The Story Collider
@storycollider.bsky.social
True, personal stories about science 🧪
Podcast | Shows | Storytelling Workshops
https://www.storycollider.org
Podcast | Shows | Storytelling Workshops
https://www.storycollider.org
🐴🐐 Ever had one of those days where you accidentally become an animal rescuer? Tomorrow’s #BestOf episode features two unforgettable stories of unexpected heroism — from a lost horse in need of a helping hand to a goat giving birth at the worst possible time. New episode drops tomorrow! 🎧
November 27, 2025 at 9:00 AM
🐴🐐 Ever had one of those days where you accidentally become an animal rescuer? Tomorrow’s #BestOf episode features two unforgettable stories of unexpected heroism — from a lost horse in need of a helping hand to a goat giving birth at the worst possible time. New episode drops tomorrow! 🎧
This week on The Story Collider, Sam Blackman shares his emotional story of being torn between science, belief, and the weight of human loss.
🎧 Listen wherever you get your podcasts. https://ow.ly/2Rv950XoGW1
#ScienceAndFaith #Storytelling #MedicineAndHumanity #TrueStories
🎧 Listen wherever you get your podcasts. https://ow.ly/2Rv950XoGW1
#ScienceAndFaith #Storytelling #MedicineAndHumanity #TrueStories
November 26, 2025 at 1:00 PM
This week on The Story Collider, Sam Blackman shares his emotional story of being torn between science, belief, and the weight of human loss.
🎧 Listen wherever you get your podcasts. https://ow.ly/2Rv950XoGW1
#ScienceAndFaith #Storytelling #MedicineAndHumanity #TrueStories
🎧 Listen wherever you get your podcasts. https://ow.ly/2Rv950XoGW1
#ScienceAndFaith #Storytelling #MedicineAndHumanity #TrueStories
Huge thanks to everyone who joined us for our Producer Showcase! 🎤✨
Missed it? Don’t worry—you can still watch the whole thing!
👉 Sign up on Patreon for access, or
👉 Catch it here: https://www.crowdcast.io/c/producershowcase
Thanks for being part of our Story Collider family! 💛
Missed it? Don’t worry—you can still watch the whole thing!
👉 Sign up on Patreon for access, or
👉 Catch it here: https://www.crowdcast.io/c/producershowcase
Thanks for being part of our Story Collider family! 💛
November 25, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Huge thanks to everyone who joined us for our Producer Showcase! 🎤✨
Missed it? Don’t worry—you can still watch the whole thing!
👉 Sign up on Patreon for access, or
👉 Catch it here: https://www.crowdcast.io/c/producershowcase
Thanks for being part of our Story Collider family! 💛
Missed it? Don’t worry—you can still watch the whole thing!
👉 Sign up on Patreon for access, or
👉 Catch it here: https://www.crowdcast.io/c/producershowcase
Thanks for being part of our Story Collider family! 💛
Even in the hardest moments, there can still be light. ✨
Don't miss Stella Mayerhoff’s moving story from her time doing fieldwork in the Congo. 🎧 Listen wherever you get your podcasts. https://ow.ly/gai650XoGno
#Fieldwork #TrueStories #Storytelling #MomentsOfMagic
Don't miss Stella Mayerhoff’s moving story from her time doing fieldwork in the Congo. 🎧 Listen wherever you get your podcasts. https://ow.ly/gai650XoGno
#Fieldwork #TrueStories #Storytelling #MomentsOfMagic
November 23, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Even in the hardest moments, there can still be light. ✨
Don't miss Stella Mayerhoff’s moving story from her time doing fieldwork in the Congo. 🎧 Listen wherever you get your podcasts. https://ow.ly/gai650XoGno
#Fieldwork #TrueStories #Storytelling #MomentsOfMagic
Don't miss Stella Mayerhoff’s moving story from her time doing fieldwork in the Congo. 🎧 Listen wherever you get your podcasts. https://ow.ly/gai650XoGno
#Fieldwork #TrueStories #Storytelling #MomentsOfMagic
Once upon a time, “hysteria” was a diagnosis — now it’s a show you don’t want to miss.📍Caveat | 🍸 12/2 | 🎭 9:30 PM Tickets are flying faster than a Victorian diagnosis — grab yours now: https://ow.ly/mbSC50Xm8fA
#StoryCollider #Hysteria #CaveatNYC #WomensHealth #Storytelling
#StoryCollider #Hysteria #CaveatNYC #WomensHealth #Storytelling
November 21, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Once upon a time, “hysteria” was a diagnosis — now it’s a show you don’t want to miss.📍Caveat | 🍸 12/2 | 🎭 9:30 PM Tickets are flying faster than a Victorian diagnosis — grab yours now: https://ow.ly/mbSC50Xm8fA
#StoryCollider #Hysteria #CaveatNYC #WomensHealth #Storytelling
#StoryCollider #Hysteria #CaveatNYC #WomensHealth #Storytelling
How do you find the right words when there are none? In tomorrow’s episode, both storytellers face impossible moments — delivering devastating news.
Heartbreaking, human, and deeply moving. New Story Collider episode out tomorrow. 🎧
#TrueStories #Storytelling
Heartbreaking, human, and deeply moving. New Story Collider episode out tomorrow. 🎧
#TrueStories #Storytelling
November 20, 2025 at 9:00 AM
How do you find the right words when there are none? In tomorrow’s episode, both storytellers face impossible moments — delivering devastating news.
Heartbreaking, human, and deeply moving. New Story Collider episode out tomorrow. 🎧
#TrueStories #Storytelling
Heartbreaking, human, and deeply moving. New Story Collider episode out tomorrow. 🎧
#TrueStories #Storytelling
🚨 Final call! Tomorrow night (Nov 20) at QED Astoria — stories of science, surprises & life’s twists.
Hosted by Julio Chavez & Gastor Almonte
🎟️ Last chance for tickets: https://ow.ly/Vrml50XiHYv
#StorytellingEvent #LiveStorytelling #NYCStorytellers #ScienceStories
Hosted by Julio Chavez & Gastor Almonte
🎟️ Last chance for tickets: https://ow.ly/Vrml50XiHYv
#StorytellingEvent #LiveStorytelling #NYCStorytellers #ScienceStories
November 19, 2025 at 2:00 PM
🚨 Final call! Tomorrow night (Nov 20) at QED Astoria — stories of science, surprises & life’s twists.
Hosted by Julio Chavez & Gastor Almonte
🎟️ Last chance for tickets: https://ow.ly/Vrml50XiHYv
#StorytellingEvent #LiveStorytelling #NYCStorytellers #ScienceStories
Hosted by Julio Chavez & Gastor Almonte
🎟️ Last chance for tickets: https://ow.ly/Vrml50XiHYv
#StorytellingEvent #LiveStorytelling #NYCStorytellers #ScienceStories
Sometimes the family you’re hoping for doesn’t arrive the way you imagined—but love finds its way anyway. 💛 Listen to Paul Davis’s touching story about loss, hope, and the unexpected little puppy that changed everything. 🎧 https://ow.ly/xQrC50XoFiW
#AdoptionJourney #PetStories
#AdoptionJourney #PetStories
November 18, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Sometimes the family you’re hoping for doesn’t arrive the way you imagined—but love finds its way anyway. 💛 Listen to Paul Davis’s touching story about loss, hope, and the unexpected little puppy that changed everything. 🎧 https://ow.ly/xQrC50XoFiW
#AdoptionJourney #PetStories
#AdoptionJourney #PetStories
Sometimes the best way to help isn’t by changing anyone—but by creating a space where they feel accepted just as they are. Listen to Rhana Hashemi's incredible story on this week's episode of The Story Collider🎧 https://ow.ly/cCC850XoEvC
November 16, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Sometimes the best way to help isn’t by changing anyone—but by creating a space where they feel accepted just as they are. Listen to Rhana Hashemi's incredible story on this week's episode of The Story Collider🎧 https://ow.ly/cCC850XoEvC
Tomorrow’s episode is all about biting off more than you can chew 😬
From a brand-new drug & alcohol coach trying to reach skeptical teens to a couple who decide to foster a very pregnant dog… what could possibly go wrong? 🐶🎧
New Story Collider episode drops tomorrow — don’t miss it!
From a brand-new drug & alcohol coach trying to reach skeptical teens to a couple who decide to foster a very pregnant dog… what could possibly go wrong? 🐶🎧
New Story Collider episode drops tomorrow — don’t miss it!
November 13, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Tomorrow’s episode is all about biting off more than you can chew 😬
From a brand-new drug & alcohol coach trying to reach skeptical teens to a couple who decide to foster a very pregnant dog… what could possibly go wrong? 🐶🎧
New Story Collider episode drops tomorrow — don’t miss it!
From a brand-new drug & alcohol coach trying to reach skeptical teens to a couple who decide to foster a very pregnant dog… what could possibly go wrong? 🐶🎧
New Story Collider episode drops tomorrow — don’t miss it!
The fight against #ClimateChange is never easy—especially in times like these. This week hear @tomdiliberto.bsky.social inspirational story about the challenges, the hope, and why the work matters. 🎧https://ow.ly/9NZ350Xot6y
#ClimateAction #ClimateChampions #NeverGiveUp
#ClimateAction #ClimateChampions #NeverGiveUp
November 12, 2025 at 1:01 PM
The fight against #ClimateChange is never easy—especially in times like these. This week hear @tomdiliberto.bsky.social inspirational story about the challenges, the hope, and why the work matters. 🎧https://ow.ly/9NZ350Xot6y
#ClimateAction #ClimateChampions #NeverGiveUp
#ClimateAction #ClimateChampions #NeverGiveUp
🚨 Don’t miss out! Tomorrow, our producers take the mic for a special online #StoryCollider show. Laughter, heart, surprises—and stories you won’t hear anywhere else. 💫 🎟️ Last chance to grab your ticket: https://ow.ly/N9Ne50XcKVl
#Storytelling #LiveShow #OnlineEvent #ScienceStories #TrueStories
#Storytelling #LiveShow #OnlineEvent #ScienceStories #TrueStories
November 11, 2025 at 12:00 PM
🚨 Don’t miss out! Tomorrow, our producers take the mic for a special online #StoryCollider show. Laughter, heart, surprises—and stories you won’t hear anywhere else. 💫 🎟️ Last chance to grab your ticket: https://ow.ly/N9Ne50XcKVl
#Storytelling #LiveShow #OnlineEvent #ScienceStories #TrueStories
#Storytelling #LiveShow #OnlineEvent #ScienceStories #TrueStories
When science or life throws us a curveball—what happens next?
Find out Nov 20 at QED Astoria with true, personal stories from Nonye Brown-West, Hamdan Azhar, Casey James Salengo, Lillian Kreppel & Henry Suarez.
🎟️ Tickets: https://ow.ly/9Oji50XiHRI
#StorytellingEvent
Find out Nov 20 at QED Astoria with true, personal stories from Nonye Brown-West, Hamdan Azhar, Casey James Salengo, Lillian Kreppel & Henry Suarez.
🎟️ Tickets: https://ow.ly/9Oji50XiHRI
#StorytellingEvent
November 9, 2025 at 9:00 PM
When science or life throws us a curveball—what happens next?
Find out Nov 20 at QED Astoria with true, personal stories from Nonye Brown-West, Hamdan Azhar, Casey James Salengo, Lillian Kreppel & Henry Suarez.
🎟️ Tickets: https://ow.ly/9Oji50XiHRI
#StorytellingEvent
Find out Nov 20 at QED Astoria with true, personal stories from Nonye Brown-West, Hamdan Azhar, Casey James Salengo, Lillian Kreppel & Henry Suarez.
🎟️ Tickets: https://ow.ly/9Oji50XiHRI
#StorytellingEvent
Behind every headline about “budget cuts” or “agency shake-ups,” there’s a human story. This week on The Story Collider, we’re partnering with Silenced Science Stories to share one scientist’s deeply personal experience of loss and recovery. 🎧 https://ow.ly/bu3x50XoqX3
November 9, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Behind every headline about “budget cuts” or “agency shake-ups,” there’s a human story. This week on The Story Collider, we’re partnering with Silenced Science Stories to share one scientist’s deeply personal experience of loss and recovery. 🎧 https://ow.ly/bu3x50XoqX3
Science, sex, and a little hysteria. 🔥
Story Collider’s late-night show at @caveatnyc.bsky.social celebrates women’s health and storytelling — raw, funny, and totally fearless. Grab your tickets today 🎟️ https://ow.ly/byuq50Xm6HO
#CaveatNYC #Hysteria #WomensHealth #ScienceStorytelling
Story Collider’s late-night show at @caveatnyc.bsky.social celebrates women’s health and storytelling — raw, funny, and totally fearless. Grab your tickets today 🎟️ https://ow.ly/byuq50Xm6HO
#CaveatNYC #Hysteria #WomensHealth #ScienceStorytelling
November 7, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Science, sex, and a little hysteria. 🔥
Story Collider’s late-night show at @caveatnyc.bsky.social celebrates women’s health and storytelling — raw, funny, and totally fearless. Grab your tickets today 🎟️ https://ow.ly/byuq50Xm6HO
#CaveatNYC #Hysteria #WomensHealth #ScienceStorytelling
Story Collider’s late-night show at @caveatnyc.bsky.social celebrates women’s health and storytelling — raw, funny, and totally fearless. Grab your tickets today 🎟️ https://ow.ly/byuq50Xm6HO
#CaveatNYC #Hysteria #WomensHealth #ScienceStorytelling
What happens when politics silences science? 🧪⚡Tomorrow's episode, in partnership with Silenced Science Stories, reveals the human cost behind the headlines—tune in to The Story Collider to hear them.
#SilencedScience #ScienceSuppression #ScienceCommunication #ScienceMatters
#SilencedScience #ScienceSuppression #ScienceCommunication #ScienceMatters
November 6, 2025 at 9:00 AM
What happens when politics silences science? 🧪⚡Tomorrow's episode, in partnership with Silenced Science Stories, reveals the human cost behind the headlines—tune in to The Story Collider to hear them.
#SilencedScience #ScienceSuppression #ScienceCommunication #ScienceMatters
#SilencedScience #ScienceSuppression #ScienceCommunication #ScienceMatters
Climbing a 20,000-foot volcano with no training and barely any oxygen? 😵💫
Geologist Erik Klemetti did it anyway—just to prove he could make this “geology thing” work out. 🌋
Hear his story 👉 https://ow.ly/rQ5X50Xl7lu
Geologist Erik Klemetti did it anyway—just to prove he could make this “geology thing” work out. 🌋
Hear his story 👉 https://ow.ly/rQ5X50Xl7lu
November 5, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Climbing a 20,000-foot volcano with no training and barely any oxygen? 😵💫
Geologist Erik Klemetti did it anyway—just to prove he could make this “geology thing” work out. 🌋
Hear his story 👉 https://ow.ly/rQ5X50Xl7lu
Geologist Erik Klemetti did it anyway—just to prove he could make this “geology thing” work out. 🌋
Hear his story 👉 https://ow.ly/rQ5X50Xl7lu
Reposted by The Story Collider
This week my #ENVSCOMM25-2 students will be introduced to The Story Collider & its goal of using storytelling as a way to effectively communicate science, but with a focus on environmental-science stories. 🧪 #scicomm
Imagine standing at the edge of a fiery pit that never stops burning. 🔥
Explorer George Kourounis did exactly that when he descended into Turkmenistan’s Doorway to Hell. Hear the full story on this week’s #BestOf episode of The Story Collider https://ow.ly/Lyhz50XkXWg
Explorer George Kourounis did exactly that when he descended into Turkmenistan’s Doorway to Hell. Hear the full story on this week’s #BestOf episode of The Story Collider https://ow.ly/Lyhz50XkXWg
November 2, 2025 at 2:14 PM
This week my #ENVSCOMM25-2 students will be introduced to The Story Collider & its goal of using storytelling as a way to effectively communicate science, but with a focus on environmental-science stories. 🧪 #scicomm
Reposted by The Story Collider
Great episode & colleague Eric Klemetti is also featured. My philosophy colleague & I were just talking about fear & humor as plot devices.
Imagine standing at the edge of a fiery pit that never stops burning. 🔥
Explorer George Kourounis did exactly that when he descended into Turkmenistan’s Doorway to Hell. Hear the full story on this week’s #BestOf episode of The Story Collider https://ow.ly/Lyhz50XkXWg
Explorer George Kourounis did exactly that when he descended into Turkmenistan’s Doorway to Hell. Hear the full story on this week’s #BestOf episode of The Story Collider https://ow.ly/Lyhz50XkXWg
November 2, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Great episode & colleague Eric Klemetti is also featured. My philosophy colleague & I were just talking about fear & humor as plot devices.
Imagine standing at the edge of a fiery pit that never stops burning. 🔥
Explorer George Kourounis did exactly that when he descended into Turkmenistan’s Doorway to Hell. Hear the full story on this week’s #BestOf episode of The Story Collider https://ow.ly/Lyhz50XkXWg
Explorer George Kourounis did exactly that when he descended into Turkmenistan’s Doorway to Hell. Hear the full story on this week’s #BestOf episode of The Story Collider https://ow.ly/Lyhz50XkXWg
November 2, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Imagine standing at the edge of a fiery pit that never stops burning. 🔥
Explorer George Kourounis did exactly that when he descended into Turkmenistan’s Doorway to Hell. Hear the full story on this week’s #BestOf episode of The Story Collider https://ow.ly/Lyhz50XkXWg
Explorer George Kourounis did exactly that when he descended into Turkmenistan’s Doorway to Hell. Hear the full story on this week’s #BestOf episode of The Story Collider https://ow.ly/Lyhz50XkXWg
👻 BOO! Didn’t expect that, did ya?
Science can be full of surprises — and so can life. On Nov 20 at QED Astoria, we’re bringing you a night of true, personal stories about the moments that shock, challenge, and stick with us. 🎟️ https://ow.ly/zp3F50XiEWw
Science can be full of surprises — and so can life. On Nov 20 at QED Astoria, we’re bringing you a night of true, personal stories about the moments that shock, challenge, and stick with us. 🎟️ https://ow.ly/zp3F50XiEWw
October 31, 2025 at 2:02 PM
👻 BOO! Didn’t expect that, did ya?
Science can be full of surprises — and so can life. On Nov 20 at QED Astoria, we’re bringing you a night of true, personal stories about the moments that shock, challenge, and stick with us. 🎟️ https://ow.ly/zp3F50XiEWw
Science can be full of surprises — and so can life. On Nov 20 at QED Astoria, we’re bringing you a night of true, personal stories about the moments that shock, challenge, and stick with us. 🎟️ https://ow.ly/zp3F50XiEWw
HAPPY HALLOWEEN 🎃 Tomorrow we’re diving into fears big and small — for science! 🔥🌋 Erik Klemetti faces a 20,000-foot volcano, while explorer George Kourounis confronts the “Doorway to Hell.” Tune in on tomorrow's episode of The Story Collider.🎧
October 30, 2025 at 8:00 AM
HAPPY HALLOWEEN 🎃 Tomorrow we’re diving into fears big and small — for science! 🔥🌋 Erik Klemetti faces a 20,000-foot volcano, while explorer George Kourounis confronts the “Doorway to Hell.” Tune in on tomorrow's episode of The Story Collider.🎧
🥁 Drum roll please… our producer lineup is HERE! 🎤 Join us for a special online edition of Story Collider, featuring stories from Maryam Zaringhalam, Saad Sarwana, Christine Gentry, Juan Carlos Martinez Jr., Skylar Bayer, Shane Hanlon & Ari Daniel!
🎟️ https://ow.ly/lb1J50XcJXa
🎟️ https://ow.ly/lb1J50XcJXa
October 29, 2025 at 12:00 PM
🥁 Drum roll please… our producer lineup is HERE! 🎤 Join us for a special online edition of Story Collider, featuring stories from Maryam Zaringhalam, Saad Sarwana, Christine Gentry, Juan Carlos Martinez Jr., Skylar Bayer, Shane Hanlon & Ari Daniel!
🎟️ https://ow.ly/lb1J50XcJXa
🎟️ https://ow.ly/lb1J50XcJXa
When anxiety took hold before an Alaskan cruise, Will Clegg turned to marijuana hoping to calm his nerves. What he discovered instead was a deeper truth 🌊💭
Listen to the full story🎧https://ow.ly/PbpL50XhzA1
#MentalHealthMatters #AnxietyAwareness
Listen to the full story🎧https://ow.ly/PbpL50XhzA1
#MentalHealthMatters #AnxietyAwareness
October 28, 2025 at 4:01 PM
When anxiety took hold before an Alaskan cruise, Will Clegg turned to marijuana hoping to calm his nerves. What he discovered instead was a deeper truth 🌊💭
Listen to the full story🎧https://ow.ly/PbpL50XhzA1
#MentalHealthMatters #AnxietyAwareness
Listen to the full story🎧https://ow.ly/PbpL50XhzA1
#MentalHealthMatters #AnxietyAwareness
Andrew McGill just wanted a memorable bachelor party… and, well, he got one 🍄 Let’s just say things got very weird once the mushrooms kicked in. Hear the full story on this week’s episode of The Story Collider!
🎧 https://ow.ly/qgXb50XhziT
#TrueStories #BachelorParty #MushroomTales
🎧 https://ow.ly/qgXb50XhziT
#TrueStories #BachelorParty #MushroomTales
October 26, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Andrew McGill just wanted a memorable bachelor party… and, well, he got one 🍄 Let’s just say things got very weird once the mushrooms kicked in. Hear the full story on this week’s episode of The Story Collider!
🎧 https://ow.ly/qgXb50XhziT
#TrueStories #BachelorParty #MushroomTales
🎧 https://ow.ly/qgXb50XhziT
#TrueStories #BachelorParty #MushroomTales