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StoryCorps: Carl Levine and Chloe E.W. Levine

From: StoryCorps

Caption: Chloe E.W. Levine and Carl Levine at their StoryCorps interview in New York City on May 5, 2023., Credit: By Julia Kirschenbaum for StoryCorps

Carl Levine and his daughter, Chloe E.W. Levine, look back on what contra dance has meant to their family.

StoryCorps: Johnny Itliong and Aleks Itliong

From: StoryCorps

Caption: Larry Itliong speaks to the United Farm Workers, undated photograph, Credit: courtesy of Walter P. Reuther Library, Archives of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State University

Johnny Itliong came to StoryCorps with his son Aleks to remember Larry Itliong, labor leader for the Delano Grape Strike of 1965.

Bought by KALW

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 KWMU St. Louis and Allegheny Mountain Radio

Generational Gene

From: Fluent Knowledge
Series: My Body Odyssey

Generational Gene may seem a special case; a middle-aged school superintendent with a father and grandfather who’ve contracted Type 2 diabetes, Gen...

StoryCorps: Martha Escutia and Marina Jimenez

From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps

Martha Escutia and her cousin Marina Jimenez remember their grandfather, nicknamed Papu, who came to the U.S. as a Bracero worker in the 1940s.

Bought by WYAP

StoryCorps Griot: Evette Jourdain and Craig Boddie

From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps

Caption: Craig Boddie and Evette Jourdain, both mail carriers in Palm Beach, Fla., spoke for a remote StoryCorps conversation last month about the job risks created by the coronavirus outbreak., Credit: Courtesy of Craig Boddie and Evette Jourdain for StoryCorps.

Palm Beach, Florida Mail Carriers Evette Jourdain and Craig Boddie talk about how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted their daily lives--at work, an...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and WYAP

StoryCorps: Raymond Storms and Derrick Storms

From: StoryCorps

Growing up, Derrick Storms tormented his little brother, Raymond. Years later, they talked about how they transformed their relationship.

Bought by WOUB

My Grandfather Who Worked on the Biggest Warship in the World

From: University of Montana Journalism
Series: I Sat Down With...

Caption: An artist's rendition of Jack Roderick and the world's fastest plane, Credit: artist: Nick Ladas

Hunter White talked with his grandfather, Jack Roderick, a veteran of both the U.S. Navy and Air Force who helmed the USS Saratoga as a 20-year-old...

Baseball

From: Stories from Deep in the Heart, a project of Texas Folklife
Series: Highland Park 2018 Youth Stories

Jake's been playing baseball since age 4, but his family has been playing for generations.

Making New Traditions

From: Stories from Deep in the Heart, a project of Texas Folklife
Series: Highland Park 2018 Youth Stories

You don't have to keep your traditions. You can always change them to make them better.

The Hoot

From: Stories from Deep in the Heart, a project of Texas Folklife
Series: Highland Park 2018 Youth Stories

Learn about the Hoot, Highland Park's very own fall festival.

StoryCorps: Zoe Courville and Lora Koenig

From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps

When Dr. Lora Koenig and Dr. Zoe Courville met in the middle of the Greenland ice sheet while doing climate research, their friendship helped them ...

Bought by Wyoming Public Radio, WEZU, KZMU Moab Community Radio, and WVBI-LP

I checked the 'Hispanic' box, but I feel like a fraud

From: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media
Series: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media Features

Caption: Noel Gasca poses for a graduation shot with her father, Rick Gasca, and mother, Kim Chapman., Credit: Courtesy of Noel Gasca

On a sunny morning during her junior year of high school, Noel Gasca was taking the SAT, when she got to a question that left her stumped. It basic...

Bought by KSFR

Dia de los Muertos

From: Stories from Deep in the Heart, a project of Texas Folklife
Series: Martin Middle School 2016-17 Stories

Kids at Martin Middle School discuss what Dia de los Muertos means to them.

Bought by RADIOLEX, KZMU Moab Community Radio, and KICI Iowa City

StoryCorps: Sarah Churchill and Yomi Wrong

From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps

Sarah Churchill tells her daughter Yomi Wrong -- who has a genetic disorder that causes her bones to break easily -- about the night Yomi was born.

Bought by Public Radio for All, WEZU, WVBI-LP, and WMUU-LP

Halo Halo: Growing up “Mix Mix,” Filipino in the American South (Gravy Ep. 37)

From: Southern Foodways Alliance
Series: Gravy Podcast

Caption: Alexis Diao's Father's Family in the Philippines.

When Alexis Diao’s father arrived in Tallahassee, Florida, he couldn’t even find coconut milk—let alone many other ingredients to make the Filipino...

Bought by KVLU, WJCT, and WABE

Somewhere Under the Rainbow

From: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media
Series: RadioActive: Summer 2011

Caption: Weekday High interns interview Lisa, a member of the Rainbow Family. They're a group that meets in national parks to pray for world peace. Lisa is not her real name., Credit: Emma Baker and Delvonte Felder

Our week of RadioActive introductions continues with hosts Delvonte Felder and Emma Baker. In their personal stories, Delvonte learns about respons...

Bought by Radijojo World Children's Radio Network

Jack and Rose

From: Emma Miller

Sassy and sagacious Gloria, 85, shares stories of being in both a conventional heterosexual marriage and a long-time same-sex relationship.

Bought by PRX Remix and WAMC Northeast Public Radio

StoryCorps: Barbara Amaya and Bianca Belteton

From: StoryCorps

Barbara Amaya tells her daughter, Bianca Belteton, about falling into the hands of sex traffickers as a 12-year-old runaway.

Bought by Allegheny Mountain Radio, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, and WEZU

Parts of Speech

From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies

Doug Harlow isn't afraid to use his voice. He works as reporter in Maine and churns out seven, sometimes eight, articles a week. Doug is a born com...

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis, Troy Public Radio, New Hampshire Public Radio, and PRX Remix

Donald Payne Jr. Tribute to his Father.

From: New Jersey Radio Exchange Network

Charmil Davis talking to the US Congress from New Jersey Donald Payne Jr.

My Brother is Autistic

From: City High Radio

High school freshman Aaron Esceverri talks about what it's like to have a little brother who is autistic. His mom shares her perspective (in Spanis...