New season of podcast ‘Stories From The Stage’ kicks off with powerful stories of breast cancer survivors.

Stories from the Stage: The Podcast, the companion to the WORLD-original series showcasing extraordinary stories told by ordinary people from all walks of life, premiered its fourth season on Monday, Oct. 2. The season premiere of the series, which features three storytellers performing for a live audience, introduces three Black women breast cancer survivors and advocates. They share how this life changing disease has influenced their lives.

The podcast is hosted by Stories from the Stage co-creators Patricia Alvarado Núñez and Liz Cheng. The first episode is Rebuilding after Cancer. It features Sheila Marie Johnson, a 25-year United States Air Force veteran and St. Louis-area resident, Suzette Simon, a New York City resident and comedy producer, and Megsie Chase, an Atlanta resident, blogger and influencer. Johnson is also an author and the subject of a film that will be released on BET+ on October 19.

Their stories were a part of a WORLD partnership with Count Me In, a nonprofit initiative committed to advancing patient-partnered cancer research. The season continues with new episodes tied to the weekly Stories from the Stage broadcast series — hosted by humorists and storytellers Theresa Okokon and Wes Hazard — now heading into its seventh season on Monday, October 16, at 9:30pm EST on WORLD, the WORLD YouTube Channel, worldchannel.org and the PBS app.

The season includes four special episodes taped in Arizona and Nebraska. Flourishing in the Desert and All Connected are produced in collaboration with Arizona PBS, and On Sacred Ground and Sacred Circle, featuring Indigenous tellers for Native American Heritage Month, are produced in collaboration with Nebraska Public Media and Vision Maker Media.

Connection through identity is interwoven throughout Stories from the Stage. Audiences will find humor, poignant lessons and moments of triumph in episodes such as Finding Family, Bucket List, Quest, From the Heart, Extraordinary Women, Be the Change, Belonging and Sound Check. New episodes will air weekly through June 2024 on WORLD and stream across WORLD digital platforms, including YouTube. Individual stories and exclusive digital content can also be viewed on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, TikTok and on the WORLD YouTube Channel.

Available on worldchannel.org, Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts, Stories from the Stage: The Podcast brings deep dives, interviews, and more, with highlights selected by Núñez and Cheng.

Select stories from Stories from the Stage broadcast Fridays on The World, a globally-focused radio program from PRX and GBH. This is an incredible opportunity to gain insight into the lives of people from all walks of life. Through the Stories from the Stage podcast, you can listen to and appreciate the powerful tales of resilience, courage, and triumph of these inspiring individuals.

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