Steeped in Storytelling

This October started off with me standing in my cozy kitchen thinking ridiculous, dark, tender thoughts about chicken shit. Well, chicken shit on green and speckled fresh eggs. (Whole side conversation about “chicken nest glory.”) Said eggs went into a soufflé to feed my offspring. It’s all kinds of dark, weird cycles as we sip our sweet and salty lattes and muse what it means to be human. Lots of...

Tea. Brains. Nervous systems. Tossing out scripts. Join me at my cozy tea (and coffee) shop table with whatever you’re sipping.  We live as humans with nervous systems that layer binary functions: stillness and movement, conscious and subconscious, unknown and known. “We need things that are new and existing and spark interest or curiosity. And we need the things that are routine, familiar, mundan...

I’m back in a tea & coffee shop corner, talking about autumn liminality and comfort pockets.  It’s giving cozy. It’s giving whimsy. It’s giving engaging in rebellion against inherited phrases like ‘don’t get comfortable’ (ew).  “I am damn well gonna get comfortable.” We are creating pockets of joy, and I have 13 ideas for mundane rituals that open, close, or reset with movement, intention, and...

September is the perfect time for listening to old stories, sequels or remakes. Today in our cozy tea & coffee shop, we’re talking about stories lost and re-found, uncovered and up-cycled. And one particular family recipe…  My in-laws were in town last week for a family funeral (fuck cancer). And we made a favorite dish together: a rolled pasta soup. The written recipe has been passed down for...

So there’s this local tea & coffee shop where a weird reflective voice actor tends to hang out. Grab a cup! Everyone's welcome at this table.  Today we’re talking bodies and connection. “You know your body best. I trust your body.” How do we find ways to choose, change, and create environments where we want to steep? We are the authorities of our own bodies! That includes anatomy (sound, air,...

You wander into your local tea & coffee shop...and find Sarah, a weird and reflective voice actor. Grab a cup! Everyone's welcome at her table. Today the gab topic is childhood. Oooo there'll be rants about a culture that doesn't value children, parentification, dealing with aging parents (and overcooked broccoli). We'll talk about nostalgia, curiosity (shoutout to Neil deGrasse Tyson), child...

Steep a strong cup today! There are tears and deep breaths. We're talking about repair, connection, trusting ourselves, and breaking free from generational communication expectations.  "I have to believe there is something after the rupture." I'll gripe about that one relative who hogs the room at a family dinner and how noisy humans are.  I'll share a few weekly family traditions that began in 20...

We're gonna laugh. We're gonna cry. Because we're talking about grief, broth and cinnamon rolls at this table today. Brew a cup and join me. I'm so glad you're here.    Show Notes If you enjoyed this episode and you’d like to help support the podcast, please subscribe and leave a rating and review, or share the link with a friend. Steeped in Storytelling, Season 2, Episode 3 “Let broths run throug...

What do soups, tea, the tarot cups suit, and the sound of our voices have in common? Sarah's drawing connections. And salivating. And laughing about salivating. Each week, a new short episode about story, science, sound and food. Tune in and subscribe!    Show Notes If you enjoyed this episode and you’d like to help support the podcast, please subscribe and leave a rating and review, or share the...

Where else do things start? At breakfast. Ooo and did someone say chocolate? Sarah's doing less this season, and it's all about a new era.  It's the first episode of season 2 of Steeped in Storytelling.    Show Notes If you enjoyed this episode and you’d like to help support the podcast, please subscribe and leave a rating and review, or share the link with a friend. Steeped in Storytelling, Seaso...

Coming in August! A weekly short podcast all about story, science, sound and FOOD. Because voice actor Sarah of DeLong Voiceover is a foodie at heart. Tune in and subscribe!    Show Notes If you enjoyed this episode and you’d like to help support the podcast, please subscribe and leave a rating and review, or share the link with a friend. Steeped in Storytelling, Season 2. Hosted and Produced by D...

Coming in August! Short episodes dropped weekly. Grab a cup, join Sarah at their table, and chill as we talk stories, science, sound and FOOD. Yup, we're adding food to the mix this season!    Show Notes If you enjoyed this episode and you’d like to help support the podcast, please subscribe and leave a rating and review, or share the link with a friend. Steeped in Storytelling, Season 2 trailer....

Welcome to the final episode of Steeped in Storytelling season one. I’m your host, Sarah DeLong. Today we reflect on the arc of our season of sound, science, and storytelling; how we begin, how we build, and how we let go. We talk about endings and what they offer us: closure, integration, gratitude, expansion, movement, and transformation.    Show Notes If you enjoyed this episode and you’d like...

This is me in a deeply emotional moment while recording episode 10. It's an audio of me crying and utilizing my breath to regulate in a moment of overwhelm. As I was listening back to and editing the episode, I decided this audio needed to be shared in its own file. A year ago, I might not have been brave enough to share for fear of seeming weak and imperfect and messy and human. But I'm proud now...

I always love watching bloopers and outtakes. And listening to them. It shows how raw and real the creative process is.  This is me doing some of my warmups before recording episode 10! A silly funny way to get out of my head, into my body, and engaged in the moment.  In episode 10, we reflect on the arc of our season of sound, science, and storytelling; how we begin, how we build, and how we let...

Welcome back to Steeped in Storytelling. I’m voiceover artist Sarah DeLong, and I love weaving connections between art and science.  Today we’re venturing into the tangled garden of narrative ecosystems—how stories live, grow, cross-pollinate, and what happens when we start pruning for profit, predictability, or ease.   Show Notes If you enjoyed this episode and you’d like to help support the podc...

This is some unused audio from episode 8! I recorded it once as a read-thru, before I decided to replace it with the current cozy sci-fi scene, Observation Deck Theta. A video version of The Cinnamon Spoon is available on my YouTube channel, @DeLongVoiceover . 

Welcome back to Steeped in Storytelling, where each episode we reflect on the beauty of interweaving story, science, and sound. I’m your host, voiceover artist Sarah DeLong. I come to the mic with experience as an integrative somatic facilitator (a mindfulness guide with training in anatomy, neuroscience, and cultural somatics), a public librarian (no, I didn’t get time to read at work—unless you...

Welcome back to Steeped in Storytelling, where every cup is a portal to the interconnected power of story, science, and sound.   This is an episode about what's fading, how words change, and what we can choose to carry forward. Today we’re sipping a tisane full of berries, mint, rose, and hibiscus.   Show Notes If you enjoyed this episode and you’d like to help support the podcast, please subscrib...

Welcome back to Steeped in Storytelling, where we uncover the power of story, science, and sound. I’m so glad you’re here. In today’s episode, we’re getting into the very thing I use to speak to you now: the body. More specifically, the story our voice tells, not just through what we say, but how we say it. And how we sound like ourselves.   Show Notes If you enjoyed this episode and you’d like to...

In this episode, we’re leaning into the magic of storytime, not just as entertainment, but as essential nourishment for growing brains, bodies, and bonds. We’ll explore how stories shape development, offer regulation, and plant the seeds of identity. We’ll read a bit, play a bit, and remember the power of voices that wrapped us in safety. Today’s brew is a childhood memory in a cup—light and effer...

Today’s cup is earthy, grounding, with a whisper of honeyed wood: ceylon with dried flowers and orange peel.     Show Notes If you enjoyed this episode and you’d like to help support the podcast, please subscribe and leave a rating and review, or share the link with a friend. You can also follow Steeped in Storytelling on Instagram @steepedinstorytellingpodcast. Steeped in Storytelling, Season 1,...

I’m so glad you’re here. Today’s brew is a quiet one. The kind you wrap both hands around. We’re sipping a warm cup of pu-erh, earthy, smoky, and grounding, with a whisper of rosemary.   In today’s episode, A Cup for Grief, we reflect on how we hold space for loss, rupture, and trauma through language, through silence, through sound. This is a tender one. Let’s breathe together. And begin.   Show...

Today’s brew is all about the living layers of language; how it’s shaped not just by our thoughts, but by our breath, our bodies, and the spaces we inhabit. We’re steeping in sensation, speech, and how our voices carry memory and meaning; a bright and nuanced cup, with a hint of citrus.   Show Notes If you enjoyed this episode and you’d like to help support the podcast, please subscribe and leave...

Today we’re steeping in questions of identity, breath, and belonging. Why do we sound the way we do? How does our voice carry our story? We’ll look at the science of vocal functions, how belonging shapes breath, and the stories of self we create through our own sound. This one’s warm, earthy, with a little spice—like a great chai with notes of cinnamon.   Show Notes If you enjoyed this episode and...