times like these, doesn't it? Morgan Harper Nichols is ...

April 30, 2021 / 18:41/S5:E1

How to Maximize the Value of Any Conference Experience

STORY 2020 is here! It’s our flagship gathering, where each year, over 1,000 storytellers from around the world gathering together for 2+ days of inspiration and instr...

September 18, 2020 / 01:10:54/S4:E12

A Look Ahead to STORY with Harris III

In this special episode, we look ahead to STORY 2020 with our director and curator, Harris III as he unpacks the intentional design of this year’s virtual experience. ...

September 11, 2020 / 13:49/S4:E11

Embracing the Story in Sports with Yogi Roth

We’re so used to living in stories that sometimes we don’t even recognize them. It’s like how fish don’t know they’re wet. It takes a really keen mind to not just know...

September 7, 2020 / 17:39/S4:E10

Embracing a New Way of Marketing with AJ Hassan

Does the word “marketing” strike you as kind of a dirty word? Many of us are part of a generation that really doesn’t like to feel like we’re being sold to. Brands kno...

August 31, 2020 / 15:33/S4:E9

Embracing a New Perspective with Apollo Robbins

Let’s be honest...getting a new perspective is harder than it sounds. It’s not just shaking your head and trying harder. It’s not just a gut check. It’s a real mental ...

August 24, 2020 / 15:26/S4:E8

Embracing Invisible Impact with Benjamin Von Wong

How is your work impacting others? Here’s the simple answer: you don’t really know for sure. We might have metrics — profit margins, Google analytics, retweets — but t...

August 17, 2020 / 19:59/S4:E7

Embracing Boredom with Thaniya Keereepart

We’re moving into month five of this pandemic. It’s hard to even remember March now, when lockdown felt like kind of a weird novelty. Many of us have gotten used to sp...

August 10, 2020 / 14:38/S4:E6

Embracing the Mystery and Tension with Meera Lee Patel

The tension. The mystery. The unknown. It’s something that comes up often, especially in this trying season of a global pandemic. Thankfully, that mystery and tension ...

August 3, 2020 / 15:49/S4:E5

Embracing the Messy Middle with Jon Acuff

When we talk about stuff like the “messy middle,” or “the tension between the no longer and the not yet,” it can be hard to think of real experts. It’s easy to ...

July 27, 2020 / 18:18/S4:E4

Embracing Your Creative Uniqueness with Jinahie

Do you ever question your own abilities as an artist, creator, communicator or storyteller? Especially when you’re exposed to the brilliance of one of your creative pe...

July 20, 2020 / 16:14/S4:E3

Embracing Liminal Space with Gillian Ferrabee

What is “genius?” Is it something you’re just born with, like freckles or perfect pitch? Or is it something that can be cultivated, like growing a garden or redoing yo...

July 13, 2020 / 14:16/S4:E2

Micah Bournes on Continuing to Faithfully Create

In this episode, we kick off Season 4 of the STORY Podcast by dipping into the STORY 2016 archives and spending some time with Writer, Poet and Musician, Micah ...

June 22, 2020 / 23:08/S4:E1