In an effort to spur more listener engagement, the “We Live Here” team decided early on to host a community storytelling event. Now in its third year, “I Live Here” features the voices of community members related to a specific topic. Five St. Louisans shared their tales at the latest gathering on July 10.
On Thursday’s St. Louis on the Air, “We Live Here” co-host/co-producer Kameel Stanley joined host Don Marsh to talk about the most recent episode of the podcast, which samples a few speakers from the event.
While the fourth season of the podcast currently explores the intersection of race, class and housing, the theme for the “I Live Here” event this year was “Homes and the Stories They Hold.”
“Home kind of runs the gamut in terms of what reactions [people have] and how people interpret that,” Stanley said. “We have some really funny stories in the episode, and we have some more serious, somber things that really make you think about kind of our connection to each other.”
Listen to the full behind-the-scenes conversation here:
Support for We Live Here comes from the Hammond Institute for Free Enterprise at Lindenwood University.
St. Louis on the Air brings you the stories of St. Louis and the people who live, work and create in our region. St. Louis on the Air host Don Marsh and producers Mary Edwards, Alex Heuer, Evie Hemphill and Caitlin Lally give you the information you need to make informed decisions and stay in touch with our diverse and vibrant St. Louis region.
