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I Stayed Even Though He Beat Me - Nailah Stevenson's Story

From: WBEZ
Series: Vocalo Presents

Nailah Stevenson talks candidly about why she stayed in an abusive relationship. And when she realized it was time to go.

Added: Oct 16, 2014
Length: 08:04

Water for Gold

From: Tom & Debra Weistar

Caption: Miner 49er, Credit: Tom Weistar

In the foothills of the Sierra Nevada lies the San Juan Ridge. On the Ridge, tucked away amongst towering pines, flanked by two forks of the Yuba R...

Added: Oct 03, 2014
Length: 28:25

Wit Fades

From: Brian Garcia

Third Episode of Aural Regions

Added: Sep 18, 2014
Length: 10:25

Dead Conversations

From: Brian Garcia

Episode four of Aural Regions

Added: Sep 18, 2014
Length: 11:11

My Identity by Alex Thibodeau

From: WBEZ
Series: Vocalo Presents

Vocalo contributor Alex Thibodeau talks about growing up biracial outside of Detroit… without the benefit of knowing his Jamaican father. He shares...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and PRX Remix

Added: Sep 16, 2014
Length: 10:55
Purchases: 2

Dead at 30

From: Devin Katayama

Since I was 12-years-old, I always thought I would die by the age of 30. Here's the story of how I didn't, and how I spent my 'last few days' prepa...

Added: Sep 15, 2014
Length: 09:59

Learning to Stutter by Stephanie Shacter

From: WBEZ
Series: Vocalo Presents

Stephanie has had a stutter for sixteen years. In those sixteen years, she never identified with her stutter. That is, until she finally learned to...

Added: Sep 15, 2014
Length: 10:19

Tom Boy Trans Girl

From: Marlo Mack
Series: How to Be a Girl

How girlie do you have to be to secure your spot in the girl club? And what happens when your own mother questions your girl credentials? Marlo Ma...

Bought by WCPN and XRAY.fm

Added: Sep 06, 2014
Length: 09:11
Purchases: 2

How Old is Gender?

From: Marlo Mack
Series: How to Be a Girl

How old is gender? Can a six-year-old child really be considered transgender? Marlo Mack explores this question, with a little help from her tran...

Bought by WCPN

Added: Sep 06, 2014
Length: 08:54
Purchases: 1

Mama, I'm a Girl

From: Marlo Mack
Series: How to Be a Girl

A mother comes to terms with the fact that her young son...is actually her daughter.

Bought by XRAY.fm, HowSound, WCPN, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., Connecticut Public (WNPR) and more

Added: Jul 22, 2014
Length: 07:17
Purchases: 7

The Drive Home

From: Timothy Nicastri

Behind the wheel for the first time, a new Dad.

Bought by XRAY.fm

Added: Jul 21, 2014
Length: 06:17
Purchases: 1

Space Craft

From: Stanford Storytelling Project
Series: State of the Human

A cold-water, slap on the face, static-electric jolt reminder of just how powerfully spaces can affect the way we think and act.

Bought by WMUU-LP, CHSR-FM 97.9, and Spokane Public Radio

Added: Jun 27, 2014
Length: 58:30
Purchases: 3

Recovery

From: Stanford Storytelling Project
Series: State of the Human

This week, on State of the Human, people are changing radically in order to recover

Bought by WMUU-LP and CHSR-FM 97.9

Added: Jun 27, 2014
Length: 58:52
Purchases: 2

Learning to Lie

From: Stanford Storytelling Project
Series: State of the Human

This week, we take a deep look at how and why we learn to lie, and what lying does to you

Bought by WMUU-LP and CHSR-FM 97.9

Added: Jun 27, 2014
Length: 59:00
Purchases: 2

Belonging

From: Stanford Storytelling Project
Series: State of the Human

This week, four stories of people who don’t quite belong in the world where they live, who take matters into their own hands to create belonging.

Bought by WMUU-LP and CHSR-FM 97.9

Added: Jun 25, 2014
Length: 58:59
Purchases: 2

Celine & Me

From: Nick Jaworski
Series: Music and The Moment

In this humorous piece, Nick, a music teacher, tells the story of two Celine Dion songs and how they have helped him understand the value of music ...

Added: May 09, 2014
Length: 06:38

Dixon Ticonderoga: An American Pencil Tragedy

From: Bryan Ward

Caption: The Dixon Ticonderoga Pencil, Credit: Bryan Ward

Author, producer and teacher Bryan Ward loves the Dixon Ticonderoga pencil, but his relationship with the writing utensil has soured since he disc...

Added: Mar 26, 2014
Length: 03:42

Catch 311

From: Stanford Storytelling Project

On March 11th, 2011 Justine Beed was sitting in an English classroom outside of Tokyo, when the 9.0 Earthquake hit near Fukushima.

Bought by MPR News Stations

Added: Mar 06, 2014
Length: 02:42
Purchases: 1

Where's Jessie? In Calcutta!

From: KALW

Caption: Jesse Jackson speaks at the IIM, Credit: IIM Calcutta

Jessie Jackson was recently spotted in Calcutta, India. But why?

Added: Mar 05, 2014
Length: 04:30

Grieving the Pies I've Never Eaten

From: WWNO

Sadly, the historic Hubig's Pie factory in New Orleans burned down, and its neighbor Laura McKnight slept through it...almost.

Added: Feb 13, 2014
Length: 04:43

The Imaginary Albino

From: Garth Mullins

Caption: Garth Mullins & Lisa Hale, Credit: Don Sawatzky

From the 19th century freak show to the East African black market in body parts to the modern cinema, the image of the albino has seized the popula...

Added: Feb 01, 2014
Length: 54:00

'Hollerin'

From: WWNO
Series: Storyville

Storyville is a new collaboration between of the University of New Orleans and WWNO. These are true stories about New Orleans written by the studen...

Bought by PRX Remix