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We talk with Marge Nykaza, founder and director of Chicago's Harmony, Hope and Healing - a ministry that uses choral music to help repair the souls...

  • Added: Mar 31, 2016
  • Length: 59:00
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Kathleen Finneran talks about the writing process of her memoir, The Tender Land: A Family Love Story, and the memories that inspired it.

  • Added: Mar 10, 2016
  • Length: 13:44
Caption: Carol Kane
Carol Kane, Julie White, and Steven Boyer are among the stars in these two shorts. It’s spring in the neighborhood "Hell’s Kitchen" in SOMETHING I'...

Bought by Connecticut Public (WNPR), WHRV, Oregon Public Broadcasting, and KUNM


  • Added: Mar 08, 2016
  • Length: 53:00
  • Purchases: 4
Caption: Hope Kirwan, Credit: Meredith Turk
Hope Kirwan profiles Lori Stoll, who decided adopt five Southeast Asian children. “On Motherhood” considers what it means to raise nine kids.

  • Added: Nov 17, 2015
  • Length: 04:48
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Rachel Rabin, Yitzhak Rabin’s little sister, isn’t so little anymore. Rachel, 91, reminisces about her childhood with her older brother who she rem...

  • Added: Nov 09, 2015
  • Length: 05:16
Caption: Skinner Memorial Chapel at Carleton College, Fall.
I interview Caroline Roberts about her blog (http://www.armsareforgood.com), her work with Adam's Camp, and of course, comps (senior comprehensive ...

  • Added: Oct 17, 2015
  • Length: 21:58
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In this installment of the Untold Stories of Central Minnesota, Arts and Cultural Heritage Producer Jeff Carmack revisits a group of artists and co...

  • Added: Oct 08, 2015
  • Length: 30:35
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An intro to the show. Also my mom and I reminisce on an embarrassing phase from my past.

  • Added: Sep 22, 2015
  • Length: 03:33
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Vermont Poet Laureate (2011-2015), Sydney Lea reads for the Writers Series sponsored by the literary magazine, PLEIADES at the University of Centra...

Bought by WMUU-LP, WNJR, KWMR, and XRAY.fm


  • Added: Aug 13, 2015
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 4
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Segment 1: Lizzie Post/wedding etiquette Segment 2: Cameron Smith/cheese whiz Segment 3: Catherine Cho/musician Segment 4: Janet Mayer/medium S...

  • Added: Jun 06, 2015
  • Length: 54:00
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32-year-old Santiago Arredondo grew up in Southern California, where he learned his strong work ethic from his family. He recently recorded a Stor...

  • Added: May 29, 2015
  • Length: 02:51
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Sean Carter was severely injured in a drunk driving accident in 2005. He cannot walk or talk, but speaks with the help of a computer. Sean intervie...

Bought by WMUU-LP and WTJU


  • Added: May 29, 2015
  • Length: 03:51
  • Purchases: 2
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Sgt. Major Lisa Torello remembers her father, Sgt 1st Class Carl Torello, who was killed in Vietnam in 1965, with Tony Cistaro, who was with her fa...

  • Added: May 22, 2015
  • Length: 03:05
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Sissy Goodwin speaks with his wife of more than four decades, Vickie, about being a man who wears women's clothing.

  • Added: Apr 03, 2015
  • Length: 03:03
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Bill Jones, the first single man in California to successfully adopt a child, tells his friend Stu Maddux about his son, Aaron.

Bought by KRVS, WEZU, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Feb 20, 2015
  • Length: 02:58
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Vin Scully
Between being the iconic play-by-play announcer for the Los Angeles Dodger's baseball team, to being the announcer for countless historic events, V...

Bought by KPVL


  • Added: Jan 26, 2015
  • Length: 04:28
  • Purchases: 1
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Colleen Kelly Starkloff (R) talks to her daughter, Meaghan Starkloff Breitenstein (L), about the day she met her late husband Max Starkloff.

Bought by KWMU St. Louis, WEZU, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 20, 2015
  • Length: 02:17
  • Purchases: 3
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Darlene Lewis, who helps former inmates find employment, interviews James Taylor about his life after prison.

Bought by Public Radio for All, WMUU-LP, Blue Mountain Radio , WEZU, and WTJU


  • Added: Jan 09, 2015
  • Length: 02:14
  • Purchases: 5
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Raphael and Heidi Hameed (R) lost their son when he was struck by a speeding car. They spoke with Megiddëh Goldston (L), the driver's sister, about...

Bought by Blue Mountain Radio , WEZU, and WTJU


  • Added: Jan 06, 2015
  • Length: 02:13
  • Purchases: 3
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As a little girl my mom always felt different because she was living in a world where she was the minority. Coming to a new country was not easy, b...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Jan 05, 2015
  • Length: 04:17
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: For six years, Marisa Raygoza took care of her mother Isabel Garcia Beltran, who suffered from Alzheimer’s disease. Isabel passed away on June 25, 2014. Marisa warns of the challenges caregivers often face and advises other caregivers to plan ahead and re
According to official estimates, there are currently over 50 thousand older adults in Boulder County that are at least 60 years old. 13,000 are at ...

  • Added: Aug 14, 2014
  • Length: 06:07
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Radio Curious visits with Helen Cohen and Mark Lipman, directors and producers of “States of Grace," a film about Dr. Grace Damman, a physician who...

  • Added: May 20, 2014
  • Length: 29:01
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Generational discussion on the nature of childhood over the ages

Bought by KVSC


  • Added: Apr 13, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Diana Moya Lujan's piece at the Museum of International Folk Art
An N’MPower participant, who wishes to remain anonymous, interviews Spanish Colonial artist Diana Moya Lujan, in a community engagement project bet...

  • Added: Apr 09, 2014
  • Length: 05:57
Caption: Priya Morganstern (L) and Bhavani Jaroff (R)
For StoryCorps' 10th anniversary, we're revisiting some favorite stories. In 2006, Priya Morganstern and her sister, Bhavani Jaroff, interviewed th...

Bought by KALW, WEZU, Prairie Public, American Voices, and Prairie Public


  • Added: Oct 24, 2013
  • Length: 04:42
  • Purchases: 5