In this episode we talk with Lisa about her story “The Young Man and the Sheep”. We discuss the significance of extending the concept of family and relatives to the natural world. Lisa shares her commitment to supporting community even in busy moments and some connections between storytelling and watercolor painting.

In this shorter episode, Wellesh and Aziza talk about their experiences in their countries of origin and in the US and how they see history, family and community. They also share details about the important historical figures from their homes, Woldeab Woldemariam in Eritrea and King Yohannes IV in Ethiopa and how translating and telling these stories created a sense of confidence.

Both stories speak about the nature of good and evil, competing human identity traits, and help us to reflect on how to navigate such distinctions. We talk about the cultural contexts of their stories consider how these contexts help them interpret, tell, and pass on the stories in ways that are meaningful to them.  (Full transcript coming soon)

In this episode, Johanna, Oliverio, and Agustín talk about stories through the supernatural/more-than-human world, helping us understand the “essence” of various Indigenous cultures in today’s Venezuela (in Johanna’s story “Caribay and the 5 White Eagles”) and Mexico (through Oliverio’s “Las Viejitas” and Agustín’s “Legends of Temalacatzingo”). (Full transcript coming soon)

In this episode, we learn more about our guests’ stories: Martha’s “A natural disaster” and Brenda’s “Viaje a Cacaxtla”. Both stories take place in different parts of Mexico and tell us about the ancient knowledge-making of the Mixtec and Olmec-Xicallanca peoples. (Full transcript coming soon)

Taiko and Cristina discuss the values and inspiration behind the podcast and the translationships project