{"id":864,"date":"2025-09-23T13:49:51","date_gmt":"2025-09-23T13:49:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vanessayrogers.com\/fabricoffolklore\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=864"},"modified":"2025-10-20T14:51:12","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T14:51:12","slug":"ep-53-storytelling-as-a-tool-to-build-connections-across-communities","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/vanessayrogers.com\/fabricoffolklore\/podcast\/ep-53-storytelling-as-a-tool-to-build-connections-across-communities\/","title":{"rendered":"Ep 53: Storytelling as a Tool to Build Connections across Communities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>How can storytelling help a city create community? In episode 53 Elizabeth Coffee, the Director of Storytelling of the Know Your Neighbor Program in San Antonio, Texas, talks to us about how this organization is using storytelling as a tool to inspire, create empathy and dialogue across the city. The program which is a part of with The H. E. 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