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From: Brooklyn Public Library
Series: "Borrowed" Podcast from Brooklyn Public Library

If you ask Hannah Jean what would be her greatest wish, she will say running Brooklyn Public Library. Last month, she got to do just that.

StoryCorps Griot: Atiba Mbiwan, Didi Ndando, and Egbe Monjimbo

From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps

Sisters Didi Ndando and Egbe Monjimbo talk with Atiba Mbiwan, who honored the memory of their late brother Acha by taking on the family’s last name.

StoryCorps Griot: Lana Cooper-Jones and Marla Cooper

From: StoryCorps

Caption: Lana Cooper-Jones and Marla Cooper at their StoryCorps interview in San Diego, CA on May 11, 2022., Credit: StoryCorps.

Lana Cooper-Jones and Marla Cooper sit down at StoryCorps to remember their dad and his commitment to celebrating Juneteenth.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio

StoryCorps: Johannah Owusu and Madzimoyo Owusu

From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps

Caption: Johannah and Madzimoyo at their StoryCorps Recording on July 10th, 2010, in Fort Wayne, Indiana., Credit: Photo by Jorge Rios for StoryCorps.

Madzimoyo Owusu talks with her daughter, Johannah Owusu, about the memory of Madzimoyo’s grandmother.

Bought by WYAP

StoryCorps Griot: Libby Stroik

From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps

Libby Stroik talks about finding a kindred spirit in her grandfather, Harry Golomski, and about her treasured memories of their quiet mornings in r...

StoryCorps Griot: Jo Vill and Chad Vill

From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps

Caption: Jo and Chad Vill in Brooklyn, N.Y., Credit: Nathan West

Chad Vill talks to his dad, Jo Vill, about following in his footsteps as a DJ, and starting a dance party on their block in the midst of the COVID-...

Bought by WYAP

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

StoryCorps: Romario Vassell and Guy Bryant

From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps

Caption: Romario Vassell (left) and Guy Bryant (right)

Guy Bryant talks to his foster son, Romario Vassell, about what it means to be a foster parent to more than 50 kids.

Bought by Allegheny Mountain Radio

StoryCorps: Keith Miller and Ellen Hughes

From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps

Ellen Hughes speaks with Keith Miller, the hospital safety officer who helped her son when he had a violent reaction to a medication.

Sashay Selections

From: Out of the Blocks
Series: Out of the Blocks, Quick Hits

What you want for your brother, want for yourself.

Bought by PRX Remix

StoryCorps: Brandy Carpenter and De'Marchoe Carpenter

From: StoryCorps

De’Marchoe Carpenter and his wife Brandy Carpenter talk about the impact of his wrongful conviction on their relationship.

Bought by WVBI-LP

StoryCorps: Ed Cage and Nicole Paris

From: StoryCorps

Ed Cage and Nicole Paris are a father-daughter beatboxing duo. At StoryCorps, they talk about how it all began.

Bought by KWMU St. Louis

StoryCorps: William Lynn Weaver

From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps

Dr. William Lynn Weaver remembers one Christmas when he was 18 years old in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Bought by West Virginia Public Broadcasting, WVBI-LP, and WEZU

They chased him, shot at him, but he still managed to bring his family to America

From: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media
Series: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media Features

Caption: Omar Ali with his family. Omar is standing fourth form the left holding his daughter., Credit: Courtesy of Awal Ibrahim

Omar Ali is a hero in the eyes of his family. He embarked on a long journey that could have landed him nearly anywhere, fighting to find a safe spa...

Bought by KSFR

My dad's Cinderella story: Finding love in Somalia

From: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media
Series: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media Features

Caption: The author's parents, Fetiha Omer and Abdul-Basit Hassan, in Somalia., Credit: Courtesy of Zubeyda Ahmed

"My dad's life story is kind of like Cinderella’s. He grew up without a mom, worked for an evil relative and found his princess in the least expect...

Bought by Cards Against Humanity: The Good News Podcast

My mom was once single and homeless. That's why she does this job

From: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media
Series: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media Features

Caption: The mother of RadioActive producer Hanad Jama, Nimo Husien with her niece Ardo Hersi. (Also a RadioActive producer.), Credit: Courtesy of Hanad Jama

Who are helpers? Often it's people who know how much it means to be helped.

Bought by Cards Against Humanity: The Good News Podcast

StoryCorps: Toni Henson and Camaran Henson

From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps

Camaran Henson grew up hearing stories about his grandfather, Leonard Simmons, who was a police officer in Newark, New Jersey. He came to StoryCorp...

Bought by Public Radio for All, KALW, WEZU, and WMUU-LP

StoryCorps Griot: Melva Washington Toomer and John Washington

From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps

John Washington, 95, who is blind and deaf, recently recorded a StoryCorps interview with his eldest child, Melva, using a TeleBraille machine.

Bought by WMUU-LP, WEZU, and WRIR

StoryCorps Griot: Alice Mitchell and Ibukun Owolabi

From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps

Alice Mitchell and her 10-year-old brother, Ibukun, came to StoryCorps to talk for the first time about their mother who died just weeks after his ...

Bought by WRIR