We are Made of Stories

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We are Made of Stories is a podcast produced by GVSU students on the power of storytelling as it relates to pressing social issues, injustices, and inequalities.

Denise Goerisch

  • Mar 25, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
  • infrequent NEW EPISODES
  • 11m AVG DURATION
  • 20 EPISODES


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Latest episodes from We are Made of Stories

Team Development Presentation

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2020 16:37


Team Development Presentation

Making Ends Meet

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2020 9:40


Ali, Carlo, and Nicole discuss their chapter.

Episode 3 “Who gets the pell?”

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2020 15:45


Sydney, Allison, Melissa, and Shania discuss who gets the Pell Grant, how affective it is in paying for college, and some controversies surrounding the program.

The Costs of College

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2020 13:30


In Today's episode Devin, Zac and Dalton discuss the costs of college including physical expenses as well as the opportunity cost of attending college.

PTP: Possible Lives

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2020 8:51


Join us as we discuss financial aid history and struggles through the stories of six students and their obstacles with the financial aid system.

Season 3: Paying the Price Trailer

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2020 3:18


Dr. Denise Goerisch introduces the new season where students will be reading and responding to Paying the Price College Costs, Financial Aid, and the Betrayal of the American Dream by Sara Goldrick Rab.

I’ll overnight it

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2019 12:40


Our podcast episode is about the effects of outsourcing on both parties involved. We review the movie “Outsourced” and touch on the importance of cultural understanding.

Bread and Roses

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2019 26:48


An overview and analysis of the film, Bread and Roses. And answering student questions.

Support the Girls

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2019 12:03


This podcast reflects on the film “Support the Girls” as we dive into common themes of sexual harassment, emotional labor and more!

Remittance Film Review

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2019 15:34


This weeks episode will analyze the film Remittance, have an interview from Paula, and answer some of your questions about the film.

Office Space

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2019 18:35


The Valley Girls are digging deeper into the movie Office Space and answering questions from their listeners. Sit back, relax, and enjoy this episode!

Season Two Trailer

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2019 3:13


Dr. Denise Goerisch previews the upcoming season of We are Made of Stories. On this season, students will be discussing some films about work. Please stay tuned!

Evicted: Epilogue

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2019 2:10


Dr. Goerisch breaks down the Epilogue in Evicted. Thank you for listening to our first season of We Are Made Of Stories and we will be back in a few weeks with all new episodes.

Ch. 21-24

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2019 10:17


Tune in to find out the fate of Scott, Arleen, and Crystal. All are affected by the conflicts between landlord and tenant and some by other factors.

Evicted: Ch. 17-20

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2019 17:05


In this episode of We Are Made of Stories, we cover chapters 17-20 from the book 'Evicted'. Jessy, Kaylee, and Tim summarize the 4 chapters, answer a handful of questions submitted via twitter, and discuss the relevant topics that we can apply to the coursework of LIB341.

Exploitation: Ch. 13-16

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2019 15:43


Kyler, Stromski, and Kyle discuss the struggle between humanity and one's own greed, digging into the stories of the different tenants and their relationships with their landlords while dealing with the situations they are faced with, and recognizing the gray area between acting out of morality or character.

Evicted: Chapters 9 - 12

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2019 7:35


In this episode we go over chapters 9-12 and give our take on some questions asked by our classmates.

Evicted: Chapters 4-8

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2019 16:57


In this episode, Anthony, Rian, and Delaney cover chapters 4-8 of Evicted.  We will give a brief summary of the chapters, discuss the main themes, and answer a few questions submitted by other students.  

Evicted: The Prologue

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2019 4:28


In today’s episode, Dr. Denise Goerisch introduces us to the issue of housing insecurity in the US. She also covers the Prologue in Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City by Matthew Desmond, which will be the focus of our first season.

We are made of stories- trailer

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2019 5:15


We are made of stories is a podcast produced by GVSU students that explores works of fiction and nonfiction to demonstrate the power of storytelling as it relates to social change, inequalities, and injustice.

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