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StoryCorps: Roger Mayo and Jim Neal
From: StoryCorps
Caption: Roger Mayo and Jim Neal at their StoryCorps interview in Portland on November 4, 2023., Credit: By Black Owl Studio for StoryCorps.
Former romantic partners Jim Neal and Roger Mayo remember Drop Me A Line, a shop they used to operate in Portland, Maine. The tiny card and gift sh...

  • Added: Mar 12, 2024
  • Length: 02:57
StoryCorps: Joe Chan and Pak Yan
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Pak Yan (left) and Joe Chan (right) at Friendship Park in Richmond, CA soon after they reunited. The text on the rock reads ‘friendship’ in Chinese
Born in Hong Kong, Pak Yan and Joe Chan were inseparable as kids. But when Joe was in the 6th grade, his family moved to the U.S. The friends were ...

Bought by KALW


  • Added: Nov 29, 2022
  • Length: 02:51
  • Purchases: 1
StoryCorps: Jeffrey Perri and Tony Perri
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Jeffrey Perri and Tony Perri on May 7th, 2022 at a family wedding., Credit: Jeffery Perri
Tony Perri speaks with his grandson, Jeffrey Perri, about being an older gay man and the closeness of their relationship.

Bought by WYAP


  • Added: Jul 26, 2022
  • Length: 02:04
  • Purchases: 1
StoryCorps Griot: Libby Stroik
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Libby Stroik talks about finding a kindred spirit in her grandfather, Harry Golomski, and about her treasured memories of their quiet mornings in r...

  • Added: Aug 16, 2021
  • Length: 02:29
StoryCorps Griot: Rev. Farrell Duncombe and Howard Robinson
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: The late Rev. Farrell Duncombe (left) spoke with his friend Howard Robinson for a StoryCorps conversation in 2010 about how his role models helped shape him as a leader in his Alabama community.
Rev. Farrell Duncombe talks about growing up in Montgomery, AL, and the role models who shaped him, including his Sunday school teacher, Rosa Parks.

  • Added: Aug 12, 2021
  • Length: 03:15
StoryCorps Griot: Mary Mills and Joyce Carter Mills
From: StoryCorps
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.

Bought by WYAP


  • Added: Apr 13, 2021
  • Length: 02:55
  • 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
StoryCorps: Felts Update
From: StoryCorps
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A few months into the COVID-19 pandemic, we heard from 90-year-old Kenneth Felts, a man who amidst quarantine, decided it was time to confront a tr...

  • Added: Dec 13, 2020
  • Length: 02:20
StoryCorps: Caroline Dezan and Maria Rivas
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Caroline Dezan and Maria Rivas at their StoryCorps interview in Fresno, California on April 4, 2014., Credit: Courtesy Caroline Dezan.
Maria Rivas cared for her ailing mother over the last six years of her life, but she remembers her as anything but fragile while talking to social ...

Bought by Allegheny Mountain Radio, Marfa Public Radio, PRX Remix, and WHRV


  • Added: Sep 26, 2019
  • Length: 02:05
  • Purchases: 4
StoryCorps: David Wilson and Robert Compton
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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David Wilson and his husband Rob Compton, one of the first legally married same-sex couples in the US, talk about how they met and reflect on the s...

Bought by WDBM


  • Added: Jun 11, 2019
  • Length: 04:45
  • Purchases: 1
StoryCorps: Kay Lee and John Nordeen
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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50 years after serving together in Vietnam, Army veterans Kay Lee and John Nordeen sat down for StoryCorps to remember how they first met.

Bought by KALW and WVBI-LP


  • Added: Nov 29, 2018
  • Length: 02:45
  • Purchases: 2
StoryCorps: Ronald Clark and Jamilah Clark
From: StoryCorps
Caption: Ronald Clark and Jamilah Clark
During the 1940s, custodians who worked for the New York Public Library often lived inside the buildings they tended. In exchange for cleaning and ...

  • Added: Oct 17, 2017
  • Length: 02:11
StoryCorps: Idella Hansen and Sandi Talbott
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Idella Hansen (left) and Sandi Talbott (right)
Two big rig truckers with more than 9 million miles in the driver’s seat between them discuss friendship, adventures, and why they’ll never retire.

Bought by PRX Remix, WMUU-LP, WGUC/ WVXU, and WOUB


  • Added: Sep 27, 2016
  • Length: 02:07
  • Purchases: 4
StoryCorps: Donna Engeman and Nicole McKenna
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Nicole Engeman (left) with her mom, Donna Engeman (right)
Donna Engeman shares stories about her husband, Army Chief Warrant Officer John Engeman, who was killed 10 years ago while deployed in Iraq.

  • Added: Jul 11, 2016
  • Length: 02:06
A Man of the Wind
From: Stephen Rickard
Caption: Randy and Stephen on Catalina Island.
A fisherman tells his stories of adjusting to the ever changing, natural world.

  • Added: Jun 28, 2016
  • Length: 04:25
StoryCorps: Santiago and Amy Arredondo
From: StoryCorps
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32-year-old Santiago Arredondo grew up in Southern California, where he learned his strong work ethic from his family. He recently recorded a Stor...

  • Added: May 29, 2015
  • Length: 02:51
StoryCorps: Jenny Carter and Sean Carter
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Sean Carter was severely injured in a drunk driving accident in 2005. He cannot walk or talk, but speaks with the help of a computer. Sean intervie...

Bought by WMUU-LP and WTJU


  • Added: May 29, 2015
  • Length: 03:51
  • Purchases: 2
StoryCorps 10th Anniversary: Priya Morganstern and Bhavani Jaroff
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Priya Morganstern (L) and Bhavani Jaroff (R)
For StoryCorps' 10th anniversary, we're revisiting some favorite stories. In 2006, Priya Morganstern and her sister, Bhavani Jaroff, interviewed th...

Bought by KALW, WEZU, Prairie Public, American Voices, and Prairie Public


  • Added: Oct 24, 2013
  • Length: 04:42
  • Purchases: 5
Behind a Viral Video
From: Alexander Ward
Caption: Isaac Lamb steps forward to propose
In 2012, my friend Isaac performed an elaborate and ingenious proposal to his girlfriend Amy. I filmed the whole thing, and a week later, it was vi...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 26, 2013
  • Length: 04:06
  • Purchases: 2
Peggy and Hugh: An Oral History
From: Laura Herberg
Caption: Peggy and Hugh, then and now.
Peggy grew up on the Canadian prairie listening to big band on the radio. Hugh grew up in Seattle and tried to stay out of trouble from his Welsh ...

  • Added: Mar 07, 2012
  • Length: 17:18
Jim and Martha - 56 years and karaoke
From: Sara Paul
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Jim and Martha were married in 1955 - and took up karaoke "a week ago". It might have made their love stronger. Might have. Found sound from the...

Bought by KALW, Prairie Public, WABE, and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 15, 2012
  • Length: 06:19
  • Purchases: 4
My Dad's Favorites: A Greatest Generation Playlist [Extended Version w/ full-length songs]
From: Paul Ingles
Caption: Audrey, John and Paul Ingles
[NOTE: Although this version may be broadcast, there are no breaks in it and is primarily intended for online listening. The 59:00 and 54:00 versi...

Bought by WGUC/ WVXU and KCSM


  • Added: May 16, 2011
  • Length: 01:17:45
  • Purchases: 2
My Dad's Favorites: An All-American Greatest Generation Playlist [59:00 / 54:00]
From: Paul Ingles
Caption: Audrey Ingles, John Ingles Sr., Paul Ingles
Radio producer Paul Ingles sits down with his WW II veteran Dad to hear about the music his father feels has been essential to his appreciation of ...

Bought by KFSK, KUHF, KWSO, WRGY, North State Public Radio and more


  • Added: May 13, 2011
  • Length: 58:51
  • Purchases: 47