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StoryCorps Military Voices: Estel Roberts, Mariann Roberts, William Pickens, Benjamin Jenkins, Candice Francis and Sidney Francis

From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps

Caption: Sidney Francis and Candice Francis at their StoryCorps interview in New York, New York on November 29, 2005., Credit: Justina Mejias for StoryCorps

Sidney Francis and his daughter, Candice Francis, reflect on his time as one of the first Black Marines to serve at Montford Point during World War...

Bought by KALW

StoryCorps Griot: Nidera Brown and Conchetta Brown

From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps

Caption: Nidera and Conchetta Brown at their StoryCorps interview in San Antonio, TX on November 17, 2022, Credit: Manuela Velasquez for StoryCorps

Conchetta Brown and her daughter, Nidera Brown, discuss their close relationship in life and in death.

Bought by KALW

StoryCorps: Shirley Duhart and Dale Strasser

From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps

Caption: Shirley Duhart and Dale Strasser at their StoryCorps in Atlanta, Georgia on January 17, 2023

Polio survivor Shirley Duhart tells her longtime friend and doctor, Dale Strasser, about why wearing stylish shoes has been so empowering.

Bought by Allegheny Mountain Radio

StoryCorps: Margaret Powell and Folashade Alao

From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps

Caption: Margaret Powell and Folashade Alao at their StoryCorps in Decatur, Georgia on January 31, 2023, Credit: Kevin Alarcon

Folashade Alao remembers when she presented a Bill of Rights to her mother, Margaret Powell, and how it shaped their relationship.

Bought by Allegheny Mountain Radio

StoryCorps Griot: Fred Gilliam and Jerry Harris

From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps

Caption: Dr. Thomas in his lab., Credit: Public Domain

Fred Gilliam and Jerry Harris remember their mentor, Dr. Vivien Thomas, a surgical researcher who developed groundbreaking medical techniques.

Bought by Allegheny Mountain Radio and WYAP

The Apple Seed - Cleaning Up and Common Sense

From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: The Apple Seed

On this episode of the Apple Seed you'll hear the great storyteller and songwriter Micheal Reno Ferral tell the story of his family cleaning out ma...

Bought by Angelica Community Radio, KSJE, KTXK, KKRN, KICI Iowa City and more

StoryCorps Griot: Marc Lawson and Karen Lawson

From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps

Anderson and Karen Lawson remember their father, engineer, Gerald Lawson and how his pioneering spirit influenced their childhood in 1970’s Silicon...

Bought by WYAP

Episode 86: A Vegan’s Guide To Eating Chicken

From: Wyoming Public Radio
Series: HumaNature

Muyambi loved biking, so when his friends asked him to plan a cycling trip across his home country of Uganda he was thrilled. But challenges arose ...

Bought by Boise State Public Radio and KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash.

50 Years of In Black America with John L. Hanson Jr.

From: KQAL
Series: Culture Clique

For 50 years the nationally syndicated radio show, In Black America has given voice to people of color in America, and John L. Hanson Jr. has hoste...

Kenny and Jamila

From: Marc Maximov

Jamila Davenport of Durham, NC has been a lifelong fan of singer Kenny Loggins. When he comes to perform at the venue she manages, she comes face-t...

Mythology of The Yoruba Tribe of Nigeria - The Creation of The Earth

From: Soji Akinlabi
Series: Auntie Shaz - African Stories, Drama And Mythology

According to the mythology of the Yoruba Tribe of Nigeria, the creation or the making of the earth was a collaborative effort between Olorun and or...

StoryCorps: Ed Cage and Nicole Paris

From: StoryCorps

Ed Cage and Nicole Paris are a father-daughter beatboxing duo. At StoryCorps, they talk about how it all began.

Bought by KWMU St. Louis

StoryCorps: Kevin Fredericks, Isaiah Fredericks, and Josiah Fredericks

From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps

Nine-year-old Isaiah Fredericks and his younger brother, Josiah, used their StoryCorps interview to ask their dad, Kevin, some hard-hitting questions.

Bought by Public Radio for All, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, KZYX, WVBI-LP, WGUC/ WVXU and more

StoryCorps Griot: Melva Washington Toomer and John Washington

From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps

John Washington, 95, who is blind and deaf, recently recorded a StoryCorps interview with his eldest child, Melva, using a TeleBraille machine.

Bought by WMUU-LP, WEZU, and WRIR

StoryCorps: Clarence “Clancy” Haskett and Jerry Collier

From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps

Caption: Clarence Haskett and Jerry Collier on a visit with StoryCorps

Clarence ”Clancy” Haskett talks with his friend and former coworker about his long and successful career as a beer vendor for the Baltimore Orioles.

Bought by WEZU and Blue Mountain Radio

StoryCorps Griot: Mario Loiseau and Mabou Loiseau

From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps

Caption: Mario Loiseau (L) and Mabou Loiseau (R)

Mario Loiseau talks with his 9-year-old daughter, Mabou, about why he works so hard to provide for her education.

A Good Mom

From: City High Radio

Ceyela, age seventeen, struggles to understand how her mom's mental illness has affected their relationship.

StoryCorps: Noah McQueen and Barack Obama

From: StoryCorps

Just a few years ago, 18-year-old Noah McQueen was struggling in school, had been arrested multiple times, and spent time in juvenile detention. Bu...

Bought by WEZU

StoryCorps Griot: Clayton Sherrod

From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps

Clayton Sherrod looks back to 1964, when at 19 years old he became executive chef at an all--white country club in Birmingham, Alabama.

Bought by WDBM, WMUU-LP, WEZU, and KMUD

"Marathon Man" of Jazz Celebrates a Lifetime of Making Music

From: Rebecca Sheir

Andrew White may very well be the most famous jazz legend... you've never heard of.

Crown the King: Red Takes Black

From: Third Coast International Audio Festival
Series: 2012 ShortDocs: Neighbor Stories

One block from my apartment sits the Capitol Pool Checkers Club where, each week, men with nicknames like the Hammer, the Pressure Man, and the Raz...

Bought by KFAI Minneapolis, The Story, KUT, and PRX Remix