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The Healing Place
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
Caption: Cass Lake, 1908
In 2016, genealogist Mica L. Anders interviewed 7 families about their summer cabins in the north woods of Minnesota for the Minnesota Historical S...

  • Added: Sep 21, 2023
  • Length: 06:42
StoryCorps: Nelva Williamson and Timothy Harris
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Nelva Williamson came to StoryCorps with her son Timothy J. Harris to reflect on a life in the classroom and her commitment to shedding light on hi...

  • Added: Aug 30, 2022
  • Length: 02:53
StoryCorps Griot: Rev. Farrell Duncombe and Howard Robinson
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: The late Rev. Farrell Duncombe (left) spoke with his friend Howard Robinson for a StoryCorps conversation in 2010 about how his role models helped shape him as a leader in his Alabama community.
Rev. Farrell Duncombe talks about growing up in Montgomery, AL, and the role models who shaped him, including his Sunday school teacher, Rosa Parks.

  • Added: Aug 12, 2021
  • Length: 03:15
The Apple Seed: Independence Day
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: The Apple Seed
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We're excited to bring you a special Independence Day episode of our show. We share a story about George and Martha Washington. We have a reading f...

Bought by Morehead State Public Radio, KETR-FM, KRVS, KWIT, KSTK and more


  • Added: Jun 01, 2021
  • Length: 54:58
  • Purchases: 13
StoryCorps: Martha Escutia and Marina Jimenez
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Martha Escutia and her cousin Marina Jimenez remember their grandfather, nicknamed Papu, who came to the U.S. as a Bracero worker in the 1940s.

Bought by WYAP


  • Added: Sep 25, 2020
  • Length: 03:04
  • Purchases: 1
Big and Little
From: Katz Laszlo
Caption: Bob and Ethan on their Boat
The unlikely, childless Bob Mailloux signs up to be a Big Brother and is changed forever. Mashpee, Massachusetts, September, 2019.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Nov 29, 2019
  • Length: 04:55
  • Purchases: 1
StoryCorps: Russell Wadsworth and Remmick Wadsworth
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Brothers Russell and Remmick Wadsworth talk about how they navigate adult life together as people with autism.

Bought by Prairie Public and WVBI-LP


  • Added: Apr 12, 2018
  • Length: 02:02
  • Purchases: 2
StoryCorps: Mohammad Ashraf Faridi and Muhammad Faridi
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Muhammad Faridi talks to his father about what it was like growing up as the son of a cab driver.

Bought by WEZU and WVBI-LP


  • Added: Mar 27, 2018
  • Length: 02:26
  • Purchases: 2
Remembering Tom Landry: The Man In The Hat
From: W F Strong
Series: Stories from Texas
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A quick biopic on the life of Tom Landry with a focus on his finest season.

  • Added: Oct 02, 2016
  • Length: 04:24
Halo Halo: Growing up “Mix Mix,” Filipino in the American South (Gravy Ep. 37)
From: Southern Foodways Alliance
Series: Gravy Podcast
Caption: Alexis Diao's Father's Family in the Philippines.
When Alexis Diao’s father arrived in Tallahassee, Florida, he couldn’t even find coconut milk—let alone many other ingredients to make the Filipino...

Bought by KVLU, WJCT, and WABE


  • Added: May 05, 2016
  • Length: 26:13
  • Purchases: 3
The Secret to a Happy Life: Be Stoked Every Day
From: University of Montana Journalism
Caption: Mark Thomsen, the epitome of happy
Producer Cole Grant worked at Worden's Market, a downtown convenience store with a killer wine selection in Missoula, Montana. It was monotonous an...

Bought by PRX Remix and KRZA


  • Added: Jan 22, 2016
  • Length: 05:17
  • Purchases: 2
StoryCorps: Santiago and Amy Arredondo
From: StoryCorps
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32-year-old Santiago Arredondo grew up in Southern California, where he learned his strong work ethic from his family. He recently recorded a Stor...

  • Added: May 29, 2015
  • Length: 02:51
Missy Franklin: Able to stay golden
From: Amy Wimmer Schwarb
Series: NCAA Champion: The Magazine of College Sports
Caption: NCAA Champion Winter 2015, Credit: Jamie Schwaberow / NCAA Photos
Teammate. Friend. Collegiate competitor. Missy Franklin seized every opportunity before going pro.

Bought by 90.1 WFYI Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 18, 2015
  • Length: 04:29
  • Purchases: 1
Love Advice for the Young: Take Care of Your Teeth
From: University of Montana Journalism
Caption: Bob Athearn
Bob Athearn's a cat who's played a lot of joints -- joints you wouldn't take your best girl to. But the best of what this journeyman musician has t...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Mar 04, 2015
  • Length: 04:40
  • Purchases: 1
StoryCorps: James Taylor and Darlene Lewis
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Darlene Lewis, who helps former inmates find employment, interviews James Taylor about his life after prison.

Bought by Public Radio for All, WMUU-LP, Blue Mountain Radio , WEZU, and WTJU


  • Added: Jan 09, 2015
  • Length: 02:14
  • Purchases: 5
StoryCorps: Herman Travis and Robert Cochran
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Herman Travis speaks with his neighbor Robert Cochran about delivering food to elderly and disabled residents of his housing complex.

Bought by WMUU-LP, Blue Mountain Radio , and WTJU


  • Added: Dec 31, 2014
  • Length: 01:42
  • Purchases: 3
StoryCorps: Doug Neville and Ryan Johnson
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Doug Neville (L) and Ryan Johnson (R) talk about their three decades of friendship.

Bought by Blue Mountain Radio and WTJU


  • Added: Dec 23, 2014
  • Length: 01:54
  • Purchases: 2
Remembering My Mother: Eleven Years Ago Today
From: New Jersey Radio Exchange Network
Caption: Continues to be the foundation for my life. Will forever be missed and loved.
On May 16, 2004 was the day I lost my closest friend, my biggest supporter, my biggest inspiration to be the best person I could be. and the best h...

  • Added: Oct 16, 2014
  • Length: 05:05
Becky J and Rahjta Ren Present Their Own Takes on Romantic Jazz
From: KBEM
Series: Twin Cities Weekend
Caption: Becky J and Rahjta Ren, Credit: Jim Larson
When Becky J and Rahjta Ren perform, it's a close collaboration between a great singer and an imaginative keyboardist.

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Jul 04, 2014
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 1
Marcus the Magician
From: Tobin Low
Caption: Marcus the Magician teaches a classic trick to one of his students, Credit: Tobin Low
This story is about Paul Marcus Earle, who for many years had a day job in Pathology, but on nights and weekends became Marcus the Magician.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 03, 2013
  • Length: 04:44
  • Purchases: 1
Wild Man Night
From: Jessica Gould
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Family Preserves Friday Night Tradition

Bought by KZYX, WABE, New Hampshire Public Radio, and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 02, 2012
  • Length: 04:20
  • Purchases: 4
A Tuba Christmas
From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Ron Keller, Director of the Naperville Municipal Band and the Naperville Tuba Christmas, talks tubas, the holidays, and his lifelong love of music.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Dec 22, 2011
  • Length: 05:05
  • Purchases: 1
Embroidered Love Stories
From: Shannon Geis
Caption: Iviva Olenick with her pieces., Credit: Shannon Geis
Iviva Olenick documented love stories from all over Brooklyn in embroidered pieces.

  • Added: Dec 13, 2011
  • Length: 04:27
La Boda Mexicana
From: Stories from Deep in the Heart, a project of Texas Folklife
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PRODUCIDO EN ESPANOL. Las productoras juveniles Anai Fuentes y Carla Roman describen el proceso de la boda Mexicana entrevistando a sus madres. P...

  • Added: May 03, 2011
  • Length: 06:27
Mr. Holland's Opus Foundation Award
From: Marie Lovejoy
Series: WWOZ's Street Talk
Caption: Kelvin Harrison at Work, Credit: Tricia Steel
New Orleans Teacher Receives Coveted Award

  • Added: Dec 28, 2008
  • Length: 06:00