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StoryCorps: Cole Phillips and Rugenia Keefe

From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps

Caption: Rugenia Keefe, left, a paraprofessional who assisted Cole Phillips for most of high school after he lost his sight, spoke with the graduating senior for a remote conversation from Bentonville, Ark., Credit: Cole Phillips

Cole Phillips lost his vision just months before starting high school. As a freshman, he met paraprofessional Rugenia Keefe -- or Miss. Ru -- who a...

Bought by WERA-LP

Added: Jun 22, 2020
Length: 02:31
Purchases: 1

StoryCorps Griot: Albert Sykes and Aidan Sykes

From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps

Caption: Albert and Aidan Sykes at their StoryCorps interview in Jackson, Mississippi on February 20, 2015., Credit: Vanessa Gonzalez-Block for StoryCorps.

Albert Sykes speaks with his nine-year-old son, Aidan, about black fatherhood, and his hopes for the future.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WERA-LP, and WYAP

Added: Jun 16, 2020
Length: 02:39
Purchases: 3

StoryCorps: Ruth Owens and James Taylor

From: StoryCorps

Caption: Ruth Owens with her grandson, James Taylor, in April of 2019 at their StoryCorps recording in Cookeville, Tennessee., Credit: Rochelle Hoi-Yiu Kwan for StoryCorps.

Ruth Owens tells her grandson, James Taylor, about the four decades she worked as a nurse in rural Tennessee.

Added: Jun 15, 2020
Length: 02:07

Turtle's Coronavirus Diary #1 March 27 2020

From: City High Radio
Series: Our Coronavirus Diaries

During our school's closure, City High Radio will be sharing audio diaries from kids stuck at home during the Covid-19 pandemic. This diary comes ...

Added: Apr 17, 2020
Length: 05:23

StoryCorps: Kate Quarfordt and Kevin Craw

From: StoryCorps

Kate Quarfordt and her dad Kevin Craw remember the night that an impromptu singing performance helped Kate embrace the unexpected.

Added: Feb 11, 2020
Length: 03:04

StoryCorps: Mark Carles and David Carles

From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps

Caption: Mark Carles and David Carles at their StoryCorps interview in New York City on November 6th, 2019., Credit: By Mia Warren for StoryCorps.

Brothers Mark Carles and David Carles talk about how they’ve dealt with Mark’s cancer diagnosis at age 24.

Bought by WOUB

Added: Dec 03, 2019
Length: 03:00
Purchases: 1

Episode 52: A Positive Experience!

From: Wyoming Public Radio
Series: HumaNature

Monty Hudson wanted his daughter, Siena, to have a good time on her first backpacking trip. But things didn’t go according to plan.

Bought by KRZA

Added: Jan 23, 2019
Length: 17:27
Purchases: 1

Baseball

From: Stories from Deep in the Heart, a project of Texas Folklife
Series: Highland Park 2018 Youth Stories

Jake's been playing baseball since age 4, but his family has been playing for generations.

Added: Dec 11, 2018
Length: 04:11

StoryCorps: Jennifer Sumner and Kaysen Ford

From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps

Twelve-year-old Kaysen Ford shares his most important moments with his mother, Jennifer Sumner.

Bought by KALW

Added: Nov 01, 2018
Length: 02:47
Purchases: 1

I Will Not Fear: Melba Beals of the Little Rock Nine

From: John Shuck
Series: Progressive Spirit

Melba Beals, one of the nine African-American students chosen to integrate Central High School in Little Rock, tells her story of faith under fire.

Bought by WHYY and WETS

Added: Mar 12, 2018
Length: 53:59
Purchases: 2

StoryCorps: Russell Lehmann and David Apkarian

From: StoryCorps

Caption: David Apkarian (left) and Russell Lehmann (right)

Air travel can be a stressful experience for just about anyone. But for 26-year-old Russell Lehmann, a flight delay or cancellation isn’t just a sm...

Added: Sep 26, 2017
Length: 02:37

StoryCorps: Fatuma Abdullahi, Annie Johnson and Maryan Osman

From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps

Maryan Osman and her sister, Fatuma Abdullahi, are Somalis who came to the U.S. as refugees in 2014 and found a stable home with Annie and Randall ...

Bought by Public Radio for All, WGUC/ WVXU, KRZA, and WMUU-LP

Added: Apr 13, 2017
Length: 02:32
Purchases: 4

StoryCorps: Francisco and Kaya Ortega

From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps

A father tells his daughter about growing up in Tijuana, Mexico, after his parents left to find work in the U.S., and the day he was reunited with ...

Bought by KZYX, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, Public Radio for All, and WMUU-LP

Added: Jan 19, 2017
Length: 02:43
Purchases: 4

10-Year-Old Artist Becomes Teacher

From: Lacy Roberts

Caption: Azia Banagan and her art, Credit: Angelica Casas

For the last six years, art has consumed Azia Banagan’s young life.

Added: May 03, 2016
Length: 03:37

TSR16-18 Charlie Daniels Band

From: Tent Show Radio
Series: Tent Show Radio

Charlie Daniels is partly Western and partly Southern. His signature “bullrider” hat and belt buckle, his lifestyle on the Twin Pines Ranch (a boyh...

Bought by KMXT, WTIP, KALH, KPIP-LP, WDSE and more

Added: Apr 25, 2016
Length: 59:30
Purchases: 9

StoryCorps: Barb Abelhauser and John Maycumber

From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps

Barb Abelhauser explains how she quit an office job she hated and became a bridgetender, beginning a career she quickly fell in love with.

Bought by WEZU and Blue Mountain Radio

Added: Apr 15, 2016
Length: 02:13
Purchases: 2

StoryCorps SCU: Akiva Johnson and Henry Jimenez

From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps

Caption: Akiva Johnson (L) and Henry Jimenez (R)

High school juniors Akiva Johnson and Henry Jimenez talk about the friendship they developed while taking part in the StoryCorpsU educational program.

Bought by Marfa Public Radio, KIDE Hoopa Tribal Radio 91.3fm, Blue Mountain Radio , WEZU, and WTJU

Added: Dec 18, 2015
Length: 01:29
Purchases: 5

StoryCorps: Erik Booker and Jenna Power

From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps

Caption: Erik Booker (L) and Jenna Power (R)

Eighth grader Jenna Power talks with her seventh grade social studies teacher, Erik Booker, about his military service and his deployment to Iraq.

Bought by WEZU, WTJU, and Blue Mountain Radio

Added: Oct 20, 2015
Length: 02:36
Purchases: 3

StoryCorps Griot: Burnell Cotlon and Lillie Cotlon

From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps

Caption: Lillie Cotlon (L) and Burnell Cotlon (R), Credit: Ian Spencer Cook for StoryCorps

Burnell Cotlon owns and operates the only grocery store in the Lower Ninth Ward. When it opened in 2014, it was the first grocery store to serve th...

Bought by WMUU-LP and WTJU

Added: Aug 21, 2015
Length: 02:11
Purchases: 2

Sick As A Dog

From: City High Radio

Tyler spent a good chunk of his childhood so sick he couldn't even walk around the block. He ended up at the Mayo clinic in Rochester, where he was...

Added: Jun 15, 2015
Length: 08:12

Adopted

From: City High Radio

Jasmine is a freshman in high school, and lately she's been fighting a lot with her mom. She wonders if being adopted makes it harder to get along.

Added: Jun 10, 2015
Length: 04:48

Fifteen and Aromantic

From: City High Radio

Mina, a high school freshman, has always been bored by love. This year she found an identity that seemed to fit: aromantic. Mina interviews her mom...

Added: May 31, 2015
Length: 04:05

StoryCorps: Santiago and Amy Arredondo

From: StoryCorps

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

Day Job 10: The Window Washer

From: Joshua McNichols
Series: Day Job: How Musicians Pay The Rent (2014 Series)

Caption: Mike Notter of the Seattle bands Motopony and Hannalee cleans windows for a living, Credit: Joshua McNichols / Day Job

Mike Notter (currently with the bands Motopony and Hannalee) used to be in a band with a bunch of other window washers (Shim). Back then, cleaning ...

Bought by KUOW