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Welcome Project

Welcome Project at Valparaiso Universitywelcomeproject.valpo.edu
Collecting stories to make a difference. These first-person stories are part of the Welcome Project, an audio and video collection at Valparaiso University. Visit us as welcomeproject.valpo.edu.
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Episodes

Listen Up! PRIDE

Listen Up! from Welcome Project Radio brings you a story or two along with discussion of that story from co-director Allison Schuette and Welcome Project aficionado Willow Walsh. In celebration of Pride, Allison and Willow are diving into their own stories and the many friends and role models who helped them better understand themselves.

Jun 28, 20221 hr

Listen Up! Let There Be Cake

Listen Up! from Welcome Project Radio brings you a story or two along with discussion of that story from co-director Allison Schuette and Welcome Project aficionados Willow Walsh and Reagan Skaggs, along with a guest – Welcome Project co-director Liz Wuerffel! This week we're celebrating Pride month by listening to "Let There Be Cake." Please excuse the quality – we were traveling so had to record over Zoom. You can find the transcript for "Let There Be Cake" at welcomeproject.valpo.edu. It was ...

Jun 14, 20221 hr 1 min

Listen Up! We Are A Unit

Listen Up! from Welcome Project Radio brings you a story or two along with discussion of that story from co-director Allison Schuette and Welcome Project aficionado Willow Walsh and Reagan Skaggs. This week's stories are "We Are a Unit" and "Very White Looking." Find these two stories and their transcripts at welcomeproject.valpo.edu or listen to our weekly podcast by searching for Welcome Project on your favorite app.

Jun 07, 202258 min

Listen Up! Still Working On The Revolution

Listen Up! from Welcome Project Radio brings you a story or two along with discussion of that story from co-director Allison Schuette and Welcome Project aficionado Willow Walsh and Reagan Skaggs. This week's stories are "Please, God, Let It Rain" and "Still Working on the Revolution." Find these two stories and their transcripts at welcomeproject.valpo.edu or listen to our weekly podcast by searching for Welcome Project on your favorite app.

May 31, 202254 min

Listen Up! Hijab Is Not Just This Cloth

Listen Up! from Welcome Project Radio brings you a story or two along with discussion of that story from co-director Allison Schuette and Welcome Project aficionado Willow Walsh! This week's stories are Never Felt Pressured to Wear It and Hijab is Not Just This Cloth. Find these two stories and their transcripts at welcomeproject.valpo.edu or listen to our weekly podcast by searching for Welcome Project on your favorite app.

May 24, 202256 min

Very White-Looking

“I remember having to make a distinct choice of who I was going to hang out with.” In this week's story, the storyteller describes what it was like growing up Mexican-American, looking white, and choosing to identify with her white peers during middle school and high school. Find this stories and its transcripts at welcomeproject.valpo.edu or listen to our weekly podcast by searching for Welcome Project on your favorite app.

May 10, 20224 min

Listen Up! Fall Through The Cracks

Listen Up! from Welcome Project Radio brings you a story or two along with discussion of that story from co-director Allison Schuette and Welcome Project aficionado Reagan Skaggs. This week's stories are "Not Just Another Student" and "Fall through the Cracks." Find these two stories and their transcripts at welcomeproject.valpo.edu or listen to our weekly podcast by searching for Welcome Project on your favorite app.

Apr 26, 202258 min

Listen Up! Residential Segregation And Racial Inequality

Listen Up! from Welcome Project Radio brings you a story or two along with discussion of that story from co-director Allison Schuette and Welcome Project aficionado Willow Walsh, along with a guest – Beth Schuette! This week's stories are "Racial Segregation and Racial Inequality" and "The Strike at Froebel." Find these two stories and their transcripts at welcomeproject.valpo.edu or listen to our weekly podcast by searching for Welcome Project on your favorite app.

Apr 19, 202259 min

I Didn't Want To Be The Stigma Anymore

“I tried to make it as much about love, and the fact that I love you so much, I'm going to call you out on your bullshit.” This Welcome Project story was edited by Nick Ladeau. Find more at welcomeproject.valpo.edu or listen to our weekly podcast by searching for Welcome Project on your favorite app. Here’s a link to the transcript: https://welcomeproject.valpo.edu/2022/04/12/i-didnt-want-to-be-the-stigma-anymore/

Apr 12, 20225 min

Listen Up! Naming Can Be Powerful

Listen Up! from Welcome Project Radio brings you a story or two along with discussion of that story from co-director Allison Schuette and Welcome Project aficionados Willow Walsh and Reagan Skaggs. This week we have a guest in the house! Our stories are "Naming Can Be Powerful" and "We're Not That Far Along." You can find these particular stories and their transcripts at welcomeproject.valpo.edu or listen to our weekly podcast by searching for Welcome Project on your favorite app.

Apr 05, 202258 min

Never Felt Pressured To Wear It

“I don’t always like to make my identity so easy for people.” Find more at welcomeproject.valpo.edu or listen to our weekly podcast by searching for Welcome Project on your favorite app. Find the transcript here: https://welcomeproject.valpo.edu/2022/03/29/never-felt-pressured-to-wear-it/

Mar 29, 20224 min

Listen Up! Curious In A Very Positive Way

Listen Up! from Welcome Project Radio brings you a story or two along with discussion of that story from co-director Allison Schuette and Welcome Project aficionado Willow Walsh, along with a guest – Beth Schuette! This week's stories are Curious in a Very Positive Way and Seeking Some Level of Normalcy. Find these two stories and their transcripts at welcomeproject.valpo.edu or listen to our weekly podcast by searching for Welcome Project on your favorite app.

Mar 08, 202257 min

Listen Up! Black History Month

Listen Up! from Welcome Project Radio brings you a story or two along with discussion of that story from co-director Allison Schuette and Welcome Project aficionado Willow Walsh. This week's stories are Remember Where You Came From and Hitting Home. You can find the video version of these stories and transcripts at welcomeproject.valpo.edu

Mar 01, 20221 hr

Listen Up! Coming To Gary

Listen Up! from Welcome Project Radio brings you a story or two along with discussion of that story from co-director Allison Schuette and Welcome Project aficionado Willow Walsh and special guest Kat Peters. This week's stories are How We Ended Up Coming to Gary and Not Newcomers. Find these stories and more at welcomeproject.valpo.edu or listen to our weekly podcast by searching for Welcome Project on your favorite app.

Feb 22, 202259 min

Listen Up! We Were Them

Listen Up! from Welcome Project Radio brings you a story or two along with discussion of that story from co-director Allison Schuette and Welcome Project aficionados Willow Walsh. This week's stories are We Were Them and What It's Like to Be in that Position. Find these stories and more at welcomeproject.valpo.edu or listen to our weekly podcast by searching for Welcome Project on your favorite app.

Feb 15, 202259 min

Starting To Change

"As I got older...my freedom to be outside was definitely different." ~ a Welcome Project Flight Paths story ~ Edited by Olivia Brown Find the transcript here: https://welcomeproject.valpo.edu/2022/01/25/starting-to-change/ Listen or watch more stories at welcomeproject.valpo.edu or tune into our weekly podcast by searching for Welcome Project on your favorite app.

Jan 25, 20223 min

Listen Up! End Of Year Show

We wrapped up 2021 with a End of Year Show where co-director Allison Schuette and Welcome Project aficionados Willow Walsh and Reagan Skaggs chat about spirituality and the holiday season. Find us at welcomeproject.valpo.edu or listen to our weekly podcast by searching for Welcome Project on your favorite app.

Jan 11, 202259 min

Listen Up! You Pay For It In The End

Listen Up! from Welcome Project Radio brings you a story or two along with discussion of that story from co-director Allison Schuette and Welcome Project aficionados Willow Walsh and Reagan Skaggs. This week's stories are "You Pay for It in the End" and "Fascinated by the Steel Mills." Find these stories and more at welcomeproject.valpo.edu or listen to our weekly podcast by searching for Welcome Project on your favorite app.

Dec 21, 202158 min

Some of the Best Ground in the World

“Nowadays, most of these farms have ripped all the fences out and they can take the 40-acre fields and they make them into 200 and 300.” ~ Edited by Nick Ladeau for the Welcome Project ~ You can find the transcript to this story here: https://welcomeproject.valpo.edu/2021/12/15/some-of-the-best-ground-in-the-world/

Dec 14, 20214 min

The Region Is A Puzzle

“That's a really big catalyst for the competition that we see in the region – because everybody's so close together, they don't want to be associated with the other one.” Edited by Chris Gere for the Welcome Project. Find more at welcomeproject.valpo.edu or listen to our weekly podcast by searching for Welcome Project on your favorite app. Here’s a link to the transcript: https://welcomeproject.valpo.edu/2021/12/07/the-region-is-a-puzzle/

Dec 07, 20214 min

Listen Up! Threatened By My Expression

Listen Up! from Welcome Project Radio brings you a story or two along with discussion of that story from co-director Allison Schuette and Welcome Project aficionados Willow Walsh and Reagan Skaggs. This week's stories are "Why Do You Look Like Such A Little Boy" and "Threatened By My Expression." Find more at welcomeproject.valpo.edu or listen to our weekly podcast by searching for Welcome Project on your favorite app.

Nov 30, 20211 hr 2 min

Listen Up! War Zone

Listen Up! from Welcome Project Radio brings you a story or two along with discussion of that story from co-director Allison Schuette and Welcome Project aficionados Willow Walsh and Reagan Skaggs. This week's stories are Watching Fires and War Zone. To find transcripts of these stories, or to find more stories, visit welcomeproject.valpo.edu

Nov 23, 20211 hr 1 min

Let There Be Cake

"I don't understand the experience of other minority groups. But I do understand the experience of being unsure and being scared, because you have to come out as being gay, lesbian, bi, transgendered... you never stop coming out." Produced by Lisa Zandy for the Welcome Project. You can find this and other stories at welcomeproject.valpo.edu or subscribe to our podcast. The transcript to this story is on our website: https://welcomeproject.valpo.edu/2021/11/16/let-there-be-cake/

Nov 16, 20216 min

Listen Up! No Interest In Seeing Our City Progress

Listen Up! from Welcome Project Radio brings you a story or two along with discussion of that story from co-director Allison Schuette and Welcome Project aficionados Willow Walsh and Reagan Skaggs. This week's stories are "No Interest in Seeing Our City Progress" and "I Wanted More for My Kid." Find these stories (and their transcripts) and many more stories at welcomeproject.valpo.edu or listen to our weekly podcast by searching for Welcome Project on your favorite app.

Nov 09, 202159 min

You Pay For It In The End

“At 13, I started waitressing...I was making more money than anybody I knew.” ~ a Welcome Project story ~ Produced by Amanda Yonushatis. Find the transcript here: https://welcomeproject.valpo.edu/2021/11/02/you-pay-for-it-in-the-end/ Find more stories at welcomeproject.valpo.edu or listen to our weekly podcast by searching for Welcome Project on your favorite app.

Nov 02, 20214 min

Listen Up! In My Own Skin

Listen Up! from Welcome Project Radio brings you a story or two along with discussion of that story from co-director Allison Schuette and Welcome Project aficionados Willow Walsh and Reagan Skaggs. This week they're joined by special guest Dana Darr. And this week's story is "In My Own Skin." Find more at welcomeproject.valpo.edu or listen to our weekly podcast by searching for Welcome Project on your favorite app.

Oct 19, 20211 hr

Listen Up! You're Not White

Listen Up! from Welcome Project Radio brings you a story or two along with discussion of that story from co-director Allison Schuette and Welcome Project aficionados Willow Walsh and Reagan Skaggs. This week's stories are "Enamored with Those Beautiful, Young Faces" and "You're Not White." Find these stories and more at welcomeproject.valpo.edu or listen to our weekly podcast by searching for Welcome Project on your favorite app.

Oct 12, 20211 hr

Responding To A Report

"We tried to come to an understanding that there wasn't any intent, there wasn't any ulterior motive, you know, on behalf of the officers." from an interview with Michael Brickner, City of Valparaiso Chief of Police, 2013 ~ a Welcome Project story ~ Find more at welcomeproject.valpo.edu or listen to our weekly podcast by searching for Welcome Project on your favorite app.

Oct 05, 20214 min

Listen Up! Muslims Are People's Neighbors

This episode was recorded on 9/11/2021. Listen Up! from Welcome Project Radio brings you a story or two along with discussion of that story from co-director Allison Schuette and Welcome Project aficionados Willow Walsh and Reagan Skaggs. This week's stories are "Muslims Are People's Neighbors" and "Bound to My Safety." Find more at welcomeproject.valpo.edu or listen to our weekly podcast by searching for Welcome Project on your favorite app.

Sep 28, 20211 hr

Listen Up! One Year Radio Anniversary

Listen Up! from Welcome Project Radio brings you a story or two along with discussion of that story from co-director Allison Schuette and Welcome Project aficionados Willow Walsh and Reagan Skaggs. This week, we invite co-director Liz Wuerffel on the show to reflect on 10 years of the Welcome Project and our one-year Welcome Project Radio anniversary. Find our stories at welcomeproject.valpo.edu or listen to our weekly podcast by searching for Welcome Project on your favorite app.

Sep 21, 20211 hr
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