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A rural county experiences the Black Lives Matter movement.     Music: “Rafter” “Noe Noe” “Arizona Moon” “Gusty Hollow” and “Dance of Felt” by Blue Dot Sessions, “Black Wattle Walkabout" by krackatoa. By Kathleen Massey

Dating was already complicated enough. But what happens to those seeking  relationships in a world of social distancing, face masks, and  quarantine? Music includes: "Copley Beat" by Skittle, and “Louver” by  Holyoke, both from Blue Dot Sessions. By Sam Zachar

Two gay teachers from a seemingly liberal county of Northern Virginia  share their stories of overcoming discrimination and creating a local  LGBT community for themselves, their colleagues, and their students. By Nina Leitenberg

Finding a home in the desolate Lehigh Valley can be challenging. Finding a home in Lehigh Valley during a pandemic? Nearly impossible. Nigel Wang and Vi Nguyen just got kicked out of their student housing and they’ve got to find a place before next month. By Harrison Vijay Tsui

Season 2 of the Scratch Draft NYU podcast features stories centered on the theme of "Solutions." Like season 1, all stories were recorded and produced 100% remotely during the summer of 2020.

Emma  Carrig explores her high school musical theatre experience, in which  there was no physical theatre. Her San Jose public school was not immune  to budget allocation issues, and underfunding the arts. Music includes  Vengeful by Blue Dot Sessions, decompression by Blue Dot …

By Antonella Zanatti Trovarelli

Ashley Kulikowski has suffered with epilepsy since she was 13 and for  years she was consumed with fear. In art she found solace and was  inspired to found a nonprofit organization, Fearless Movement, in order  to help others overcome their own fears. As a result of in…

Sustaining a community is hard enough  in-person, but amid a pandemic the NYU Navigators are working to  maintain their robust community virtually. Music includes Dreaming Days by Ketsa, Northern Lullaby by Sergey Cheremisinov, and That Hopeful Future by Chris Zabriskie. By Pat…