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"Can we offer hope?": Healing in and around Sax-Zim Bog

From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices

Caption: Camp Christopher is available for campers who have lost a loved one to suicide, Credit: Matthew Schneeman

KFAI's Matthew Schneeman shares two stories of grief, family, and healing in and around Sax-Zim bog in Northern Minnesota.

StoryCorps: Gwen Timbimboo Davis

From: StoryCorps

Caption: Gwen Timbimboo Davis at her StoryCorps interview in Brigham City, Utah on August 9, 2007., Credit: By Rachel Falcone for StoryCorps.

Gwen Timbimboo Davis tells her daughter, Heather Timbimboo Jorgensen, about visiting the Shoshone Reservation as a kid, and remembers her grandmoth...

Bought by Allegheny Mountain Radio

StoryCorps: Tom Sullivan and Terry Sullivan

From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps

Caption: Tom and Terry Sullivan at their StoryCorps interview in Centennial, CO on July 9, 2022., Credit: Annie Russell for StoryCorp

Tom and Terry Sullivan share how they honor their son Alex, one of twelve people a mass shooter killed in a packed movie theater in Aurora, Colorad...

Bought by WYAP

StoryCorps: Suzanne and Jesus Valle

From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps

Jesus and Suzanne Valle reflect on their decision to take in children from families struggling with opioid addiction.

StoryCorps Historias: Jessica Valdivia and Jorge Valdivia

From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps

Jorge and Jessica Valdivia remember their brother, Mauricio, who passed away from COVID-19.

StoryCorps: Josh Weiner and Sylvia Grosvold

From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps

Caption: Josh Weiner and Sylvia Grosvold at their StoryCorps interview in Portland, OR on March 27, 2019. , Credit: By Beth Duckles for StoryCorps.

Sylvia Grosvold was 5 and half years old when she lost her mother to suicide. A decade later, she came to StoryCorps with her dad Josh Weiner to ta...

StoryCorps: Ashley Baker and Sandy Baker

From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps

Caption: Ashley Baker and Sandy Baker at their StoryCorps interview in Dallas, Texas on October 19, 2019., Credit: By Eleanor Vasilli for StoryCorps.

Sandy Baker and her daughter, Ashley Baker, recall the two and a half years without permanent housing and the love that helped them make it through...

StoryCorps Griot: Amanda and Craig Farrell

From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps

Caption: Amanda Farrell and Craig Farrell at their StoryCorps interview in Appleton, WI in July 2019., Credit: By Sylvie Lubow for StoryCorps

Amanda Farrell tells her husband Craig about how she lost -- and ultimately regained -- control of her mental health.

Bought by Allegheny Mountain Radio, WDBM, and WHRV

StoryCorps: Monique Walker and Cody Walker

From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps

Monique and Cody Walker remember what it was like to lose their home in a California wildfire.

Bought by Wyoming Public Radio, WEZU, and WVBI-LP

StoryCorps: Harjit Sodhi and Rana Sodhi

From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps

Caption: Rana Sodhi (L) and Harjit Sodhi hold a photograph of their late brother, Balbir Singh Sodhi, who was shot and killed at 52. Since his death, the brothers have been involved in educating others about Sikhism and the discrimination their community faces in , Credit: Mia Warren

Rana and Harjit Sodhi remember their brother, Balbir Singh Sodhi, who was killed in the very first hate crime after the September 11th attacks.

Bought by WVBI-LP

StoryCorps: Brandy Carpenter and De'Marchoe Carpenter

From: StoryCorps

De’Marchoe Carpenter and his wife Brandy Carpenter talk about the impact of his wrongful conviction on their relationship.

Bought by WVBI-LP

StoryCorps: Sue McConnell and Kristyn Weed

From: StoryCorps

Caption: Sue McConnell (left) and Kristyn Weed (right)

Best friends, Sue McConnell and Kristyn Weed, talk about their military service and their experience as transgender women.

Bought by KALW

Syniya

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

My advice for kids, for losing someone you love: Just remember the good times, and remember those big hugs and big kisses you always got.

Bought by PRX Remix

StoryCorps: Ed Roy and Mary Johnson-Roy

From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps

Mary Johnson-Roy first came to StoryCorps in 2011 to talk about her bond with the young man who killed her son. Years later, she married a man who ...

Bought by Public Radio for All

StoryCorps: Ellie Dahmer and Bettie Dahmer

From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps

Vernon Dahmer was a successful farmer who fought for voting rights in the mid-1960s. His family recalls the night he was killed by the KKK.

Bought by Public Radio for All and WMUU-LP

StoryCorps: Francisco and Kaya Ortega

From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps

A father tells his daughter about growing up in Tijuana, Mexico, after his parents left to find work in the U.S., and the day he was reunited with ...

Bought by KZYX, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, Public Radio for All, and WMUU-LP

StoryCorps: Jay Hollingsworth and Rick Williams

From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps

Caption: Jay Hollingsworth (left) and Rick Williams (right)

John T. Williams, an accomplished Native American carver wrongly killed by a Seattle police officer in August 2010, is remembered by his brother.

Bought by WMUU-LP

Slipping Away: An Alzheimer's Story, Part 2

From: Charles McGuigan
Series: A Grain of Sand

Caption: Triptych photo illustration, Credit: Doug Dobey.

For the longest while I would think of my mother as a husk like the shell left behind by a cicada, all the internal meat gone, just a crisp skin re...

Honest Abe departs Illinois and tales of three Valentinos

From: Rob MacClanahan
Series: The Time Traveler

Abraham lincoln debates Stephen Douglas... and which Valentino is the real Valentine?

StoryCorps: Ryan and Kirk Sharp

From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps

Army Sgt. Ryan Sharp speaks with his father, Kirk Sharp, about feeling off after coming...

Bought by WEZU, Troy Public Radio, and PRX Remix

StoryCorps: Kevin Lucey and Joyce Lucey

From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps

Kevin Lucey talks to his wife, Joyce Lucey, about their son Jeff who was a...

Bought by WEZU and PRX Remix

Eric Jones, Custodian

From: Bending Borders
Series: 24 Hours: A Day in the Working Life

As dawn breaks, birds serenade Eric Jones, who crosses a church parking lot in his baggy jeans, jangling an oversized key ring. The plastic wheels ...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio