StoryCorps

Series produced by StoryCorps

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

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


583 Pieces

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StoryCorps MVI: Jacob Tate and Carson Pursifull
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Jacob Tate and Carson Pursifull at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC in December 2021., Credit: Photo by Sarandon Smith (Courtesy of the participants).
Navy Yeoman Jacob Tate tells his husband, Carson Pursifull, about joining the military as a gay man amidst Don’t Ask Don’t Tell, and the moment he ...

Bought by KALW and WYAP


  • Added: May 02, 2023
  • Length: 02:33
  • Purchases: 2
StoryCorps: Mason Best and Roseann Smith
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Mason Best and Roseann Smith at their StoryCorps interview in Queens, New York on March 25, 2023, Credit: By Julia Kirschenbaum for StoryCorps
Mason Best, age 12, came to StoryCorps with his mother Roseann Smith to reflect on their relationship and share some of his philosophies on life.

Bought by Allegheny Mountain Radio and WYAP


  • Added: May 02, 2023
  • Length: 02:36
  • Purchases: 2
StoryCorps: Shirley Duhart and Dale Strasser
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Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Shirley Duhart and Dale Strasser at their StoryCorps in Atlanta, Georgia on January 17, 2023
Polio survivor Shirley Duhart tells her longtime friend and doctor, Dale Strasser, about why wearing stylish shoes has been so empowering.

Bought by Allegheny Mountain Radio


  • Added: Apr 25, 2023
  • Length: 03:02
  • Purchases: 1
StoryCorps: Margaret Powell and Folashade Alao
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Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Margaret Powell and Folashade Alao at their StoryCorps in Decatur, Georgia on January 31, 2023, Credit: Kevin Alarcon
Folashade Alao remembers when she presented a Bill of Rights to her mother, Margaret Powell, and how it shaped their relationship.

Bought by Allegheny Mountain Radio


  • Added: Apr 17, 2023
  • Length: 02:37
  • Purchases: 1
StoryCorps: Zach Stephney and Melissa Brooks
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Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Melissa Brooks and Zack Stephney at the site of her rescue in December of 2009. , Credit: Photo courtesy of Zack Stephney.
Zack Stephney remembers saving Melissa Brooks from the unprecedented 2009 Atlanta flash flood.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and Allegheny Mountain Radio


  • Added: Apr 11, 2023
  • Length: 03:07
  • Purchases: 2
StoryCorps: Angeline Presley and Les Harris
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Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Les Harris and Angie Presly at their StoryCorps interview in Springfield, MO on April 22, 2022., Credit: By Sarah Padgett for StoryCorps.
Les Harris and his daughter Angie Presley talk about how the accident that left him paralyzed changed their lives.

Bought by KWMU St. Louis and Allegheny Mountain Radio


  • Added: Apr 04, 2023
  • Length: 02:43
  • Purchases: 2
StoryCorps: Kim Pratt and CJ Johnston
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Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Kim Pratt and CJ Johnston at their StoryCorps interview in West Warwick, RI on April 8, 2022., Credit: By Eleanor Vassili for StoryCorps
Kim Pratt talks with her kidney donor, CJ Johnston, about the unique circumstances of how they met.

Bought by Allegheny Mountain Radio and WYAP


  • Added: Mar 28, 2023
  • Length: 02:49
  • Purchases: 2
StoryCorps: Jimmy and Becky Neeley
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Series: StoryCorps
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Jimmy Neeley talks with his high school sweetheart Becky about how they reunited after close to 50 years.

Bought by Allegheny Mountain Radio and WYAP


  • Added: Mar 20, 2023
  • Length: 02:52
  • Purchases: 2
StoryCorps: Jason Von Stein and Jim Von Stein
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Series: StoryCorps
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Jim Von Stein talks with his son, Jason, about his love of songwriting, and the 8,000 songs that almost nobody has ever heard.

Bought by WYAP and Allegheny Mountain Radio


  • Added: Mar 13, 2023
  • Length: 03:27
  • Purchases: 2
StoryCorps Historias: Chhaya Chhoum and Eddie Rivera
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Chhaya Chhoum came to StoryCorps with her husband Eddie Rivera to talk about how they first met and the twists and turns of their relationship.

Bought by Allegheny Mountain Radio


  • Added: Mar 06, 2023
  • Length: 02:45
  • Purchases: 1
StoryCorps Griot: Shiekh Nazim Abdul Karriem
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Series: StoryCorps
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Sheikh Nazim Abdul Karriem was drafted at the age of 18 into World War II. He came to StoryCorps at 96 to talk about what he found when he came hom...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and Allegheny Mountain Radio


  • Added: Feb 27, 2023
  • Length: 02:03
  • Purchases: 2
StoryCorps Griot: Eunice Wiley
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Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Eunice Wiley and Martha Bireda at their StoryCorps interview in Punta Gorda, Florida on January 23, 2017., Credit: By Vero Ordaz for StoryCorps.
Eunice Wiley shares how becoming one of the only Black teachers at a predominantly white Florida elementary school helped define her as a teacher.

Bought by Allegheny Mountain Radio


  • Added: Feb 27, 2023
  • Length: 02:20
  • Purchases: 1
StoryCorps Griot: Sydia Bell and Danny Bell
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Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Sydia, Danny, and Maritza Bell with their dog (not Roxanna) in 2016
Danny Bell tells his daughter Sydia about trying to teach her mother to drive.

Bought by Allegheny Mountain Radio


  • Added: Feb 23, 2023
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 1
StoryCorps: Alex, David and Serena Hedison
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Series: StoryCorps
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Siblings Alex and Serena Hedison remember their father, the late David Hedison, and reflect on his legacy.

Bought by Allegheny Mountain Radio


  • Added: Feb 13, 2023
  • Length: 02:14
  • Purchases: 1
StoryCorps: Margot Moinester and Susan Moinester
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Series: StoryCorps
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Susan Moinester tells her daughter, Margot, about how her parents met during the liberation of the Theresienstadt concentration camp in 1945, and w...

Bought by Allegheny Mountain Radio


  • Added: Jan 30, 2023
  • Length: 02:44
  • Purchases: 1
StoryCorps Griot: JoAn Peters and Tom Peters
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Series: StoryCorps
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Tom and JoAn Peters came to StoryCorps to talk about the ups and downs of their relationship, and a difficult decision they had to make.

Bought by Allegheny Mountain Radio


  • Added: Jan 23, 2023
  • Length: 02:22
  • Purchases: 1
StoryCorps Griot: Monica Mickle and Rev. Harry Blake
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Series: StoryCorps
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Rev. Harry Blake came to StoryCorps to speak with his daughter Monica Mickle about how his experiences growing up the son of a sharecropper in Loui...

  • Added: Jan 17, 2023
  • Length: 02:44
StoryCorps Historias: Jason Romero and Sofia Romero
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Series: StoryCorps
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Jason Romero suffers from a rare eye condition that causes blindness, and for years he struggled with depression. He came to StoryCorps with his yo...

Bought by Allegheny Mountain Radio and WYAP


  • Added: Jan 13, 2023
  • Length: 02:54
  • Purchases: 2
StoryCorps Griot: Martha High and Sandra Bears
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Martha High and Sandra Bears
Sandra Bears and Martha High remember singing together as The Jewels, before hitting the road with James Brown.

Bought by Allegheny Mountain Radio


  • Added: Dec 20, 2022
  • Length: 02:40
  • Purchases: 1
StoryCorps: Jennifer Hensel and Jeremy Richman
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Series: StoryCorps
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Avielle Richman was one of the children killed in the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School on December 14, 2012. She was six years old. Her par...

  • Added: Dec 13, 2022
  • Length: 02:59

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