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StoryCorps: Glenn Turner and Christy Stewart
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Glenn Turner and Christy Stewart at their StoryCorps interview in Atlanta, Georgia on April 5, 2016., Credit: Hillery Rink for StoryCorps.
Glenn Turner and Christy Stewart reflect on the many animals that have been a part of their family over the years.

  • Added: Aug 15, 2023
  • Length: 02:30
StoryCorps: Sophia Lansky and Neil Kramer
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Neil Kramer and Sophia Lansky on February 9th, 2022 in Queens, New York. , Credit: Neil Kramer
Neil Kramer and his ex-wife, Sophia Lansky, talk about their unique quarantine experience together.

  • Added: Feb 18, 2022
  • Length: 02:46
The Awkwardness of Youth
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: The Apple Seed
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On today’s episode of The Apple Seed we' re bringing you stories featuring young people who would gladly trade places with an adult, if only to esc...

Bought by KSJE and WVPE


  • Added: Sep 02, 2020
  • Length: 54:59
  • Purchases: 2
StoryCorps Griot: Albert Sykes and Aidan Sykes
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Albert and Aidan Sykes at their StoryCorps interview in Jackson, Mississippi on February 20, 2015., Credit: Vanessa Gonzalez-Block for StoryCorps.
Albert Sykes speaks with his nine-year-old son, Aidan, about black fatherhood, and his hopes for the future.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WERA-LP, and WYAP


  • Added: Jun 16, 2020
  • Length: 02:39
  • Purchases: 3
Just For Laughs
From: BYUradio/KUMT/KBYU-FM
Series: The Apple Seed
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In this episode we will see examples of some of the influential people and stories from one’s life, and how these stories continue to influence gen...

Bought by WYAP


  • Added: Apr 21, 2020
  • Length: 56:34
  • Purchases: 1
StoryCorps: Abe Schuster and Esther Schuster
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Siblings Abe and Esther Schuster talk about what it was like to grow up as children of Holocaust survivors.

  • Added: May 21, 2019
  • Length: 02:56
StoryCorps: Adam Roseman and Rick Rosenthal
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Adam Roseman and Rick Rosenthal pose after their StoryCorps interview in Atlanta, GA in September 2018. , Credit: By Brenda Ford for StoryCorps.
This is a story about Santa Rick Rosenthal of Atlanta, Georgia -- who also happens to be Jewish (Modern Orthodox, to be precise).

  • Added: Mar 27, 2019
  • Length: 02:20
StoryCorps: Allan Ganz and Rosalyn Ganz
From: StoryCorps
Caption: Allan Ganz and, his wife, Rosalyn Ganz
The longest-running ice cream man, Allan Ganz, has been selling sweet treats since he was 10 years old. He shares with his wife, Rosalyn Ganz, how ...

Bought by WVBI-LP


  • Added: Jul 30, 2018
  • Length: 02:51
  • Purchases: 1
StoryCorps: Ed Cage and Nicole Paris
From: StoryCorps
Caption: Ed Cage and Nicole Paris
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


  • Added: Jul 16, 2018
  • Length: 02:44
  • Purchases: 1
StoryCorps: Fatuma Abdullahi, Annie Johnson and Maryan Osman
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Maryan Osman and her sister, Fatuma Abdullahi, are Somalis who came to the U.S. as refugees in 2014 and found a stable home with Annie and Randall ...

Bought by Public Radio for All, WGUC/ WVXU, KRZA, and WMUU-LP


  • Added: Apr 13, 2017
  • Length: 02:32
  • Purchases: 4
Knits For Flint
From: Syracuse University Broadcast Journalism
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A knitting group in Frankenmuth, Michigan is doing their part to help children in Flint, whose families are still financially affected by the Flint...

  • Added: Apr 07, 2017
  • Length: 04:00
StoryCorps: Toni Henson and Camaran Henson
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Camaran Henson grew up hearing stories about his grandfather, Leonard Simmons, who was a police officer in Newark, New Jersey. He came to StoryCorp...

Bought by Public Radio for All, KALW, WEZU, and WMUU-LP


  • Added: Mar 13, 2017
  • Length: 03:01
  • Purchases: 4
TSR16-10 Melissa Ethridge
From: Tent Show Radio
Series: Tent Show Radio
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Academy Award and GRAMMY winning artist, Melissa Etheridge, will take the stage to perform songs from her new album, This is M.E., as well as some ...

Bought by KMXT, KALH, WTIP, WRNC-LP, KSJE and more


  • Added: Feb 26, 2016
  • Length: 59:22
  • Purchases: 10
MEET THE PATELS -- Ravi and Geeta Patel Interview
From: Andrea Chase
Series: Behind the Scenes
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Geeta and Ravi Patel talk avoiding cultural bias, listening to the world, and making everyone happy.

  • Added: Sep 11, 2015
  • Length: 24:01
How the West Was Won
From: Jule Banville
Series: Last Best Stories
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A girl who is really, really proud to be from Montana.

  • Added: Jul 15, 2015
  • Length: 13:52
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
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
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
StoryCorps: Dawn and Don Burke
From: StoryCorps
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Dawn Burke talks to her husband, Don, about the rat sanctuary they’ve run out of their home for the past five years.

Bought by WEZU and Prairie Public


  • Added: Oct 04, 2013
  • Length: 02:35
  • Purchases: 2
Comedy Exec Mines Parenting Gold For Blog, Book
From: Lauren Ober
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Adrian Kulp is a daddy blogger. After leaving a successful career as a TV executive to become a stay-at-home dad to his two toddlers, Kulp parlayed...

  • Added: Jun 20, 2013
  • Length: 06:16
StoryCorps: John Curtis and John Wikiera
From: StoryCorps
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John Curtis talks to his son John Wikiera, who he adopted as a baby from Vietnam.

Bought by WEZU


  • Added: Apr 12, 2013
  • Length: 02:13
  • Purchases: 1
StoryCorps: Freddie and Wilma Sue Wood
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Freddie Wood and his wife Wilma Sue talk about the Wood and Swink General Store and Post Office, which has been in Freddie's family for more than a...

Bought by WEZU and KUOW


  • Added: Jul 13, 2012
  • Length: 02:12
  • Purchases: 2
StoryCorps: Winslow and Dorothy Jackson
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: WInslow Jackson and his wife, Dorothy.
Winslow Jackson and his wife, Dorothy, who both are living with multiple sclerosis, remember how they met.

Bought by WEZU, KMUD, and KUOW


  • Added: Mar 27, 2012
  • Length: 02:07
  • Purchases: 3
StoryCorps: Sarah and Joshua Littman
From: StoryCorps
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Sarah Littman interviews her son, Joshua, who has Asperger's syndrome, about his first semester at college.

Bought by WEZU, Georgia Public Broadcasting, WDET Detroit Public Radio, and KUOW


  • Added: Nov 28, 2011
  • Length: 02:43
  • Purchases: 4
StoryCorps Griot: Ellaraino and Baki AnNur
From: StoryCorps
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72-year-old Ellaraino tells her friend Baki AnNur about meeting her great-grandmother for the first time.

Bought by WEZU


  • Added: Sep 27, 2011
  • Length: 02:22
  • Purchases: 1