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Catfish

From: Charles McGuigan
Series: A Grain of Sand

A piece of original fiction I wrote several years ago.

StoryCorps: Hunny Reiken and Elliot Reiken

From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps

Caption: Hunny and Elliot Reiken at StoryCorps in New York City., Credit: StoryCorps

At StoryCorps, Hunny and Elliot Reiken remember when Hunny and her identical twin sister met Elliot and his twin brother, Danny, in the Catskills.

Mommy Dearest: A History of American Motherhood [rebroadcast]

From: BackStory with the American History Guys
Series: BackStory with the American History Guys: Special Programming

Caption: Twin mothers with their newborn babies at Columbia Maternity Hospital, Washington, D.C., April 7th, 1939 , Credit: Library of Congress

Some say motherhood is the hardest job in the world; turns out, there's a lot of history to back that up. In this special Mother's Day episode, the...

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, WUFT, KISU, KAZU Seaside, Calif., KICI Iowa City and more

Maureen

From: Out of the Blocks
Series: Out of the Blocks, Quick Hits

Sparx is a rat terrier Chihuahua, and he doesn’t let people get too close to me, I think for fear that they’re going to hurt me. He’s a good boy.

Bought by PRX Remix

StoryCorps: Dawn Sahr and Asma Jama

From: StoryCorps

One night, in October 2015, Asma Jama went out for dinner with her family at an Applebee’s restaurant in Coon Rapids, Minnesota. Asma, who is Somal...

Bought by Allegheny Mountain Radio, Marfa Public Radio, and WEZU

Love Syndrome

From: Israel Story

Israel Story's Mother's Day Special is the most unusual, unpredictable and touching tale you've heard in a while. Full hour and promo are now avai...

Bought by WYSO, WVPE, WZEN.org, KIOS-FM Omaha Public Radio, and WNYC

Nonagenarian Duo Shows Rushing To Marry Not Always A Bad Idea

From: Rebecca Sheir

Boy meets girl. Boy marries girl. Boy is 93. Girl is 90. True story.

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

Descendant Of Three Founding Fathers Keeps American History Alive

From: Rebecca Sheir

Caption: Laura Belman's family tree includes three Declaration signers., Credit: Rebecca Sheir

Laura Belman is descended from three signers of the Declaration of Independence, and is working to preserve the history of early Washington, D.C.

Behind the Badge

From: Open Orchard Productions
Series: The Elements by Open Orchard Productions

From patrolling the streets of Sunset Boulevard to infiltrating prostitution rings, this female police officer has seen it all. Patty Corso’s persp...

How Far Have We Come? Justice for Female Inmates in 2013

From: Making Contact

Up until fairly recently, the public knew very little about what happens to a woman when she lands in jail and is pregnant. What prenatal services ...

Single Parent By Choice

From: Rendered
Series: Destination DIY

Cindi Swingen chose to take on parenthood by herself. Her two children have the same father — a man none them know who donated sperm at a local cli...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio

The Mikie Show #62, Mary

From: Michael Carroll
Series: The Mikie Show

Episode Sixty-Two, Mary! Thank you for supporting all that episodic exposition! This episode we speak with romance novelist Mary Tate Engels. Autho...

Learning to date all over again

From: Erika Lorentzsen
Series: New American Stories

Dating can be different for Muslims, Hindus and Latinos. Even once they've moved to America, some of the traditions stay alive, and some die.

Nose as Destiny

From: Bending Borders
Series: Love is Complicated

Plastic surgery is growing in Afghanistan and more and more women see it as the key to their fate.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio, WABE, New Hampshire Public Radio, Outer Voices, PRX Remix and more

StoryCorps: Diane Tells His Name and Bonnie Buchanan

From: StoryCorps

Caption: Diane Tells His Name (L) and Bonnie Buchanan (R)

Diane Tells His Name talks to her daughter Bonnie Buchanan about discovering she was adopted.

Bought by WEZU

StoryCorps MVI: Marilyn Gonzalez and Jessica Pedraza

From: StoryCorps

Caption: Sgt. Marilyn Gonzalez (L) and her daughter Spc. Jessica Pedraza (R).

Sergeant Marilyn Gonzalez and her daughter Specialist Jessica Pedraza remember deploying together to Iraq in 2010.

Bought by WEZU and KIDE Hoopa Tribal Radio 91.3fm

The Beat: Doris Stengel - "Grandma Walked Wide"

From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: The Beat

Doris Stengel grew up on the North Dakota prairie, and then moved to the woods and lakes of Minnesota. She's been a high school teacher and has men...

Bought by KSRQ

Women in Sports

From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Acoustic Stories

Guido on women in sports.

Dingmantics #14: Sandra From Avenue Z (Live)

From: Sam Dingman
Series: Dingmantics

Sam recently performed this excerpt from the Taxi Tapes series at his office talent show--and it sounded like THIS.

Why TIME Magazine Shows Attachment Parenting is Going Mainstream, Not Extreme

From: Tennessee News Service

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Are you mom enough? That's the question being posed to mothers across Tennessee and the nation this week by a controversial TIME...

The Emperor's New Onesie

From: Hillary Frank
Series: The Longest Shortest Time

Caption: For many months, this is the only dress Violet would wear. Joyce washed it every night in the sink., Credit: Joyce Slaton

A woman spends a month at home with her naked two-year-old daughter, trying to figure out why she won't wear clothes.

Bought by PRX Remix and KUT

A Horse Named "Buckwheat"

From: Rogi Riverstone

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...