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Puerto Rican Americana: Nuyorican Bicycle Clubs in Brooklyn
From: Jack D'Isidoro
Caption: Roberto proudly shows off his bike in front of the original headquarters of the Puerto Rican Schwinn Club near Knickerbocker Ave. in Bushwick., Credit: Jack D'Isidoro
The Schwinn bicycle has a rich history in New York’s Nuyorican communities. In many of these enclaves, you’ll find members of riding clubs showing ...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 25, 2016
  • Length: 05:30
  • Purchases: 2
Life of the Law #75: UnDACAmented
From: Life of the Law
Series: Life of the Law
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In 2012 President Obama took matters into his own hands. His administration signed a memo addressing all branches of the Department of Homeland Sec...

  • Added: Feb 08, 2016
  • Length: 23:50
Bay Area Beats: Marco Polo Santiago
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents - Bay Area Beats
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Musician Marco Polo Santiago was raised in L.A., in a big Mexican-American family, with the sound of cumbia always in the background. He grew up to...

  • Added: Nov 02, 2015
  • Length: 09:13
New Orleans Reconstruction Workers Fight to Remain
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Immigrants and supporters march down Poydras Street in New Orleans on July 10., Credit: Jasmin Mara Lopez
On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina ripped through the Southern Gulf Coast. Reconstruction after Katrina drew thousands of people from India, Bra...

Bought by XRAY.fm


  • Added: Aug 07, 2015
  • Length: 08:59
  • Purchases: 1
StoryCorps MVI: Anny Pena and Jonny Pena
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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
StoryCorps: Yvette Benavidez Garcia and Rene Garcia
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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
Artist Martha Villa makes up her city
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
Caption: Martha Villa (center) with friend and model Kristina Orlova (right) and burlesque performer Dixie DeLish at San Francisco’s 2013 Zombie Prom. Villa did her own makeup as well as Orlova’s., Credit: San Francisco Zombie Prom
From the outside, Martha Villa’s home blends in with the other modest buildings in her quiet Outer Richmond neighborhood. Inside, however, it’s a ...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 05, 2015
  • Length: 07:36
  • Purchases: 1
StoryCorps: Antero Garcia and Roger Alvarez
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Roger Alvarez (L) and his former teacher Antero Garcia (R).
Antero Garcia (R) talks to his former student Roger Alvarez (L) who dropped out...

Bought by WEZU, KERA, KMUD, and WTJU


  • Added: Jul 25, 2014
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 4
Embracing the Elements: Curanderismo
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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Producer Erica Hellerstein takes us on a journey to identity through an ancient medicinal practice known as “curanderismo”.

  • Added: Jul 01, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
Nachito Herrera plays Ernesto Lecuona Feb 15 2014 at the Dakota
From: KBEM
Series: Twin Cities Weekend
Caption: Nachito Herrera at the piano, Credit: Phil Nusbaum
Saint Paul, MN-based International artist Nachito Herrera tackles the solo piano repertoire of Cuban piano player and composer Ernesto Lecuona. The...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Feb 07, 2014
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 1
Linda Ronstadt & Ann Savoy: Adieu False Heart
From: D. Christine
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Explore the world of Cajun music and beyond with the Zozo Sisters. Grammy-winning vocalist Linda Ronstadt and Cajun folk traditionalist Ann Savoy t...

  • Added: Dec 13, 2013
  • Length: 29:00
StoryCorps: Maria Vasquez-Rojas and Francisco Vasquez
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Maria Vasquez-Rojas talks with her brother, Francisco Vasquez, about being diagnosed with ovarian cancer shortly after finding out she was pregnant.

Bought by WEZU and KMUD


  • Added: Dec 13, 2013
  • Length: 02:28
  • Purchases: 2
How He Did It
From: Trevor Keaton Pogue
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Tony Lucero is a Mexican American professor at The University of Washington. In this piece, Professor Lucero tells us how he came to be an educato...

  • Added: Dec 07, 2013
  • Length: 08:28
StoryCorps: Rogelio Martinez and Lisa Moya King
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Rogelio Martinez talks to his former dance teacher, Lisa Moya King, about how she helped him through abuse at home.

Bought by WEZU and KMUD


  • Added: Dec 02, 2013
  • Length: 02:08
  • Purchases: 2
StoryCorps Historias: Ruben Aguilar and Bill Luna
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Ruben Aguilar (R) and Bill Luna (L)
Ruben Aguilar tells his friend Bill Luna about his family's deportation as part of the Mexican Repatriation Program in 1933.

Bought by WEZU


  • Added: Apr 08, 2013
  • Length: 02:01
  • Purchases: 1
StoryCorps: Linda Hernandez
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Linda Hernandez remembers growing up as one of the few Latinos in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WEZU, and WTJU


  • Added: Mar 15, 2013
  • Length: 02:08
  • Purchases: 3
Tattoo Artist
From: Whitney Jones
Caption: Angel Quinonez
Angel Quinonez first became interested in tattoos growing up next to a motorcycle club. He got his first tattoo when he was 17 and starting tattooi...

Bought by WABE, New Hampshire Public Radio, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Feb 07, 2013
  • Length: 05:45
  • Purchases: 3
StoryCorps: C.J. Maestas, Frank Maestas and Frank Barela
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Frank Barela and Frank Maestas talk to their grandson C.J. Maestas about his gymnastics career.

Bought by WEZU


  • Added: Aug 03, 2012
  • Length: 01:40
  • Purchases: 1
Mami, Papi, and Me
From: Philly Youth Radio
Series: Teen Sanctuaries
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Shayla Torres is a senior at Community Academy in Philadelphia and is going to college next year. But first, she’ll have to leave her grandparents ...

Bought by KSFR and WHYY


  • Added: May 20, 2012
  • Length: 03:36
  • Purchases: 2
StoryCorps: Ricardo Isaias Zavala and Ricardo Javier Zavala
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Ricardo Isaias Zavala (L) with his son Ricardo Javier Zavala (R)
Ricardo Isais Zavala remembers his grandfather, Vicente Domingo Villa, in an interview with his son, Ricardo Javier Zavala.

Bought by Allegheny Mountain Radio, WEZU, WTJU, and KUOW


  • Added: May 07, 2012
  • Length: 02:32
  • Purchases: 4
StoryCorps NTI: Kate Musick and Harleé Patrick, Jose Catalan and Carlos Vizcarra
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Kate Musick (L) with her former student Harleé Patrick (R)
Two stories about teachers who went beyond the classroom to help their kids.

Bought by Allegheny Mountain Radio, WEZU, KIDE Hoopa Tribal Radio 91.3fm, WTJU, and KUOW


  • Added: May 01, 2012
  • Length: 02:50
  • Purchases: 5
StoryCorps: Scott Wall and Isabel Sobozinsky-Wall
From: StoryCorps
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Scott Wall and his wife, Isabel Sobozinsky-Wall, talk about their long-distance courtship that began on New Year's Eve.

Bought by Radio Catskill, KUER, WEZU, KRZA, WTJU and more


  • Added: Jan 03, 2012
  • Length: 02:28
  • Purchases: 10
The Traditional Mexican Wedding
From: Stories from Deep in the Heart, a project of Texas Folklife
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Youth producers Anai Fuentes and Carla Roman describe the process of a traditional Mexican wedding, through interviews with their mothers. Produce...

Bought by KUT


  • Added: May 23, 2011
  • Length: 06:27
  • Purchases: 1
La Boda Mexicana
From: Stories from Deep in the Heart, a project of Texas Folklife
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PRODUCIDO EN ESPANOL. Las productoras juveniles Anai Fuentes y Carla Roman describen el proceso de la boda Mexicana entrevistando a sus madres. P...

Bought by KUER


  • Added: May 03, 2011
  • Length: 06:27
  • Purchases: 1
Educating Borrowers Away From Debt
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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We take a look at MEDA, a program providing support and financial literacy so borrowers don’t fall into lending traps.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and KUOW


  • Added: Oct 15, 2009
  • Length: 09:54
  • Purchases: 2