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Cherie inherits a stack of 33 letters, written by her grandfather, who died during the Korean War, and who Cherie’s family never talked about. Befo...
- Added: Sep 24, 2021
- Length: 19:47
Tribute to my grandmother: No matter what life hands them, great dames keep on singing.
Bought by WHQR and Public Radio East
- Added: May 03, 2017
- Length: 06:30
- Purchases: 2
Richard and Eunice introduce each other to their families and begin plans for a June wedding. Richard finds a job and is ordained. Driving north ou...
- Added: Feb 18, 2013
- Length: 23:48
As seniors at Union Seminary, Richard and Jim are responsible for welcoming the incoming students through “round robins” hosted in the homes of fac...
- Added: Feb 18, 2013
- Length: 15:40
After his mother's death, Richard throws himself into his academic work, four jobs, and campus political and social activities. He earns a reputati...
- Added: Feb 10, 2013
- Length: 29:10
Richard learns the value of a liberal education at the College of Wooster, where the study of science and religion are complementary. During Easter...
- Added: Feb 10, 2013
- Length: 25:00
Richard is caught between two philosophies of life: his father’s hard work ethic, which saw Richard’s responsibility to help meet the immediate exp...
- Added: Feb 10, 2013
- Length: 15:48
Richard's mother enrolls him in Good Will Sunday School, an East Side mission of the Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church. At Good Will, Richard lear...
- Added: Feb 06, 2013
- Length: 21:38
America's divorce rate soared in the 1970s. Thirty years later, kids who grew up in the divorce revolution look back at that experience, and descri...
Bought by Northeast Indiana Public Radio, Northeast Indiana Public Radio, WGBH Radio Boston, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, WGDR and more
- Added: Nov 02, 2009
- Length: 54:00
- Purchases: 31
An immigrant story: longing for permanence but restless in pursuing it. My great-grandmother.
- Added: Dec 12, 2008
- Length: 03:00