Anjoli Santiago has always had a conflicted relationship with religion. Church made her feel like she belonged… until it didn’t. Now, she’s seeking a new spirituality that’s inspired by water. So she’s blown away by an image that seems to bring her two spiritualities together: a church, floating on the Delaware River.
Growing up, Jamie J’s house had a radio in every room. Music brought the family together. Now she’s the culture keeper for her family, taking care of the collection of antique radios. They remind her a lot of the radios from the Atwater Kent collection.
Introducing Philadelphia Revealed, a new podcast from WHYY. In every episode you’ll learn about an object in the Atwater Kent Collection at Drexel University and hear a story inspired by it from a First Person Arts storyteller.
Author: Jean Burke-Spraker, Director of Marketing and Communications Whether you’ve appeared on our stage, attended one of our events, or become an annual donor, you’re the hero in our First Person Arts story. From our legendary StorySlams to our new StoryGym workshops to our ongoing powerful TRIGGER VIP program for schools, First Person Arts offers more […]
Xenia Zachadckuk grew up in South Jersey to Ukrainian parents. She shares the story of her mother’s courageous escape from Ukraine and Europe during World War II and her father’s time in a displaced person’s camp. Xenia tells us about the trauma of war and the influence it had on her grandparents, her parents, and […]
Even though Lisa Mostovoy and her daughters Sasha Fishilevich and Mischa Buck are talking about a serious subject, this episode brings us so much joy. Lisa starts by talking about Kyiv and her childhood. After the war broke out, Lisa and her older daughter Sasha went to Poland to deliver supplies and offer help, even […]
Marta Rubel grew up in Philadelphia to proud Ukrainian parents. Marta speaks fondly of her memories growing up in Philly, but she also remembers the challenges her parents faced after settling here, and always dreaming that they would be able to move back to Ukraine. Watching the 2021 invasion on television, Marta asked herself if […]
What do you know about Ukraine’s history? We all know it was once part of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), then it wasn’t. Ukraine’s history is far-reaching and as complex as its geography and the number of languages that are spoken. We set out to find a historian who could provide context about […]
By: Vanessa Taylor, Impact Producer For many in the US, gun violence has become just another part of daily life. As Nicole Cavaliere, Vice-Chair of Graduate Programs at the Jefferson College of Nursing, told me, “We’re sometimes numb to gun violence because we see it on the news every day. You see mass shootings every […]
By: Michaela Prell Project Manager and Archivist This month’s story slam theme is “Faking it.” It’s one we’ve done before, and it’s a great theme to bring back because it feels like everyone has a story about a time they had to fake it–whatever “it” is. I graduated from Sarah Lawrence College in May 2020 […]
