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StitchCast Studio is a podcast produced by Saint Louis Story Stitchers Artists Collective in Saint Louis, Missouri. It’s a show about the streets, gun violence, and finding solutions to issues that are coming at our youth hard. The voices of youth of color are important to hear at this critical time. StitchCast Studio creates a series of leveled conversations about issues that concern youth related to health, safety and violence. This is the place to come to hear real conversations about what’s on the minds of 16-25 year old St. Louis teens and young adults and catch some powerful new ideas for solutions. Programs include original spoken word and music produced by Saint Louis Story Stitchers. Saint Louis Story Stitchers is a nationally recognized Artists Collective know for high quality art ad innovative youth violence prevention programs. StitchCast Studio has received supported from the National Endowment for the Arts, On the web at arts dot gov. Additional support for StitchCast Studio and Story Stitchers youth programs has been provided by provided by the Spirit of St. Louis Women’s Fund, The Lewis Prize for Music Accelerator Award, City of St. Louis Youth at Risk Crime Prevention, March For Our Lives Aid & Alliance, Deaconess Foundation, Trio Foundation of St. Louis, Missouri Arts Council, Missouri Humanities Council, Arts and Education Council, and The Divided City, Washington University in St. Louis. To learn more visit storystitchers.org.
Episodes
Thursday Apr 22, 2021
Thursday Apr 22, 2021
Emotional Intelligence
Youth leaders talk about emotional intelligence and emotional health and discuss different ways to control your emotions and deal with stress or sadness in this week’s episode of StitchCast Studio. Recorded February 25, 2021 in Zoom.
Pick the City UP Interlude
We Cope by Emeara Burns
Saint Louis Story Stitchers 2020
StitchCast Studio Season II in 2021 is sponsored by the Spirit of St. Louis Women’s Fund’s three year grant 2020-22, Arts and Education Council PNC Grant, and Lush Corporation’s The Charity Pot.
For more information visit:
https://storystitchers.org/stitchcast-studio/
Thursday Apr 08, 2021
Thursday Apr 08, 2021
StitchCast Studio Special Edition: The Divided City Extra
Is St. Louis a Divided City?
Episode XVIII
Youth leaders reflect on the previous episodes of StitcherCast Studio Special Edition: The Divided City and explore the topics with peers in this open and honest conversation of growing up and being young and Black in St. Louis.
Pick the City UP Art Interlude
Wade Reprise
From The WHY of MY City album
Saint Louis Story Stitchers, 2021
This project is funded by The Divided City initiative. The Divided City is a joint project of the Center for the Humanities and the Sam Fox School, College of Architecture and Urban Design at Washington University in St. Louis. The Divided City is funded by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
StitchCast Studio Season II in 2021 is sponsored by the Spirit of St. Louis Women’s Fund’s three year grant 2020-22, Arts and Education Council PNC Grant, and Lush Corporation’s The Charity Pot.
For more information visit:
https://storystitchers.org/stitchcast-studio/
Friday Apr 02, 2021
Friday Apr 02, 2021
StitchCast Studio Special Edition: The Divided City III
Dislocation and Disorientation of Black Families
StitchCast Studio Special Edition: The Divided City is a series of four unique conversations in the series will bring historical context around recurring topics chosen by youth in the StitchCast Studio published podcasts, including: the culture of trauma caused by poverty and repeated exposure to violence amongst families of color in St. Louis, stories of disorientation and dislocation of black families, and the power of story as healer in black cultures through time.
Story Stitchers’ youth led by Stitchers Youth Council co-chairs Branden Lewis and Emeara Burns discuss concepts associated with disorientation and dislocation of black families with filmmaker and Washington University alumnus, B.D. Architecture, Jun Bae, and Sowande’ Mustakeem, Ph.D., Associate Professor of History and African and African American Studies at Washington University.
Pick the City UP Art Interlude
We Cope
By Emeara Burns
Saint Louis Story Stitchers, 2019
This project is funded by The Divided City initiative. The Divided City is a joint project of the Center for the Humanities and the Sam Fox School, College of Architecture and Urban Design at Washington University in St. Louis. The Divided City is funded by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
StitchCast Studio Season II in 2021 is sponsored by the Spirit of St. Louis Women’s Fund’s three year grant 2020-22, Arts and Education Council PNC Grant, and Lush Corporation’s The Charity Pot.
Thursday Apr 01, 2021
Thursday Apr 01, 2021
StitchCast Studio Special Edition: The WHY of MY City
Ferguson
Season II Episode XLI
Saint Louis Story Stitchers StitchCast Studio Special Edition: The WHY of MY City, is a series with conversations exploring St. Louis neighborhoods and Black culture.
Mayor Ella Jones, the Urban League’s Jamie KP Dennis, YC Bey, and Stitchers Youth Council members Emeara Burns, Llord Brown, and Shawn Taylor discuss the past and future of Ferguson. Recorded in Zoom in Saint Louis, Missouri, January 22, 2021.
Pick the City UP Art Interlude Worthless by Branden Lewis, Stitchers Youth Council Co-Chair Saint Louis Story Stitchers, 2018
This program is a Special Edition of StitchCast Studio, called The WHY of MY City and is funded by Missouri Humanities Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act. Funding for this grant is provided by the CARES Act and the National Endowment for the Humanities.
To learn more visit: https://storystitchers.org/stitchcast-studio-special-edition-the-why-of-my-city/
Thursday Mar 25, 2021
Thursday Mar 25, 2021
StitchCast Studio Special Edition: The WHY of MY City
University City and The Delmar Loop
Season II Episode XL
Saint Louis Story Stitchers StitchCast Studio Special Edition: The WHY of MY City, is a series with conversations exploring St. Louis neighborhoods and Black culture.
Author and historian John A Wright, Sr. joins St. Louis County Parks historian and author Esley Hamilton, Pastor Brent Roam from One Family Church and Stitchers Youth Council member Cali Fleming to uncover interesting facts about the history and importance of University City and the Delmar Loop. Recorded in Zoom in Saint Louis, Missouri, September 1, 2020.
This episode is also available as a video featuring historic photographs on Youtube and Vimeo.
This program is a Special Edition of StitchCast Studio, called The WHY of MY City and is funded by Missouri Humanities Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act. Funding for this grant is provided by the CARES Act and the National Endowment for the Humanities.
To learn more visit: https://storystitchers.org/stitchcast-studio-special-edition-the-why-of-my-city/
Thursday Mar 18, 2021
Thursday Mar 18, 2021
StitchCast Studio Special Edition: The WHY of MY City
The West Side
Saint Louis Story Stitchers StitchCast Studio Special Edition: The WHY of MY City, is a series with conversations exploring St. Louis neighborhoods and Black culture.
In this episode, local youth leaders Emeara Burns, Branden Lewis, Jawwaad Spann, and Otis Woodard talk about growing up and coming of age in Saint Louis and share experiences from the Wells GoodFellow and Wellston Loop neighborhoods on the City's west side. Recorded live at the .ZACK in Saint Louis, Missouri, August 18, 2020.
Pick the City UP Art Interlude
America the Beautiful
Roland Johnson and Stitchers Youth Council
Published by Saint Louis Story Stitchers, 2020
This program is a Special Edition of StitchCast Studio, called The WHY of MY City and is funded by Missouri Humanities Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act. Funding for this grant is provided by the CARES Act and the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Special thanks to Kranzberg Arts Foundation for providing the .ZACK Rooftop for our recording sessions.
For more information visit:
https://storystitchers.org/stitchcast-studio-special-edition-the-why-of-my-city
Friday Mar 12, 2021
Friday Mar 12, 2021
Music & Me
Season II Episode 38
Story Stitchers Youth Council leaders discuss the powerful role of music in their lives. Recorded live at Hansen House, Kranzberg Arts Foundation, January 21, 2021.
Pick the City UP Art Interlude
Wade Reprise from The WHY of MY City album
Published by Saint Louis Story Stitchers, 2021
StitchCast Studio Season II in 2021 is sponsored by the Spirit of St. Louis Women’s Fund’s three year grant 2020-22, Arts and Education Council PNC Grant, and Lush Corporation’s The Charity Pot.
For more information visit:
https://storystitchers.org/stitchcast-studio/
Thursday Mar 11, 2021
Thursday Mar 11, 2021
StitchCast Studio Special Edition: The WHY of MY City
Music in the Lou
Season II Episode 37
Saint Louis Story Stitchers StitchCast Studio Special Edition: The WHY of MY City, is a series with conversations exploring St. Louis neighborhoods and Black culture.
In this episode, local music professionals Timothy McGimpsey and Lamara Williams talk with Story Stitchers staff artists Ntegrity and Emeara Burns about the richness of music in St. Louis. Recorded live at the .ZACK in Saint Louis, Missouri,August 25, 2020.
Pick the City UP Art Interlude
What’s Your Why by Ntegrity and KP Dennis
Published by Saint Louis Story Stitchers, 2020
This program is a Special Edition of StitchCast Studio, called The WHY of MY City and is funded by Missouri Humanities Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act. Funding for this grant is provided by the CARES Act and the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Special thanks to Kranzberg Arts Foundation for providing the .ZACK Rooftop and Ballroom for our recording sessions.
For more information visit:
https://storystitchers.org/stitchcast-studio-special-edition-the-why-of-my-city
Friday Mar 05, 2021
Friday Mar 05, 2021
StitchCast Studio Special Edition: The Divided City II
Trauma as Culture in Black Families
StitchCast Studio Special Edition: The Divided City is a series of four unique conversations in the series will bring historical context around recurring topics chosen by youth in the StitchCast Studio published podcasts, including: the culture of trauma caused by poverty and repeated exposure to violence amongst families of color in St. Louis, stories of disorientation and dislocation of black families, and the power of story as healer in black cultures through time.
This episode features a conversation with Story Stitchers’ youth led by Stitchers Youth Council co-chairs Branden Lewis and Emeara Burns with author and educator John A. Wright, Sr. and Sowande’ Mustakeem, Ph.D., Associate Professor of History and African and African American Studies at Washington University. Recorded live in Zoom February 9, 2021.
This project is funded by The Divided City initiative. The Divided City is a joint project of the Center for the Humanities and the Sam Fox School, College of Architecture and Urban Design at Washington University in St. Louis. The Divided City is funded by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
StitchCast Studio Season II in 2021 is sponsored by the Spirit of St. Louis Women’s Fund’s three year grant 2020-22, Arts and Education Council PNC Grant, and Lush Corporation’s The Charity Pot.
Thursday Mar 04, 2021
Thursday Mar 04, 2021
StitchCast Studio Special Edition: The WHY of MY City
Saint Louis Story Stitchers StitchCast Studio Special Edition: The WHY of MY City, is a series with conversations exploring St. Louis neighborhoods and Black culture.
In this episode, local residents Paul Norfolk, Bobby Norfolk, Percy Green II, Emeara Burns, and Timoni Sherrod discuss the past, present and future of The Ville. Recorded live at the .ZACK in Saint Louis, Missouri, September 3, 2020.
This program is a Special Edition of StitchCast Studio, called The WHY of MY City and is funded by Missouri Humanities Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act. Funding for this grant is provided by the CARES Act and the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Special thanks to Kranzberg Arts Foundation for providing the .ZACK Rooftop and Ballroom for our recording sessions.
For more information visit:
https://storystitchers.org/stitchcast-studio-special-edition-the-why-of-my-city/