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StoryCorps: Tina Vasquez and Sonia Vasquez
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Tina Vasquez tells her mother, Sonia Vasquez, about what it was like to grow up...

Bought by WMUU-LP, WRIR, WEZU, and WTJU


  • Added: Oct 16, 2014
  • Length: 01:59
  • Purchases: 4
StoryCorps: Sandra Sowder and Marcia Sutton
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Marcia Sutton talks to her partner, Sandra Sowder, about what happened after she came out....

Bought by WTJU and PRX Remix


  • Added: Sep 23, 2014
  • Length: 02:10
  • Purchases: 2
How Old is Gender?
From: Marlo Mack
Series: How to Be a Girl
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How old is gender? Can a six-year-old child really be considered transgender? Marlo Mack explores this question, with a little help from her tran...

Bought by WCPN


  • Added: Sep 06, 2014
  • Length: 08:54
  • Purchases: 1
StoryCorps: Barbara Moore and Olivia Fite
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Olivia Fite (left) and her mother Barbara Moore.
Barbara Moore (R) tells her daughter, Olivia Fite (L), about becoming a bricklayer in the...

Bought by WVBI-LP, WXPR, WEZU, KIDE Hoopa Tribal Radio 91.3fm, KERA and more


  • Added: Aug 21, 2014
  • Length: 02:14
  • Purchases: 6
Eric Jones, Custodian
From: Bending Borders
Series: 24 Hours: A Day in the Working Life
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As dawn breaks, birds serenade Eric Jones, who crosses a church parking lot in his baggy jeans, jangling an oversized key ring. The plastic wheels ...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Jul 29, 2014
  • Length: 04:18
  • Purchases: 1
StoryCorps: Thompson Williams and Kiamichi-tet Williams
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Thompson Williams talks about his father's legacy with his son, Kiamichi-tet Williams.

Bought by KOSU, WMUU-LP, WTJU, WEZU, KMUD and more


  • Added: Jun 13, 2014
  • Length: 02:09
  • Purchases: 6
Not Just a Ride Home
From: Katie Klocksin
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Michael Powell is a train driver for the Chicago Transit Authority. He captivated me for years with his chatty speeches over the train's speakers. ...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: May 16, 2014
  • Length: 03:05
  • Purchases: 1
Birth and Motherhood in Prison: An Interview with Veronica Martinez inside Folsom Women's Prison
From: Life of the Law
Series: Life of the Law
Caption: Veronica Martinez with her daughter inside Folsom Women's Prison in Northern California., Credit: Nancy Mullane
Veronica Martinez is a mother in prison. While in county jail awaiting trial she gave birth to her daughter Amaya Martinez. The Bureau of Justice S...

  • Added: May 13, 2014
  • Length: 24:13
StoryCorps: Cristina Peña and Chris Ondaatje
From: StoryCorps
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Cristina Peña and Chris Ondaatje, who have been dating since high school, remember when Cristina revealed she was born HIV positive.

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


  • Added: May 05, 2014
  • Length: 02:14
  • Purchases: 3
StoryCorps: Kathleen Russo and Marissa Maier
From: StoryCorps
Caption: Marissa Maier (L) and Kathleen Russo
Kathleen Russo and Marissa Maier, widow and stepdaughter of the writer and monologist Spalding Gray, remember the day he disappeared.

Bought by WEZU


  • Added: Jan 10, 2014
  • Length: 02:21
  • Purchases: 1
StoryCorps MVI: Anthony and Jessica Villarreal
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Retired Marine Corporal Anthony Villarreal talks with his wife, Jessica, about being severely injured during an IED attack while deployed to Afghan...

Bought by WEZU and KMUD


  • Added: Nov 11, 2013
  • Length: 02:27
  • Purchases: 2
StoryCorps: Two Sisters
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Two teenage sisters, whose names are withheld to respect their privacy, remember confiding in each other about being sexually abused by their uncle...

Bought by WEZU and KMUD


  • Added: Nov 08, 2013
  • Length: 02:06
  • Purchases: 2
Birth Mother
From: Chemda KATG
Series: What's My Name
Caption: Mariah in the hospital with Leo.
Writer Mariah MacCarthy talks about placing her newborn with adoptive parents.

  • Added: Oct 15, 2013
  • Length: 01:39:14
Modern-Day Homesteaders
From: Rendered
Series: Destination DIY
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Destination DIY profiles two families who live the DIY lifestyle every day by growing and making most of what they need.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jul 24, 2013
  • Length: 08:20
  • Purchases: 1
StoryCorps: Faith and Jerris Marr
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Jerris Marr interviews his 10-year-old daughter Faith about surviving bone cancer on her spine.

Bought by WMUU-LP and WEZU


  • Added: Jul 12, 2013
  • Length: 02:29
  • Purchases: 2
Bhutanese Wedding: Looking for a Hindu Place of Worship
From: Erika Lorentzsen
Series: New American Stories
Caption: PRX default Piece image
At weddings, there are different rituals, from breaking glass to receiving a necklace, depending on the culture. Here’s a day at a Bhutanese weddin...

  • Added: Jun 14, 2013
  • Length: 01:56
StoryCorps: Lucinda Marker and John Tull
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Lucinda Marker and her husband, John Tull, talk about being diagnosed with bubonic plague in 2002.

Bought by WEZU, WEZU, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Mar 25, 2013
  • Length: 02:17
  • Purchases: 3
StoryCorps MVI: Mark and Luke Radlinski
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Lieutenant Mark Radlinski (L) and Lieutenant Luke Radlinski (R)
Navy Lieutenant Mark Radlinski speaks with his brother, Lieutenant Luke Radlinski, about Mark's deployment to Iraq and his homecoming.

Bought by WEZU and Troy Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 13, 2013
  • Length: 01:37
  • Purchases: 2
StoryCorps: James Clyburn and Syndey Reed
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: James Clyburn and Sydney Reed
South Carolina Congressman James Clyburn talks with his granddaughter Sydney Reed about his career in politics.

Bought by WEZU


  • Added: Feb 05, 2013
  • Length: 02:50
  • Purchases: 1
American Dream - Minus My Mom
From: Radio Rookies
Series: Radio Rookies: McBurney YMCA 2012
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Rebelling against your parents is the norm for most teens in America, but for some young people who immigrate to the U.S. without one or both of th...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Jan 16, 2013
  • Length: 06:35
  • Purchases: 1
American Heaven
From: Radio Rookies
Series: Radio Rookies: McBurney YMCA 2012
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18-year-old Radio Rookie Reporter, Danielle came from the Congo when she was 13 years old, leaving her mother and the life that she knew behind in ...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 16, 2013
  • Length: 07:27
  • Purchases: 3
StoryCorps: Diane Tells His Name and Bonnie Buchanan
From: StoryCorps
Caption: Diane Tells His Name (L) and Bonnie Buchanan (R)
Diane Tells His Name talks to her daughter Bonnie Buchanan about discovering she was adopted.

Bought by WEZU


  • Added: Jan 14, 2013
  • Length: 02:23
  • Purchases: 1
StoryCorps: Shelli Wright and Graham Haggett
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Shelli Wright and her son, Graham Haggett, remember his grandmother Sandra Lee Wright, who was killed on September 11, 2001. Shelli Wright and her ...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio, WEZU, and KUOW


  • Added: Oct 16, 2012
  • Length: 01:44
  • Purchases: 3
StoryCorps: Surinder and Rupinder Singh
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Surinder Singh (L) and his son Rupinder (R) talk about their lives as Sikhs in the U.S. and Canada.

Bought by KALW, WEZU, and KUOW


  • Added: Oct 16, 2012
  • Length: 02:21
  • Purchases: 3
StoryCorps: Mark and Jessie Edens
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Mark Edens tells his daughter, Jessie, about his career with the Michigan State Police.

Bought by WEZU and KUOW


  • Added: Aug 31, 2012
  • Length: 01:50
  • Purchases: 2