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StoryCorps: Phuong Nguyen and Chris Nguyen
From: StoryCorps
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When the truck bomb exploded at the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building on April 19, 1995, there were 21 children in the building's day care. Six sur...

  • Added: May 08, 2015
  • Length: 02:28
StoryCorps: William Watford and Deidre Robinson
From: StoryCorps
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Many families with LGBTQ members across generations are personally familiar with the “coming out” conversation. Deidra Robinson and her father, Wi...

  • Added: May 08, 2015
  • Length: 02:02
How my dad escaped Vietnam at age 14, without telling his mom.
From: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media
Series: RadioActive: Summer 2014
Caption: Quang Adam Nguyen, Angela's dad, holding the South Vietnamese and American flags. , Credit: Credit Courtesy of Quang Adam Nguyen
Angela Nguyen is going away to college and leaving behind everything she loves. Her dad did the same when he left Vietnam. But unlike her, he left ...

  • Added: Jan 14, 2015
  • Length: 06:49
56: Marvin the Greeter
From: Everything Sounds
Series: Everything Sounds
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Marvin goes to the same spot each morning. It doesn’t matter what the weather’s like or what day it is, he’s there trying to make people’s days bet...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 01, 2015
  • Length: 10:14
  • Purchases: 1
StoryCorps: Shirley Parello and Kevin Powell
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Shirley Parrello speaks with former Marine Sergeant Kevin Powell, who was with her son Lance...

Bought by WEZU, PRX Remix, and WTJU


  • Added: Oct 31, 2014
  • Length: 03:45
  • Purchases: 3
Episode 3: Beverly's Story
From: Mother
Series: MOTHER: A PODCAST
Caption: MOTHER: A PODCAST, Credit: Logo created by Justin Schnarr (justinschnarr.com/).
"We had a final discussion early in our marriage. ... He said, 'Are you sure?' I said, 'I am, my dear.' And we've never looked back." -Beverly, 72,...

  • Added: Oct 22, 2014
  • Length: 03:21
Episode 3: Beth's Story
From: Mother
Series: MOTHER: A PODCAST
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"My sense has been that most men ultimately really do want children, and I think many of longer relationships -- that's been part of the end." -Bet...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Oct 22, 2014
  • Length: 01:53
  • Purchases: 1
Episode 2: Tradition!
From: Mother
Series: MOTHER: A PODCAST
Caption: MOTHER: A PODCAST, Credit: Logo created by Justin Schnarr (justinschnarr.com/).
After Annie Cho gave birth to her son this spring, she struggled to make traditional Chinese "confinement" practices (hygiene rules + special postp...

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  • Added: Oct 22, 2014
  • Length: 08:54
  • Purchases: 1
Jerry Douglas: In his own words
From: David Schulman
Series: Musicians in their own words
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He's a dobro player, folks. Who said anything about Jimi Hendrix?

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio, PRX Remix, KMHD, WCMU Michigan, Connecticut Public (WNPR) and more


  • Added: Oct 20, 2014
  • Length: 04:45
  • Purchases: 9
53: The Black Country
From: Everything Sounds
Series: Everything Sounds
Caption: The flag of the Black Country
The Black Country, an area of the West Midlands in England, is known for a unique dialect that can be difficult for modern English speakers to clea...

  • Added: Oct 02, 2014
  • Length: 19:21
StoryCorps: Kris Kalberer and Erika Kalberer
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Kris Kalberer and her teenage daughter, Erika, talk about being homeless.

Bought by WEZU, KERA, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, and WTJU


  • Added: Sep 02, 2014
  • Length: 02:37
  • Purchases: 4
StoryCorps: Dekalb Walcott Jr. and Dekalb Walcott III
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Dekalb Walcott III talks to his dad, retired Chicago Fire Chief Dekalb Walcott Jr., about...

Bought by WEZU, WTJU, and KMUD


  • Added: Jul 08, 2014
  • Length: 02:04
  • Purchases: 3
Mark Martin plays Sundays at the Schooner in Minneapolis
From: KBEM
Series: Twin Cities Weekend
Caption: Mark Martin, Credit: Dawn Peterson-Cobb
One-man band Mark Martin tells us how his one man band got started and how he does it.

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Jun 24, 2014
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 1
Courageous Endeavors CD Release Party
From: KBEM
Series: Twin Cities Weekend
Caption: Courageous Endeavors, Credit: Bryan Belcher
It's the first Courageous Endeavors CD, and they're showcasing songs from the CD at the Ice House in Minneapolis, Friday night May 9 at 11 PM

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: May 01, 2014
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Golden Lions - The Battle of the Bulge (Sample Reading)
From: John Messmer
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My Dad never wanted to be a hero. Survival was the only option.

  • Added: Mar 26, 2014
  • Length: 11:01
Every Time You Leave
From: David Green
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Berlin, Germany - 1972. An American teenager tries to come to terms with what she sees and what she feels on both sides of the Wall while secretly ...

Bought by PRX Remix and KUOW


  • Added: Mar 26, 2014
  • Length: 03:08
  • Purchases: 2
Re-entry of the Father
From: KBEM
Series: Minneapolis Freestyle
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Joseph's father re-enters his life after years away.

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Mar 20, 2014
  • Length: 02:12
  • Purchases: 1
Stronghold
From: From Block2Block
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As whites fled Washington D.C. to live in the suburbs in the 1950s, Stronghold was born. This piece reveals how residents gave the neighborhood its...

  • Added: Feb 23, 2014
  • Length: 14:07
Where I'm From, Dylan Sauerwein
From: KBEM
Series: Minneapolis Freestyle
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This student includes love of a video game and falling face-first into a cactus into his poem.

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Feb 19, 2014
  • Length: 01:24
  • Purchases: 1
I Am From
From: KBEM
Series: Minneapolis Freestyle
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In this piece, a middle school poet from Minneapolis tells of his background, including slavery and citizenship.

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Feb 19, 2014
  • Length: 01:25
  • Purchases: 1
A Trip Downtown
From: KBEM
Series: Minneapolis Freestyle
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nice images in this poem about going downtown

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Feb 19, 2014
  • Length: 01:43
  • Purchases: 1
I am From
From: KBEM
Series: Minneapolis Freestyle
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Gao, a Minneapolis middle school student tells in verse of the world life motivating experiences.

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Feb 18, 2014
  • Length: 01:27
  • Purchases: 1
I am From
From: KBEM
Series: Minneapolis Freestyle
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Aviana, a Minneapolis middle school student, tells us what she's made of.

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Feb 18, 2014
  • Length: 01:27
  • Purchases: 1
Heartbreak
From: KBEM
Series: Minneapolis Freestyle
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young love often means first heartbreak, and that is the subject matter of this poem written by a Minneapolis high school student and read by a pair.

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Feb 18, 2014
  • Length: 01:59
  • Purchases: 1
Temptation
From: KBEM
Series: Minneapolis Freestyle
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Dylan and Kristin, Minneapolis high school students collaborate on a poem that explores just what the title suggests: Temptation.

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Feb 18, 2014
  • Length: 01:45
  • Purchases: 1

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