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Jun 9, 2026 28 min

Untethered: When the Lights Turn Green

from State of the Human Hosted by Stanford Storytelling Project

Matthew Mettias reads his piece “When the Light Turns Green”, about finding new people to call home. Following his reading, is an interview about how the piece came to be, and a near death experience. Producers: Alex Strong Music by Blue Dot Sessions: Beyond the Cranberry House - https://app.sessions.blue/browse/track/377711 Pop Vibration - https://app.sessions.blue/browse/track/355650" Frontana - https://app.sessions.blue/browse/track/355502 Gtks - https://app.sessions.blue/browse/track/355189 KeoKeo - https://app.sessions.blue/browse/track/354689 Vulcan Street - https://app.sessions.blue/browse/track/354686 Milkwood - https://app.sessions.blue/browse/track/355191 Felt Lining - https://app.sessions.blue/browse/track/355412 Dawn Line Approaching - https://app.sessions.blue/browse/track/355511

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