Podcast Episode

Tenacity: Stories about perseverance | From The Story Collider

A Slight Change of Plans
Jul 14, 202637 minEN
Guests
EDEmily S. DarlingJGJames Gordon

Who’s talking

14 speakers
James Gordon17 min · 38%
Emily Darling11 min · 24%
Malcolm Gladwell5 min · 12%
Speaker 105 min · 11%
Speaker 14 min · 9%
JR Martinez45 sec · 2%
8 others2 min · 4%

Transcript

53 turns · 46 min
Speaker 10:00

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[upbeat jingle] Pushkin. Hey Slight Changers. If you come to A Slight Change of Plans for stories about how people navigate life's biggest challenges, moments that force us to adapt, rethink, and keep going even when things feel impossible, this episode from our friends at The Story Collider will have you feeling right at home. In this

Episode notes

As the great Rocky Balboa once said about life: Iit will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it.” But in this week’s episode from our friends at The Story Collider, two storytellers share stories of their strength of will and persistence to keep going despite the scientific challenges.

Part 1: Coral reef conservationist Emily Darling is at loss when a journalist asks her if she still has hope for coral reefs. Dr Emily Darling is a coral reef scientist at the Wildlife Conservation Society and an Adjunct Professor at the University of Toronto. Her research has won international awards and been featured on National Geographic, Forbes International, CNN, and PBS Nature. She is passionate about the importance of underwater science and works closely with scientists around the world to measure the impact of coral reef conservation. In her spare time, she is (still) learning to sail.

Part 2: James Gordon readies himself for another one of his daughter’s heart surgeries. James Gordon is an international award winning author and poet, champion storyteller, and acclaimed actor. James can be seen on Chicago Med as Kent Taylor, Detective Smiley on Amazon's The G, and PA Flanders in Background Extras.

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