Join the Story Collider crew for an evening of true, personal stories at the Atlanta Science Festival! Doors at 7 pm. Show starts at 7:30.
Hosted by Kellie Vinal and Emma Yarbrough
Stories by:
Laurel Bristow is an infectious disease researcher, science communicator, reluctant instagram baddie, and all around fan of tomfoolery. By day she creates public health education for general audiences and occasionally uses her free time and instagram to educate about infectious disease, and advance her personal vendetta against the cruise industry.
Yves Jeffcoat is a writer, a podcast host and producer, and a yoga teacher. Her writing has been in The New York Times, Paper Monument, Lapham’s Quarterly, Art in America, The Bitter Southerner, and elsewhere on the internet and in print. She has hosted and helped create podcasts with iHeartRadio, Afropunk, and Hulu that reflect her interests in Blackness, history, healing, and resistance. She is currently the co-creator and co-host of On Theme, a podcast about Black storytelling in all its forms.
Kacie (Willis) Luaders, MFA is a creative individual known for her unique approach to podcasting. She is the mind behind the podcast “You Heard Me Write,” which is an anonymous art-making project that brings together a writer, a musician, and a sound design expert to create pieces based on a given theme. The podcast features a salon-style roundtable discussion with the three artists, providing a platform for diverse thoughts and perspectives. Kacie has a background in audio production and sound design. Her innovative concepts have garnered positive reactions from listeners who appreciate the blend of creativity and conversation. www.heardwritepod.com
Ashley McKelvy has lived in Arkansas, Florida, Texas and currently lives in Georgia. She is a former runner who has traded her sneakers in for cycling cleats, and she loves nerding out over her last workout. She has worked as an English teacher, a librarian, a grader of standardized tests, and she once had a career at Old Navy that lasted three hours.
Danielle Meinert is a writer and Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) recovery advocate. She lives with her husband and adopted mini poodles in Atlanta, Georgia.