The Story with Charu

Women in Gaming

Video game director Jennifer Estaris talks about how the role of women in the development of games has changed - and where it’s headed. Jennifer Estaris (she/her) is a game director at ustwo games, a B Corp studio known for Monument Valley and Alba: A Wildlife Adventure. At ustwo games she directed Monument Valley 2's DLC The Lost Forest and is game directing the next Monument Valley. She has worked in the game industry for the past 15 years at SYBO, Nickelodeon, and Disney, among others, and has spoken at a number of conferences (GDC, SXSW, PGC, Gamescom Congress, Women in Games Conference, etc) about social impact in games. Jennifer is an active member of the UN’s Playing for the Planet and the IGDA Climate SIG, and a mom to a lovely 9 year old. Playing for the Planet https://playing4theplanet.org/ [https://playing4theplanet.org/] ustwo games https://www.ustwogames.co.uk/ [https://www.ustwogames.co.uk/] Jennifer’s team is hiring! so would love to note that (job openings link here [https://www.ustwogames.co.uk/join]) www.charukumarhia.com www.charukumarhia.com Got a story we should share? Email us: thestorywithcharu@gmail.com Find us online: https://charukumarhia.com/ [https://charukumarhia.com/] Find us on social media: https://www.instagram.com/thestorywithcharu/?hl=en [https://www.instagram.com/thestorywithcharu/?hl=en] https://twitter.com/CharuK [https://twitter.com/CharuK] https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3VqE2HKl-9oNDnhz_xP9dg [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3VqE2HKl-9oNDnhz_xP9dg]

The Journey to her Son

Carla Carlisle fell in love with her son in an instant, but he was placed back with his birth mother and for several years suffered in traumatic situations. The process led her to write and speak about her work. In this interview she talks about how everybody can benefit from being trauma informed. Carla Carlisle is TEDx speaker, multiple award-winning author, trauma expert, and child advocate. A proud boy mom, she has dedicated her life to informing the world about the impact of trauma and how we can excel beyond it.   Carla is a proud member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. She earned her B.A. in sociology from Indiana University. She earned an M.S. in human resources management from American University and another in organizational development from Johns Hopkins University. Carla obtained a graduate certificate in change management from Johns Hopkins University.  Recently named TIAA’s Working Mother of the Year (2022), Carla provides keynotes and workshops to support our communities becoming trauma informed. She incorporates her experiences penned in her memoir, Journey to the Son [https://www.amazon.com/Journey-Son-Unconventional-Quest-Mother/dp/B08JQMNFZ3/ref=sr_1_1?crid=36E4YP4VE245W&keywords=journey+to+the+son&qid=1664376575&qu=eyJxc2MiOiIwLjAwIiwicXNhIjoiMC4wMCIsInFzcCI6IjAuMDAifQ%3D%3D&s=books&sprefix=journey+to+the+son%2Cstripbooks%2C83&sr=1-1] as well her son, JC’s, in My Big Notebook [https://www.amazon.com/My-Big-Notebook-Little-Friend/dp/1953555144/ref=pd_bxgy_img_sccl_1/130-3103929-7454026?pd_rd_w=Giq1h&content-id=amzn1.sym.7757a8b5-874e-4a67-9d85-54ed32f01737&pf_rd_p=7757a8b5-874e-4a67-9d85-54ed32f01737&pf_rd_r=TZTE10NV6HE5T096R7DT&pd_rd_wg=HuZtK&pd_rd_r=86c1cb8c-d955-4062-b08b-eb0a953be79f&pd_rd_i=1953555144&psc=1]to drive home how to thrive beyond trauma.  Her third book, The Compassionate Companion [https://www.amazon.com/Compassionate-Companion-Supportive-Fostering-Caregivers/dp/1953555306/ref=sr_1_1?crid=KLS56QHBABFJ&keywords=the+compassionate+companion&qid=1664376641&qu=eyJxc2MiOiIwLjAwIiwicXNhIjoiMC4wMCIsInFzcCI6IjAuMDAifQ%3D%3D&s=books&sprefix=the+compassionate+companion%2Cstripbooks%2C75&sr=1-1], is a supportive guide for anyone interested in foster care and/or adoption.  For more info: https://carlaacarlisle.com/ [https://carlaacarlisle.com/]  www.charukumarhia.com www.charukumarhia.com Got a story we should share? Email us: thestorywithcharu@gmail.com Find us online: https://charukumarhia.com/ [https://charukumarhia.com/] Find us on social media: https://www.instagram.com/thestorywithcharu/?hl=en [https://www.instagram.com/thestorywithcharu/?hl=en] https://twitter.com/CharuK [https://twitter.com/CharuK] https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3VqE2HKl-9oNDnhz_xP9dg [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3VqE2HKl-9oNDnhz_xP9dg]

The Search for Sasquatch

The legend, the myth, the theory - whatever you want to call it - of  Big Foot has captivated our imaginations for generations. In her new book journalist, podcast host and author Laura Krantz breaks down  the science and the myth of the legendary creature for the middle school set (or anyone else who is just curious…) https://www.foxtopus.ink/wildthing [https://www.foxtopus.ink/wildthing] https://www.npr.org/2022/10/11/1127485114/bigfoot-book-searching-for-sasquatch [https://www.npr.org/2022/10/11/1127485114/bigfoot-book-searching-for-sasquatch] www.charukumarhia.com www.charukumarhia.com Got a story we should share? Email us: thestorywithcharu@gmail.com Find us online: https://charukumarhia.com/ [https://charukumarhia.com/] Find us on social media: https://www.instagram.com/thestorywithcharu/?hl=en [https://www.instagram.com/thestorywithcharu/?hl=en] https://twitter.com/CharuK [https://twitter.com/CharuK] https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3VqE2HKl-9oNDnhz_xP9dg [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3VqE2HKl-9oNDnhz_xP9dg]

Eating Local

John Dabrowski is co-creator of  Local, Eat, Drink, Celebrate, a Pawley’s Island, SC restaurant noted for creating inspired dishes using local sourced ingredients served in an inclusive environment. That welcoming nature to all people has its detractors.. as Dabrowski talks about in this interview. https://www.pawleyslocal.com/ [https://www.pawleyslocal.com/] www.charukumarhia.com www.charukumarhia.com Got a story we should share? Email us: thestorywithcharu@gmail.com Find us online: https://charukumarhia.com/ [https://charukumarhia.com/] Find us on social media: https://www.instagram.com/thestorywithcharu/?hl=en [https://www.instagram.com/thestorywithcharu/?hl=en] https://twitter.com/CharuK [https://twitter.com/CharuK] https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3VqE2HKl-9oNDnhz_xP9dg [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3VqE2HKl-9oNDnhz_xP9dg]

Black Women Heroes

Kelly Dunbar is the Gilder Lehrman American History Teacher of the Year, representing North Carolina. Kelly Dunbar comes on the show to talk about her area of research and fascination  - Black women pioneers  in North Carolina right after the American Civil War. Dunbar’s Research Presentation: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Wgds3aOKSYxvKzQ6m3zW_AgVNmfASurJDAQZiU-6b2c/edit [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Wgds3aOKSYxvKzQ6m3zW_AgVNmfASurJDAQZiU-6b2c/edit] Must Reads from Dunbar: Mary Othella Burnette, Lige of the Black Walnut Tree Darwin J. Waters, "Life Beneath the Veneer:  The Black Community in Asheville, North Carolina from 1793 to 1900". (He is an amazing historian and has a radio show called "The Harvey and Waters Show". Diana Ramey Berry and Kali Nicole Gross, A Black Woman's History of the United States Sarah Judson, "Civil Rights and Civic Health:  African American Women's Public Health Work in Early Twentieth-Century Atlanta" NWSA Journal https://mountainx.com/arts/midwives-and-doulas-past-and-present-in-wnc/ [https://mountainx.com/arts/midwives-and-doulas-past-and-present-in-wnc/] www.charukumarhia.com www.charukumarhia.com Got a story we should share? Email us: thestorywithcharu@gmail.com Find us online: https://charukumarhia.com/ [https://charukumarhia.com/] Find us on social media: https://www.instagram.com/thestorywithcharu/?hl=en [https://www.instagram.com/thestorywithcharu/?hl=en] https://twitter.com/CharuK [https://twitter.com/CharuK] https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3VqE2HKl-9oNDnhz_xP9dg [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3VqE2HKl-9oNDnhz_xP9dg]