Stories Beyond the Pages

Beyond The Pages
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Stories Beyond the Pages is a reflective storytelling platform exploring the lives, questions, memories, and moments that exist beneath what we create. Through intimate conversations, personal narratives, and voice-led storytelling, we listen for the truths that often remain unseen—because beyond every poem, every book, every artwork, and every life, there is another story waiting to be heard.

Episodes

  1. Aug 19

    What the Hands Remember

    The Hands That Remember — Stories Beyond the Pages, Chapter Two In Northern Nigeria, pottery has long been part of everyday life—holding water, food, memory, and tradition. But what happens when an old craft meets a changing world? This episode follows the people keeping pottery alive by allowing it to evolve: a retired engineer who returned to art, apprentices learning with their hands, women building livelihoods through the craft, and a new generation discovering possibilities beyond the traditional pot. The Hands That Remember is a story about clay, culture, livelihood, and the quiet knowledge passed from one pair of hands to another. Because sometimes, preserving a tradition means giving it permission to become something new.

    What the Hands Remember

  2. Jun 22

    The Human Portrait of Mudi Sipikin

    The Human Portrait of Mudi Sipikin Who was Mudi Sipikin beyond the poems, politics, and public memory? In this intimate audio documentary, writer and storyteller Hauwau Shehu Maikeffi traces the life of a man remembered as a poet, activist, historian, and fierce advocate for justice. Through conversations, memories, and personal reflections from those closest to him, the story moves beyond the public figure to reveal the father who told stories to his children, the man whose home welcomed people from every walk of life, and the revolutionary who believed deeply in the possibility of a more just Nigeria. The Human Portrait of Mudi Sipikin is a story about memory, language, silence, and legacy. It asks what remains of a person long after their voice is gone, and what it means to remember someone not only for what they achieved, but for how they lived. Produced as part of the Open Arts Fund-supported storytelling project, Beyond the Pages, which explores the lives behind cultural memory and public narratives.

    The Human Portrait of Mudi Sipikin
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Stories Beyond the Pages is a reflective storytelling platform exploring the lives, questions, memories, and moments that exist beneath what we create. Through intimate conversations, personal narratives, and voice-led storytelling, we listen for the truths that often remain unseen—because beyond every poem, every book, every artwork, and every life, there is another story waiting to be heard.

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  • Creator
    Beyond The Pages
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    2
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Beyond The Pages
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    Stories Beyond the Pages