Radical Hope Project
Radical Hope Project
Podcast Description
Welcome to the Radical Hope Project Podcast, your stop to listen in on stories of resilience, advocacy, and hope!The Radical Hope Project is a student-driven initiative at California State University Long Beach, using art and digital media to amplify voices of resistance, foster unity, and inspire resilience in the face of adversity.The Radical Hope Project podcast is an artistic expression of resistance and resilience. It unites the community through counter-storytelling to enable collective healing, connect individual stories to larger community struggles, and foster unity at CSULB and its surrounding communities. Students, staff, faculty, and community members share their stories of hope through tumultuous times.
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Content Themes
The podcast centers on themes of resilience, advocacy, and personal transformation with episodes like Radical Presence discussing emotional presence in the caregiving profession and Still I Rise exploring migration experiences and the journey through the foster care system.
Welcome to the Radical Hope Project Podcast, your stop to listen in on stories of resilience, advocacy, and hope!
The Radical Hope Project is a student-driven initiative at California State University Long Beach, using art and digital media to amplify voices of resistance, foster unity, and inspire resilience in the face of adversity.
The Radical Hope Project podcast is an artistic expression of resistance and resilience. It unites the community through counter-storytelling to enable collective healing, connect individual stories to larger community struggles, and foster unity at CSULB and its surrounding communities. Students, staff, faculty, and community members share their stories of hope through tumultuous times.
In this episode, Vanessa sits down with Fernando Pinedo, a hospice worker and MSW colleague from CSULB. Fernando opens up about his personal journey shaped by familia, resilience, and the powerful influence of medical social workers who helped guide him into the social work profession. He speaks candidly about the importance of being emotionally present—for both clients and peers—and how honest conversations serve as a healing outlet in his life and work.
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