PRX - Pieces for Tone: Personal

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Vice Admiral James Stockdale was a Vietnam War POW for more than seven years. His son, Jim, recalls the family’s difficult wait for his father’s re...

Bought by WEZU and Blue Mountain Radio


  • Added: May 27, 2016
  • Length: 02:46
  • Purchases: 2
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For Yom HaShoah, stories of Israeli encounters with the Holocaust in the years and decades after it ended.

  • Added: May 25, 2016
  • Length: 48:42
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Civil rights lawyer Vito de la Cruz grew up in a family of migrant farmworkers. He describes his childhood and the loving aunt who raised him.

Bought by WMUU-LP, WRIR, WEZU, Blue Mountain Radio , and KIDE Hoopa Tribal Radio 91.3fm


  • Added: Apr 26, 2016
  • Length: 02:58
  • Purchases: 5
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Deb Noethe lost her son, Garret, to a heroin overdose in 2014. She shares the story of his addiction.

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Apr 22, 2016
  • Length: 16:46
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Jim Falbo, Credit: Gilliane Mansfeldt
Jim Falbo is a talented classical-based guitarist. He has a command of many music styles makes him a wedding guitarist who is in demand.

  • Added: Apr 09, 2016
  • Length: 08:48
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Joshua Myers and his mother, Susan Kaphammer, discuss his life living with Down syndrome, and how he has overcome some early difficulties.

Bought by KUER, WMUU-LP, WEZU, and WMUU-LP


  • Added: Mar 22, 2016
  • Length: 02:58
  • Purchases: 4
Caption: Solomon Parham, Credit: Andrea Canter
Playing music is more than a technical skill. It is often a spiritual experience for those who play it. But while performing can be a personal thin...

  • Added: Jan 03, 2016
  • Length: 06:39
Caption: Chloe Longfellow
Chloe Longfellow came to StoryCorps to remember some of the life lessons she learned as a kid, while spending time in her grandmother’s kitchen.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WVBI-LP, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, Troy Public Radio, KIDE Hoopa Tribal Radio 91.3fm and more


  • Added: Dec 11, 2015
  • Length: 02:22
  • Purchases: 9
Caption: The Kids on MIW, Credit: Oddua Productions
We will chat with three young Bay Area residents, Hali, Juliana, and Ruby, about what they think Making It Work all means!

  • Added: Aug 11, 2015
  • Length: 22:12
Caption: Roberto Olivera (L) and Debra Olivera (R)
Roberto Olivera tells his wife, Debra, about growing up with an abusive stepfather and how his mother helped him escape.

Bought by Blue Mountain Radio and WTJU


  • Added: Aug 07, 2015
  • Length: 02:33
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Anny (L) and Jonny (R) Pena
Retired Marines Anny and Jonny Pena talk about the challenges they faced as military spouses, and what it was like when Jonny came home from Afghan...

Bought by WVBI-LP, KIDE Hoopa Tribal Radio 91.3fm, and WTJU


  • Added: Jul 10, 2015
  • Length: 03:13
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Yvette Benavidez Garcia (L) and Rene Garcia (R)
Yvette Benavidez Garcia and her husband, Rene, remember her father, Army Master Sgt. Roy P. Benavidez, a Medal of Honor recipient.

Bought by WTJU


  • Added: Jul 10, 2015
  • Length: 02:18
  • Purchases: 1
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Barbra Hendricks and her son, Brent, discuss what it's like to live with Cystic Fibrosis, and remember Brent's sister Tiffany, who died from the di...

  • Added: May 11, 2015
  • Length: 02:25
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Sissy Goodwin speaks with his wife of more than four decades, Vickie, about being a man who wears women's clothing.

  • Added: Apr 03, 2015
  • Length: 03:03
Caption: Tom Buchanan on MIW, Credit: Oddua Productions
We chat with contractor and home remodeler Tom Buchanan about his love of Victorian homes and how he started Hammerhouse Construction while Making ...

Bought by KRZA


  • Added: Mar 16, 2015
  • Length: 25:53
  • Purchases: 1
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Kevin Berthia talks with retired California Highway Patrol Officer Kevin Briggs. They met the day Berthia tried to end his life by jumping off the ...

Bought by WEZU and WTJU


  • Added: Mar 06, 2015
  • Length: 02:32
  • Purchases: 2
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Raphael and Heidi Hameed (R) lost their son when he was struck by a speeding car. They spoke with Megiddëh Goldston (L), the driver's sister, about...

Bought by Blue Mountain Radio , WEZU, and WTJU


  • Added: Jan 06, 2015
  • Length: 02:13
  • Purchases: 3
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Kiyan Williams (R) talks with friend Darnell Moore (L) about growing up queer in Newark,...

Bought by WMUU-LP, Blue Mountain Radio , and WTJU


  • Added: Dec 09, 2014
  • Length: 02:45
  • Purchases: 3
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Eleanor Warren talks about her song, "Coming Home."

Bought by WCSU-FM and PRX Remix


  • Added: Nov 02, 2014
  • Length: 04:09
  • Purchases: 2
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Shirley Parrello speaks with former Marine Sergeant Kevin Powell, who was with her son Lance...

Bought by WEZU, PRX Remix, and WTJU


  • Added: Oct 31, 2014
  • Length: 03:45
  • Purchases: 3
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Marcia Sutton talks to her partner, Sandra Sowder, about what happened after she came out....

Bought by WTJU and PRX Remix


  • Added: Sep 23, 2014
  • Length: 02:10
  • Purchases: 2
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Kris Kalberer and her teenage daughter, Erika, talk about being homeless.

Bought by WEZU, KERA, KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, and WTJU


  • Added: Sep 02, 2014
  • Length: 02:37
  • Purchases: 4
Caption: Aja (left), Kai (middle) and their mother Tonya David.
Aja David and her younger sister, Kai Leigh Harriott, remember the night Kai was hit...

Bought by WEZU and KMUD


  • Added: Jul 25, 2014
  • Length: 02:20
  • Purchases: 2
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Dekalb Walcott III talks to his dad, retired Chicago Fire Chief Dekalb Walcott Jr., about...

Bought by WEZU, WTJU, and KMUD


  • Added: Jul 08, 2014
  • Length: 02:04
  • Purchases: 3
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Thompson Williams talks about his father's legacy with his son, Kiamichi-tet Williams.

Bought by KOSU, WMUU-LP, WTJU, WEZU, KMUD and more


  • Added: Jun 13, 2014
  • Length: 02:09
  • Purchases: 6