Story Exchange with Alex Strong

On this episode Grant Moore and I talk about growing up in SoCal, coming to Stanford, beach and surf days, friendships and their maintenance at a hectic place like Stanford, Jazz and how Grant became a musical, and his partner and their origin story. Music for this episode can be found on YouTube music: https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjsVdjkkjfq53lVRlUIqDZKGKEgtk42ls&si=HhfK1dIoacPSS...

Lucien is a Senior majoring in physics at Stanford. We discuss his chose of name, how he came to Stanford, living on an island, friend groups and how interpersonal relationships work, and much more! There is no music in this episode, as Luc and I are good friends. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode, Megan Calfas, 2019 Stanford alumni, and I discuss Megan's new job at the Stanford Story Telling Project and its capacity for transformational change in the students and educators who are part of it, Megan's love of teaching, and her formative middle school and high school years in musical theater, the strength required to be young as you get older, what it means to live a fulfilli...

Morgan and I meander through a whole bunch: Morgan's time as a DJ for KDVS, using analogies to describe things, the role of playfulness in life, listening to albums on the plane, the role people play in our lives, finding new music, the role of lyrics in a song, the role of small and big goal setting, the goals of feminism and much more! Music for this episode can be found here: https://music.yout...

Gunnar Hanson and I discuss Tuvan throat singing, making job in the world, Gunnar's Monday night gigs at CoHo, how live jazz works, a live break down of a song, Alex's successful dumpster diving, Alex plays a song, seeing live music, California coastal geology, global climate systems, plate tectonics, and questioning why the hills are there. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informat...

On this episode guest Peter Muhitch and I discuss his new album Where the Rhodies Bloom - how it was made from a technical perspective and how it describes his life over the last in the transition from high school in Rhode Island to university in California. Our conversation was a blast, and Pete even plays us out! Find the EP here: https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nOk1yUGUNIJtYlGaz...

In this episode Piper and I discuss the CS major, being on the trail in Colorado, living in Boulder, playing sports, when its too early to play Christmas music, recommended books, and much else! Find the playlist here: https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjsVdjkkjfq6P-1LPz1SS5ASHJJQAZiEP&si=JyVyDixOGSxMBP7L Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode Caroline and I discuss, why she studies geology, how she started her dance company, how Caroline thinks about love and interpersonal relationships more generally, and all the moments of change over the covid pandemic. A playlist of the songs can be found here: https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjsVdjkkjfq64srGuzrMBdYFMiEh0sMja&si=UCUHLc32OKsq4kB5 Hosted on Acast. See aca...

On this episode Laura and I discuss the Stanford Storytelling Project, running track, finding ones way as a student athlete and writer, the pandemic, starting and operating a podcast and so much more. Songs from today's episode can be found here: https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjsVdjkkjfq5Z5e6tC3UyAppCb43wqGGS&si=7vYtaPc7R6JiFKNs Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inform...

In this episode Max and I discuss, AI, meeting his fiancé, his stoic German poker face, small town German festivals, traveling and all kinds of other things. Find Max's songs here: https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjsVdjkkjfq7LJWQ9crcWgqxabz1kFotl Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode Grant Long, a current Graduate Student in EPS, discusses Grant's research in geology and sediment transport, growing up in Maine and the University of Vermont, studying French and hosting an exchange student, and much more! A playlist of songs from today's episode can be found here: https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjsVdjkkjfq5KGYylUFPx94gWNbg2N5H4&si=YxFHNiw9tam2Q_UJ T...