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Cesar Irizarry
From: Radio Diaries
Series: The Unmarked Graveyard: Stories from Hart Island
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Angel Irizarry spent years working as a detective, and in 2021 he set out on a personal investigation to track down an uncle who’d been estranged f...

  • Added: Jan 25, 2024
  • Length: 12:15
Angel Garcia
From: Radio Diaries
Series: The Unmarked Graveyard: Stories from Hart Island
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When Annette Vega was seven years old, she found out the man she called “dad” wasn’t her biological father. But all she knew was that her mom had h...

  • Added: Jan 25, 2024
  • Length: 26:07
"Can we offer hope?": Healing in and around Sax-Zim Bog
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
Caption: Camp Christopher is available for campers who have lost a loved one to suicide, Credit: Matthew Schneeman
KFAI's Matthew Schneeman shares two stories of grief, family, and healing in and around Sax-Zim bog in Northern Minnesota.

  • Added: Aug 24, 2023
  • Length: 07:54
StoryCorps: Gwen Timbimboo Davis
From: StoryCorps
Caption: Gwen Timbimboo Davis at her StoryCorps interview in Brigham City, Utah on August 9, 2007., Credit: By Rachel Falcone for StoryCorps.
Gwen Timbimboo Davis tells her daughter, Heather Timbimboo Jorgensen, about visiting the Shoshone Reservation as a kid, and remembers her grandmoth...

Bought by Allegheny Mountain Radio


  • Added: Jun 26, 2023
  • Length: 02:41
  • Purchases: 1
Mountain Time Podcast Hour Episode 32
From: Wyoming Public Radio
Series: Mountain Time Podcast Hour
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Two stories about people finding stability when things feel out of control.

Bought by KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio)


  • Added: May 30, 2023
  • Length: 50:00
  • Purchases: 1
Antonia's Homefront
From: Writers Guild at Bloomington
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The true, autobiographical story by Antonia (Steadman) Matthew told through the letters she exchanged with her father fighting in the Burma campaig...

  • Added: Oct 16, 2022
  • Length: 57:00
StoryCorps: Tom Sullivan and Terry Sullivan
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Tom and Terry Sullivan at their StoryCorps interview in Centennial, CO on July 9, 2022., Credit: Annie Russell for StoryCorp
Tom and Terry Sullivan share how they honor their son Alex, one of twelve people a mass shooter killed in a packed movie theater in Aurora, Colorad...

Bought by WYAP


  • Added: Jul 18, 2022
  • Length: 02:05
  • Purchases: 1
Surviving Mom and Pop Art by Adam Scull
From: Adam Scull
Series: WPRN Public Radio
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Nearing 70, I’ve kept a large amount unsaid about my family. I felt it was time to let this out once and for all. There is much more to my story, b...

  • Added: Jul 10, 2022
  • Length: 23:11
The Write Question - Renee Branum
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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Writer Renee Branum discusses her brand new novel, "Defenestrate."

Bought by WETS, Yellowstone Public Radio, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., and Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 02, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 4
Russ, 2016
From: Greg Miller
Series: PhotoPhonica
Caption: Russ Darling building a stone wall in NE Connecticut. , Credit: © Greg Miller
Russ Darling is a Vietnam Era Veteran who has worn many hats over his life: Poet, Artist, former School Bus driver and most recently, Stone Mason.

  • Added: Jan 05, 2022
  • Length: 10:13
StoryCorps: Suzanne and Jesus Valle
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Jesus and Suzanne Valle reflect on their decision to take in children from families struggling with opioid addiction.

  • Added: Dec 20, 2021
  • Length: 02:52
The Write Question - Jamie Harrison
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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Author Jamie Harrison discusses her new book, "The Center of Everything."

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., Spokane Public Radio, and Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 17, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
StoryCorps Historias: Jessica Valdivia and Jorge Valdivia
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Jorge and Jessica Valdivia remember their brother, Mauricio, who passed away from COVID-19.

  • Added: Feb 11, 2021
  • Length: 02:40
Stories From My Grandma
From: Elias Schutzman
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My Grandma Jody, who recently passed away, sharing her life story...

  • Added: May 05, 2020
  • Length: 22:23
StoryCorps: Josh Weiner and Sylvia Grosvold
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Josh Weiner and Sylvia Grosvold at their StoryCorps interview in Portland, OR on March 27, 2019. , Credit: By Beth Duckles for StoryCorps.
Sylvia Grosvold was 5 and half years old when she lost her mother to suicide. A decade later, she came to StoryCorps with her dad Josh Weiner to ta...

  • Added: Dec 13, 2019
  • Length: 02:43
StoryCorps: Ashley Baker and Sandy Baker
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Ashley Baker and Sandy Baker at their StoryCorps interview in Dallas, Texas on October 19, 2019., Credit: By Eleanor Vasilli for StoryCorps.
Sandy Baker and her daughter, Ashley Baker, recall the two and a half years without permanent housing and the love that helped them make it through...

  • Added: Dec 03, 2019
  • Length: 02:18
StoryCorps Griot: Amanda and Craig Farrell
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Amanda Farrell and Craig Farrell at their StoryCorps interview in Appleton, WI in July 2019., Credit: By Sylvie Lubow for StoryCorps
Amanda Farrell tells her husband Craig about how she lost -- and ultimately regained -- control of her mental health.

Bought by Allegheny Mountain Radio, WDBM, and WHRV


  • Added: Aug 08, 2019
  • Length: 03:23
  • Purchases: 3
My Sister in Profile
From: Elliott Rose
Series: Works of Love
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Julian struggles to read a piece about a woman visiting her sister who was admitted into a mental health hospital for being a danger to herself. Ho...

  • Added: May 17, 2019
  • Length: 22:26
StoryCorps: Monique Walker and Cody Walker
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Monique and Cody Walker remember what it was like to lose their home in a California wildfire.

Bought by Wyoming Public Radio, WEZU, and WVBI-LP


  • Added: Sep 27, 2018
  • Length: 02:32
  • Purchases: 3
StoryCorps: Harjit Sodhi and Rana Sodhi
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Rana Sodhi (L) and Harjit Sodhi hold a photograph of their late brother, Balbir Singh Sodhi, who was shot and killed at 52. Since his death, the brothers have been involved in educating others about Sikhism and the discrimination their community faces in , Credit: Mia Warren
Rana and Harjit Sodhi remember their brother, Balbir Singh Sodhi, who was killed in the very first hate crime after the September 11th attacks.

Bought by WVBI-LP


  • Added: Sep 20, 2018
  • Length: 02:31
  • Purchases: 1
StoryCorps: Brandy Carpenter and De'Marchoe Carpenter
From: StoryCorps
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De’Marchoe Carpenter and his wife Brandy Carpenter talk about the impact of his wrongful conviction on their relationship.

Bought by WVBI-LP


  • Added: Jul 23, 2018
  • Length: 02:39
  • Purchases: 1
StoryCorps: Sue McConnell and Kristyn Weed
From: StoryCorps
Caption: Sue McConnell (left) and Kristyn Weed (right)
Best friends, Sue McConnell and Kristyn Weed, talk about their military service and their experience as transgender women.

Bought by KALW


  • Added: Jul 02, 2018
  • Length: 02:19
  • Purchases: 1
It Wasn't The Fun Way
From: WPLN - Nashville Public Radio
Series: Versify (shorts)
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More than most people, Ben Groner feels pretty lucky to be alive.

Bought by KICI Iowa City and PRX Remix


  • Added: Mar 27, 2018
  • Length: 05:21
  • Purchases: 2
Bone Deep
From: WPLN - Nashville Public Radio
Series: Versify (shorts)
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His little sister is never far from his mind — and she somehow appears in everything he puts on paper.

Bought by KICI Iowa City and PRX Remix


  • Added: Mar 26, 2018
  • Length: 05:26
  • Purchases: 2
Syniya
From: Out of the Blocks
Series: Out of the Blocks, Quick Hits
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My advice for kids, for losing someone you love: Just remember the good times, and remember those big hugs and big kisses you always got.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Nov 07, 2017
  • Length: 04:45
  • Purchases: 1