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StoryCorps: Denise Tuite

From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps

Denise Tuite recalls volunteering at The Lesbian Switchboard, a helpline for gay women that operated in New York City from the 70s to the 90s.

Bought by Raven Radio

StoryCorps: Carlos Vélez-Ibáñez and Jim Murphy

From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps

Childhood friends Carlos G. Vélez-Ibáñez and Jim Murphy grew up together on the south side of Tucson, Arizona, but were less than friends initially...

StoryCorps: Ashley Cosme and Nicholas Cosme

From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps

Caption: Ashley and Nicholas Cosme at their StoryCorps interview in Chicago, Illinois on July 27, 2022., Credit: Taken for StoryCorps

Ashley Cosme sits down with her husband, Nicholas, to talk about how they are keeping alive her father’s memory and his love of cars.

Bought by WYAP

StoryCorps: Ian Bennett and Connie Mehmel

From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps

Caption: Ian Bennett and his mom, Connie Mehmel, at their StoryCorps interview in Wenatchee, WA on June 4, 2009., Credit: By Chaela Herridge-Meyer for StoryCorps.

Connie Mehmel speaks with her son, Ian Bennett, about their shared calling for fighting fires.

Bought by Allegheny Mountain Radio, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WDBM, and WHRV

StoryCorps: Kristin Sollars and Marci Ebberts

From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps

Caption: Kristin Sollars and Marci Ebbers at their StoryCorps interview in Orlando, FL on May 21, 2019., Credit: By Emilyn Sosa for StoryCorps.

Kristin Sollars and Marci Ebberts talk about their experiences as critical-care nurses in Kansas City, MO.

Bought by WHRV

Principal Peña's Point of View

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

What's it like trying to hold a whole elementary school together?

StoryCorps: Neoma Farr and Greg Yance

From: StoryCorps

Greg Yance and Neoma Farr worked alongside each other during the Great Flood of 1993, to gird the town of Niota, Illinois from the rising waters of...

Bought by WVBI-LP

StoryCorps: Brian Peterson and Matt Faris

From: StoryCorps

Caption: Brian Peterson (left) and Matt Faris (right)

Brian Peterson, 31, is an artist — he designs cars for a living — who lives in Santa Ana, California. Matt Faris, 38, is a homeless musician who wo...

Bought by WEZU and WOUB

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...

StoryCorps: Carla Saunders and Kyle Cook

From: StoryCorps

Caption: Kyle Cook (left) and Carla Saunders (right)

Kyle Cook and Carla Saunders are neonatal nurse practitioners at East Tennessee Children’s Hospital in Knoxville. They’ve spent decades caring for...

Bought by West Virginia Public Broadcasting and WHCP-LP Cambridge

StoryCorps: William Chambers and Ceceley Chambers

From: StoryCorps

Caption: William Chambers and Ceceley Chambers

William’s mother is a chaplain providing spiritual support to seniors and hospice patients. At StoryCorps they discuss how her work affects them both.

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

The Embedded Artist Tries Felting

From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Area Voices

Caption: Felted Sheep, Credit: Patty Lovegreen

It's Fiber Arts Week on Area Voices! Producer Alauna Yust took a felting class with fiber artist Patty Lovegreen, and a table full of budding artis...

StoryCorps: Carol Miller and Marge Klindera

From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps

Caption: Carol Miller (L) and Marge Klindera (R)

Marjorie Klindera and Carol Miller have spent the past 30 Thanksgivings answering phone calls about turkey troubles from panicked home cooks.

Bought by WTIP, WUTC, WHYY, and KIDE Hoopa Tribal Radio 91.3fm

StoryCorps: Monica Harwell and Andrea Cleveland

From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps

Caption: Andrea Cleveland (L) and Monica Harwell (R)

Monica Harwell, talks to her daughter, Andrea Cleveland, about being the first woman to climb electric utility poles for ConEd in New York.

Bought by WMUU-LP, KIDE Hoopa Tribal Radio 91.3fm, and WTJU

StoryCorps: Len Berk and Joshua Gubitz

From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps

Caption: Joshua Gubitz (L) and Len Berk (R)

Len Berk talks to his friend, Joshua Gubitz, about becoming a salmon slicer after retiring from a 40 year career in accounting.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio

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