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StoryCorps Griot: Jada Salter and William Salter
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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84-year-old musician William Salter tells his granddaughter, Jada, how he first found his sound, and what their relationship means to him.

Bought by KLCC


  • Added: Feb 18, 2021
  • Length: 02:47
  • Purchases: 1
The Year of the Ox: A Joyful Celebration
From: Wanda Yang Temko
Series: A Public Radio Chinese New Year Special
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Commemorate Chinese New Year in 2021 through Music and Words.

Bought by WVTF


  • Added: Jan 31, 2021
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 1
Showing Up
From: Brooklyn Public Library
Series: "Borrowed" Podcast from Brooklyn Public Library
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Our work in the correctional facilities in New York City didn't stop during the pandemic. We talked with the Justice Initiatives team at BPL to hea...

  • Added: Jan 20, 2021
  • Length: 26:38
Storytime Anytime
From: Brooklyn Public Library
Series: "Borrowed" Podcast from Brooklyn Public Library
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This episode, we hear Drag Queen Cholula Lemon read Super Satya Saves the Day by Raakhee Mirchandani, and we visit BPL's wildly popular Tibetan lan...

  • Added: Jan 06, 2021
  • Length: 20:08
RDD: It's A Wonderful Life - 2020 Holiday Special
From: WGTE Public Media
Series: The Rough Draft Diaries with Haley Taylor
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This year we're headed to Bedford Falls with Tammy Kinsey, Professor of Film at University of Toledo, as we take a behind-the-scenes look at the cl...

Bought by WTIP


  • Added: Dec 21, 2020
  • Length: 05:59
  • Purchases: 1
Episode 6: In one lifetime
From: Margaret Poethig
Series: Keeping Dad Alive
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Richard reflects on the connection between his life’s work and that of his daughter Erika, who is leading the Biden/Harris transition team for the ...

  • Added: Dec 02, 2020
  • Length: 10:30
RDD: The Christmas Ship
From: WGTE Public Media
Series: The Rough Draft Diaries with Haley Taylor
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The Rouse Simmons was a three-masted schooner famous for having sunk in a violent storm on Lake Michigan in 1912. The ship was bound for Chicago wi...

  • Added: Dec 01, 2020
  • Length: 06:05
Best of the Best 2020: The Great Indoors
From: Third Coast International Audio Festival
Series: Best of the Best: The 2020 Third Coast Broadcast
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In this episode, three winning stories of the 2020 Third Coast/RHDF Competition each paint a unique portrait of survival and hope in the time of co...

Bought by WRVO Public Media, Prairie Public, New England Public Media, WGBH Radio Boston, WNMU-FM and more


  • Added: Nov 17, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 40
The Apple Seed's Thanksgiving Special 2020
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: The Apple Seed
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The Apple Seed team gathers around the virtual Thanksgiving table to swap stories and memories about Thanksgiving, food, and family.

Bought by KRBD, KCNP, KSJE, Allegheny Mountain Radio, KMXT and more


  • Added: Oct 16, 2020
  • Length: 54:58
  • Purchases: 9
Tapping Into The Love Of Wild, Inside Appalachia, 9/24/2020
From: West Virginia Public Broadcasting
Series: Inside Appalachia
Caption: BARB SARGENT, Credit: COURTESY WV DNR
In this day and age, kids spend so much time looking at screens. This week on Inside Appalachia, we’ll meet a storyteller and songwriter who inspir...

  • Added: Oct 05, 2020
  • Length: 54:00
Ultimate Fugitive
From: KLCC
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This is a story about an Ultimate player trying to outrun his past. When he stopped running, he was in Eugene, Oregon. Where for the next four yea...

Bought by Oregon Public Broadcasting and Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 30, 2020
  • Length: 57:28
  • Purchases: 2
StoryCorps: Martha Escutia and Marina Jimenez
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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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


  • Added: Sep 25, 2020
  • Length: 03:04
  • Purchases: 1
InsideApp200916: Returning Home To Appalachia, 9/10/2020
From: West Virginia Public Broadcasting
Series: Inside Appalachia
Caption: Taffy Nivert and John Denver playing “Country Roads” at the Cellar Door in December 1970, one of the first times the song was performed in public. Bill Danoff’s guitar is to the left. , Credit: Courtesy Bill Danoff
The coronavirus pandemic has increased a desire to return home for some people; we’ll hear from several people who recently moved to Appalachia. So...

  • Added: Sep 16, 2020
  • Length: 54:00
Time Well Spent - Bypass
From: Ronald Young Jr
Series: Time Well Spent - Bypass Series
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In this episode, I reveal a secret that i've kept from my parents for 16 years. What direction will this go?

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Aug 27, 2020
  • Length: 24:50
  • Purchases: 1
Roll-A-Rama
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: The Apple Seed
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In this hour of The Apple Seed, we share a collection of stories about finding fulfilling life and love despite our challenging circumstances.

Bought by KSJE and WVPE


  • Added: Aug 25, 2020
  • Length: 54:58
  • Purchases: 2
StoryCorps: T. Chick McClure and Chas McClure
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: T. Chick McClure and Chas McClure in Los Angeles, California., Credit: T. Chick McClure.
T. Chick McClure speaks with their father, Chas McClure, about the hard times in their relationship, and the road trip that brought them together a...

Bought by WYAP and WERA-LP


  • Added: Aug 14, 2020
  • Length: 02:55
  • Purchases: 2
Messenger to Maftam
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: The Apple Seed
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In this hour, Odds Bodkin shares an African tale about a messenger who was determined to be honest. Hear what happens when a chief works to put tha...

Bought by KSJE


  • Added: Aug 11, 2020
  • Length: 54:59
  • Purchases: 1
StoryCorps Griot: Rohulamin Quander and Alicia Argrett
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Rohulamin Quander at his home in Washington D.C. in 2016 and Alicia Argrett in Madison, Mississippi in 2010., Credit: Rohulamin Quander and Alicia Argrett.
An African American family that traces its roots back to Nancy Carter Quander, a woman who was enslaved by George and Martha Washington, talks abou...

Bought by WYAP


  • Added: Aug 10, 2020
  • Length: 02:31
  • Purchases: 1
StoryCorps: Tomás Ybarra-Frausto and Antonia Castañeda
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Tomás Ybarra-Frausto at his StoryCorps interview in San Antonio, Texas on March 23, 2012., Credit: Anaid Reyes for StoryCorps.
In a conversation with his long-time friend, Tomás Ybarra-Frausto reminisces on his childhood in San Antonio and the lessons he learned about land,...

Bought by Allegheny Mountain Radio, KZYX, and WYAP


  • Added: Aug 03, 2020
  • Length: 03:05
  • Purchases: 3
Episode 6 - Broken Down Hearted
From: This Land Press
Series: This Land Radio
Caption: Singer-songwriter Ramsay Midwood, Credit: Abby Wendle
This week, our heart is in a hole.

Bought by KGOU, KBGA 89.9 FM, and KOSU


  • Added: Jul 13, 2020
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 3
Jason Stuart: When You Come From a Family That's Very Dysfunctional
From: Shefik Macauley
Series: Shefik presents Invocation: The Journey Continues
Caption: Jason Stuart, Credit: Shefik
Forgiveness - Jason Stuart has a major role in the historic bio film "The Birth of a Nation". He has worked with heavy hitters George Clooney, Faye...

  • Added: Jul 08, 2020
  • Length: 02:02
Doreen Bazile: Without Change, Life Would Be Boring
From: Shefik Macauley
Series: Shefik presents Invocation: The Journey Continues
Caption: Doreen Bazile, Credit: Shefik
Change - Doreen Bazile is a social worker. She sees many different patients with distinct needs and issues, regarding spirituality and religion, fa...

  • Added: Jul 08, 2020
  • Length: 01:24
Vivian Leonard, Marissa Ochs, and Vivian Leonard
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Vivian Garcia Leonard (left), Baby Liana, Marissa Ochs, and Vivian J Leonard. , Credit: Marissa Ochs.
Three generations of hospital pharmacists discuss staying safe during the COVID-19 pandemic and what carrying on their family legacy means to them.

Bought by WERA-LP and KVNF


  • Added: Jul 06, 2020
  • Length: 02:26
  • Purchases: 2
StoryCorps Griot: Albert Sykes and Aidan Sykes (UPDATE)
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Albert and Aidan Sykes in Jackson, Mississippi, 2020, Credit: Albert Sykes.
Albert Sykes returns to StoryCorps with his son Aidan--now 14-- to talk about how Aidan is feeling as a young Black man in 2020.

Bought by WERA-LP and WYAP


  • Added: Jun 16, 2020
  • Length: 02:41
  • Purchases: 2
StoryCorps Griot: Albert Sykes and Aidan Sykes
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Albert and Aidan Sykes at their StoryCorps interview in Jackson, Mississippi on February 20, 2015., Credit: Vanessa Gonzalez-Block for StoryCorps.
Albert Sykes speaks with his nine-year-old son, Aidan, about black fatherhood, and his hopes for the future.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WERA-LP, and WYAP


  • Added: Jun 16, 2020
  • Length: 02:39
  • Purchases: 3

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