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StitchCast Studio
Stitchcast Studio Special Edition: Hyde Park II
Youth 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. Pick the City UP Art Interlude 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...
2025-05-06
20 min
StitchCast Studio
Stitchcast Studio Special Edition: Hyde Park
Youth 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. Pick the City UP Art Interlude 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...
2025-04-25
20 min
StitchCast Studio
GROW A GARDEN PART II
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. Pick the City UP Art Interlude 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...
2025-04-01
26 min
StitchCast Studio
Grow 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. Pick the City UP Art Interlude 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...
2025-02-09
28 min
StitchCast Studio
StitchCast Studio Special Edition: Perception Isn’t Always Reality: Mental Health IV Part II
Saint 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. Pick the City UP Art Interlude Wade Reprise Saint Louis Story Stitchers Artists Collective, 2022 Saint Louis Story Stitchers Artists Collective, 2020 To learn more about mental hea...
2024-12-20
28 min
StitchCast Studio
StitchCast Studio Special Edition: Perception Isn’t Always Reality: Mental Health IV Parts I
Saint 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. Pick the City UP Art Interlude 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...
2024-12-20
34 min
StitchCast Studio
StitchCast Studio Special Edition: Perception Isn’t Always Reality: Mental Health III Part II
Saint 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. Pick the City UP Art Interlude Victor Not Victim Saint Louis Story Stitchers, 2024 To learn more about mental health care in St. Lo...
2024-12-18
35 min
StitchCast Studio
StitchCast Studio Special Edition: Perception Isn’t Always Reality: Mental Health III Part I
Saint 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. Pick the City UP Art Interlude Can You Tell? Saint Louis Story Stitchers, 2024 To learn more about mental health care in St. Louis or the Pe...
2024-12-18
31 min
StitchCast Studio
StitchCast Studio Special Edition: Onondaga Cave State Park
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? 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...
2024-11-14
25 min
StitchCast Studio
Music vs Persona Part I
In 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. Pick the City UP Art Interlude 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...
2024-11-14
22 min
StitchCast Studio
StitchCast Studio LIVE!: Mending the Gap - Black Youth and Police Part IV
This 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...
2024-10-19
35 min
StitchCast Studio
StitchCast Studio LIVE!: Mending the Gap - Black Youth and Police Part III
This 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...
2024-10-19
24 min
StitchCast Studio
Taking Accountability Part II
Part 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. Pick the City UP Art Interlude 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...
2024-09-09
28 min
StitchCast Studio
Taking Accountability Part I
Part 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. Pick the City UP Art Interlude 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...
2024-09-09
32 min
StitchCast Studio
StitchCast Studio LIVE! The Great Outdoors
Our 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...
2024-07-15
41 min
StitchCast Studio
StitchCast Studio LIVE! Mending the Gap - Black Youth and Police Part II
In 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. Pick the City UP Arts Interlude 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...
2024-06-13
38 min
StitchCast Studio
StitchCast Studio LIVE! Mending the Gap – Black Youth and Police Part I
In 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. Pick the City UP Arts Interlude 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...
2024-06-10
36 min
StitchCast Studio
StitchCast Studio LIVE! Black History Lessons II
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, March 26, 2024 Pick the City UP Arts Interlude 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
2024-05-18
29 min
StitchCast Studio
StitchCast Studio LIVE! Black History Lessons I
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. 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 Pick the City UP Arts Interlude Gunshots! KP Dennis Saint Louis Story Stitchers, 2016 Next UP for StitchCast Studio LIVE! Tue...
2024-05-18
30 min
StitchCast Studio
Music and Relationships
In 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. Pick the City UP Art Interlude 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...
2024-05-17
40 min
StitchCast Studio
StitchCast Studio LIVE! Mental Health Crisis
Story 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. Pick the City UP Arts Interlude 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...
2024-04-18
41 min
StitchCast Studio
A Conversation with Akeem Shannon
In 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. Pick the City UP Art Interlude 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...
2024-04-06
38 min
StitchCast Studio
Breaking the Mold - Stigmas and Norms Part II
Breaking 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. Pick the City UP Art Interlude 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...
2024-04-06
34 min
StitchCast Studio
Breaking the Mold - Stigmas and Norms
Breaking 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. Pick the City UP Art Interlude 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...
2024-04-06
23 min
StitchCast Studio
StitchCast Studio LIVE! Black Youth and Juvenile Justice
Story 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. Pick the City UP Arts Interlude 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...
2024-03-23
43 min
StitchCast Studio
Special Edition Perception Isn't Always Reality: Mental Health II
In 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. Pick the City UP Art Interlude Perception Isn't Always Reality KP Dennis...
2024-02-24
47 min
StitchCast Studio
Special Edition Perception Isn't Always Reality: Mental Health I
In 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. Pick the City UP Art Interlude We Still Cope Emeara Burns Saint Louis St...
2024-02-08
38 min
StitchCast Studio
StitchCast Studio LIVE! Hip Hop as Change-maker
In 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. Pick the City UP Art Interlude
2024-01-19
49 min
StitchCast Studio
State of Hip Hop III
In 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. Pick the City UP Art Interlude 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...
2024-01-03
35 min
StitchCast Studio
State of Hip Hop II
In 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. Pick the City UP Art Interlude 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...
2024-01-03
32 min
StitchCast Studio
2023 Wrap Up
StitchCast 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. Pick the City UP Art Interlude 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...
2023-12-31
37 min
StitchCast Studio
State of Hip Hop
In 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. Pick the City UP Art Interlude Sneaker Tact KP Dennis and Branden Lewis Copyright, Sain...
2023-12-17
32 min
StitchCast Studio
Conversation with Andre Norman, Part II
Our 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. Pick the City UP Art Interlude 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...
2023-12-08
30 min
StitchCast Studio
Conversation with Andre Norman, Part I
In 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. Pick the City UP Art Interlude 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...
2023-11-13
30 min
StitchCast Studio
Favorite Horror Movies
In 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. Pick the City UP Art Interlude 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...
2023-10-31
30 min
StitchCast Studio
StitchCast Studio Special Edition Podcasts in the Park X
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? 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. Pick the City UP Art Inte...
2023-10-29
21 min
StitchCast Studio
Special Edition: Podcasts in the Park IX
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? 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. Pick the City UP Art Interlude
2023-10-21
23 min
StitchCast Studio
Youth & Animals
In 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. Pick the City UP Art Interlude Pi...
2023-09-13
27 min
StitchCast Studio
StitchCast Studio LIVE! Youth & Violence
In 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. Pick the City UP Art Interlude 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...
2023-07-15
43 min
StitchCast Studio
StitchCast Studio LIVE! The Great Outdoors
This 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. Pick the City UP Art Interlude 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...
2023-07-07
37 min
StitchCast Studio
Preserving Local History through Caretaking
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 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.
2023-06-29
33 min
StitchCast Studio
Preserving Local History Through Community Organizing II
StitchCast 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...
2023-06-21
32 min
StitchCast Studio
Preserving Local History through Public Lands Part II
StitchCast 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...
2023-06-13
40 min
StitchCast Studio
Preserving Local History through Public Lands Part I
StitchCast 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...
2023-06-13
42 min
StitchCast Studio
Preserving Local History through Community Organizing
StitchCast 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...
2023-06-13
38 min
StitchCast Studio
Lost and Disappearing Black Historic Sites
StitchCast 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...
2023-06-13
41 min
StitchCast Studio
Role of Black Churches in Historic Preservation
StitchCast 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...
2023-06-06
36 min
StitchCast Studio
Lost and Disappearing Histories in Black Culture II
StitchCast 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...
2023-06-03
46 min
StitchCast Studio
Lost and Disappearing Histories in Black Culture
StitchCast 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...
2023-06-03
38 min
StitchCast Studio
StitchCast Studio LIVE! Violence in Music
This 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! Pick the City UP Art Interlude 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...
2023-05-23
36 min
StitchCast Studio
Where 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. Pick the City UP Art Interlude 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...
2023-05-04
27 min
StitchCast Studio
StitchCast Studio LIVE! Youth and Sadness
In 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. Pick the City UP Art Interlude 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...
2023-05-02
40 min
StitchCast Studio
Generational Trauma
In 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. Pick the City UP Art Interlude 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...
2023-04-29
28 min
StitchCast Studio
StitchCast Studio LIVE! Police Violence
In 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. Pick the City UP Art Interlude Sneaker Tact KP Dennis and B...
2023-03-30
31 min
StitchCast Studio
Relationships and Situation-ships from a Male Point of View Part II
In 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. Pick the City UP Art Interlude 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...
2023-03-13
27 min
StitchCast Studio
Relationships and Situation-ships from a Male Point of View
In 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. Pick the City UP Art Interlude 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...
2023-03-13
26 min
StitchCast Studio
2022 Music Recap
In 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. Pick the City UP Art Interlude 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...
2023-02-24
30 min
StitchCast Studio
Moving Out of State
In 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. Pick the City UP Art Interlude 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...
2023-02-24
32 min
StitchCast Studio
Assets and Liabilities
In 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. Pick the City UP Art Interlude 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...
2023-01-09
36 min
StitchCast Studio
Healing Through Art Part III
Youth 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. Pick the City UP Art Interlude Sneaker Tact KP Dennis and Branden Lewis Saint Louis Story Stitchers, 2020 ...
2022-12-24
46 min
StitchCast Studio
Over Investment in Celebrity
In 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. Pick the City UP Art Interlude 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...
2022-12-22
33 min
StitchCast Studio
Healing through Art Part II
Youth 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. Pick the City UP Art Interlude Sneaker Tact KP Dennis and Branden Lewis Saint Louis Story Stitchers, 2020 Story Stitchers is supported in...
2022-11-26
43 min
StitchCast Studio
Healing through Art Part I
Youth 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. Pick the City UP Art Interlude Anti Saint Louis Story Stitchers, 2017 Story Stitchers is supported in part by...
2022-11-26
43 min
StitchCast Studio
The Center Part VII
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, 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...
2022-10-22
21 min
StitchCast Studio
The Center Part VI
The 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...
2022-10-22
17 min
StitchCast Studio
The Center Part V
In 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...
2022-10-22
41 min
StitchCast Studio
Not Another One! at Central Library
In 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...
2022-10-03
1h 06
StitchCast Studio
Parent & Child Relationships Part II
In 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. Pick the City UP Art Interlude 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. ...
2022-10-03
28 min
StitchCast Studio
Parent & Child Relationships
In 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. Pick the City UP Art Interlude 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...
2022-09-23
30 min
StitchCast Studio
The Center Part IV
The 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...
2022-08-29
37 min
StitchCast Studio
The Center Part III
In 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...
2022-08-06
52 min
StitchCast Studio
Men and Mental Health
In 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. Pick the City UP Art Interlude 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...
2022-08-01
31 min
StitchCast Studio
Art of the DJ
In 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. Pick the City UP Art Interlude 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...
2022-08-01
36 min
StitchCast Studio
StitchCast Studio Season III Finale
Our 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. Pick the City UP Art Interlude 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...
2022-08-01
32 min
StitchCast Studio
Mindsets
In 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. Pick the City UP Art Interlude 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...
2022-07-25
1h 04
StitchCast Studio
Artistic Beginnings Part II
In 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. Pick the City UP Art Interlude 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...
2022-07-10
27 min
StitchCast Studio
Artistic Beginnings Part I
In 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...
2022-07-10
28 min
StitchCast Studio
Gun Violence Epidemic Part II
Youth 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. Pick the City UP Art Interlude Not A...
2022-06-23
49 min
StitchCast Studio
Music Industry Standards
StitchCast 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. Pick the City UP Art Interlude 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...
2022-06-23
39 min
StitchCast Studio
Misunderstanding, Fear and Hate: Neurodivergent and ADHD Part II
Youth leaders share stories and build understanding about Neurodivergent and ADHD. Recorded in Zoom on March 22, 2022. Pick the City UP Art Interlude 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...
2022-06-23
29 min
StitchCast Studio
Gun Violence Epidemic Part I
Gun 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. Pick the City UP Art Interlude Not Another One! Saint Louis Story Sti...
2022-06-13
1h 04
StitchCast Studio
StitchCast Studio SPECIAL EDITION Perception Isn’t Always Reality Part III
StitchCast 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...
2022-05-27
30 min
StitchCast Studio
Earth Day II
BlueBeatz, 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. Pick the City UP Art Interlude 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...
2022-05-20
25 min
StitchCast Studio
Earth Day I
Ntegrity, 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...
2022-05-20
13 min
StitchCast Studio
Parenting
Parenting 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. Pick the City UP Art Interlude 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...
2022-05-20
30 min
StitchCast Studio
StitchCast Studio LIVE! Art and Social Media
Youth leaders have a conversation about art and social media. Recorded in Zoom in St. Louis, Missouri on March 25, 2022. Pick the City UP Art Interlude 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...
2022-05-02
32 min
StitchCast Studio
Gender Roles
Youth 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. Pick the City UP Art Interlude 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...
2022-05-02
41 min
StitchCast Studio
StitchCast Studio Special Edition: Podcasts in the Park VIII Bobby Norfolk
StitchCast Studio Special Edition: Podcasts in the Park VIII Bobby Norfolk Recorded live at Shaw Nature Reserve, Missouri Botanical Gardens, September 19, 2021 Pick the City UP Art Interlude 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?
2022-04-20
38 min
StitchCast Studio
Prelude to Peace in the Prairie 2022
Britny 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...
2022-04-15
22 min
StitchCast Studio
StitchCast Studio SPECIAL EDITION Perception Isn’t Always Reality: Part II
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 of work for the public to view on urban canvases, such as the...
2022-04-07
32 min
StitchCast Studio
StitchCast Studio SPECIAL EDITION: Perception Isn’t Always Reality Part I
StitchCast 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...
2022-04-07
28 min
StitchCast Studio
StitchCast Studio LIVE! War and Youth
Youth 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...
2022-04-03
50 min
StitchCast Studio
Misunderstanding, Fear and Hate: Neurodivergence and Autism
In 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. Pick the City UP Art Interlude 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...
2022-04-03
25 min
StitchCast Studio
Healthy Relationships
Youth 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. Pick the City UP Art Interlude 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...
2022-03-21
59 min
StitchCast Studio
Technology Part 2
Youth 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. Pick the City UP Art Interlude 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...
2022-03-21
22 min
StitchCast Studio
Domestic Violence Part II
Story Stitchers youth artists discuss domestic violence in a live podcast recording on stage with Brigid Welch, the Director of Crisis and Community Education at Safe Connections. Learn how to recognize domestic violence and how to help yourself or a loved one get out of a bad situation. Brigid has a background in the Higher Education and Intimate Partner Violence/Sexual Violence fields. Brigid has lived in St. Louis for 10 years and has a master’s degree in Education and master’s degree in Social Work. Through their work on college campuses, Brigid learned about the prevalence of s...
2022-03-21
34 min
StitchCast Studio
Technology Part I
Youth leaders discuss the current state of technology and what lies ahead in part I of this two part conversation. Recorded in Zoom on February 3, 2022. Pick the City UP Art Interlude Politician by Chris Fields. Saint Louis Story Stitchers, 2018. 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. Additional support for StitchCast Studio and Story Stitchers youth programs was provided by the Spirit of St. Louis Women’s Fund, The...
2022-02-24
24 min
StitchCast Studio
Evolution of an Artist
Youth leaders and a mentoring artist, Ntegrity discuss the evolution of an artist and share helpful stories and resources. Recorded at Central Stage, 3524 Washington Ave on February 11, 2022. Pick the City UP Art Interlude Worthless Branden Lewis, recorded live at the performance 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 m...
2022-02-19
52 min
StitchCast Studio
Domestic Violence: Part I
Story Stitchers youth leaders discuss domestic violence with Dawn Jones, Licensed Professional Therapist, MA, LPC, EMDR and owner of Legacy Counseling Services. Her specialties include trauma and helping people who have been victimized by domestic violence. Recorded in Zoom on January 25, 2022. Pick the City UP Art Interlude Different I & II Saint Louis Story Stitchers, 2017. 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 Le...
2022-02-11
55 min
StitchCast Studio
Misunderstanding, Fear, and Hate: Sexual Identity
The StitchCast youth leaders sit down and have a conversation about misunderstandings and fears related to sexual identity. Recorded in Zoom on January 7, 2022. Pick the City UP Art Interlude Different I & II Saint Louis Story Stitchers, 2017. 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...
2022-02-11
34 min