Changing Our Stories podcast
Changing Our Stories podcast
Andrea Smardon
Changing Our Stories is a podcast about transformation. Forged in the Mountain West, it's a virtual campfire under the stars. Here we gather to reflect on where we came from… and imagine where we’re headed next.
Crowdsourcing Isolation
This is a bonus episode in our series LGBTQ Off The Grid, where we break from our usual format to listen to the wisdom of the crowd. We put the call out to people from all over Utah to send us voice memos. This is what they have to say to the young LGBTQ person who feels alone.
Apr 10, 2018
10 min
Rainbow Mutual
In the last episode of our series LGBTQ Off The Grid, a family turns a Mormon tradition on its head to find fellowship.
Mar 14, 2018
10 min
Transgender in Brigham City
In the latest installment of our series LGBTQ Off The Grid, a lone transgender person in Brigham City finds community in a coven of witches.
Mar 7, 2018
9 min
Two Spirit
Our series LGBTQ Off The Grid explores the far corners of Utah where lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender people, and those questioning their sexuality are often isolated and unseen. In this story, a gay Navajo man decides to leave the reservation to escape the loneliness.
Feb 28, 2018
10 min
Waterfalls in Red Rock Country
This season, LGBTQ Off The Grid, explores the far corners of Utah where lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender people, and those questioning their sexuality are often isolated and unseen. In this story, a formerly homeless man tries to help young people in Southern Utah.
Feb 21, 2018
10 min
Season 3 Preview
Coming soon on Changing Our Stories podcast, LGBTQ Off the Grid, a series exploring the the far corners of the Mountain West where lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender people and those questioning their sexuality are often unseen.
Feb 14, 2018
1 min
To Be Heard
A woman loses her political party and her religion, but finds her voice.
Jun 8, 2017
16 min
Woman vs. Cardboard Cutout
It started with a phone blitz to Senator Orrin Hatch’s office, and now a 24-year-old woman is heading up a new organization for political accountability in Utah.
May 31, 2017
14 min
The End of Poetry
An author of erotic poetry loses her desire to pen verses after the election of Donald Trump.
May 24, 2017
12 min
A Calling
One of the founders of Mormon Women for Ethical Government tells the story of how her commitment to God has been put to the test since the inauguration of President Trump.
May 17, 2017
11 min
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