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.


593 Pieces

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StoryCorps: Burnell Cotlon and Lillie Cotlon
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Lillie Cotlon and Burnell Cotlon in front of Burnell’s store, ‘Burnell’s Lower Ninth Ward Market’ in New Orleans, Louisiana on August 19, 2015., Credit: By Ian Spencer Cook for StoryCorps.
Eight years after their original StoryCorps interview, Burnell Cotlon reflects with his mother, Lillie Cotlon, about opening up a store in New Orle...

  • Added: Sep 25, 2023
  • Length: 06:09
StoryCorps: John Vigiano Sr. and Joseph Vigiano
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Joseph Vigiano and John Vigiano Jr. with their father, John Vigiano Sr. circa 1994. Courtesy of Joseph Vigiano.
Retired firefighter John Vigiano, Sr. remembers both sons lost in the World Trade Center on 9/11 – John Vigiano, Jr,. also a firefighter, and Joe V...

  • Added: Sep 14, 2023
  • Length: 06:15
StoryCorps: Debora Brakarz and Mike Wolmetz
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Debora Brakarz and Mike Wolmetz
Nearly two decades after Mike Wolmetz proposed to Debora Brakarz at the StoryCorps booth in Grand Central, they returned to share an update about t...

Bought by Allegheny Mountain Radio


  • Added: Sep 14, 2023
  • Length: 05:45
  • Purchases: 1
StoryCorps September 11th: Jan Vigiano and John Vigiano Sr.
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Jan Vigiano and John Vigiano Sr.
Retired New York City firefighter John Vigiano Sr. remembers his sons, John Jr., a firefighter, and Joe, a policeman, who both died at the World Tr...

  • Added: Sep 12, 2023
  • Length: 02:57
StoryCorps: Glenn Turner and Christy Stewart
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Glenn Turner and Christy Stewart at their StoryCorps interview in Atlanta, Georgia on April 5, 2016., Credit: Hillery Rink for StoryCorps.
Glenn Turner and Christy Stewart reflect on the many animals that have been a part of their family over the years.

  • Added: Aug 15, 2023
  • Length: 02:30
StoryCorps Griot: Luz Kenyon and Anna Paloma Williams
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Anna Paloma Williams and Luz Kenyon at their StoryCorps interview in Columbus, GA on October 30, 2021, Credit: By Sarah Padgett for StoryCorps
Luz Kenyon tells her daughter, Anna Paloma Williams, about the unexpected start of their family and how she navigated raising mixed kids in America.

  • Added: Aug 14, 2023
  • Length: 03:11
StoryCorps: Stephen Quandt
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Stephen Quandt at the Clean Futures Fund clinic in Slavutych, Ukraine--a city built for those evacuated after the nuclear power plant disaster--in June of 2019., Credit: Photo courtesy of Stephen Quandt
Stephen Quandt remembers a 2019 animal rescue trip to Ukraine and the site of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster.

  • Added: Jul 31, 2023
  • Length: 02:51
StoryCorps: Angelina McCall and Matt McCall
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Angelina McCall after graduating from nursing school in the spring of 2020. , Credit: Photo courtesy the participants
After Angelina McCall left her job at a Tucson ER, she wondered if she was cut out for nursing. Then a volunteer position on the US-Mexico border h...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: May 23, 2023
  • Length: 02:27
  • Purchases: 1
StoryCorps: Heidi Koss and Elora Koss-Nobel
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Heidi Koss and Elora Koss-Nobel at their StoryCorps interview in Wenatchee, WA on June 22, 2009., Credit: By Whitney Henry-Lester for StoryCorps.
Heidi Koss tells her daughter, Elora, about her first years as a new mom and her experience with postpartum depression.

Bought by Allegheny Mountain Radio and WYAP


  • Added: May 16, 2023
  • Length: 02:49
  • Purchases: 2
StoryCorps: Felipa Deleon Mousseau and Monique "Muffie" Mousseau
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Felipa Deleon Mousseau and Monique “Muffie” Mousseau at their StoryCorps interview in Rapid City, South Dakota on January 31, 2023, Credit: By Savannah Winchester for StoryCorps.
Felipa Deleon Mousseau and Monique “Muffie” Mousseau came to StoryCorps to remember how they met, and their efforts to make a safe place for Two Sp...

Bought by KALW, KRVS, Allegheny Mountain Radio, and WYAP


  • Added: May 09, 2023
  • Length: 03:04
  • Purchases: 4
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
From: StoryCorps
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
From: StoryCorps
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
From: StoryCorps
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
From: StoryCorps
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 St. Louis Public Radio and Allegheny Mountain Radio


  • Added: Apr 04, 2023
  • Length: 02:43
  • Purchases: 2
StoryCorps: Kim Pratt and CJ Johnston
From: StoryCorps
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
From: StoryCorps
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
From: StoryCorps
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
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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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

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