Bradford Jordan: The Brain In The Trunk
The Story Collider
Story Collider, Inc.
4.4 • 824 Ratings
🗓️ 1 May 2015
⏱️ 13 minutes
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Summary
Bradford Jordan finds there's more to the brain his dad brings to show his class than just how cool it is. Bradford Jordan is an actor, improviser, storyteller and facilitator. He is a lead teacher at the Peoples Improv Theatre in New York, where he has introduced hundreds of students to the art of improvisation. As an actor, director, and teacher with the national arts and literacy organization, The Story Pirates, Bradford teaches creative writing workshops to school kids and works with his creative team to adapt their stories into musical sketch comedy shows. Bradford is a Moth story slam winner and his stories can be heard on The Moth Radio Hour on NPR. In addition to his artistic pursuits, Bradford is a New York City Bike Ambassador with Transportation Alternatives, working to create safer streets and public places for pedestrians, cyclists, and motorists.
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| 0:28.2 | A science story, huh? |
| 0:31.4 | Is NYU scientist the... |
| 0:33.2 | I felt a huge. |
| 0:35.0 | And I just thought, well... |
| 0:36.2 | It was that golden moment. |
| 0:39.3 | Because science was on my side. |
| 0:41.3 | Hey everyone, I'm Ben Lilly, and welcome to the Story Collider, where we bring you true personal stories about science. |
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| 1:06.5 | This week's story is from Bradford Jordan. It was recorded in February 2015 at Littlefield in Brooklyn. |
| 1:22.6 | Third grade show and tell is a high stakes game. |
| 1:26.4 | Especially in Mr. Denholm's class at Castleview |
| 1:30.4 | Elementary School in Riverside, California. Mr. Denholm is famous for having really awesome |
| 1:36.7 | show and tells, and my class has some heavy hitters in it. We've got Pablo Quayar, we've got Terrell |
| 1:43.7 | Price, and we've got Hikaru Yamamoto. Hikaru Yamamoto |
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