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Stories Without Borders

Hollyn

15-year-old book enthusiast Hollyn Alpert hosts the Stories Without Borders podcast, in which she interviews authors, artists, entrepreneurs and others who use the power of stories and service to build connection, empathy and understanding around the world.

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Episodes

14 episodes

  1. Author-Board Game Designer LIZZY IVES (Fat Witch Summer, Bookwyrm) on Cozy Fantasy, Body Positivity and Centering Friendship 52:32
  2. Author-Journalist EMILY BARTH ISLER (Aftermath, Always Enough Love) on Neurodivergence, Memory and Storytelling as Advocacy 1:14:48
  3. Author-Advocate WINNIE M. LI (Dark Chapter, Complicit) on Media Narratives, Sibling Dynamics & Art as Healing 1:05:34
  4. Author-Artist DAVID YOON (Frankly in Love, City of Orange) on Humor, Sense of Self and Creativity as a Habit 1:08:48
  5. ADVICE TO YOUR YOUNGER SELF: Words of Wisdom from Stories Without Borders Season 1 Guests 7:04
  6. Author NICOLA YOON (Everything, Everything, One of Our Kind) on Love, Truth, and Joy Revolution 1:08:58
  7. Author ALEXANDRA BROWN CHANG (By Invitation Only) on Paris, Friendship, And A Debut To Remember 37:07
  8. Author NYDIA ARMENDIA-SÁNCHEZ (Not Far From Here, Frida Kahlo's Flower Crown) on Language, Heritage, and Family Stories 42:34
  9. Author CINDY PON (Silver Phoenix, Want) on Writing Underdogs, Sensory World-Building, and Existence as Resistance 53:49
  10. Actress-Advocate ESTEFANÍA REBELLÓN (Yes We Can World Foundation) on Educational Equity and Narrative Change 42:14
  11. Author ALDA P. DOBBS (Barefoot Dreams of Petra Luna) on the Mexican Revolution, Spanglish, and the Magic of Literacy 42:01
  12. Author-Producer ABDI NAZEMIAN (Exquisite Things, Call Me By Your Name) on Identity, Queerness, and Difficult Conversations 54:11
  13. Bonus Episode: ABIGAIL HING WEN Discusses AI in Storytelling and her New Bestseller THE VALE, Live at Annabelle's Book Club! 30:31
  14. Author ABIGAIL HING WEN (Loveboat Taipei & The Vale) on Writing Books, Making Films, and Working in Tech 32:26