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Storylisteners

Storylisteners

Written by: The Storylisteners Team @ Colorado State University
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Welcome to Storylisteners! Did you just look that term up in the dictionary? It is not there. We want to change that.

We are a research podcast. Based in the Department Journalism and Media Communication at Colorado State University, we are sharing both segments of our interviews and the first attempt to make sense of the themes that emerge from them.

Make sense out of what?

We interview people whose vocations spur them to listen for the stories of their clients, patients, sources, in order to serve them better. We call it Narrative Listening and we explain more about what that means, and what we are learning about it, as the podcast goes along.

If you are a healer, leader, server, teacher, seeker, advocate, and much more, we know you already do this work and we believe a community of storylisteners could, and should, form to help each other hone this vital skill.

If you want to learn more about the theory behind this project, go to storylisteners.us.

Michael Humphrey and Katie Mitchell 2024
Careers Economics Personal Success Self-Help Success
Episodes
  • Rich Feller Timeline: Reflections
    Jan 29 2025

    In this fourth and final episode, Rich looks at his present and future and he talks with Michael about the themes that can be derived from a life richly lived.

    NOTE: Barbara is Rich's wife. Chris is his son. Lorie studied with Rich and is Michael's wife.

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    34 mins
  • Rich Feller Timeline: Building a Life
    Jan 29 2025

    In this third episode, Rich speaks with Michael about building his reputation as a trailblazer and leader in the career development field. He talks about continuing his education in both traditional and not-so-traditional ways, including seeking some of the leading thinkers in America to learn from them directly. Then he takes us on a journey, both personal and professional, to understand how he went from a learner to a teacher of thousands around the world. More important than all of that, however, is the chance to become a husband and father. He talks about the ends he would travel to be a good one.

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    1 hr and 9 mins
  • Rich Feller Timeline: College and Beyond
    Jan 29 2025

    In this second episode, Rich speaks with Michael about college life in the late 1960s, including the role of being a college basketball player, which forged lifelong friendships. And the role of politics and activism that would form his life as a citizen. He also discusses the decisions and insights that led to his career path and the love interests of his youth. One student he knew back in his early years of college would later become his life partner.

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    53 mins
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