Celebrating 11 Years: Our Favorite Stories from Years Past
The Story Collider
Story Collider, Inc.
4.4 • 824 Ratings
🗓️ 14 May 2021
⏱️ 36 minutes
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Summary
In celebration of The Story Collider's 11th birthday, we’re sharing two of our most loved stories from years past. Next week, tune in for two more stories that were highlights from this past year of online shows!
Part 1: Lou Serico’s childhood dream of being a scientist is tested by working in a herpes lab for his PhD.
Lou’s story originally aired in 2011.
Part 2: When Guizella Rocabado leaves her home in Bolivia to pursue her education in the United States, her plan hits an unexpected snag.
Guizella’s story originally aired in 2019. An update to her bio: Guizella earned her PhD in chemistry this year, and will be starting a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Chemistry position at Southern Utah University in fall 2021!
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| 0:00.0 | A science story, huh? |
| 0:05.0 | Is NYU a scientist? |
| 0:08.0 | I felt it was right. |
| 0:10.0 | And I just thought, well. |
| 0:11.0 | It was that golden moment. |
| 0:14.0 | Because science was on my side. |
| 0:16.0 | Because science was on my side. Hey everyone. Welcome to the Story Collider, where we bring you true personal stories about science. |
| 0:32.6 | I am your host, Aaron Barker, and this month, Story Clyder is turning 11. |
| 0:38.8 | According to developmental milestones from the CDC, this means that Story Clider will be becoming |
| 0:45.0 | more independent, experiencing more peer pressure, and becoming more aware of its body as puberty approaches. |
| 0:53.0 | Certainly a challenging time in any young non-profits' life, |
| 0:56.6 | so listeners, your support is appreciated as always. For the next four weeks, we'll be celebrating |
| 1:02.4 | this milestone with a series of episodes reflecting back on the past 11 years, and in particular |
| 1:08.3 | this most recent and unique year of stories from 2020 to 2021. |
| 1:12.6 | Today we're sharing two of our favorite stories from years past. |
| 1:17.6 | These are both stories that I produced, stories that I was particularly proud of for very different reasons. |
| 1:23.6 | Our first story today is from Lou Serico. |
| 1:26.6 | It was recorded at Union Hall in New York |
| 1:29.6 | City in 2011, back when Story Clyder was only one year old. |
| 1:44.1 | I have genital herpes. I have genital herpes in a little glass in a little glass vial in a laboratory refrigerator. |
| 1:55.4 | This is what I would tell people when I was in graduate school. |
| 1:59.7 | Ever since I was a kid, I really love science. |
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