State of the Human: 2024-2025
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State of the Human, the award-winning radio show of the Stanford Storytelling Project, shares stories that deepen our understanding of single, common human experiences—belonging, giving, lying, forgiveness—all drawn from the experiences and research of the Stanford community. Explore by show theme below or by year using the menu to the left. You can also listen to all of our shows here.
2023-2024 State of the Human episodes
Breaking The Rules
This series features stories about bending boundaries. They reveal what can happen when we color outside the lines, and redefine the limits on how we can change.
Invisibility
This series tells the stories that are hiding in plain sight. They're the moments that you'll miss if no one points them out, but once you see them, you can't unsee them.