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Nonagenarian Duo Shows Rushing To Marry Not Always A Bad Idea
From: Rebecca Sheir
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Boy meets girl. Boy marries girl. Boy is 93. Girl is 90. True story.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio, KALW, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Apr 03, 2015
  • Length: 04:18
  • Purchases: 3
Melvin Majors Fathers And Children
From: Charles McGuigan
Series: A Grain of Sand
Caption: Melvin Major, Credit: Rebecca D'Angelo
Fathers and Children is about a man named Melvin Major who became father to hundreds of young people. But he has no offspring.

  • Added: Mar 06, 2015
  • Length: 27:40
Michael and Leah
From: Israel Story
Caption: Michael and Leah.
Michael and Leah have been together for 37 years, living in a counter-cultural religious community that follows the teachings of “The Singing Rabbi...

  • Added: Feb 25, 2015
  • Length: 06:21
Calliope's Runcles
From: With Good Reason
Series: news features
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Everyone dreams of finding that holy grail of balance between work and family. One rock star couple is hot on the trail… as they adapt to life on t...

Bought by KENW, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 23, 2015
  • Length: 03:33
  • Purchases: 3
Show #3: Starin', Racin', and Partyin'
From: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media
Series: Weekday High Podcast '08
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Three Weekday High interns tell personal stories using gerunds without the "g." First, DaeDae Williams stares deep into her family's psyche. Then, ...

  • Added: Jan 15, 2015
  • Length: 07:25
Kathleen’s Encore: Former Opera Singer Says 'Having It All Is Highly Overrated'
From: KUOW's RadioActive Youth Media
Series: RadioActive: Summer 2014
Caption: Kathleen Gillette and her family in the mid-1990s., Credit: Credit Courtesy of Kathleen Gillette
Kathleen Gillette has had a passion for singing for as long as she can remember. But after spending 15 years as an opera singer, her career began t...

  • Added: Jan 14, 2015
  • Length: 06:15
What's the Cutest Thing Your Companion Animal Has Ever Done?
From: Sharif Youssef
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A man-on-the-street interview about the cute things our furry friends do.

Bought by KCPW Salt Lake City


  • Added: Dec 19, 2014
  • Length: 01:33
  • Purchases: 1
Day Job 10: The Window Washer
From: Joshua McNichols
Series: Day Job: How Musicians Pay The Rent (2014 Series)
Caption: Mike Notter of the Seattle bands Motopony and Hannalee cleans windows for a living, Credit: Joshua McNichols / Day Job
Mike Notter (currently with the bands Motopony and Hannalee) used to be in a band with a bunch of other window washers (Shim). Back then, cleaning ...

Bought by KUOW


  • Added: Dec 05, 2014
  • Length: 16:10
  • Purchases: 1
Why do we wait so long? Jackie’s Journey to a home.
From: D. 'Fitz' Allgood
Series: The Allgood News
Caption: Jackie taking a break from building her house.
Dreams can be as simple as a home and a flower garden. Jackie walked by the Habitat for Humanity application for 2 years.

  • Added: Dec 01, 2014
  • Length: 01:33
StoryCorps: Ron Riveira and Jason Deitch
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Hospice nurse and Retired Navy Corpsman Ron Riveira tells his friend, retired Army Medic Jason...

Bought by Blue Mountain Radio and WTJU


  • Added: Nov 17, 2014
  • Length: 03:58
  • Purchases: 2
StoryCorps: Joanna and Bob Ebenstein
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Joanna Ebenstein holding a taxidermy two-headed duckling at the Morbid Anatomy Museum in Gowanus, Brooklyn.
Joanna Ebenstein, founder of the Morbid Anatomy Museum, tells her father, Bob, about the childhood...

Bought by WEZU, Radio Newark, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Oct 31, 2014
  • Length: 02:04
  • Purchases: 3
StoryCorps: Phil Mortillaro and Philip Mortillaro Jr.
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Phil and Philip Mortillaro, a father-and-son locksmith team, talk about the family business.

Bought by WTJU and WEZU


  • Added: Oct 22, 2014
  • Length: 02:16
  • Purchases: 2
Cobblestones: Jim Henson from A to Zoe
From: Andrew Hiller
Caption: Five-time Emmy Award winner Fran Brill, the first woman hired by Jim Henson for Sesame Street (seen here with Zoe) is retiring after 42 years , Credit: Jim Henson Legacy
Cobblestones: Jim Henson from A to Zoe is a sound rich special that includes original interviews, clips, music, and new skits with many of the orig...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 22, 2014
  • Length: 55:05
  • Purchases: 1
auraul fixation
From: Nina Feldman
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Emily McWilliams comes from a family of musicians. She always performed and written music: she's been playing the piano for 20 years and composes s...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: Oct 16, 2014
  • Length: 06:13
  • Purchases: 2
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: Rita Fischer and Jay Fischer
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Rita Fischer (90) and Jay Fischer (65) recall the moment that Jay came out as gay.

Bought by WEZU, Public Radio for All, and WTJU


  • Added: Sep 03, 2014
  • Length: 02:29
  • Purchases: 3
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
StoryCorps: Dekalb Walcott Jr. and Dekalb Walcott III
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Dekalb Walcott III talks to his dad, retired Chicago Fire Chief Dekalb Walcott Jr., about...

Bought by WEZU, WTJU, and KMUD


  • Added: Jul 08, 2014
  • Length: 02:04
  • Purchases: 3
StoryCorps: Collin Smith and Ernest Greene
From: StoryCorps
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Collin Smith (23), who became quadriplegic after a car accident in high school, talks with Ernest Greene (72) who volunteered to go to college with...

Bought by WEZU


  • Added: May 05, 2014
  • Length: 02:27
  • Purchases: 1
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: Ollie Cantos
From: StoryCorps
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14-year-old triplets Leo, Nick and Steven Argel tell Ollie Cantos about growing up.

Bought by WEZU


  • Added: Apr 25, 2014
  • Length: 02:18
  • Purchases: 1
Sairam Has Perfect Pitch
From: Désirée Bayonet
Caption: Sairam Has Perfect Pitch, Credit: Megan Gabriel
This is a story about music and family and survival. Though not necessarily in that order.

  • Added: Mar 26, 2014
  • Length: 09:20
The Family Matriarch
From: KBEM
Series: Minneapolis Freestyle
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Jessalyn, a student at Menlo Park High School in Minneapolis has a touching reminiscence in verse about her great grandmother, the matriarch of her...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Feb 18, 2014
  • Length: 01:50
  • Purchases: 1
StoryCorps: Yelitza Castro and Willie Davis
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Yelitza Castro talks with her friend Willie Davis about serving meals to the homeless community in Charlotte, North Carolina for the past three years.

Bought by WEZU, KMUD, and New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 30, 2013
  • Length: 02:24
  • Purchases: 3
StoryCorps: Maria Vasquez-Rojas and Francisco Vasquez
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Maria Vasquez-Rojas talks with her brother, Francisco Vasquez, about being diagnosed with ovarian cancer shortly after finding out she was pregnant.

Bought by WEZU and KMUD


  • Added: Dec 13, 2013
  • Length: 02:28
  • Purchases: 2

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