StoryCorps

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StoryCorps’ mission is to preserve and share humanity’s stories in order to build connections between people and create a more just and compassionate world.

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593 Pieces

Every day at StoryCorps booths across the country, ordinary people share extraordinary stories with friends and loved ones.


Pieces

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Michael Rogers came to StoryCorps with his stepson to talk about how his many paths in life led him to his work as a death doula and how this work ...

  • Added: Jul 18, 2024
  • Length: 02:27
Caption: Windy Barton and Michael Davidson
Michael Davidson speaks with his friend, Windy Barton, about struggling to adapt after leaving military service, and finding a new calling in disas...

  • Added: Jul 16, 2024
  • Length: 03:50
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Alton Russell was the long-time Chair of the Republican party in Columbus, Georgia. Wane Hailes was the head of the local NAACP chapter. Although t...

  • Added: Jul 16, 2024
  • Length: 02:29
Caption: Sonja Furiya and Ann Taylor
Ann Taylor and her wife Sonja Furiya came to StoryCorps to reflect on meeting at a queer ballroom dancing class and how they fell in love.

  • Added: Jul 04, 2024
  • Length: 02:48
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Sisters Mai Lo Lee and Beth Lo share stories of survival as refugees fleeing the American War in Vietnam, settling in Wisconsin, and their Hmong he...

  • Added: Jun 25, 2024
  • Length: 03:04
Caption: Ed Cage and Nicole Paris
Ed Cage and Nicole Paris are a father-daughter beatboxing duo. At StoryCorps, they talk about how it all began.

  • Added: Jun 25, 2024
  • Length: 02:49
Caption: Marine Corporal Daniel MacMurray
Cynthia Alvarez is a peace activist, and was surprised when she fell in love with her late husband, Marine Corporal Dan MacMurray, 17 years ago. H...

  • Added: Jun 24, 2024
  • Length: 03:09
Caption: Karen Oliveto and Robin Ridenour
Karen Oliveto and Robin Ridenour came to StoryCorps to reflect on Karen’s career as the first openly gay Bishop of the United Methodist Church.

  • Added: Jun 24, 2024
  • Length: 02:18
Caption: Attayah Milton and Yusuf Ali
Attayah Milton speaks with her father Yusuf Ali about the many life lessons he’s passed on over the years.

  • Added: Jun 18, 2024
  • Length: 02:42
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Ron and Julie Lynam came to StoryCorps to talk about losing their house in the 2012 High Park Fire and what it was like to rebuild their lives.

  • Added: Jun 17, 2024
  • Length: 03:04