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33-year-old April Gibson talks to her teenage son, Gregory Bess, about how she felt when he was born.
- Added: Jan 25, 2018
- Length: 02:10
- Purchases: 2
In 1988, a man in Hickory, NC was sentenced to life in prison based on evidence that experts would later call “junk science.” It took him 24 years ...
Bought by PRX Remix
- Added: Jan 09, 2018
- Length: 25:43
- Purchases: 1
Saxophonist Charles Neville was born into one of New Orleans' most famous musical families, and enjoyed a career spanning more than 60 years before...
Bought by KMUW
- Added: Dec 14, 2017
- Length: 51:59
- Purchases: 1
To Dr. Michael White, it's not just a clarinet, but a time machine.
“I listened to Johnny Dodds’ recordings. I listened to Sidney Bechet. I listen...
Bought by KMUW
- Added: Nov 09, 2017
- Length: 52:12
- Purchases: 1
- Added: Oct 26, 2017
- Length: 52:00
- Purchases: 2
I've heard it called 'fabric graffiti.' I don't know if it's necessarily allowed or not, but I'm not going to ask.
Bought by PRX Remix
- Added: Oct 05, 2017
- Length: 04:28
- Purchases: 1
Award-winning poet Elizabeth Alexander talks movingly about her memoir
"The Light of the World" about her husband's sudden death at age 50.
- Added: Sep 14, 2017
- Length: 29:00
From: New Letters on the Air
Guest editor of BEST AMERICAN POETRY 2017, Natasha Trethewey talks about her her first creative non-fiction book, BEYOND KATRINA: A MEDITATION ON T...
Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and WNJR
- Added: Sep 08, 2017
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 2
- Added: Sep 07, 2017
- Length: 04:19
- Purchases: 1
On June 12, 2016 a lone gunman killed 49 people at the Pulse Nightclub in Orlando, Florida.Among those killed was Deonka Drayton. She was 32.
Deon...
Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio
- Added: Jul 06, 2017
- Length: 03:54
- Purchases: 1
This week, we return to the story of Clinton “Boo” Gilkie, who died one year ago- on June 7, 2016- in the Monroe County Jail. We discussed the cir...
- Added: Jun 18, 2017
- Length: 29:38
What’s it like to be a teenager sent to prison for what may be forever, and what’s it like to be his mom?
Our story is Mother and Son.
- Added: Apr 05, 2017
- Length: 37:45
In these moments, we learn about the (soulful) power of the organ, especially in the hands of Dr. Lonnie Smith.
Bought by WKSU, Harford Community Radio, WRTI, KCSM, Delmarva Public Media and more
- Added: Mar 31, 2017
- Length: 02:57
- Purchases: 12
Big Ron Hunter is invited inside to eat with his friends.
- Added: Mar 09, 2017
- Length: 11:08
We continue Black History Month with Phyllis Becker. Coordinator of the Riverfront Reading Series in Kansas City, her own publications include the ...
- Added: Feb 16, 2017
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 4
In April of 2014, federal agents raided the studios of 106.1 TOUCH FM in Boston, Massachusetts. The reason was simple: the radio station was operat...
Bought by KUER
- Added: Feb 08, 2017
- Length: 41:13
- Purchases: 1
Mary Johnson-Roy first came to StoryCorps in 2011 to talk about her bond with the young man who killed her son. Years later, she married a man who ...
Bought by Public Radio for All
- Added: Jan 30, 2017
- Length: 02:00
- Purchases: 1
From: SLB Radio
Series: Crossing Fences: Connecting African American Men & Boys through the Oral Tradition
Series: Crossing Fences: Connecting African American Men & Boys through the Oral Tradition
Born 1981 — Sports Coordinator, Penn Hills YMCA
Interview by Dominic Burden, Azeiryus Britt & Darrell Holloway
- Added: Jan 24, 2017
- Length: 04:44
From: SLB Radio
Series: Crossing Fences: Connecting African American Men & Boys through the Oral Tradition
Series: Crossing Fences: Connecting African American Men & Boys through the Oral Tradition
Coach Craig Williams
Born 1971 — Retired, US Navy;
President, Penn Hills Midget Football Association
Interview by Miguel Jackson & Cameron Griffin
- Added: Jan 24, 2017
- Length: 04:33
From: SLB Radio
Series: Crossing Fences: Connecting African American Men & Boys through the Oral Tradition
Series: Crossing Fences: Connecting African American Men & Boys through the Oral Tradition
Born 1959 — Funeral Home Associate, House of Law Inc.
Interview by Cameron Tarrant, Daivon Stephens, Tamar Patillo
- Added: Jan 24, 2017
- Length: 05:35
From: SLB Radio
Series: Crossing Fences: Connecting African American Men & Boys through the Oral Tradition
Series: Crossing Fences: Connecting African American Men & Boys through the Oral Tradition
Born 1980 — Executive Director, Penn Hills YMCA
Interview by Garrison Kemp, Raymeir Williams & Ronald Wiggins
Bought by KHSU
- Added: Jan 24, 2017
- Length: 05:16
- Purchases: 1
From: SLB Radio
Series: Crossing Fences: Connecting African American Men & Boys through the Oral Tradition
Series: Crossing Fences: Connecting African American Men & Boys through the Oral Tradition
Born 1988 — Community Activist
Interview by David Freeman, Nasheed Goodwine & Lamont Johnson
- Added: Jan 24, 2017
- Length: 04:33
From: SLB Radio
Series: Crossing Fences: Connecting African American Men & Boys through the Oral Tradition
Series: Crossing Fences: Connecting African American Men & Boys through the Oral Tradition
Born 1988 — Founder/Host, Common Conversation412
Interview by Taquan Peters & David Staples
- Added: Jan 24, 2017
- Length: 04:39
From: SLB Radio
Series: Crossing Fences: Connecting African American Men & Boys through the Oral Tradition
Series: Crossing Fences: Connecting African American Men & Boys through the Oral Tradition
Born 1967 — Curator, Allegheny City Historic Gallery
Interview by Daivon Giles & Tyreece Archie
- Added: Jan 24, 2017
- Length: 05:09
From: SLB Radio
Series: Crossing Fences: Connecting African American Men & Boys through the Oral Tradition
Series: Crossing Fences: Connecting African American Men & Boys through the Oral Tradition
Born 1970 — Site Manager, YouthPlaces
Interview by Tyreece Archie & Daivon Giles
- Added: Jan 24, 2017
- Length: 04:55
