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Belonging Stories

by Jared Karol

Five-minute-or-less, first-person narratives exploring the individual and collective impact of belonging. Compelling. Authentic. Vulnerable. Hosted by Jared Karol.

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Episodes

  1. Mom Was Right

    Season One, Episode Eight: Host Jared Karol shares how a card game with his visiting mother fundamentally altered his personal narrative and expanded his sense of belonging.

  2. Finding My Voice

    Season One, Episode Seven: In today's story, Sacha Thompson shares how she found her voice at a company dinner on the eve of the Trump presidency. Sacha is an impassioned thought leader, bridging the gaps between diversity, equity, and inclusion with marketing and community engagement. She…

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  3. The Time I Beat Up One of My Best Friends

    Season One, Episode Six: Host Jared Karol shares the story of getting in a fight about pickles on a hamburger with a good friend while driving his truck.

  4. The Humanity of the Invisible Man on the 19 Polk Bus

    Season One, Episode Five: Host Jared Karol shares the story of a transformative conversation he had on a bus in San Francisco.

  5. An Urn of Memories

    Season One, Episode Four: Host Jared Karol sifts through items in his dad's urn and reminisces about a special book in the lives of both father and son.

  6. The Continuing Re-education of a Privileged White Dude

    Season One, Episode Three: Host Jared Karol shares his experience of being the only White person in a college Asian American Studies class during the Rodney King riots.

  7. Who Has the Power and What Are They Doing With It?

    Season One, Episode Two: Host Jared Karol shares a story of being bullied in middle school, and how that experience has shaped his perspectives as an adult.

  8. Love in the Time of AIDS

    Season One, Episode One: In the very first episode of Belonging Stories, host Jared Karol shares the wonderful new beginning that came from his father dying of AIDS.

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Five-minute-or-less, first-person narratives exploring the individual and collective impact of belonging. Compelling. Authentic. Vulnerable. Hosted by Jared Karol.

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Jared Karol

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Five-minute-or-less, first-person narratives exploring the individual and collective impact of belonging. Compelling. Authentic. Vulnerable. Hosted by Jared Karol.

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Belonging Stories is created and hosted by Jared Karol.
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