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StoryCorps Historias: Chhaya Chhoum and Eddie Rivera
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Chhaya Chhoum came to StoryCorps with her husband Eddie Rivera to talk about how they first met and the twists and turns of their relationship.

Bought by Allegheny Mountain Radio


  • Added: Mar 06, 2023
  • Length: 02:45
  • Purchases: 1
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
From Dance to Downhill Skiing, Divya Maiya Goes Viral Across Social Media
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
Caption: Divya Maiya, Credit: Photo Courtesy of Divya Maiya
Divya Maiya’s viral videos took off in January of 2021 when her partner took a video of Maiya downhill skiing in her teal and gold Sari at a Minnes...

  • Added: Jan 23, 2022
  • Length: 05:01
Episode 91: Meeting A King
From: Wyoming Public Radio
Series: HumaNature
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Shermin de Silva was an elephant researcher looking for a sign. Then she met a king.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and KRZA


  • Added: Mar 31, 2021
  • Length: 18:52
  • Purchases: 2
Making Dumplings
From: NANCY GUAN
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I interview my mom about her personal history with this traditional Chinese dish—dumplings.

  • Added: May 23, 2020
  • Length: 04:28
StoryCorps: Tria Chang and Eddie Chang
From: StoryCorps
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Eddie Chang came to StoryCorps with his daughter Tria, to talk about how he met her mom, E.F, and what they miss most since her death.

Bought by KALW and PRX Remix


  • Added: Feb 25, 2020
  • Length: 02:45
  • Purchases: 2
StoryCorps: Willie Ito and Vince Ito
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Willie Ito tells his son, Vince Ito, about his dreams of becoming an animator.

Bought by KALW, Allegheny Mountain Radio, and WOUB


  • Added: Oct 11, 2019
  • Length: 03:15
  • Purchases: 3
I was homeless and my life was trash. Then this Seattle family took me in
From: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media
Series: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media Features
Caption: April Reyes (far left) with the family who took her in. From left to right: Mariya Manuel, Tanya Kim, Tamar Manuel and Alan Lee., Credit: Courtesy of April Reyes
For most people, family will always be family because you're blood. But in April Reyes' case, it doesn’t quite work that way. / This story won the ...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and Cards Against Humanity: The Good News Podcast


  • Added: Sep 18, 2017
  • Length: 06:39
  • Purchases: 2
Curiously, Millennials Demand Inventive Names for their Wine
From: Free Epistemology with Mark Solomon
Series: The Wine Fellers Radio Program
Caption: The Wine Fellers
We discuss why Millennials demand Inventive Names for their Wine, Beer & Marijuana. We also discuss Cuban Wine (i.e., Rum) and Impulse Buy Fried C...

  • Added: Feb 12, 2017
  • Length: 01:00:00
THE EAGLE HUNTRESS -- Otto Bell Interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
Caption: Otto Bell, San Rafael, CA, 10/14/16, Credit: Andrea Chase
Otto Bell talks legacies, options, and bucking traditions.

  • Added: Nov 18, 2016
  • Length: 14:13
Deoli Internees
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
Caption: Deoli Internees in Kolkata, Credit: Sandip Roy
In 1962 a group of Indians were shipped off to internment camps during a war with China.

  • Added: Mar 15, 2016
  • Length: 06:00
Let's Go Fly a Kite
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
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Sandip Roy never learned how to fly a kite, and he regrets it every September.

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash.


  • Added: Sep 15, 2015
  • Length: 06:00
  • Purchases: 1
MEET THE PATELS -- Ravi and Geeta Patel Interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
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Geeta and Ravi Patel talk avoiding cultural bias, listening to the world, and making everyone happy.

  • Added: Sep 11, 2015
  • Length: 24:01
Episode 1: From India with Love
From: Mother
Series: MOTHER: A PODCAST
Caption: MOTHER: A PODCAST, Credit: Logo created by Justin Schnarr (justinschnarr.com/).
My Indian mother-in-law and I didn't have an exact recipe to follow as we forged our relationship. At times it seemed like we might never understan...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: May 14, 2014
  • Length: 04:23
  • Purchases: 1
Teacher's Day
From: KALW
Series: Sandip Roy's Dispatches from Kolkata
Caption: Father Bouche and class, Credit: Sandip Roy
September 5th is "Teacher's Day" in India, and Sandip Roy remembers one of his.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Sep 03, 2013
  • Length: 04:30
  • Purchases: 2
LIFE OF PI -- Ang Lee Interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
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Ang Lee talks faith, storytelling, and being pushed to the edge.

  • Added: Nov 20, 2012
  • Length: 10:18
The Exile Files, Part 1: "Outlandish"
From: The Tibet Connection
Series: The Exile Files
Caption: Thupten Kelsang Dakpa, Credit: TibetConnection.org
A Tibetan writer tries to make sense of sex, gender issues and relationships in exile.

  • Added: Mar 02, 2012
  • Length: 05:08
Nakamura
From: Ross Chambless
Caption: Sakae Nakamura at age 75., Credit: Ross Chambless
A story of language and chance meetings.

  • Added: Nov 18, 2011
  • Length: 08:00
A Conversation with Amy Tan
From: National Endowment for the Arts
Series: Art Works
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Author Amy Tan talks about her first novel, The Joy Luck Club, her relationship with her mother, and the art of writing.

  • Added: Jul 26, 2011
  • Length: 27:50
Mr. Hsu Comes Out
From: outLoud Radio at Youth Radio
Caption: Sushi Song, Credit: Evan Roberts
"My father took me to a strip club to turn me straight...". A touching memoir of rejection, acceptance and forgiveness in Mr. Hsu's third period ge...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, Vocalo.org, PRX Remix, and Remix Radio


  • Added: Mar 17, 2010
  • Length: 06:26
  • Purchases: 4
This I Believe - Amy Tan
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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Acclaimed writer Amy Tan believes in ghosts and the messages of joy, love and peace they bring her.

Bought by KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA, WEZU, KUER, KFOK-LPFM, WEZU and more


  • Added: May 13, 2009
  • Length: 04:17
  • Purchases: 7
We Will Miss You
From: David Green
Caption: PRX default Piece image
A goodbye audio collage/poem we recorded and played for our visiting Korean exchange student.

Bought by YouthCast and Radijojo World Children's Radio Network


  • Added: Mar 17, 2009
  • Length: 01:46
  • Purchases: 2
From the Philippines to Upstate New York
From: WNYC
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Filipino Musician Makes Border Crossing Music

Bought by WBEZ


  • Added: Mar 10, 2008
  • Length: 07:50
  • Purchases: 1
This I Believe - Arar Han
From: This I Believe
Series: This I Believe
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Arar Han believes in going home for the holidays -- regardless of where the journey might take her.

Bought by WEZU, WEZU, and KBBI Alaska


  • Added: Feb 21, 2008
  • Length: 05:09
  • Purchases: 3
Year of the Boar
From: Charlie Schroeder
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Charlie Schroeder and his wife, Wendy Mok, celebrate Chinese New Year...the old-fashioned way

  • Added: Jan 08, 2008
  • Length: 08:29