Story Collider New York City - Fight or Flight

Nov
12:00am
Story Collider New York City - Fight or Flight

By The Story Collider
Join us online as we livestream this show from the Tank in Manhattan! Four storytellers will share stories of big changes, from car accidents to Olympic dreams. This show will be presented in front of a very limited audience of cast and crew, but will be livestreamed to be watched all around the world.
Hosted by Tracy Rowland and Paula Croxson.
This show is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature.
Stories by:
Priscilla Loomis is a 2016 Olympic Track and Field Athlete representing the country of Antigua and Barbuda. She is a motivational speaker, TV/Radio personality, podcast host, content creator and entrepenuer. She is the founder of the nonprofit , "The Priscilla E Frederick Foundation," and is a health and wellness advocate.
Andrés Mallipudi is a comedian from Alaska currently living in New York City. He is the founder and host of the medical comedy show 'Doctors Without Boundaries'. He is also a doctor who very much respects boundaries. You may have seen him on PBS or falling asleep at parties.
Aya Osman is a UK trained neuroscientist currently studying the connection between the gut and the brain (the gut-brain axis) in a range of neuropsychiatric conditions including addiction and autism at Icahn School of Medicine in New York. Before embarking on her PhD and subsequent postdoctoral research Journey, she completed an MSc in Toxicology and worked for the governmental body Public Health England. Dr. Osman is also an international fashion model who harnesses her unique skill set gained from a public facing role as a model as well as extensive scientific training to communicate important scientific findings to the public in a manageable and understandable format across multiple media platforms, with a particular focus on scientific topics relevant to the black community.
Abraham Norfleet is a writer, multi-disciplinary artist, and comedian. Back when he was still trying to be respectable he worked as a commercial artist in advertising, often working triple shifts putting the sparkle on a diamond or the steam on a steak under looming deadlines and immense pressure, just to earn a “high salary.” Now he performs internationally* and is a regular on the award-winning web series Goodstein.
*did an open mic in Canada once
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