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TC Tolbert interviews Eve Rifkin about queer mothering. In Our Own Voices offers listeners a glimpse into the experiences of the various voices th...

  • Added: Jul 26, 2019
  • Length: 04:11
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After seeing ads for home DNA tests on TV, John decided to give it a try. Just spit into a cup—what did he have to lose… or gain?

  • Added: Jul 22, 2019
  • Length: 13:23
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HOUR ONE: "Writing Truth And Lies" - How close to reality were the "Little House" books? Does it matter? This hour, we'll talk morality in memoirs....

  • Added: Jul 19, 2019
  • Length: 01:58:58
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The island of St. Maarten (Sint Maarten) is the common denominator in the stories of two different families whose lives were changed when they land...

  • Added: Jul 14, 2019
  • Length: 29:55
Caption: Jamal and Aden Batar at their StoryCorps interview in West Valley City, UT on March 17, 2017., Credit: Mia Warren for StoryCorps.
Aden Batar speaks with his son Jamal Batar about fleeing civil war and being among the first Somali refugee families to resettle in Utah.

  • Added: Jul 11, 2019
  • Length: 02:13
Caption: Tina Dietz and Patrick Conteh at StoryCorps in Bismarck, North Dakota., Credit: By Savannah Winchester for StoryCorps.
Tina Dietz speaks to her partner, Patrick Conteh, about seeking refuge at her great aunt Shirley’s farm in rural North Dakota.

  • Added: Jul 03, 2019
  • Length: 02:57
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Producer Jakob Lewis was born in a military hospital in Frankfurt, Germany. At the time, his dad was stationed at a U.S. army base in Wölfersheim, ...

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Jun 27, 2019
  • Length: 29:24
  • Purchases: 1
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In the second part of a conversation with poet and "MacArthur genius" Edward Hirsch, he discusses how the sudden death of his son inspired his awar...

Bought by WMUU-LP


  • Added: Jun 26, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Henry and Jon Heglund
“It’s just the two of us, not anyone else. …all the scenery. It’s just kind of chill…listening to everything, the woods…I’ve never seen a bear... ...

  • Added: Jun 24, 2019
  • Length: 08:51
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HOUR ONE: "Why Do We Meet?" - Studies show we're all disappointed with our friendships. Is it time to rethink the way we gather? HOUR TWO: "Worsh...

  • Added: Jun 21, 2019
  • Length: 01:58:58
Caption: Money Matters host Marc Cuniberti
Pickle ball the fastest growing sport in America. What is it? Why are so many people investing their time in it? Fun newscast and a Money Matters c...

  • Added: Jun 17, 2019
  • Length: 04:50
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John “Sonny” Franzese was once described as “largely responsible for the glamorization of the Mafia over the past century.” He’d been active in the...

Bought by ABC


  • Added: Jun 06, 2019
  • Length: 23:46
  • Purchases: 1
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Poet Rob Schlegel discusses his collection, "In the Tree Where the Double Sex Sleeps." He also reads several poems.

Bought by Spokane Public Radio and Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 05, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Snap Judgment
Stories of family secrets that bring us together, and family secrets that tear us apart. One woman seeks to find the truth about her grandfather’s ...

  • Added: May 22, 2019
  • Length: 53:57
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Sada Jackson learns about her late-mother through her mom’s best friend, Angela Morehead-Mugita.

Bought by KWMU St. Louis


  • Added: May 21, 2019
  • Length: 02:44
  • Purchases: 1
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Lisa Bouler Daniels tells her biological brother Benjamin Chambers what it was like to learn about her birth mother after she passed away.

  • Added: May 20, 2019
  • Length: 02:49
Caption: Eboni (left) and Raven (right)
Raven and Eboni are friends who look like each other. And there are not a lot of people who like they do at their college in Missoula, Montana. But...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: May 02, 2019
  • Length: 05:45
  • Purchases: 1
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Dee Westenhauser speaks to her childhood friend, Martha Gonzalez, about the one person in her life who saw her for who she truly was.

Bought by KALW, KRVS, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, and WCQS


  • Added: Apr 22, 2019
  • Length: 02:25
  • Purchases: 4
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What happens kids come to face to face with mortality for the first time? In this 2-part series Mortified tackles the one conversation that’s harde...

  • Added: Apr 14, 2019
  • Length: 43:03
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HOUR ONE: "Center Of The World" - Opiate addiction. Lost jobs. Lost hope. Producer Charles Monroe-Kane heads back to his Ohio hometown to see why p...

  • Added: Mar 29, 2019
  • Length: 01:58:58
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At StoryCorps in Laramie, Wyoming, Rodger McDaniel came into the booth to remember his father and how finding a family treasure helped him see his ...

  • Added: Mar 28, 2019
  • Length: 05:58
Caption: Dr. Kristin J. Wilson
Just two generations ago, breastfeeding was considered second best to infant formula. Today, however, it’s regarded as a newborn’s birthright.

Bought by KVSC and KCBX


  • Added: Mar 07, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
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Should you really drag every skeleton out of your family's closet?

Bought by KCHW, Nevada Public Radio, KRCB 104.9, KUOW, KMUN and more


  • Added: Jan 16, 2019
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 7
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A solo performance from a master storyteller.

Bought by KUNM, Spokane Public Radio, WNJR, WCPN, Spokane Public Radio and more


  • Added: Jan 15, 2019
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 17
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Three-time Georgia Author of the Year for poetry and editor of THE GEORGIA REVIEW, Stephen Corey reads from his book STARTLED AT THE BIG SOUND: ESS...

  • Added: Jan 09, 2019
  • Length: 29:00