• Home
  • Shows
  • Podcast
  • Education
    • Our Mission
    • Our Team & Board
    • Our History
    • Announcements
    • Submissions
    • FAQ
    • Store
    • CONTACT US
  • Donate
Menu

The Story Collider

  • Home
  • Shows
  • Podcast
  • Education
  • About
    • Our Mission
    • Our Team & Board
    • Our History
    • Announcements
    • Submissions
    • FAQ
    • Store
    • CONTACT US
  • Donate

Uzma Rizvi: Being an Archaeologist

July 17, 2015

At a checkpoint in Iraq, not knowing if she'll get through, Uzma Rizvi reflects on what it means to be an archaeologist.

Read More
In 2015 - Part 2 Tags Archaeology, Identity
1 Comment

Shayle Matsuda: My First Expedition As A Man

November 24, 2014

Marine biologist Shayle Matsuda adapts to his new identity as a transgender man while on assignment in the Philippines.

Read More
In 2014 - Part 2 Tags Marine biology, Identity
Comment

Matineh Eybpoosh: Being Good

November 3, 2014

Married young and used to giving up her own dreams, Iranian student Matineh Eybpoosh moves to the U.S. to study civil engineering—and a whole new world opens up.

Read More
In 2014 - Part 2 Tags Family, Engineering, Identity
Comment

Amy Cuddy: Passing As Myself

April 2, 2014

After a terrible head injury, Amy Cuddy wakes up in the hospital to find she's a different person.

Read More
In 2014 - Part 1 Tags Psychology, Identity
Comment

Mark Sam Rosenthal: The most natural thing

January 23, 2012

Mark Sam Rosenthal‘s father teaches him about the birds and the bees, but leaves out the one lesson he never learned himself.

Read More
In 01/01/12-05/20-12 Tags Family, Reproduction, Identity, Society
Comment

Elana Lancaster: Modern family planning

January 1, 2012

What do you do if you’re a trans woman about to transition, and you might someday want children? Elana Lancaster tells the story of a partner’s quest to freeze her sperm.

Read More
In 01/01/12-05/20-12 Tags Biology, Reproduction, Identity
Comment

Carter Edwards: The Game of Camp

October 17, 2010

Carter Edwards just wanted a camp where he could hang out with his fellow nerdy kids. Instead he found out something important about himself.

Read More
In 10/10/10-05/29/11 Tags Identity, Technology, Math
Comment

         SEE ALL STORIES

UPcoming Shows

Featured
New York, NY - Self Discovery
Jul 14
Jul 14, 2025
New York, NY - Self Discovery
Jul 14, 2025
Jul 14, 2025
Los Angeles, CA - Don't Panic
Jul 17
Jul 17, 2025
Los Angeles, CA - Don't Panic
Jul 17, 2025
Jul 17, 2025

Thank you to our listeners, storytellers, workshop participants, sponsors, donors, and funders. We couldn't do this without you! 

We are grateful for the support of the New York State Council on the Arts and The Richard Lounsbery Foundation, as well as past support from the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, Science Sandbox, The National Association of Science Writers, The Kavli Foundation, Lyda Hill Philanthropies, The Burroughs Wellcome Fund, and The Tiffany & Co. Foundation, which seeks to preserve the world’s most treasured landscapes and seascapes.

Copyright © Story Collider Inc. All rights reserved.