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Baseball
From: Stories from Deep in the Heart, a project of Texas Folklife
Series: Highland Park 2018 Youth Stories
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Jake's been playing baseball since age 4, but his family has been playing for generations.

  • Added: Dec 11, 2018
  • Length: 04:11
Making New Traditions
From: Stories from Deep in the Heart, a project of Texas Folklife
Series: Highland Park 2018 Youth Stories
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You don't have to keep your traditions. You can always change them to make them better.

  • Added: Dec 11, 2018
  • Length: 03:50
The Hoot
From: Stories from Deep in the Heart, a project of Texas Folklife
Series: Highland Park 2018 Youth Stories
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Learn about the Hoot, Highland Park's very own fall festival.

  • Added: Dec 11, 2018
  • Length: 05:01
Love and Samosas: How a Massachusetts town backed a local general store owner
From: James Szkobel-Wolff
Caption: Storefront of Sangar General Store, Credit: http://musingsinmass.blogspot.com
Sangar General Store, in Windsor, MA, is owned by Prem Sangar. Prem wasn't born in Windsor and doesn't quite fit the mold of the town, but the comm...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Nov 29, 2018
  • Length: 04:55
  • Purchases: 1
Oath of Blood
From: Israel Story
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Within the first days of the First Lebanon War, two families become unfortunately intertwined through the coincidence of their name.

  • Added: Nov 15, 2018
  • Length: 29:26
StoryCorps: Arianna Hermosillo and Irakere Picon
From: StoryCorps
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Irakere Picon is an immigration lawyer who often defends undocumented immigrants. He happens to be an undocumented immigrant himself. He came to St...

Bought by WVBI-LP


  • Added: Oct 25, 2018
  • Length: 02:46
  • Purchases: 1
StoryCorps Emily Kwong and Linda Kwong
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Linda Kwong's (right) suicide attempt in 2012 took a toll on her relationship with her daughter, Emily. Linda and Emily talk for the first time about what happened that day in a conversation at StoryCorps in 2013., Credit: Anita Rao/StoryCorps
Linda Kwong and her daughter Emily talk for the first time about the day Linda attempted suicide and how it’s affected their relationship.

Bought by WEZU


  • Added: Sep 20, 2018
  • Length: 05:37
  • Purchases: 1
StoryCorps: Harjit Sodhi and Rana Sodhi
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Rana Sodhi (L) and Harjit Sodhi hold a photograph of their late brother, Balbir Singh Sodhi, who was shot and killed at 52. Since his death, the brothers have been involved in educating others about Sikhism and the discrimination their community faces in , Credit: Mia Warren
Rana and Harjit Sodhi remember their brother, Balbir Singh Sodhi, who was killed in the very first hate crime after the September 11th attacks.

Bought by WVBI-LP


  • Added: Sep 20, 2018
  • Length: 02:31
  • Purchases: 1
StoryCorps: Brandy Carpenter and De'Marchoe Carpenter
From: StoryCorps
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De’Marchoe Carpenter and his wife Brandy Carpenter talk about the impact of his wrongful conviction on their relationship.

Bought by WVBI-LP


  • Added: Jul 23, 2018
  • Length: 02:39
  • Purchases: 1
Over My Dead Body!
From: Israel Story
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Shlomo Avni devoted the last few years of his life to a fight to be buried the way he wanted. Although, buried isn't quite the word - he wanted his...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jul 10, 2018
  • Length: 22:00
  • Purchases: 1
StoryCorps: Alexandra Sanchez and Courtney McKinney
From: StoryCorps
Caption: Courtney McKinney (left) and Alexandra Sanchez (right)
Courtney McKinney talks to Alexandra Sanchez about finding out they are sisters through anonymous sperm donation.

Bought by WVBI-LP


  • Added: Jun 18, 2018
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 1
StoryCorps: Abby Gagliardo and Ralph Gagliardo
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Ralph Gagliardo opens up to his teenage daughter, Abby, about why he was in and out of prison for much of her childhood.

Bought by Enchantment Radio


  • Added: Apr 26, 2018
  • Length: 02:12
  • Purchases: 1
StoryCorps Military Voices Initiative: Roman Coley Davis and Dan Marek
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Former Army intelligence collector Roman Coley Davis talks about a package he received while stationed in Afghanistan.

Bought by WEZU and WVBI-LP


  • Added: Apr 12, 2018
  • Length: 02:49
  • Purchases: 2
StoryCorps Griot: Tanai Benard and Dezmond Floyd
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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10-year-old Dezmond Floyd talks with his mother, Tanai Benard, about the active shooter drills in his 5th grade classroom.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and WEZU


  • Added: Mar 27, 2018
  • Length: 02:45
  • Purchases: 2
StoryCorps: Zoe Courville and Lora Koenig
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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When Dr. Lora Koenig and Dr. Zoe Courville met in the middle of the Greenland ice sheet while doing climate research, their friendship helped them ...

Bought by Wyoming Public Radio, WEZU, KZMU Moab Community Radio, and WVBI-LP


  • Added: Mar 15, 2018
  • Length: 02:39
  • Purchases: 4
StoryCorps: Gene Kendzior and Jennifer Kendzior
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Gene Kendzior tells his daughter, Jennifer, about his father, who died working in a coal mine in 1967.

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


  • Added: Feb 14, 2018
  • Length: 02:08
  • Purchases: 3
Yes, I'm from China. And yes those people are my parents
From: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media
Series: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media Features
Caption: Maya and her parents., Credit: Courtesy of Maya Konz
The first thing you say to someone you just met is most likely a polite greeting: "Hello! What's your name?" But not everyone is that thoughtful.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Sep 18, 2017
  • Length: 06:29
  • Purchases: 1
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


  • Added: Sep 18, 2017
  • Length: 05:40
  • Purchases: 1
I checked the 'Hispanic' box, but I feel like a fraud
From: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media
Series: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media Features
Caption: Noel Gasca poses for a graduation shot with her father, Rick Gasca, and mother, Kim Chapman., Credit: Courtesy of Noel Gasca
On a sunny morning during her junior year of high school, Noel Gasca was taking the SAT, when she got to a question that left her stumped. It basic...

Bought by KSFR


  • Added: Sep 18, 2017
  • Length: 05:57
  • Purchases: 1
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


  • Added: Sep 15, 2017
  • Length: 05:12
  • Purchases: 1
I'm alive because of a dictator's ego and my family's clever thinking
From: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media
Series: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media Features
Caption: RadioActive producer Jad Vianu with his father Alec Vianu., Credit: Courtesy of Jad Vianu
Many people have heard of the brutal dictatorships that ruled Soviet Eastern Europe in the twentieth century. RadioActive youth producer and high s...

  • Added: Sep 15, 2017
  • Length: 04:55
I Was An Unlikely Homeschooled Student
From: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media
Series: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media Features
Caption: Elinor Jones Toutant at the RadioActive Community Listening Party., Credit: KUOW PHOTO/COLLEEN MCDEVITT
Elinor Jones Toutant was homeschooled for most of her education, even though her family isn't one you'd expect to make that choice.

  • Added: Sep 13, 2017
  • Length: 05:03
StoryCorps: Max Hanagarne and Josh Hanagarne
From: StoryCorps
Caption: Max Hanagarne (left) and Josh Hanagarne (right)
StoryCorps gives people the chance to talk to each other about the events that have helped shape who they are. Josh Hanagarne did just that with hi...

  • Added: Sep 05, 2017
  • Length: 02:51
StoryCorps: Sylvia Bullock and Marcus Bullock
From: StoryCorps
Caption: Sylvia Bullock and Marcus Bullock
In the mid-1990s, Reverend Sylvia Bullock was raising two kids on her own near Washington, D.C. while working and going to college full-time. Her ...

Bought by WMUU-LP


  • Added: Aug 15, 2017
  • Length: 02:44
  • Purchases: 1
StoryCorps: Tom Sullivan and Terry Sullivan
From: StoryCorps
Caption: Tom and Terry Sullivan holding a photo of their son, Alex
On July 20, 2012, a gunman shot and killed 12 people in a packed movie theater in Aurora, Colorado. One of the victims was Alex Sullivan. He was ce...

Bought by WEZU


  • Added: Jul 19, 2017
  • Length: 03:10
  • Purchases: 1

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