Stay ConnectedA photographic podcast that asks people to say whatever they want for however long they want, telling the experiences, mistakes, secrets, loves, journeys and decisions of strangers.
Created and produced by Eva Krysiak. Portraits of interviewees can be viewed at https://evakrysiak.com/everyone-else/everyone-else.
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"There's a spark to life when you're meeting your friends in the nude that just isn't there when everyone has their clothes on"
A man explains how he became a nudist, what happens and doesn't happen in nudist clubs and how non-nudists misinterpret the lifestyle
Photo by Caroline Tompkins
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"I actually can't fix this by myself, there is something fundamentally wrong with my brain that isn't to do with the circumstances of my life"
A woman talks about her depression, her recent decision to medicate it and realising the importance of talking to those around her
Photo by Tori Ferenc
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"He told me that the spirit of the jaguar had told him that a very spiritual person was going to go with this group of people"
Having decided to embark on a creative journey through the jungle of Colombia, a man recalls a conversation he had with a local villager and how it affected his mindset on life
Photo by Alaric MacDonald
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"I'm still processing if I want to go back down that road or if it was just a beautiful experience and that it should stay as a good memory"
A teenager shares her experience of first love, the impact of the breakup and what she wants from her life and future relationships as a consequence
Photo by Alaric MacDonald
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"To what extent should you change yourself to appease other people? I thought, 'Yeah, maybe I should just say that I'm pretentious and live as a pretentious person'"
A 17 year old talks about his love of art, the misconceptions around it and the creative aspirations he holds for his future
Photo by Tori Ferenc
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"I was locked in a psychiatric ward, which was a really scary place and Michelle came every day"
A woman recounts the abuse she suffered at the hands of her mother as a child and how salvation came when she made a new friend at secondary school
Photo by Gray Brame
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"When you help someone, you help yourself"
An 11 year old boy talks about how art and singing allowed him to cope with being bullied and how his experiences have led him to want to help others
Photo by Tori Ferenc
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"One of the biggest barriers is being told you're special, because you're not"
A woman talks about the social value in being open to strangers, the need for mixing cultures and learning to approach those we don't know with understanding
Photo by Tori Ferenc
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"I became disabled in 1993. In 2003 I heard the words 'Second Life'. I had no information about it at all, just those two words and I thought, 'That's exactly what I need - a second life'"
A man describes how he found a new lease of life on the virtual world 'Second Life', where he set up a LGBT+ haven that hosts dance parties and sees 2000 participants at it's annual Fantasy Gay Pride celebrations
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"More than anything, more than wishing to get cured, I would like not to have fear. I would like courage - more than healing"
Having been diagnosed with cancer, a father and husband weighs up his treatment options, what kind of time they will allow him with his family and the process of facing up to his own mortality
Photo by Tori Ferenc
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