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Belonging Stories

Belonging Stories

By Jared Karol

Five-minute-or-less, first-person narratives exploring the individual and collective impact of belonging. Compelling. Authentic. Vulnerable. Hosted by Jared Karol.
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Finding My Voice

Belonging StoriesMay 07, 2020

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Mom Was Right

Mom Was Right

Season One, Episode Eight:
Host Jared Karol shares how a card game with his visiting mother fundamentally altered his personal narrative and expanded his sense of belonging.

May 11, 202006:58
Finding My Voice
May 07, 202006:41
The Time I Beat Up One of My Best Friends

The Time I Beat Up One of My Best Friends

Season One, Episode Six:
Host Jared Karol shares the story of getting in a fight about pickles on a hamburger with a good friend while driving his truck.

May 04, 202006:58
The Humanity of the Invisible Man on the 19 Polk Bus

The Humanity of the Invisible Man on the 19 Polk Bus

Season One, Episode Five:
Host Jared Karol shares the story of a transformative conversation he had on a bus in San Francisco.

Apr 27, 202006:56
An Urn of Memories

An Urn of Memories

Season One, Episode Four:
Host Jared Karol sifts through items in his dad's urn and reminisces about a special book in the lives of both father and son.

Apr 22, 202007:04
The Continuing Re-education of a Privileged White Dude

The Continuing Re-education of a Privileged White Dude

Season One, Episode Three:
Host Jared Karol shares his experience of being the only White person in a college Asian American Studies class during the Rodney King riots.

Apr 20, 202006:45
Who Has the Power and What Are They Doing With It?

Who Has the Power and What Are They Doing With It?

Season One, Episode Two:
Host Jared Karol shares a story of being bullied in middle school, and how that experience has shaped his perspectives as an adult.

Apr 15, 202006:39
Love in the Time of AIDS

Love in the Time of AIDS

Season One, Episode One:
In the very first episode of Belonging Stories, host Jared Karol shares the wonderful new beginning that came from his father dying of AIDS.

Apr 13, 202006:50