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StitchCast StudioFavorite Horror Movies (Part II)Youth, age 16-25, have a conversation about their favorite horror films of all time
Recorded at The Center, St. Louis, Missouri.
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Not Another One
Saint Louis Story Stitchers
Support for Story Stitchers creative youth development programs is provided in part by The Lewis Prize for Music 2021 Accelerator Award.
Additional support for StitchCast Studio and Story Stitchers youth programs has been provided by The Regional Arts Commission, The St. Louis Philanthropic Organization, and The Office of Violence Pre...
2025-10-3125 min
StitchCast StudioFavorite Horror Movies (Part I)Youth, age 16-25, have a conversation about their favorite horror films of all time
Recorded at The Center, St. Louis, Missouri.
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Saint Louis, Saint Louis
Saint Louis Story Stitchers, 2024
Support for Story Stitchers creative youth development programs is provided in part by The Lewis Prize for Music 2021 Accelerator Award.
Additional support for StitchCast Studio and Story Stitchers youth programs has been provided by The Regional Arts Commission, The St. Louis Philanthropic Organization, and The Office of Vio...
2025-10-1821 min
StitchCast StudioStitchCast Studio LIVE!!! Music & Mental Health W/ MTM Lil Derik (PART II)StitchCast LIVE!!! x MTM Lil Derik PART I
Season 8 of StitchCast Studio Kicks off with a live podcast with Hip Hop Artist MTM Lil Derik, converse about navigating the current landscape of the music scene, while preserving your mental health.
Recorded live at High Low, May 27, 2025
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"PICK THE CITY UP (REMIX)"
Saint Louis Story Stitchers Artists Collective
Saint Louis Story Stitchers’ StitchCast Studio LIVE! is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts...
2025-09-2337 min
StitchCast StudioStitchCast Studio LIVE!!! Music & Mental Health W/ MTM Lil Derik (PART I)StitchCast LIVE!!! x MTM Lil Derik PART I
Season 8 of StitchCast Studio Kicks off with a live podcast with Hip Hop Artist MTM Lil Derik, converse about navigating the current landscape of the music scene, while preserving your mental health.
Recorded live at High Low, May 27, 2025
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"Who's Ready"
Saint Louis Story Stitchers Artists Collective
Saint Louis Story Stitchers’ StitchCast Studio LIVE! is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts. On the web at...
2025-09-1332 min
StitchCast StudioStitchCast Studio Special Edition: Hyde Park IIIYouth mentor Emeara Burns & community member Amber Cole, podcast on the spot during an "OVP Kickback" event led by the St. Louis Office of Violence Prevention.
Recorded live October 2024 at Hyde Park, St. Louis, Missouri.
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Will They Remember
Saint Louis Story Stitchers, 2024
Story Stitchers creative youth development programs are supported in part by The Lewis Prize for Music’s 2021 Accelerator Award. The mission of The Lewis Prize is to partner with leaders who create positive change by invest...
2025-06-2722 min
StitchCast StudioStitchcast Studio Special Edition: Hyde Park IIYouth mentors Branden Lewis and Blue Beatz podcast on the spot during an "OVP Kickback" event led by the St. Louis Office of Violence Prevention.
Recorded live October 2024 at Hyde Park, St. Louis, Missouri.
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Worthless
Saint Louis Story Stitchers, 2024
Story Stitchers creative youth development programs are supported in part by The Lewis Prize for Music’s 2021 Accelerator Award. The mission of The Lewis Prize is to partner with leaders who create positive change by investing in young people...
2025-05-0620 min
StitchCast StudioStitchcast Studio Special Edition: Hyde ParkYouth leaders podcast on the spot with Kelvin Melton and Ronnie Amiyn, leaders of other community based organizations, during an "OVP Kickback" event led by the St. Louis Office of Violence Prevention.
Recorded live October 2024 at Hyde Park, St. Louis, Missouri.
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Keep On Marching On
Saint Louis Story Stitchers, 2024
Story Stitchers creative youth development programs are supported in part by The Lewis Prize for Music’s 2021 Accelerator Award. The mission of The Lewis Prize is to partner with l...
2025-04-2520 min
StitchCast StudioGROW A GARDEN PART IIYouth, age 16-25, get to know more about each other using the "Grow A Garden" card game developed and tested by the Missouri CEAL Team.
Recorded live June 2024 at The Center, St. Louis, Missouri.
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WHO'S READY
Saint Louis Story Stitchers, 2018
Story Stitchers creative youth development programs are supported in part by The Lewis Prize for Music’s 2021 Accelerator Award. The mission of The Lewis Prize is to partner with leaders who create positive change by investing in young people throu...
2025-04-0126 min
StitchCast StudioGrow A Garden (Part 1)Youth, age 16-25, get to know more about each other using the "Grow A Garden" card game developed and tested by the Missouri CEAL Team.
Recorded live June 2024 at The Center, St. Louis, Missouri.
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Pick The City Up Remix
Saint Louis Story Stitchers, 2024
Story Stitchers creative youth development programs are supported in part by The Lewis Prize for Music’s 2021 Accelerator Award. The mission of The Lewis Prize is to partner with leaders who create positive change by investing in yo...
2025-02-0928 min
StitchCast StudioStitchCast Studio Special Edition: Perception Isn’t Always Reality: Mental Health IV Part IISaint Louis Story Stitchers youth artists created a Story Circle to share stories of the mental health crisis and solutions. Their guest was Dr. Julie J. Gary, PhD, MPH, Bureau Chief of Behavioral Health for the City of St. Louis Health Department. This episode was recorded on June 28, 2024 at the Turkish pavilion, Tower Grove Park, St. Louis, Missouri. Part II.
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Wade Reprise
Saint Louis Story Stitchers Artists Collective, 2022
Saint Louis Story Stitchers Artists Collective, 2020
To learn more about mental hea...
2024-12-2028 min
StitchCast StudioStitchCast Studio Special Edition: Perception Isn’t Always Reality: Mental Health IV Parts ISaint Louis Story Stitchers youth artists created a Story Circle to share stories of the mental health crisis and solutions. Their guest was Dr. Julie J. Gary, PhD, MPH, Bureau Chief of Behavioral Health for the City of St. Louis Health Department. This episode was recorded on June 28, 2024 at the Turkish pavilion, Tower Grove Park, St. Louis, Missouri.
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Prairie Therapy
Saint Louis Story Stitchers Artists Collective, 2020
To learn more about mental health care in St. Louis or the Perception Isn’t Always Reality project, visit sto...
2024-12-2034 min
StitchCast StudioStitchCast Studio Special Edition: Perception Isn’t Always Reality: Mental Health III Part IISaint Louis Story Stitchers youth artists created a Story Circle to share stories of the mental health crisis and solutions. Their guest was Dr. Matifadza (Mati) Hlatshwayo Davis, MD, MPH, FIDSA, Director of Health for the City of St. Louis. This episode (Parts I & II) was recorded on June 17, 2024 at Story Stitchers' Studio 1A, The Center, in the Grand Center Arts District, St. Louis, Missouri.
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Victor Not Victim
Saint Louis Story Stitchers, 2024
To learn more about mental health care in St. Lo...
2024-12-1835 min
StitchCast StudioStitchCast Studio Special Edition: Perception Isn’t Always Reality: Mental Health III Part ISaint Louis Story Stitchers youth artists created a Story Circle to share stories of the mental health crisis and solutions. Their guest was Dr. Matifadza (Mati) Hlatshwayo Davis, MD, MPH, FIDSA, Director of Health for the City of St. Louis. This episode was recorded on June 17, 2024 at Story Stitchers' Studio 1A, The Center, in the Grand Center Arts District, St. Louis, Missouri.
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Can You Tell?
Saint Louis Story Stitchers, 2024
To learn more about mental health care in St. Louis or the Pe...
2024-12-1831 min
StitchCast StudioStitchCast Studio Special Edition: Onondaga Cave State ParkSaint Louis Story Stitchers Artists Collective presents Peace in the Prairie, an original presentation exploring the concepts of peace and violence, juxtaposing urban life as experienced by African American people living in the city of St. Louis, Missouri and the state’s endangered prairie lands.
Is the path towards peace through Missouri’s native prairies?
Artists took a day trip from St. Louis, Missouri to explore a cave at Onondaga Cave State Park in Leasburg, MO and the natural beauty of the landscape on a rainy summer day on July 27, 2024.
Pick...
2024-11-1425 min
StitchCast StudioMusic vs Persona Part IIn this episode, members of our StitchCast sit down and have a conversation about the difference between an artist's music and their persona. Recorded live at Story Stitchers Studio 1A, The Center, St. Louis, Missouri.
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Saint Louis, Saint Louis
Traydon Rogers for Saint Louis Story Stitchers, 2024
Story Stitchers creative youth development programs are supported in part by The Lewis Prize for Music’s 2021 Accelerator Award. The mission of The Lewis Prize is to partner with leaders who create positive change by inves...
2024-11-1422 min
StitchCast StudioStitchCast Studio LIVE!: Mending the Gap - Black Youth and Police Part IVThis episode was created on the day of the 10 year anniversary of the death of Michael Brown, Jr, an unarmed Black teenager shot and killed by a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri. Story Stitchers held a Youth Empowerment Summit at the .ZACK Theatre and held a discussion with Branden Lewis and Emeara Burns and youth leaders about police and youth rights and responsibilities and community and personal trauma with guests Dr. Julie Gary, Behavioral Health Bureau Chief for the City of St. Louis, Officer Chassit Hickman, St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, and Tamika Butler, MEd, LPC from BJC HeathCare...
2024-10-1935 min
StitchCast StudioStitchCast Studio LIVE!: Mending the Gap - Black Youth and Police Part IIIThis episode was created on the day of the 10 year anniversary of the death of Michael Brown, Jr, an unarmed Black teenager shot and killed by a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri. Story Stitchers held a Youth Empowerment Summit at the .ZACK Theatre and held a discussion with Branden Lewis and Emeara Burns and youth leaders about police and youth rights and responsibilities and community and personal trauma with guests Dr. Julie Gary, Behavioral Health Bureau Chief for the City of St. Louis, Officer Chassit Hickman, St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, and Tamika Butler, MEd, LPC from BJC HeathCare...
2024-10-1924 min
StitchCast StudioTaking Accountability Part IIPart II
In this episode, members of our StitchCast sit down and have a conversation about taking accountability.
Recorded live May 30, 2024 at The Center, St. Louis, Missouri.
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Worthless
Branden Lewis for Saint Louis Story Stitchers, 2018
Story Stitchers creative youth development programs are supported in part by The Lewis Prize for Music’s 2021 Accelerator Award. The mission of The Lewis Prize is to partner with leaders who create positive change by investing in young people through music.
Additional suppor...
2024-09-0928 min
StitchCast StudioTaking Accountability Part IPart I
In this episode, members of our StitchCast sit down and have a conversation about taking accountability.
Recorded live May 30, 2024 at The Center, St. Louis, Missouri.
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Victor Not Victim
Saint Louis Story Stitchers, 2024.
Story Stitchers creative youth development programs are supported in part by The Lewis Prize for Music’s 2021 Accelerator Award. The mission of The Lewis Prize is to partner with leaders who create positive change by investing in young people through music.
Additional support for S...
2024-09-0932 min
StitchCast StudioStitchCast Studio LIVE! The Great OutdoorsOur StitchCast sits down with Emma Klues and Shaughnessy Daniels of Great Rivers Greenway for a conversation about The Brickline Greenway project and the great outdoors, in this episode of StitchCast Studio LIVE! Recorded live at High Low in Saint Louis, Missouri on May 28, 2024.
Emma Klues has been with Great Rivers Greenway since early 2014, currently serving as the Vice President of Communications & Outreach. The goal is to tell the St. Louis region about the greenways, listen to ideas and concerns from community members and create ways for people to live life outside. She loves being outside, leading...
2024-07-1541 min
StitchCast StudioStitchCast Studio LIVE! Mending the Gap - Black Youth and Police Part IIIn the final part of this episode, our StitchCast sits down with St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department's Sergeant Stephen Perry, for a conversation about the relationship between the police and the community in this edition of StitchCast Studio LIVE! Recorded live at High Low in Saint Louis, Missouri on April 23, 2024.
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Bang in the Night
KP Dennis
Saint Louis Story Stitchers, 2020
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
In 2024, Saint Louis Story Stitchers’ StitchCast Studio LIVE! is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Art...
2024-06-1338 min
StitchCast StudioStitchCast Studio LIVE! Mending the Gap – Black Youth and Police Part IIn this episode, our StitchCast sits down with St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department's Sergeant Stephen Perry, for a conversation about the relationship between the police and the community in this edition of StitchCast Studio LIVE! Recorded live at High Low in Saint Louis, Missouri on April 23, 2024.
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Saint Louis, Saint Louis
Traydon Rogers, Saint Louis Story Stitchers, 2024
Recorded live at High Low, April 23, 2024
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
In 2024, Saint Louis Story Stitchers’ StitchCast Studio LIVE! is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for...
2024-06-1036 min
StitchCast StudioStitchCast Studio LIVE! Black History Lessons IIIn this episode our StitchCast sits down with Dr. John A Wright, Sr and Dr. John A Wright, Jr, to talk about Black history in St. Louis.
Recorded live at High Low, March 26, 2024
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Will They Remember
Branden Lewis
Saint Louis Story Stitchers, 2020
Next UP for StitchCast Studio LIVE!
Tuesday, May 28
The Great Outdoors
Youth leaders discuss The Brickline Greenway with Great Rivers Greenway with Emma Klues and Shaughnessy Daniels!
High Low
2024-05-1829 min
StitchCast StudioStitchCast Studio LIVE! Black History Lessons IIn this episode our StitchCast sits down with Dr. John A Wright, Sr and Dr. John A Wright, Jr, to talk about Black history in St. Louis.
In this episode our StitchCast sits down with Dr. John A Wright, Sr and Dr. John A Wright, Jr, to talk about Black history in St. Louis.
Recorded live at High Low, February 27, 2024
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Gunshots!
KP Dennis
Saint Louis Story Stitchers, 2016
Next UP for StitchCast Studio LIVE!
Tue...
2024-05-1830 min
StitchCast StudioMusic and RelationshipsIn this episode, members of our StitchCast sit down and have a conversation about music and relationships. Recorded live on February 29, 2024 at The Center, St. Louis, Missouri.
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Anti
Copyright, Saint Louis Story Stitchers, 2020.
Story Stitchers is supported in part by The Lewis Prize for Music’s 2021 Accelerator Award. The mission of The Lewis Prize is to partner with leaders who create positive change by investing in young people through music.
Additional support for StitchCast Studio and Story Stitchers programs is provided by the Missouri Depar...
2024-05-1740 min
StitchCast StudioStitchCast Studio LIVE! Mental Health CrisisStory Stitchers young artists take on the topic of mental health crisis and addiction with guest Hassan Shariff, in this edition of StitchCast Studio LIVE! Recorded live at High Low in Saint Louis, Missouri on March 26, 2024.
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Untitled by Kashela Armstead Clark
Saint Louis Story Stitchers, 2024
Recorded live at High Low, March 26, 2024
Next UP for StitchCast Studio LIVE!
Tuesday, April 23
Mending the Gap – Black Youth and Police
Guest: Sgt. Stephen Perry, St. Louis Police Acade...
2024-04-1841 min
StitchCast StudioA Conversation with Akeem ShannonIn this episode, members of our StitchCast have a conversation with entrepreneur and motivational speaker, Akeem Shannon.
Recorded live at The Center, St. Louis, Missouri, 2024.
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Worthy
Copyright, Saint Louis Story Stitchers, 2022
Story Stitchers is supported in part by The Lewis Prize for Music’s 2021 Accelerator Award. The mission of The Lewis Prize is to partner with leaders who create positive change by investing in young people through music.
Additional support for StitchCast Studio and Story Stitchers programs is provided by th...
2024-04-0638 min
StitchCast StudioBreaking the Mold - Stigmas and Norms Part IIBreaking the Mold - Stigmas and Norms
In this episode, members of our StitchCast have a conversation about the norms and stigmas faced in everyday society, in Part II of a two part episode.
Recorded live at The Center, St. Louis, Missouri, 2024.
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Not Another One!
Juwuan Dennis, Taron Booker, Toryon Booker, and KP Dennis
Copyright, Saint Louis Story Stitchers, 2015
Story Stitchers is supported in part by The Lewis Prize for Music’s 2021 Accelerator Award. The mission of The...
2024-04-0634 min
StitchCast StudioBreaking the Mold - Stigmas and NormsBreaking the Mold - Stigmas and Norms
In this episode, members of our StitchCast have a conversation about the norms and stigmas faced in everyday society, in Part I of a two part episode.
Recorded live at The Center, St. Louis, Missouri, 2024.
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Be Yourself
Juwuan Dennis, Taron Booker, Toryon Booker, and KP Dennis
Copyright, Saint Louis Story Stitchers, 2021
Story Stitchers is supported in part by The Lewis Prize for Music’s 2021 Accelerator Award. The mission of The Lewi...
2024-04-0623 min
StitchCast StudioStitchCast Studio LIVE! Black Youth and Juvenile JusticeStory Stitchers young artists take on the topic of Black Youth and Juvenile Justice with guest Ryan Vickers, Director of the St. Louis City Youth Advocacy Program in this edition of StitchCast Studio LIVE! Recorded live at High Low in Saint Louis, Missouri on January 23, 2024.
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Juvenile
Traydon Rogers for Saint Louis Story Stitchers
Recorded live at High Low, January 23, 2024
Next UP:
Tuesday, March 26
Mental Health Crisis
Discussion focused on addiction with Hassan Shariff...
2024-03-2343 min
StitchCast StudioSpecial Edition Perception Isn't Always Reality: Mental Health IIIn part II of this Special Edition of StitchCast Studio, members of our StitchCast hold a Story Circle to talk about mental health with community and mental health professionals Christine Watridge and Kirah Dickerson.
This episode is the result of a partnership with Youthbridge Community Foundation through its Think Big For Kids grant. Story Stitchers project is to create a public service announcement campaign as trusted messengers about mental health stigmas.
Recorded live at The Center, October 27, 2023.
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Perception Isn't Always Reality
KP Dennis...
2024-02-2447 minStitchCast StudioSpecial Edition Perception Isn't Always Reality: Mental Health IIn this Special Edition of StitchCast Studio, members of our StitchCast hold a Story Circle to talk about mental health with community and mental health professionals Christine Watridge and Kirah Dickerson.
This episode is the result of a partnership with Youthbridge Community Foundation through its Think Big For Kids grant. Story Stitchers project is to create a public service announcement campaign as trusted messengers about mental health stigmas.
Recorded live at The Center, October 27, 2023.
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We Still Cope
Emeara Burns
Saint Louis St...
2024-02-0838 min
StitchCast StudioStitchCast Studio LIVE! Hip Hop as Change-makerIn this episode, members of our StitchCast, artists Branden Lewis, BlueBeatz, and Emeara Burns join Youth Council members Keith and John and special guests Damon Davis and T-Dubb-O to have a conversation about hip hop as changemaker. This episode is part the result of a partnership with Saint Louis Art Museum to promote the exploration by young people of art in relation to the exhibition, "The Culture: Hip Hop and Contemporary Art in the 21st Century".
Recorded live at Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, Missouri, on November 3, 2023.
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2024-01-1949 min
StitchCast StudioState of Hip Hop IIIIn this part III episode, members of our StitchCast join guest Lou Vellvito to have a conversation about the state of hip hop and St. Louis culture.
Recorded live at The Center, St. Louis, Missouri, November 2, 2023.
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Bang in the Night
KP Dennis and Ntegrity
Copyright, Saint Louis Story Stitchers, 2020
Story Stitchers is supported in part by The Lewis Prize for Music’s 2021 Accelerator Award. The mission of The Lewis Prize is to partner with leaders who create positiv...
2024-01-0335 min
StitchCast StudioState of Hip Hop IIIn this episode, members of our StitchCast join guest Lou Vellvito to have a conversation about the state of hip hop and St. Louis culture.
Recorded live at The Center, St. Louis, Missouri on November 2, 2023.
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Different I & II
Emeara Burns and Branden Lewis
Copyright, Saint Louis Story Stitchers, 2017
Story Stitchers is supported in part by The Lewis Prize for Music’s 2021 Accelerator Award. The mission of The Lewis Prize is to partner with leaders who create positive change...
2024-01-0332 min
StitchCast Studio2023 Wrap UpStitchCast alumni sit down to reflect on 2023 and consider what’s next in this week’s episode of StitchCast Studio. Recorded live at Story Stitchers’ The Center, St. Louis, Missouri, on December 29, 2023.
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Anti
Copyright, Saint Louis Story Stitchers, 2019
Story Stitchers is supported in part by The Lewis Prize for Music’s 2021 Accelerator Award. The mission of The Lewis Prize is to partner with leaders who create positive change by investing in young people through music.
Additional support for StitchCast Studio and Story Stitc...
2023-12-3137 min
StitchCast StudioState of Hip HopIn this episode, members of our StitchCast join Story Stitchers artists Branden Lewis and BlueBeatz to have a conversation about the current state of hip hop. This episode is part the result of a partnership with Saint Louis Art Museum to promote the exploration by young people of art in the exhibition, "The Culture: Hip Hop and Contemporary Art in the 21st Century".
Recorded live at Story Stitchers’ The Center, St. Louis, Missouri, on November 2, 2023.
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Sneaker Tact
KP Dennis and Branden Lewis
Copyright, Sain...
2023-12-1732 min
StitchCast StudioConversation with Andre Norman, Part IIOur StitchCast sits down to have a conversation with Andre Norman, a professional motivational speaker, leadership development and communications expert, in this week’s episode, Conversation with Andre Norman, Part II.
Recorded live at Story Stitchers’ The Center, St. Louis, Missouri, on October 26, 2023.
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Who’s Ready?
Copyright, Saint Louis Story Stitchers, 2018
Andre Norman’s visit to Saint Louis Story Stitchers courtesy of Entrepreneurs Organization, St. Louis Chapter.
Story Stitchers is supported in part by The Lewis Prize for Music’s 2021 Accel...
2023-12-0830 min
StitchCast StudioConversation with Andre Norman, Part IIn this week’s episode our StitchCast sits down to have a conversation with Andre Norman, a professional motivational speaker, leadership development and communications expert.
Recorded live at Story Stitchers’ The Center, St. Louis, Missouri, on October 26, 2023.
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Who’s Ready?
Copyright, Saint Louis Story Stitchers, 2018
Andre Norman’s visit to Saint Louis Story Stitchers courtesy of Entrepreneurs Organization, St. Louis Chapter.
Story Stitchers is supported in part by The Lewis Prize for Music’s 2021 Accelerator Award. The mission of The...
2023-11-1330 min
StitchCast StudioFavorite Horror MoviesIn this week’s episode our StitchCast veteran podcasters Branden Lewis, Emeara Burns and Llord Brown have a conversation about their favorite horror movies that are based on true events.
Happy Halloween!
Recorded live at Story Stitchers’ The Center, St. Louis, Missouri, on October 19, 2023.
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Gun Shots!!
KP Dennis
Copyright, Saint Louis Story Stitchers, 2015
Story Stitchers is supported in part by The Lewis Prize for Music’s 2021 Accelerator Award. The mission of The Lewis Prize is to partner with leaders who crea...
2023-10-3130 min
StitchCast StudioStitchCast Studio Special Edition Podcasts in the Park XSaint Louis Story Stitchers Artists Collective presents Peace in the Prairie, an original presentation exploring the concepts of peace and violence, juxtaposing urban life as experienced by African American people living in the city of St. Louis, Missouri and the state’s endangered prairie lands.
Is the path towards peace through Missouri’s native prairies?
At Shaw Nature Reserve, the StitchCast gathers at a picnic table to talk about their first day at the Nature Reserve in this Special Edition: Podcasts in the Park X, of StitchCast Studio.
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2023-10-2921 min
StitchCast StudioSpecial Edition: Podcasts in the Park IXSaint Louis Story Stitchers Artists Collective presents Peace in the Prairie, an original presentation exploring the concepts of peace and violence, juxtaposing urban life as experienced by African American people living in the city of St. Louis, Missouri and the state’s endangered prairie lands.
Is the path towards peace through Missouri’s native prairies?
At Shaw Nature Reserve, the StitchCast gathers at a picnic table near a campfire to talk about adapting to nature in this Special Edition: Podcasts in the Park IX, of StitchCast Studio.
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2023-10-2123 min
StitchCast StudioYouth & AnimalsIn this light-hearted episode of StitchCast Studio, youth leaders of Stitchers Youth Council join Branden Lewis, to discuss their favorite animals, living and animated. Recorded live at Story Stitchers’ The Center, St. Louis, Missouri, on July 27, 2023.
Join Saint Louis Story Stitchers at the Saint Louis Zoo for Climate Solutions Day on Sunday, September 24th for live performances of Peace in the Prairie at 12:00 noon and 1:00 PM, watch a screening of “Peace in the Prairie For All Ages” and visit our booth in Schnuck Family Plaza from 10:00-3:00.
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Pi...
2023-09-1327 min
StitchCast StudioStitchCast Studio LIVE! Youth & ViolenceIn this episode host Branden Lewis and youth leaders sit down with Sultan Muhammed aka Brother Self Love to discuss youth and violence in this Special Edition of StitchCast Studio LIVE! Recorded live at High Low in St. Louis, Missouri on May 23, 2023.
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Gunshots!!
KP Dennis
Saint Louis Story Stitchers, 2016
Youth, ages 16-24 years old, discuss current topics in live podcast recordings on stage. Live art interludes are incorporated into the presentations. Learn about the community through the words of young leaders. Join Stitchers Y...
2023-07-1543 min
StitchCast StudioStitchCast Studio LIVE! The Great OutdoorsThis week host Branden Lewis and our StitchCast sit down with “Green Jean” Ponzi, Green Resources Manager at EarthWays Center of the Missouri Botanical Garden and host of the KDHX podcast Earthworms, to discuss the great outdoors in this Special Edition of StitchCast Studio LIVE! Recorded live at High Low in St. Louis, Missouri on June 6, 2023.
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To The Prairie
KP Dennis and Ntegrity
Saint Louis Story Stitchers, 2019
Story Stitchers Branden and BlueBeatz are featured on Jean Ponzi's KDHX Earthworms podcas...
2023-07-0737 min
StitchCast StudioPreserving Local History through CaretakingStitchCast 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 preservation of black history and historical sites and the stories of Missouri's people throughout time.
In this episode, our StitchCast, led by Emeara Burns, was on site and interviewed Lois Conley, Director, The Griot Museum of African American History about preserving local history through caretaking.
Recorded April 15, 2023, on site at The Griot Museum during COUNTERPUBLIC opening activities.
2023-06-2933 min
StitchCast StudioPreserving Local History Through Community Organizing IIStitchCast Studio Special Edition: The WHY of MY City are a series of unique conversations that bring historical context around recurring topics chosen by youth in the StitchCast Studio published podcasts, including: the preservation of black history and historical sites and the stories of Missouri's people throughout time.
In this Special Edition episode of StitchCast Studio for The WHY of MY City, our StitchCast, led by Emeara Burns, sits down with Angela da Silva in Part II of a discussion about preserving local history through community organizing with a focus on the Mary Meachum Freedom Crossing...
2023-06-2132 min
StitchCast StudioPreserving Local History through Public Lands Part IIStitchCast Studio Special Edition: The Why of MY City is a series of unique conversations that will bring historical context around recurring topics chosen by youth for the StitchCast Studio published podcasts, including the preservation of black history and historical sites and the stories of Missouri's people throughout time. The Series dovetails into Story Stitchers’ multi-year signature program, The WHY of MY City, which focuses on the stories and history embedded in St. Louis, Missouri’s historically Black neighborhoods.
Celebrate Juneteenth with The WHY of MY City, a new play by Saint Louis Story Stitchers, written by Mari...
2023-06-1340 min
StitchCast StudioPreserving Local History through Public Lands Part IStitchCast Studio Special Edition: The Why of MY City is a series of unique conversations that will bring historical context around recurring topics chosen by youth for the StitchCast Studio published podcasts, including the preservation of black history and historical sites and the stories of Missouri's people throughout time. The Series dovetails into Story Stitchers’ multi-year signature program, The WHY of MY City, which focuses on the stories and history embedded in St. Louis, Missouri’s historically Black neighborhoods.
Celebrate Juneteenth with The WHY of MY City, a new play by Saint Louis Story Stitchers, written by Mari...
2023-06-1342 min
StitchCast StudioPreserving Local History through Community OrganizingStitchCast Studio Special Edition: The Divided City and The WHY of MY City are a series of unique conversations that bring historical context around recurring topics chosen by youth in the StitchCast Studio published podcasts, including: the preservation of black history and historical sites and the stories of Missouri's people throughout time.
Celebrate Juneteenth with The WHY of MY City, a new play by Saint Louis Story Stitchers, written by Mario Farwell and directed by Gregory S. Carr.
The story…Wanda, a young African American, returns to St. Louis after graduating high school. She wants to...
2023-06-1338 min
StitchCast StudioLost and Disappearing Black Historic SitesStitchCast Studio Special Edition: The Why of MY City is a series of unique conversations that will bring historical context around recurring topics chosen by youth for the StitchCast Studio published podcasts, including the preservation of black history and historical sites and the stories of Missouri's people throughout time. The Series dovetails into Story Stitchers’ multi-year signature program, The WHY of MY City, which focuses on the stories and history embedded in St. Louis, Missouri’s historically Black neighborhoods.
Celebrate Juneteenth with The WHY of MY City, a new play by Saint Louis Story Stitchers, written by Mari...
2023-06-1341 min
StitchCast StudioRole of Black Churches in Historic PreservationStitchCast Studio Special Edition: The Why of MY City is a series of unique conversations that will bring historical context around recurring topics chosen by youth for the StitchCast Studio published podcasts, including the preservation of black history and historical sites and the stories of Missouri's people throughout time. The Series dovetails into Story Stitchers’ multi-year signature program, The WHY of MY City, which focuses on the stories and history embedded in St. Louis, Missouri’s historically Black neighborhoods.
Celebrate Juneteenth with The WHY of MY City, a new play by Saint Louis Story Stitchers, written by Mari...
2023-06-0636 min
StitchCast StudioLost and Disappearing Histories in Black Culture IIStitchCast Studio Special Edition: The Divided City is a series of four unique conversations that will bring historical context around recurring topics chosen by youth in the StitchCast Studio published podcasts, including: the preservation of black history and historical sites and the stories of Missouri's people throughout time. The Series dovetails into Story Stitchers’ multi-year signature program, The WHY of MY City, which focuses on the stories and history embedded in St. Louis, Missouri’s historically Black neighborhoods.
Celebrate Juneteenth with The WHY of MY City, a new play by Saint Louis Story Stitchers, written by Mario Farw...
2023-06-0346 min
StitchCast StudioLost and Disappearing Histories in Black CultureStitchCast Studio Special Edition: The Divided City is a series of four unique conversations that will bring historical context around recurring topics chosen by youth in the StitchCast Studio published podcasts, including: the preservation of black history and historical sites and the stories of Missouri's people throughout time. The Series dovetails into Story Stitchers’ multi-year signature program, The WHY of MY City, which focuses on the stories and history embedded in St. Louis, Missouri’s historically Black neighborhoods.
Celebrate Juneteenth with with The WHY of MY City, a new play by Saint Louis Story Stitchers, written by Mari...
2023-06-0338 min
StitchCast StudioStitchCast Studio LIVE! Violence in MusicThis week our StitchCast sit down with Larry Morris of the Illphonics to discuss the effects of violence in music in this Special Edition of StitchCast Studio LIVE!
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Not Another One!
Saint Louis Story Stitchers, 2016
Youth, ages 16-24 years old, discuss current topics in live podcast recordings on stage. Live art interludes are incorporated into the presentations. Learn about the community through the words of young leaders. Join Stitchers Youth Council by filling out the form at storystitchers.org.
Watch and be a p...
2023-05-2336 min
StitchCast StudioWhere Did It All Start?In this week’s episode our StitchCast has a conversation about overcoming trauma and reflects on, "Where did it all start?" Recorded live at Story Stitchers’ The Center, St. Louis, Missouri, on April 23, 2023.
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We Cope
Emeara Burns
Copyright, Saint Louis Story Stitchers, 2019
Story Stitchers is supported in part by The Lewis Prize for Music’s 2021 Accelerator Award. The mission of The Lewis Prize is to partner with leaders who create positive change by investing in young people through music.
Additional support for StitchCast Studio and Stor...
2023-05-0427 min
StitchCast StudioStitchCast Studio LIVE! Youth and SadnessIn this episode, youth leaders sit down to have a conversation about mental health and processing their emotions in this live edition of StitchCast Studio. Recorded on March 28, 2023 live at High Low Listening Room in St. Louis, Missouri.
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Prairie Therapy
Saint Louis Story Stitchers Artists Collective, 2020
All rights reserved.
Youth, ages 16-24 years old, discuss current topics in live podcast recordings on stage. Live art interludes are incorporated into the presentations. Learn about the community through the words of yo...
2023-05-0240 min
StitchCast StudioGenerational TraumaIn this episode of StitchCast Studio, youth leaders of Stitchers Youth Council join Branden Lewis, to discuss generational trauma and toxic traditions. Recorded live at Story Stitchers’ The Center, St. Louis, Missouri, on March 30, 2023.
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Wade Reprise
Copyright, Saint Louis Story Stitchers, 2021
Story Stitchers is supported in part by The Lewis Prize for Music’s 2021 Accelerator Award. The mission of The Lewis Prize is to partner with leaders who create positive change by investing in young people through music.
Additional support for StitchCast Studio and St...
2023-04-2928 min
StitchCast StudioStitchCast Studio LIVE! Police ViolenceIn this episode, our StitchCast sits down with Captain Pierre Benoist of the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, to have a conversation about violence in the police force and the relationship of police with the community.
Youth, ages 16-24 years old, discuss current topics in live podcast recordings on stage. Live art interludes are incorporated into the presentations. Learn about the community through the words of young leaders. Join Stitchers Youth Council by filling out the form at storystitchers.org.
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Sneaker Tact
KP Dennis and B...
2023-03-3031 min
StitchCast StudioRelationships and Situation-ships from a Male Point of View Part IIIn this episode of StitchCast Studio, youth leaders of Stitchers Youth Council join Branden Lewis, to discuss Relationships and Situation-ships from a Male Point of View in part 2 of a two part series. Recorded live at Story Stitchers’ The Center, St. Louis, Missouri, on February 27, 2023.
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Sneaker Tact
KP Dennis and Branden Lewis
Copyright, Saint Louis Story Stitchers, 2021
Story Stitchers is supported in part by The Lewis Prize for Music’s 2021 Accelerator Award. The mission of The Lewis Prize is to partn...
2023-03-1327 min
StitchCast StudioRelationships and Situation-ships from a Male Point of ViewIn this episode of StitchCast Studio, youth leaders of Stitchers Youth Council join Branden Lewis, to discuss Relationships and Situationships from a Male Point of View in Part 1 of a two part series. Recorded live at Story Stitchers’ The Center, St. Louis, Missouri, on February 27, 2023.
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I’m Worthy
Copyright Saint Louis Story Stitchers, 2022
Story Stitchers is supported in part by The Lewis Prize for Music’s 2021 Accelerator Award. The mission of The Lewis Prize is to partner with leaders who create positive change by investing in youn...
2023-03-1326 min
StitchCast Studio2022 Music RecapIn this episode of StitchCast Studio, youth leaders of Stitchers Youth Council join Branden Lewis, to discuss the best and worst music of the year 2022. Recorded live at Stitchers Hansen House Studio, St. Louis, Missouri, on December 15, 2022.
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America the Beautiful with Roland Johnson, our good friend and mentor, who passed on in 2022.
Recorded with young artists for Saint Louis Story Stitchers’ Peace in the Prairie at Stitchers Storefront Studio. Saint Louis Story Stitchers, 2019
Story Stitchers is supported in part by The Lewis Prize for Music’s 202...
2023-02-2430 min
StitchCast StudioMoving Out of StateIn this episode of StitchCast Studio, youth alumni of Stitchers Youth Council join Branden Lewis, to look back at experiences at Story Stitchers and discuss moving out of state. Recorded live at Stitchers Hansen House Studio, St. Louis, Missouri, in December 31, 2022.
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To The Prairie
KP Dennis and Ntegrity, Saint Louis Story Stitchers, 2019
Story Stitchers is supported in part by The Lewis Prize for Music’s 2021 Accelerator Award. The mission of The Lewis Prize is to partner with leaders who create positive change by investing in you...
2023-02-2432 min
StitchCast StudioAssets and LiabilitiesIn this week's episode of StitchCast Studio, youth leaders of Stitchers Youth Council join Branden Lewis, to discuss assets and liabilities. Recorded live at Stitchers Storefront Studio, St. Louis, Missouri, in November, 2022.
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Wade Reprise
Saint Louis Story Stitchers, 2021
Story Stitchers is supported in part by The Lewis Prize for Music’s 2021 Accelerator Award. The mission of The Lewis Prize is to partner with leaders who create positive change by investing in young people through music.
Additional support for StitchCast Studio and Story Stitchers yout...
2023-01-0936 min
StitchCast StudioHealing Through Art Part IIIYouth leaders come together with poet and activist Cheeraz Gormon to talk about healing from trauma from exposure to violence. Artists also discuss gun violence prevention, activism and the role of artists as activists, mental health, sharing resources, moving from response to recovery after the Central Visual and Performing Arts High School mass shooting tragedy, and coping with compounding loses from gun violence. Part III of a three part series.
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Sneaker Tact
KP Dennis and Branden Lewis
Saint Louis Story Stitchers, 2020
...
2022-12-2446 min
StitchCast StudioOver Investment in CelebrityIn this week's episode of StitchCast Studio, youth leaders of Stitchers Youth Council join Branden Lewis, to discuss over investment in the lives of celebrities and social media. Recorded live at Stitchers Storefront Studio, St. Louis, Missouri, on October 26, 2022.
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Sneaker Tact
KP Dennis and Branden Lewis
Saint Louis Story Stitchers, 2021
Story Stitchers is supported in part by The Lewis Prize for Music’s 2021 Accelerator Award. The mission of The Lewis Prize is to partner with leaders who create positive chang...
2022-12-2233 min
StitchCast StudioHealing through Art Part IIYouth leaders come together with poet and activist Cheeraz Gormon to talk about healing from trauma from exposure to violence. Artists also discuss gun violence prevention, activism and the role of artists as activists, mental health, sharing resources, moving from response to recovery after the Central Visual and Performing Arts High School mass shooting tragedy, and coping with compounding loss from gun violence. Part I of a three part series.
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Sneaker Tact
KP Dennis and Branden Lewis
Saint Louis Story Stitchers, 2020
Story Stitchers is supported in...
2022-11-2643 min
StitchCast StudioHealing through Art Part IYouth leaders come together with poet and activist Cheeraz Gormon to talk about healing from trauma from exposure to violence. Artists also discuss gun violence prevention, activism and the role of artists as activists, mental health, sharing resources, moving from response to recovery after the Central Visual and Performing Arts High School mass shooting tragedy, and coping with compounding loses from gun violence. Part I of a three part series.
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Anti
Saint Louis Story Stitchers, 2017
Story Stitchers is supported in part by...
2022-11-2643 min
StitchCast StudioThe Center Part VIIIn this week's episode of StitchCast Studio, youth leaders from The Center Cabinet, experiencing their first trip to the prairie, talk with one of the leading architects of the Youth Council, Branden Lewis, and dive deep into the new Center, the impact of their prairie experiences, and their expectations for the future.
The Center, a dedicated safe space for under-represented youth envisioned by Story Stitchers youth leaders, might be used to impact the community. The Center, a project to create a creative youth development center designed and driven by youth leaders, is supported in part by a 2021 $500,000 5...
2022-10-2221 min
StitchCast StudioThe Center Part VIThe Center Part VI
In this week's episode of StitchCast Studio, youth leaders from The Center Cabinet, experiencing their first trip to the prairie, talk with one of the leading architects of the Youth Council, Emeara Burns, and dive deep into the new Center, their prairie experiences, and their expectations for the future. The Center, a dedicated safe space for under-represented youth envisioned by Story Stitchers youth leaders, might be used to impact the community. The Center, a project to create a creative youth development center designed and driven by youth leaders, is supported in part by...
2022-10-2217 min
StitchCast StudioThe Center Part VIn this week's episode of StitchCast Studio, youth leaders and alumni podcasters from StitchCast Studio, including leading architect of the Youth Council Branden Lewis, continue to develop The Center Cabinet and have a conversation about how The Center, a dedicated safe space for under-represented youth envisioned by Story Stitchers youth leaders, might be used to impact the community. In this episode, youth leaders discuss the importance of mentors.
The Center, a project to create a youth arts and technology center designed and driven by youth leaders, is supported in part by a 2021 $500,000 5-year Accelerator Award from The...
2022-10-2241 min
StitchCast StudioNot Another One! at Central LibraryIn this unique episode of StitchCast Studio, members of Stitchers Youth Council interview Wil Pickney, Jr, Director of the Office of Violence Prevention for the City of St. Louis, to discuss police and the communities they serve including community violence intervention.
NOT ANOTHER ONE! is a multi-year signature project addressing gun violence through music, documentary videos, books, and scripts collected and edited from 2015 to 2021 by over 100 artists. Music, curriculum, and coordinating items are available at http://www.storystitchers.org.
Recorded live at Central Library, St. Louis Public Libraries in downtown St. Louis, Missouri, on Saturday, Au...
2022-10-031h 06
StitchCast StudioParent & Child Relationships Part IIIn Part II of this episode of StitchCast Studio, three new members of Stitchers Youth Council join Branden Lewis, to discuss parent and child relationships. Recorded live at Stitchers Storefront Studio, St. Louis, Missouri, on August 26, 2022.
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Good For Your Health
Saint Louis Story Stitchers, 2019
Story Stitchers is supported in part by The Lewis Prize for Music’s 2021 Accelerator Award. The mission of The Lewis Prize is to partner with leaders who create positive change by investing in young people through music.
...
2022-10-0328 min
StitchCast StudioParent & Child RelationshipsIn this week's episode of StitchCast Studio, three new members of Stitchers Youth Council join Branden Lewis, to discuss parent and child relationships. Recorded live at Stitchers Storefront Studio, St. Louis, Missouri, on August 26, 2022.
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Dear Shooters
KP Dennis and Branden Lewis, 2020
Story Stitchers is supported in part by The Lewis Prize for Music’s 2021 Accelerator Award. The mission of The Lewis Prize is to partner with leaders who create positive change by investing in young people through music.
Additional suppor...
2022-09-2330 min
StitchCast StudioThe Center Part IVThe Center Part IV
In this week's episode of StitchCast Studio, youth leaders from Stitchers Youth Council, including leading architect of the Youth Council Branden Lewis, continue to develop The Center Cabinet and have a conversation about how The Center, a dedicated safe space for under-represented youth envisioned by Story Stitchers youth leaders, might be used to impact the community. In this episode, youth leaders discuss the loss of friends, family, peers and causes for some of that loss. The Center, a project to create a youth arts and technology center designed and driven by yo...
2022-08-2937 min
StitchCast StudioThe Center Part IIIIn this week's episode of StitchCast Studio, youth leaders from Stitchers Youth Council, including leading architects of the Youth Council Branden Lewis and Emeara Burns, form The Center Cabinet and sit down with Story Stitchers founding president and executive director Susan Colangelo to have a conversation about how The Center, a dedicated safe space for under-represented youth envisioned by Story Stitchers youth leaders, might be used to impact the community. The Center, a project to create a youth arts and technology center designed and driven by youth leaders, is supported in part by a 2021 $500,000 5-year Accelerator Award from The L...
2022-08-0652 min
StitchCast StudioMen and Mental HealthIn this week's episode of StitchCast Studio, youth leaders sit down to have a conversation about men and mental health with BlueBeatz, a teaching artist and mentor at Saint Louis Story Stitchers. Recorded live at Stitchers Storefront Studio, St. Louis, Missouri, on July 21, 2022.
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Prairie Therapy
All rights reserved, Saint Louis Story Stitchers, 2019
Story Stitchers is supported in part by The Lewis Prize for Music’s 2021 Accelerator Award. The mission of The Lewis Prize is to partner with leaders who create positive change by investing...
2022-08-0131 min
StitchCast StudioArt of the DJIn this week's episode of StitchCast Studio, youth sit down with DJ Mr. Wes to discuss the art of the DJ. DJ Wes starting DJ-ing in the neighborhood on records and is known today throughout St. Louis as a senior master of the art form.
Recorded live at Central Stage, St. Louis, Missouri, on July 16, 2022.
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To The Prairie!
KP Dennis, Ntegrity and Troy Anthony
All rights reserved, Saint Louis Story Stitchers, 2018
Story Stitchers is supported in part by T...
2022-08-0136 min
StitchCast StudioStitchCast Studio Season III FinaleOur StitchCast sits down to recap the best moments from Season III in this special edition, Season III finale. Recorded live at Central Stage, St. Louis, Missouri, on June 24, 2022.
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Not Another One!
Taron Booker, Toryon Booker, Juwuan Dennis, KP Dennis
All rights reserved, Saint Louis Story Stitchers, 2016
Not Another One! is a signature piece from a larger project by the same name.
Learn more: https://storystitchers.org/
Story Stitchers is supported in part by The...
2022-08-0132 min
StitchCast StudioMindsetsIn this week’s StitchCast episode our panel sits down and discusses a fixed mindset vs a growth mindset. Recorded live at Stitchers Storefront Studio in the Delmar Loop District, St. Louis, Missouri on July 8, 2022.
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Guitar Interlude, Alexis Burke, stitchers Youth Council
Saint Louis Story Stitchers, 2022
Story Stitchers is supported in part by The Lewis Prize for Music’s 2021 Accelerator Award. The mission of The Lewis Prize is to partner with leaders who create positive change by investing in young people through...
2022-07-251h 04
StitchCast StudioArtistic Beginnings Part IIIn part two of this two part episode, the StitchCast, which includes poets, dancers, and rappers, sits down and talks about art and why we practice it. Recorded live at Central Stage on April 29, 2022.
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Politician
Chris Fields
Published by Saint Louis Story Stitchers, 2019
Saint Louis Story Stitchers’ StitchCast Studio LIVE! is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts. On the web at arts dot gov.
Story Stitchers is supported in part by T...
2022-07-1027 min
StitchCast StudioArtistic Beginnings Part IIn part one of this two part episode, the StitchCast, which includes poets, dancers, and rappers, sits down and talks about art and why we practice it. Recorded live at Central Stage on April 29, 2022.
Saint Louis Story Stitchers’ StitchCast Studio LIVE! is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts. On the web at arts dot gov.
Story Stitchers is supported in part by The Lewis Prize for Music’s 2021 Accelerator Award. The mission of The Lewis Prize is to partner with leaders who create positive change by investing in youn...
2022-07-1028 min
StitchCast StudioGun Violence Epidemic Part IIYouth leaders discuss current events around the gun violence epidemic in the wake of the school shooting in May when an 18-year-old fatally shot nineteen students and two teachers and wounded seventeen other people at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, and during high rates of accidental and unintentional shootings involving children in St. Louis where, as of June 14, at least 53 children 17 or under have been shot. Eight have died; 45 were injured. Recorded for StitchCast Studio LIVE! on June 10, 2022 at Central Stage in St. Louis, Missouri.
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Not A...
2022-06-2349 min
StitchCast StudioMusic Industry StandardsStitchCast Studio LIVE!
Music Industry Standards
In this week’s StitchCast our panel sits down with Harvey Lockhardt, Executive Director ofHEAL Center for the Arts and Ntegrity, Story Stitchers Teaching Artist and Audio Producer. Recorded for StitchCast Studio LIVE! at Central Stage in St. Louis, Missouri on March 27, 2022.
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What’s Your Why
KP Dennis and Ntegrity
Saint Louis Story Stitchers, 2020
Saint Louis Story Stitchers is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts. On the...
2022-06-2339 min
StitchCast StudioMisunderstanding, Fear and Hate: Neurodivergent and ADHD Part IIYouth leaders share stories and build understanding about Neurodivergent and ADHD. Recorded in Zoom on March 22, 2022.
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Alexis, Youth guitarist
Saint Louis Story Stitchers is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts. On the web at arts dot gov.
Story Stitchers is supported by The Lewis Prize for Music’s 2021 Accelerator Award. The mission of The Lewis Prize is to partner with leaders who create positive change by investing in young people through music.
Additional support for StitchCast Stu...
2022-06-2329 min
StitchCast StudioGun Violence Epidemic Part IGun Violence Epidemic Part I
Disclaimer: The views, opinions and thoughts expressed here are those of the individuals and do not necessarily represent the views or mission of St. Louis Story Stitchers.
In this week’s StitchCast our panel sits down and talks about gun violence, gun ownership, and the traumas associated with it, with Retired St. Louis Police Captain Perry Johnson.
Recorded live at Central Stage in St. Louis, Missouri on April 29, 2022.
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Not Another One!
Saint Louis Story Sti...
2022-06-131h 04
StitchCast StudioStitchCast Studio SPECIAL EDITION Perception Isn’t Always Reality Part IIIStitchCast Studio SPECIAL EDITION: Perception Isn’t Always Reality: Part III
Youth leaders hold a public Story Circle as part of the Perception Isn’t Always Reality.
With support from the CDC Foundation, the Saint Louis Story Stitchers project Perception Isn’t Always Reality will engage Black teen and young adult artists to re-evaluate messages they may have received about COVID and vaccinations and evaluate the sources of the information. Through their own brand of urban storytelling that involves collaborative work in hip-hop music, krump dance, videography, photography, and podcasting, the artists will produce a body o...
2022-05-2730 min
StitchCast StudioEarth Day IIBlueBeatz, youth leaders, and guests are live in Forest Park at the World’s Fair Pavilion for Earth Day at Peace in the Prairie. Recorded live on April 22, 2022.
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Dear Saints of Louis
Traydon Rogers, 2020
Saint Louis Story Stitchers is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts. On the web at arts dot gov.
Story Stitchers is supported by The Lewis Prize for Music’s 2021 Accelerator Award. The mission of The Lewis Prize is to par...
2022-05-2025 min
StitchCast StudioEarth Day INtegrity, youth leaders and guests live in Forest Park at the World’s Fair Pavilion for Earth Day at Peace in the Prairie. Recorded live on April 22, 2022.
Saint Louis Story Stitchers is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts. On the web at arts dot gov.
Story Stitchers is supported by The Lewis Prize for Music’s 2021 Accelerator Award. The mission of The Lewis Prize is to partner with leaders who create positive change by investing in young people through music.
Additional support for StitchCast Studio and Story...
2022-05-2013 min
StitchCast StudioParentingParenting
In this week’s StitchCast our panel sits down and imagines life as a parent. What would it be like to raise a child in today’s complicated world? BlueBeatz, father of two, joins in on the discussion.
Recorded in Zoom on February 24, 2022.
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Different I by Emeara Burns
Different II Branden Lewis
Saint Louis Story Stitchers, 2016 and 2017
Saint Louis Story Stitchers is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts. O...
2022-05-2030 min
StitchCast StudioStitchCast Studio LIVE! Art and Social MediaYouth leaders have a conversation about art and social media. Recorded in Zoom in St. Louis, Missouri on March 25, 2022.
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Prairie Therapy, Saint Louis Story Stitchers, 2019
Saint Louis Story Stitchers is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts. On the web at arts dot gov.
Story Stitchers is supported by The Lewis Prize for Music’s 2021 Accelerator Award. The mission of The Lewis Prize is to partner with leaders who create positive change by investing in youn...
2022-05-0232 min
StitchCast StudioGender RolesYouth leaders discuss misconceptions about gender and navigating the age old traditions of gender roles in contemporary life. Recorded in Zoom in St. Louis, Missouri on March 24, 2022.
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Youth guitarist Alexis, live at Central Stage, StitchCast Studio, 2022
Saint Louis Story Stitchers is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts. On the web at arts dot gov.
Story Stitchers is supported by The Lewis Prize for Music’s 2021 Accelerator Award. The mission of The Lewis Prize is to partner with leaders who create...
2022-05-0241 min
StitchCast StudioStitchCast Studio Special Edition: Podcasts in the Park VIII Bobby NorfolkStitchCast Studio Special Edition: Podcasts in the Park VIII
Bobby Norfolk
Recorded live at Shaw Nature Reserve, Missouri Botanical Gardens, September 19, 2021
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To The Prairie
KP Dennis and Ntegrity with Troy Anthony on bass, Saint Louis Story Stitchers, 2018
Saint Louis Story Stitchers Artists Collective presents Peace in the Prairie, an original presentation exploring the concepts of peace and violence, juxtaposing urban life as experienced by African American people living in the city of St. Louis, Missouri and the state’s endangered prairie lands.
Is the path towards peace through Missouri’s native prairies?
2022-04-2038 min
StitchCast StudioPrelude to Peace in the Prairie 2022Britny Cordera, event manager for Peace in the Prairie 2022, and Branden Lewis, Story Stitchers Youth Program Coordinator, discuss plans for Peace in the Prairie at the World's Fair Pavilion in Forest Park on Earth Day 2022!
The event which is free and open to the public will include vendors, presentations, performances and an original film. Peace in the Prairie is an original multimedia presentation exploring the concepts of peace and violence, juxtaposing urban life as experienced by black youth living in the city of St. Louis, Missouri with the state's unique endangered prairie lands.
F...
2022-04-1522 min
StitchCast StudioStitchCast Studio SPECIAL EDITION Perception Isn’t Always Reality: Part IIYouth leaders hold a public Story Circle as part of the Perception Isn’t Always Reality.
With support from the CDC Foundation, the Saint Louis Story Stitchers project Perception Isn’t Always Reality will engage Black teen and young adult artists to re-evaluate messages they may have received about COVID and vaccinations and evaluate the sources of the information. Through their own brand of urban storytelling that involves collaborative work in hip-hop music, krump dance, videography, photography, and podcasting, the artists will produce a body of work for the public to view on urban canvases, such as the...
2022-04-0732 min
StitchCast StudioStitchCast Studio SPECIAL EDITION: Perception Isn’t Always Reality Part IStitchCast Studio SPECIAL EDITION: Perception Isn’t Always Reality: Part I
Youth leaders hold a public Story Circle as part of the Perception Isn’t Always Reality.
With support from the CDC Foundation, the Saint Louis Story Stitchers project Perception Isn’t Always Reality will engage Black teen and young adult artists to re-evaluate messages they may have received about COVID and vaccinations and evaluate the sources of the information. Through their own brand of urban storytelling that involves collaborative work in hip-hop music, krump dance, videography, photography, and podcasting, the artists will produce a body o...
2022-04-0728 min
StitchCast StudioStitchCast Studio LIVE! War and YouthYouth leaders will discuss the war in Ukraine and the effects of the trauma of war on youth with Vy-Thao N Dao, a refugee from the Viet Nam War who lives and works in St. Louis.
Vy-Thao N Dao was born after the Viet Nam War ended. Her parents lived through the war and as a result, her father was detained in a re-education camp over 6 years, the majority of his 20’s. Vy came to the United States in the early 1990’s through the human operation program that sponsored all families that were incarcerated because of the war...
2022-04-0350 min
StitchCast StudioMisunderstanding, Fear and Hate: Neurodivergence and AutismIn this episode, youth leaders continue to explore the theme of misunderstanding which can lead to fear and even hate. This episode has a focus on neurodivergence and autism. Recorded in Zoom on March 22, 2022.
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Poem
Story Stitchers STL Youth Jobs intern, 2022
Saint Louis Story Stitchers is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts. On the web at arts dot gov.
Story Stitchers is supported by The Lewis Prize for Music’s 2021 Accelerator Award. The mission of...
2022-04-0325 min
StitchCast StudioHealthy RelationshipsYouth leaders share stories about navigating teenage relationships, the meaning of “cheating”, and how to recognize healthy relationships. .
Recorded in Zoom on Central Stage Stage at Kranzberg Arts Foundation in the Grand Center Arts District for StitchCast Studio LIVE! on February 24, 2022.
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WADE
The WHY of MY City album, Saint Louis Story Stitchers, 2020
Saint Louis Story Stitchers is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts. On the web at arts dot gov.
Story St...
2022-03-2159 min
StitchCast StudioTechnology Part 2Youth leaders continue the discussion on the current state of technology and what lies ahead in part 2 of this two part conversation. Recorded in Zoom on February 24, 2022.
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WADE
The WHY of MY City album, Saint Louis Story Stitchers, 2020
Saint Louis Story Stitchers is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts. On the web at arts dot gov.
Story Stitchers is supported by The Lewis Prize for Music’s 2021 Accelerator Award. The mission of The...
2022-03-2122 min