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Caption: Elizabeth Vega and Jamell Spann at their StoryCorps interview in St. Louis, Missouri on June 27, 2019. , Credit: Dupe Oyebolu for StoryCorps
Five years after they met in Ferguson protesting the killing of Michael Brown Jr. by police officer Darren Wilson, Jamell Spann and Elizabeth Vega ...

Bought by KWMU St. Louis, KVNF, and WHRV


  • Added: Aug 14, 2019
  • Length: 02:23
  • Purchases: 3
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On this week's WBB talk show, we're taking you on a journey to West Africa. That is where the soul of today's guest was marinated in tradition and ...

  • Added: Aug 12, 2019
  • Length: 59:59
Caption: Kathleen Payne and Corinthia Isom at their StoryCorps interview in New York City, New York on September 29, 2015., Credit: Carolina Escobar for StoryCorps
Corinthia Isom and Kathleen Payne remember Corinthia’s mother, DeSeane Isom, and how Kathleen took Corinthia in after DeSeane died from an AIDS-rel...

  • Added: Jul 18, 2019
  • Length: 02:43
Caption: Jamal and Aden Batar at their StoryCorps interview in West Valley City, UT on March 17, 2017., Credit: Mia Warren for StoryCorps.
Aden Batar speaks with his son Jamal Batar about fleeing civil war and being among the first Somali refugee families to resettle in Utah.

  • Added: Jul 11, 2019
  • Length: 02:13
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Experience a slice of American history as two journalists share their knowledge about Martha’s Vineyard and parts of the American south.

  • Added: Jun 30, 2019
  • Length: 29:55
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David Wilson and his husband Rob Compton, one of the first legally married same-sex couples in the US, talk about how they met and reflect on the s...

Bought by WDBM


  • Added: Jun 11, 2019
  • Length: 04:45
  • Purchases: 1
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Sada Jackson learns about her late-mother through her mom’s best friend, Angela Morehead-Mugita.

Bought by KWMU St. Louis


  • Added: May 21, 2019
  • Length: 02:44
  • Purchases: 1
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Lisa Bouler Daniels tells her biological brother Benjamin Chambers what it was like to learn about her birth mother after she passed away.

  • Added: May 20, 2019
  • Length: 02:49
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Ellen Hughes speaks with Keith Miller, the hospital safety officer who helped her son when he had a violent reaction to a medication.

  • Added: Apr 22, 2019
  • Length: 02:34
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In 1969, Civil Rights leader Edwin Pratt was assassinated in his own home with his wife and daughter, Miriam, present. Miriam Pratt and her godmoth...

  • Added: Mar 28, 2019
  • Length: 02:37
Caption:  Carol Barne---Seay, Shirley Reese, Diane Bowens, and Verna Hollis
In 1963, more than a dozen African American girls, including Carol Barner-Seay , Shirley Reese, Diane Bowens, and Verna Hollis, were arrested for p...

  • Added: Mar 28, 2019
  • Length: 06:02
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Old friends Jeanne Satterfield and Barbara Parham talk about how their unexpected reunion in a shelter led them closer to home.

  • Added: Mar 28, 2019
  • Length: 01:47
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Charley Crockett hails from the same Texas border town as Freddy Fender and has a unique talent for naturally mixing country with blues.

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), Prairie Public, WSLR, Raven Radio, WLPR and more


  • Added: Mar 08, 2019
  • Length: 01:56:08
  • Purchases: 12
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Alligator Records hottest new artist who gained internet fame prior to releasing his first studio single, Fresh Out, featuring Buddy Guy.

Bought by Prairie Public, KMUW, Raven Radio, WLPR , Public Radio East and more


  • Added: Mar 01, 2019
  • Length: 58:04
  • Purchases: 11
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Thad is a young guitar player on the Chicago blues scene who has performed with some of the areas most recognized legends.

Bought by Raven Radio, Public Radio East, WEAA, RadioFreePalmer, WCPN and more


  • Added: Feb 15, 2019
  • Length: 58:07
  • Purchases: 8
Caption: Davu Seru, Credit: Andrea Canter
Davu Seru is a north Minneapolis composer who has been influenced by experiences in Chicago and Ghana, and it all comes out in his music. Davu lead...

  • Added: Feb 13, 2019
  • Length: 08:00
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Toronzo Cannon is recognized as one of Chicago's most popular and exciting bluesmen. The singer, songwriter and guitarist is part of the new genera...

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), WLPR , Raven Radio, Public Radio East, WEAA and more


  • Added: Feb 08, 2019
  • Length: 58:02
  • Purchases: 10
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Johnny Burgin is a renowned bluesman who has established himself as a major player on the scene since arriving in Chicago for college during the ea...

Bought by Raven Radio, Public Radio East, WEAA, RadioFreePalmer, WCPN and more


  • Added: Feb 01, 2019
  • Length: 58:05
  • Purchases: 8
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Blues America Rewinds the tape to hear what 2018 sounded like with some of the best guests, music and features.

Bought by WEAA, Public Radio East, GCR (Global Community Radio), WOUB, WLPR and more


  • Added: Jan 10, 2019
  • Length: 58:13
  • Purchases: 7
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The Queen of Detroit Blues shares her story

Bought by KMUW, WEAA, WCPN, RadioFreePalmer, Public Radio East and more


  • Added: Dec 28, 2018
  • Length: 58:32
  • Purchases: 10
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A BBQ smothered Christmas special featuring various artists, including Oklahoma’s blues elder and reigning queen of the blues, Dorothy Ellis, bette...

Bought by WJAB, WJAB, KOJB 90.1 FM The eagle, WEAA, WSGE and more


  • Added: Dec 14, 2018
  • Length: 58:09
  • Purchases: 14
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Lindsay Beaver is a multi-instrumentalist from Halifax, Nova Scotia who is the most recent young talent to sign with Chicago-based Alligator Record...

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), WLPR , KDLG, KBBI Alaska, WEAA and more


  • Added: Nov 30, 2018
  • Length: 58:12
  • Purchases: 12
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Mud Morganfield is the eldest son of the legendary Muddy Waters. Mud celebrates the release of his fourth studio effort, ‘They Call Me Mud’ on Seve...

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio), WYAP, KBBI Alaska, WCPN, WEAA and more


  • Added: Nov 02, 2018
  • Length: 58:04
  • Purchases: 13
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Johnny Ace is one of the first black artists to cross-over into the white pop charts and is widely regarded as an integral part of the advent of R&...

Bought by WYAP, WCPN, Public Radio East, WEAA, KDLG and more


  • Added: Oct 26, 2018
  • Length: 58:01
  • Purchases: 10
Caption: Melvin Pender (right) with his friend, Keith Sims, at their StoryCorps interview in Atlanta last month.
During the 1968 Mexico City Olympics, many black athletes were called to protest racial inequality. Not all were able to do so. That was the case f...

Bought by WEZU


  • Added: Oct 18, 2018
  • Length: 02:34
  • Purchases: 1