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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
Friday Aug 07, 2020
Friday Aug 07, 2020
Episode XII
Manifestation and Laws of Attraction
Youth leaders discuss philosophies of positivity with parent Keith Clinton, Sr.
Recorded live in Zoom July 28, 2020.
Pick the City UP Art Interlude: Prairie Therapy
Copyright Saint Louis Story Stitchers, 2020.
Friday Jul 24, 2020
Friday Jul 24, 2020
Episode XI Season I
Decoding Racism
Youth leaders discuss causes, consequences, and ways to end racism in America. Recorded live in Zoom June 25, 2020.
Pick the City UP Art Interlude: Politician
Copyright held by the artist, a member of Stitchers Youth Council. Recording by Saint Louis Story Stitchers.
Friday Jul 17, 2020
Friday Jul 17, 2020
Episode X, Season I
Seasoning Young Minds
Emeara Burns, Steward Family Foundation Program Director at Story Stitchers and youth leaders discuss the role and importance of mentoring with one of their own mentors—Bobby Norfolk, Master Storyteller and Story Stitchers Artist in Residence. Recorded live in Zoom June 26, 2020.
Pick the City UP Art Interlude: Gun in the Hand of a Child
Copyright held by the artist, a member of Stitchers Youth Council. Recording by Saint Louis Story Stitchers.
Friday Jul 10, 2020
Friday Jul 10, 2020
Episode IX, Season I
Right of Passage
Youth leaders react to the loss of traditional rights of passage including prom, graduation, and birthdays due to Covid-19. Recorded live in Zoom June 30, 2020.
Pick the City UP Art Interlude: Do U
Copyright Saint Louis Story Stitchers, 2016
Image courtesy of @uva.intl.
Friday Jul 03, 2020
Friday Jul 03, 2020
WE MATTER
Episode VIII Part II
Youth leaders discuss current events including the pandemic, Black Lives Matter protests, looting, the Confederate flag, and the rising hope for societal change for people of color in the second half of this two part discussion.
Pick the City UP Art Interlude: Perception Isn’t Always Reality
KP Dennis
Copyright Saint Louis Story Stitchers, 2016
Friday Jun 26, 2020
Friday Jun 26, 2020
Episode VIII Part I
We Matter
Youth leaders discuss current events including the pandemic, police brutality, Black Lives Matter protests, and the rising hope for societal change for people of color in part one of this two part discussion. Recorded live in Zoom June 11, 2020.
Pick the City UP Art Interlude: Worthless
Copyright Saint Louis Story Stitchers, 2018
Friday Jun 19, 2020
Friday Jun 19, 2020
Episode VII
Compounding Issues
A discussion amongst youth in the StitchCast Studio program about compounding issues during the Covid-19 pandemic such as health disparities, mental health, the economy, unemployment, and education facing St. Louis’ economically challenged minority neighborhoods. Recorded live on May 26, 2020 in Zoom in St. Louis, Missouri.
Pick the City UP Art Interlude: This Is Why
Copyright Saint Louis Story Stitchers, 2018
Friday Jun 12, 2020
Friday Jun 12, 2020
Episode VI
The Lift vs The Crunch
In this discussion about the lifting of the quarantine, youth leaders explore fact, fiction, and fears of life in the new reality with their guest, Jamie KP Dennis, director of Save Our Sons at the Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis and a co-founder of Saint Louis Story Stitchers. Recorded live on May 29, 2020 in Zoom in St. Louis, Missouri.
Pick the City UP Art Interlude: To The Prairie by KP Dennis and Ntegrity
Copyright Saint Louis Story Stitchers, 2019
Friday May 22, 2020
Friday May 22, 2020
In this discussion youth leaders explore the cause, effect and healing of trauma with their guest LJ Punch, MD, a Washington University in St. Louis trauma surgeon at Barnes Jewish Hospital. Emeara Burns, Steward Family Foundation Program Director at Saint Louis Story Stitchers and St. Louis youth in the StitchCast Studio program gain an understanding of the phases and steps of recovery to this sometimes distressing and sometimes devastating experience. Recorded live on April 24, 2020 in Zoom in St. Louis, Missouri.
Monday May 18, 2020
Monday May 18, 2020
Episode IV centers around how Covid-19 has changed the lives of youth. A discussion about causes, effects and solutions including domestic violence, school, natural hair, and cooking is led by Emeara Burns, Steward Family Foundation Program Director at Saint Louis Story Stitchers and St. Louis youth in the StitchCast Studio program with their guest, Tamala Turner, M.A., Student Assistance Program Coordinator at St. Louis Community College, Forest Park. Recorded live on April 28, 2020 in Zoom in St. Louis, Missouri.