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.


552 Pieces

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StoryCorps Griot: Malinda Edwards and Mildred Betts
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Willie Edwards Jr. died in 1957. He was killed by Klansmen who told him to either jump off a bridge or be shot., Credit: Malinda Edwards and Mildred Betts
Malinda Edwards talks to her sister Mildred Betts about the murder of her father, Willie Edwards Jr. at the hands of the Ku Klux Klan in 1957.

Bought by WYAP


  • Added: Aug 10, 2021
  • Length: 03:17
  • Purchases: 1
StoryCorps Griot: Jo Vill and Chad Vill
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Jo and Chad Vill in Brooklyn, N.Y., Credit: Nathan West
Chad Vill talks to his dad, Jo Vill, about following in his footsteps as a DJ, and starting a dance party on their block in the midst of the COVID-...

Bought by WYAP


  • Added: Aug 10, 2021
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 1
StoryCorps OutLoud: Jennifer Sumner and Kaysen Ford
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Six years after Jennifer Sumner brought her 12-year-old Kaysen Ford to StoryCorps, the two reflect on Kaysen’s struggles and joy.

Bought by Radio Catskill and WYAP


  • Added: Aug 10, 2021
  • Length: 02:40
  • Purchases: 2
StoryCorps Griot: Sabrina Beavers and Shantay Davies-Balch
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Sabrina Beavers and Shantay Davies-Balch at their StoryCorps interview in Sanger, CA on May 3, 2019. By Nicolas Cadenat for StoryCorps., Credit: Nicolas Cadena
Sabrina Beavers talks to her friend and colleague, Shantay Davies- Balch about Black maternal health and the premature births of their children.

Bought by WYAP


  • Added: Aug 10, 2021
  • Length: 02:25
  • Purchases: 1
StoryCorps Historias and Military Voices Initiative: Connie Doria Rocha
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Series: StoryCorps
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Connie Doria Rocha talks about her experience as a civilian mechanic during WWII, and how that taste of independence changed her life.

Bought by WYAP


  • Added: Aug 10, 2021
  • Length: 02:52
  • Purchases: 1
StoryCorps Historias: Casimiro "Cas" Torres
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Series: StoryCorps
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Casimiro “Cas” Torres reflects on how his childhood led him to incarceration at New York City’s Hart Island, where he buried the poor and unclaimed...

Bought by WYAP


  • Added: Aug 10, 2021
  • Length: 02:12
  • Purchases: 1
StoryCorps Griot and Military Voices Initiative: Alvy Powell and Yvonne Powell
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Alvy Powell and Yvonne Powell at their StoryCorps Interview in Norfolk, Virginia on July 14th, 2021.
Master Sgt. Alvy Powell Jr. talks with his sister, Yvonne Powell, about being the oldest enlisted soldier in the Army, and the role Yvonne played i...

Bought by WHRV and WYAP


  • Added: Aug 10, 2021
  • Length: 03:24
  • Purchases: 2
StoryCorps: Gary Bezucha and Greg Klatkiewicz
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Greg Klatkiewicz and Gary "Zooks" Bezucha seen on one of their regular camping trips in 2019., Credit: Greg Klatkiewicz
Best friends Greg Klatkiewicz and Gary “Zooks” Bezucha came to StoryCorps to look back on their memories as classmates, wingmen and lifelong friends.

Bought by WYAP


  • Added: Aug 10, 2021
  • Length: 02:31
  • Purchases: 1
StoryCorps Historias and American Pathways: Mario García and Maximilian García
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Max García and his grandfather, Mario, in early July., Credit: Mario García
Dr. Mario García sits down with his grandson, Maximilian, to reflect on the acting career he left behind when he immigrated from Cuba in the 1960s.

Bought by WYAP


  • Added: Aug 10, 2021
  • Length: 03:12
  • Purchases: 1
StoryCorps Griot: Dr. Charlene Drew Jarvis and Ernest Jarvis
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Dr. Charles Drew, pictured in a lab at Howard University in 1942, was known as the father of blood banking for pioneering the way we store and transport blood today., Credit: Dr. Charlene Jarvis
In the 1940s, Dr. Charles Drew was a surgeon and blood scientist, and today he is known as the “Father of Blood Banks.” His daughter, Dr. Charlene ...

Bought by WYAP


  • Added: Aug 09, 2021
  • Length: 02:55
  • Purchases: 1
StoryCorps Historias: Tarah Acosta and Isaiah Acosta
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Series: StoryCorps
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Isaiah Acosta talks to his mom, Tarah Acosta, about being born with life-threatening health issues and how he’s done far more than beat the odds.

  • Added: May 25, 2021
  • Length: 02:21
StoryCorps Griot and American Pathways: Beau McCall and Julaina Glass
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Julaina Glass and Beau McCall met as neighbors in a Harlem, NY brownstone. They came to StoryCorps nearly 35 years later to remember -- and laugh a...

Bought by WYAP


  • Added: May 18, 2021
  • Length: 02:34
  • Purchases: 1
StoryCorps Griot: Jade Rone and Stacia Parker
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Jade Rone talks to her foster mother, Stacia Parker, about the early days of their relationship and the journey that brought them closer together.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: May 11, 2021
  • Length: 02:23
  • Purchases: 1
StoryCorps American Pathways and Griot: Rich Jean, Abigail Jean, and Hasina Islam
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Abigail Jean and her father, Rich Jean, thank their local librarian, Hasina Islam, for encouraging Abigail’s love of reading.

  • Added: May 04, 2021
  • Length: 03:12
StoryCorps Historias and American Pathways: Angel Villegas and Randy Villegas
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Randy and his older brother, Angel Villegas, talk about Angel’s undocumented status and how it affected their relationship growing up.

  • Added: Apr 29, 2021
  • Length: 02:30
StoryCorps American Pathways: Najat Hamza
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Najat Hamza reflects on her experience resettling in the US and her longing for the home she left behind.

Bought by WYAP


  • Added: Apr 20, 2021
  • Length: 02:30
  • Purchases: 1
StoryCorps Griot: Mary Mills and Joyce Carter Mills
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Series: StoryCorps
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Mary Mills talks with her mother, Joyce Carter Mills, about growing up in the 1960s and why all the neighborhood kids wanted to be at their house.

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  • Added: Apr 13, 2021
  • Length: 02:55
  • Purchases: 1
StoryCorps: Dorlie Fong
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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In the late 1930’s, dancer Dorothy Toy debuted on Broadway with her partner Paul Wing. It capped years of hard work on the Vaudeville circuit and l...

Bought by WYAP


  • Added: Apr 06, 2021
  • Length: 03:08
  • Purchases: 1
StoryCorps Historias: Carmencristina Moreno and Rosemary Selzer
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Carmencristina Moreno and her sister, Rosemary Selzer, remember their father, songwriter Luis M. Moreno, and the bittersweet legacy he left behind.

Bought by WYAP


  • Added: Apr 06, 2021
  • Length: 02:56
  • Purchases: 1
StoryCorps Historias: Angela Ju and George Ju
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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In 1971 George Ju was working as a chef and running a Miami restaurant. One fateful night he met Angela Rivas, and in less than two weeks they were...

Bought by WYAP


  • Added: Mar 24, 2021
  • Length: 02:43
  • Purchases: 1

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