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San Francisco Stories from StoryCorps and KALW: An affair to remember
From: KALW
Caption: Vera Gonzalez and Gladys Ng, Credit: StoryCorps
Vera Gonzalez didn’t have much growing up – but she did have a passion for the piano. She would sneak into her school’s music room to teach herself...

Bought by WDBM


  • Added: Aug 29, 2011
  • Length: 02:02
  • Purchases: 1
San Francisco Stories from StoryCorps and KALW: A tale of two dresses
From: KALW
Caption: Trinity Ordona and Desiree Thompson
Trinity Ordona and Desiree Thompson have been married for 22 years; their first ceremony occurred in 1988. But their same-sex marriage was not acce...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, New Hampshire Public Radio, KUOW, and PRX Remix


  • Added: Jun 15, 2011
  • Length: 02:18
  • Purchases: 4
StoryCorps Historias: Ruben and Rachel Salazar
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Rachel Salazar and her husband, Ruben, remember how their romance started with a typo.

Bought by Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, WXPR, WEZU, and KUOW


  • Added: May 17, 2011
  • Length: 02:22
  • Purchases: 4
My Dad's Favorites: An All-American Greatest Generation Playlist [59:00 / 54:00]
From: Paul Ingles
Caption: Audrey Ingles, John Ingles Sr., Paul Ingles
Radio producer Paul Ingles sits down with his WW II veteran Dad to hear about the music his father feels has been essential to his appreciation of ...

Bought by KFSK, KUHF, KWSO, WRGY, North State Public Radio and more


  • Added: May 13, 2011
  • Length: 58:51
  • Purchases: 47
San Francisco Stories from StoryCorps and KALW: Improvised perfection
From: KALW
Caption: Denise Woodward with her Aunt Rita
Denise Woodward is a lifelong musician. As a young classical guitarist, she strove for perfection, often waking up at 4:30 in the morning to practi...

Bought by PRX Remix and KUOW


  • Added: Apr 27, 2011
  • Length: 02:57
  • Purchases: 2
StoryCorps: Kelly Krieg-Sigman and Michael Sigman
From: StoryCorps
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Kelly Krieg-Sigman and her husband, Michael, talk about how they met.

Bought by WEZU


  • Added: Mar 15, 2011
  • Length: 01:52
  • Purchases: 1
Kittens Can Do it, So Why Can't We?
From: Hillary Frank
Series: The Longest Shortest Time
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A mom who finds breastfeeding stressful discovers that a machine helps her feel closer to her son.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Mar 08, 2011
  • Length: 11:53
  • Purchases: 1
StoryCorps Griot: Ron and Pepper Miller
From: StoryCorps
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Pepper and Ron Miller talk about what led to their divorce.

Bought by WEZU


  • Added: Mar 07, 2011
  • Length: 02:04
  • Purchases: 1
StoryCorps: Al-Bahadli and Diana Klatte
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Majid Al-Bahadli and his wife, Diana Klatte, remember how they met.

Bought by KUER, WEZU, KUOW, and KFOK-LPFM


  • Added: Feb 15, 2011
  • Length: 01:58
  • Purchases: 4
Is Class Over Yet?
From: Hillary Frank
Series: The Longest Shortest Time
Caption: Liesl preps S for an Oliver + S photo shoot., Credit: Todd Gibson
A woman leaves her dream job to stay home with her baby, and then, out of boredom, starts sewing and unwittingly creates a new full-time job for he...

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Feb 02, 2011
  • Length: 14:16
  • Purchases: 1
When the Poop is No Longer a Gift
From: Hillary Frank
Series: The Longest Shortest Time
Caption: William in the NICU, Credit: Matt Clark
A newborn turns blue, is rushed to the NICU, and his parents deal with going home while the baby remains in the hospital, hooked up to machines.

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Jan 25, 2011
  • Length: 10:36
  • Purchases: 1
Mary and Goldie
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: What's For Breakfast
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We talk with KAXE members Mary the Kayak Lady and Goldie; starting with orange juice and pills, they moved on to mini-shredded-wheat-total-and-chee...

  • Added: Jul 23, 2010
  • Length: 19:51
Jill Jevne on Prophets and Revolutionaries
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Culturology
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Artist Jill Jevne of Jacobson, MN speaks with her husband Robert Jevne about her exhibition Prophets and Revolutionaries, on display through July a...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Jul 15, 2010
  • Length: 08:50
  • Purchases: 1
Floy Bradford
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: What's For Breakfast
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We talk with KAXE member Floy Bradford. Her kids decide what she eats, so she had the delicious combination of toast with cream cheese, sausage an...

  • Added: Jun 25, 2010
  • Length: 06:51
The Smashing Story
From: Kendra Greene
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"The Elephant Who Liked To Smash Small Cars" enthralled me as a kid. As an adult, trying to track down a copy of the book took me across the country.

Bought by KUT and PRX Remix


  • Added: Mar 05, 2010
  • Length: 15:00
  • Purchases: 2
Dad to Dad: A Preparation
From: Eric Winick
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In Fall 2009, as my wife entered the late stage of pregnancy, I asked several friends of mine who are recent or long-time dads for advice on becomi...

Bought by KSKA, KUER, WTJU, KZYX, XRAY.fm and more


  • Added: Nov 23, 2009
  • Length: 13:46
  • Purchases: 7
A Horse Named "Buckwheat"
From: Rogi Riverstone
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What do you do when they tell you your child is in a persistive vegetative state, tell you to put her in a nursing home and go on with your life? Y...

  • Added: Mar 05, 2009
  • Length: 04:30
Down the rabbit hole with Maggie Sefton
From: KRFC
Caption: PRX default Piece image
Interview with Maggie Sefton - author of knitting mysteries

  • Added: Mar 09, 2007
  • Length: 29:06
For Valentine's Day ... Trudy Pitts and "Mr C," in their own words
From: David Schulman
Series: Musicians in their own words
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Partners in music, and in life, for somewhere around 50 years ...

Bought by PRX Remix, KGLT, and KGLT


  • Added: Jan 17, 2007
  • Length: 07:20
  • Purchases: 3
Storytelling for Peace (Peace Talks Radio Series)
From: Good Radio Shows, Inc.
Series: Peace Talks Radio: Weekly Half Hour Episodes
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Three veteran storytellers share stories and talk about the power of stories to communicate ideas of cooperation, peacemaking and nonviolent confli...

Bought by Radio Baha'i, WLGI, KDUR, and KIDE Hoopa Tribal Radio 91.3fm


  • Added: Jan 09, 2006
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3