Advertise with Googlier.com Fri, 29 May 2026 14:58:02 +0000 Fri, 29 May 2026 14:58:02 +0000 Libsyn RSSgen 1.0 http://changingourstories.libsyn.com/podcast en http://changingourstories.libsyn.com/podcast https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/b/0/3/2/b0323c9345a3b108/iTunes-header.jpg Andrea Smardon false Andrea Smardon asmardon@gmail.com episodic no Crowdsourcing Isolation Tue, 10 Apr 2018 17:17:20 +0000 This is a bonus episode in our series LGBTQ Off The Grid, where we break from our usual format to listen to the wisdom of the crowd. We put the call out to people from all over Utah to send us voice memos. This is what they have to say to the young LGBTQ person who feels alone.

]]> This is a bonus episode in our series LGBTQ Off The Grid, where we break from our usual format to listen to the wisdom of the crowd. We put the call out to people from all over Utah to send us voice memos. This is what they have to say to the young LGBTQ person who feels alone.

]]> 10:58 false 3 bonus Andrea Smardon Rainbow Mutual Wed, 14 Mar 2018 14:48:47 +0000 In the last episode of our series LGBTQ Off The Grid, a family turns a Mormon tradition on its head to find fellowship.

]]> In the last episode of our series LGBTQ Off The Grid, a family turns a Mormon tradition on its head to find fellowship.

]]> 10:05 false 3 full Transgender in Brigham City Wed, 07 Mar 2018 03:30:51 +0000 In the latest installment of our series LGBTQ Off The Grid, a lone transgender person in Brigham City finds community in a coven of witches.

]]> In the latest installment of our series LGBTQ Off The Grid, a lone transgender person in Brigham City finds community in a coven of witches.

]]> 09:11 false 3 full Two Spirit Wed, 28 Feb 2018 02:09:40 +0000 Our series LGBTQ Off The Grid explores the far corners of Utah where lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender people, and those questioning their sexuality are often isolated and unseen. In this story, a gay Navajo man decides to leave the reservation to escape the loneliness.

]]> Our series LGBTQ Off The Grid explores the far corners of Utah where lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender people, and those questioning their sexuality are often isolated and unseen. In this story, a gay Navajo man decides to leave the reservation to escape the loneliness.

]]> 10:31 false 3 2 full Waterfalls in Red Rock Country Wed, 21 Feb 2018 00:04:27 +0000 This season, LGBTQ Off The Grid, explores the far corners of Utah where lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender people, and those questioning their sexuality are often isolated and unseen. In this story, a formerly homeless man tries to help young people in Southern Utah.

]]> This season, LGBTQ Off The Grid, explores the far corners of Utah where lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender people, and those questioning their sexuality are often isolated and unseen. In this story, a formerly homeless man tries to help young people in Southern Utah.

]]> 10:15 false 3 full Andrea Smardon Preview: Off The Grid Wed, 14 Feb 2018 15:39:00 +0000 Coming soon on Changing Our Stories podcast, LGBTQ Off the Grid, a series exploring the far corners of the Mountain West where lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender people and those questioning their sexuality are often unseen.

]]> Coming soon on Changing Our Stories podcast, LGBTQ Off the Grid, a series exploring the far corners of the Mountain West where lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender people and those questioning their sexuality are often unseen.

]]> 01:06 false 3 trailer Andrea Smardon To Be Heard Thu, 08 Jun 2017 06:50:10 +0000 A woman loses her political party and her religion, but finds her voice.

]]> A woman loses her political party and her religion, but finds her voice.

]]> 16:41 false full Woman vs. Cardboard Cutout Wed, 31 May 2017 19:45:50 +0000 It started with a phone blitz to Senator Orrin Hatch's office, and now a 24-year-old woman is heading up a new organization for political accountability in Utah.

]]> It started with a phone blitz to Senator Orrin Hatch's office, and now a 24-year-old woman is heading up a new organization for political accountability in Utah.

]]> 14:31 false full The End of Poetry Wed, 24 May 2017 04:44:45 +0000 An author of erotic poetry loses her desire to pen verses after the election of Donald Trump.

]]> An author of erotic poetry loses her desire to pen verses after the election of Donald Trump.

]]> 12:43 true full A Calling Wed, 17 May 2017 05:22:27 +0000 One of the founders of Mormon Women for Ethical Government tells the story of how her commitment to God has been put to the test since the inauguration of President Trump.

]]> One of the founders of Mormon Women for Ethical Government tells the story of how her commitment to God has been put to the test since the inauguration of President Trump.

]]> 11:39 false full Playdates with Purpose Tue, 09 May 2017 14:48:15 +0000 After the November election, a group of stay-at-home moms in Salt Lake City wanted to go to the protest marches, but found it too difficult with young kids. Then they found their own way to be politically active.

]]> After the November election, a group of stay-at-home moms in Salt Lake City wanted to go to the protest marches, but found it too difficult with young kids. Then they found their own way to be politically active.

]]> 09:04 false full The Errand of Angels Tue, 02 May 2017 15:58:41 +0000 "The errand of angels is given to women." So says a song about the Mormon Relief Society. But what would an angel do after the election of President Donald Trump? One Utah woman finds her answer.

 

]]> "The errand of angels is given to women." So says a song about the Mormon Relief Society. But what would an angel do after the election of President Donald Trump? One Utah woman finds her answer.

]]> 12:44 false full Season 2 Preview Wed, 26 Apr 2017 22:01:04 +0000 They describe it as an awakening. They say it's deeply personal, and that life will never be the same. The next season will be devoted entirely to changes in the lives of Utah women since the election.

]]> They describe it as an awakening. They say it's deeply personal, and that life will never be the same. The next season will be devoted entirely to changes in the lives of Utah women since the election.

]]> 03:11 false full Episode 7: Missionary to Drag Queen Thu, 23 Feb 2017 14:08:46 +0000 Every other Friday in the Mormon town of Provo is drag night. Men who were once missionaries transform themselves into the Divine Sister Misters.

]]> Every other Friday in the Mormon town of Provo is drag night. Men who were once missionaries transform themselves into the Divine Sister Misters.

]]> 14:38 true full Episode 6: Monster to Man Thu, 16 Feb 2017 01:00:48 +0000 After decades of separation, a woman has an unexpected reconciliation with her abusive ex-husband.

]]> After decades of separation, a woman has an unexpected reconciliation with her abusive ex-husband.

]]> 16:26 true full Episode 5: Drawing the Border Thu, 09 Feb 2017 01:04:32 +0000 When an undocumented immigrant creates a work of art, she comes to realize that she is drawing her own border crossing.

]]> When an undocumented immigrant creates a work of art, she comes to realize that she is drawing her own border crossing.

]]> 10:04 false full Episode 4: Making a Home Wed, 01 Feb 2017 23:14:30 +0000 A gay man leaves his hometown because he doesn't feel welcome. After more than two decades away, he returns to find a new center for LGBT people under construction.

]]> A gay man leaves his hometown because he doesn't feel welcome. After more than two decades away, he returns to find a new center for LGBT people under construction.

]]> 08:28 false full Episode 3: Particle to Wave Wed, 25 Jan 2017 18:49:44 +0000 One women has worked her whole life to be a physics professor, but now she's thinking of giving that up to run for office.

]]> One women has worked her whole life to be a physics professor, but now she's thinking of giving that up to run for office.

]]> 08:04 false full Episode 2: Outside the Bubble Wed, 18 Jan 2017 16:14:55 +0000 While some Americans seem to have resigned themselves to living in different worlds from their compatriots, one woman feels compelled to get out of her bubble.

]]> While some Americans seem to have resigned themselves to living in different worlds from their compatriots, one woman feels compelled to get out of her bubble.

]]> 16:02 false full Episode 1: Together Wed, 11 Jan 2017 16:00:28 +0000 Since the election, we've heard a lot about what divides us, but what happens when we come together? This episode starts with some sweet dates that traveled across the world in a suitcase and ends with two men confronting the religious divide in Utah.

]]> Since the election, we've heard a lot about what divides us, but what happens when we come together? This episode starts with some sweet dates that traveled across the world in a suitcase and ends with two men confronting the religious divide in Utah.

]]> 18:49 false full Changing Our Stories Preview Thu, 05 Jan 2017 20:20:44 +0000 Changing Our Stories is a podcast about transformation. Forged in the Mountain West, it's a virtual campfire under the stars. Here we gather to reflect on where we came from… and imagine where we're headed next. Each episode is an intimate, true story about what it takes to make meaningful change.

]]> Changing Our Stories is a podcast about transformation. Forged in the Mountain West, it's a virtual campfire under the stars. Here we gather to reflect on where we came from… and imagine where we're headed next. Each episode is an intimate, true story about what it takes to make meaningful change.

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