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

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StoryCorps: Flip Cuddy and Christine Cuddy

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Series: StoryCorps

Caption: Susan Ahn Cuddy (far right) at the US Naval Air Station in Florida in 1943., Credit: Courtesy of Flip Cuddy.

Flip and Christine Cuddy remember their mother, Susan Ahn Cuddy, a Navy gunnery officer who served in World War II.

Added: Sep 13, 2019
Length: 02:23

StoryCorps: Elizabeth Coffey-Williams and Jennifer Coffey

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Series: StoryCorps

Caption: Elizabeth Coffey-Williams and Jennifer Coffey at their StoryCorps interview in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on April 8, 2019., Credit: By Jud Esty-Kendall for StoryCorps.

Elizabeth Coffey-Williams tells her niece, Jennifer Coffey, about what it was like to come out as transgender to her family in the early 1970s.

Bought by KALW, WDBM, and WHRV

Added: Sep 13, 2019
Length: 02:50
Purchases: 3

StoryCorps MVI: Sarah and Gilbert Seltzer

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Series: StoryCorps

Caption: A young Gilbert Seltzer in uniform in October, 1942, after graduating from Officer Candidate School in Fort Belvoir, VA., Credit: Courtesy Gilbert Seltzer

104-year-old Gil Seltzer speaks with his granddaughter, Sarah Seltzer, about what it was like to be part of a top-secret deception unit in World Wa...

Added: Aug 15, 2019
Length: 02:59

StoryCorps Griot: Elizabeth Vega and Jamell Spann

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Series: StoryCorps

Caption: Elizabeth Vega and Jamell Spann at their StoryCorps interview in St. Louis, Missouri on June 27, 2019. , Credit: Dupe Oyebolu for StoryCorps

Five years after they met in Ferguson protesting the killing of Michael Brown Jr. by police officer Darren Wilson, Jamell Spann and Elizabeth Vega ...

Bought by St. Louis Public Radio, KVNF, and WHRV

Added: Aug 14, 2019
Length: 02:23
Purchases: 3

StoryCorps Griot: Amanda and Craig Farrell

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Caption: Amanda Farrell and Craig Farrell at their StoryCorps interview in Appleton, WI in July 2019., Credit: By Sylvie Lubow for StoryCorps

Amanda Farrell tells her husband Craig about how she lost -- and ultimately regained -- control of her mental health.

Bought by Allegheny Mountain Radio, WDBM, and WHRV

Added: Aug 08, 2019
Length: 03:23
Purchases: 3

StoryCorps: Russ and Walter Dixon

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Series: StoryCorps

Caption: Walter Dixon and Russ Dixon at their StoryCorps interview in Waynesville, Missouri on June 26, 2019., Credit: By Dupe Oyebolu for StoryCorps

When Walter Dixon fought in the Korean War, he was captured and kept a prisoner of war for more than two years. The whole time, he was believed to ...

Bought by St. Louis Public Radio and WHRV

Added: Aug 08, 2019
Length: 02:53
Purchases: 2

StoryCorps: Joel and Julia Helfman

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Series: StoryCorps

Caption: Julia and Joel Helfman at their StoryCorps interview in Philadelphia, PA in 2019., Credit: By Eleanor Vassili for StoryCorps

Joel and Julia Helfman remember how they became friends -- and how that friendship blossomed into a decades-long love story.

Bought by WHRV

Added: Aug 08, 2019
Length: 03:12
Purchases: 1

StoryCorps: Greg and Abby Force

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Series: StoryCorps

Caption: Greg Force and Abby Force at their StoryCorps interview in Greenville, SC on May 21, 2019., Credit: By Alletta Cooper for StoryCorps

Greg Force tells his daughter, Abby Force, about what it was like to play a small role in the Apollo 11 moon landing in 1969, when he was a ten-yea...

Bought by WHRV

Added: Aug 08, 2019
Length: 02:48
Purchases: 1

StoryCorps Griot: Kathleen Payne and Corinthia Isom

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Caption: Kathleen Payne and Corinthia Isom at their StoryCorps interview in New York City, New York on September 29, 2015., Credit: Carolina Escobar for StoryCorps

Corinthia Isom and Kathleen Payne remember Corinthia’s mother, DeSeane Isom, and how Kathleen took Corinthia in after DeSeane died from an AIDS-rel...

Added: Jul 18, 2019
Length: 02:43

StoryCorps Griot: Jamal and Aden Batar

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Caption: Jamal and Aden Batar at their StoryCorps interview in West Valley City, UT on March 17, 2017., Credit: Mia Warren for StoryCorps.

Aden Batar speaks with his son Jamal Batar about fleeing civil war and being among the first Somali refugee families to resettle in Utah.

Added: Jul 11, 2019
Length: 02:13

StoryCorps OutLoud: Sean Sala and Fernando Zweifach Lopez

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Series: StoryCorps

Caption: Sean Sala and Fernando Zweifach Lopez at their StoryCorps interview in San Diego, CA on January 5th, 2013., Credit: Luis Gallo for StoryCorps.

Sean Sala and Fernando Zweifach Lopez talk about organizing the first-ever military contingent in a Pride parade during the final days of Don’t Ask...

Bought by KALW

Added: Jul 03, 2019
Length: 02:45
Purchases: 1

StoryCorps Griot: Tina Dietz and Patrick Conteh

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Series: StoryCorps

Caption: Tina Dietz and Patrick Conteh at StoryCorps in Bismarck, North Dakota., Credit: By Savannah Winchester for StoryCorps.

Tina Dietz speaks to her partner, Patrick Conteh, about seeking refuge at her great aunt Shirley’s farm in rural North Dakota.

Added: Jul 03, 2019
Length: 02:57

StoryCorps Historias: Maria Ochoa

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Series: StoryCorps

Caption: Alma Schlor and Maria Ochoa at their StoryCorps interview in Tucson, Arizona on April 20, 2016. By Camila Kerwin for StoryCorps.

Maria Ochoa, a 70-year-old grandmother, speaks with her friend Alma Schlor about the over 100 times she’s walked the Arizona desert providing water...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and PRX Remix

Added: Jun 25, 2019
Length: 02:53
Purchases: 2

StoryCorps Historias: Estela and Candi Reyes

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Caption: Candi and Estela Reyes at their StoryCorps interview in El Paso, Texas in 2012. By Anaid Reyes for StoryCorps.

Sisters Estela and Candi Reyes remember the passing of their father, Juan Reyes.

Added: Jun 17, 2019
Length: 03:07

StoryCorps OutLoud: Alexei Romanoff

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Series: StoryCorps

Caption: David Farah (L) and Alexei Romanoff (R) at their StoryCorps interview in Los Angeles, California in June 2015. By Jill Glaser for StoryCorps.

Alexei Romanoff tells his husband, David Farah, about a mentor who taught him to be proud of who he was.

Added: Jun 17, 2019
Length: 03:12

StoryCorps: James Edward Brown and Michael Cline

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Series: StoryCorps

Caption: Mike Cline and James Edward Brown pose at their StoryCorps interview on April 30, 2019 in Pensacola, FL. By Joseph Vincenza/WUWF.

James Edward Brown was a Navy corpsman working as a surgical tech on the ground during the Beirut Bombing of 1983. The bombing killed 241 U.S. serv...

Added: Jun 11, 2019
Length: 02:44

StoryCorps: David Wilson and Robert Compton

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Series: StoryCorps

David Wilson and his husband Rob Compton, one of the first legally married same-sex couples in the US, talk about how they met and reflect on the s...

Bought by WDBM