PRX - Pieces for Tone: Personal

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Caption: Joseph Vigiano and John Vigiano Jr. with their father, John Vigiano Sr. circa 1994. Courtesy of Joseph Vigiano.
Retired firefighter John Vigiano, Sr. remembers both sons lost in the World Trade Center on 9/11 – John Vigiano, Jr,. also a firefighter, and Joe V...

  • Added: Sep 14, 2023
  • Length: 06:15
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
Caption: Chloe E.W. Levine and Carl Levine at their StoryCorps interview in New York City on May 5, 2023., Credit: By Julia Kirschenbaum for StoryCorps
Carl Levine and his daughter, Chloe E.W. Levine, look back on what contra dance has meant to their family.

  • Added: Jul 24, 2023
  • Length: 02:25
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Lisa and friends discuss what life is really like as parents.

Bought by WYAP


  • Added: Aug 31, 2022
  • Length: 52:50
  • Purchases: 1
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At 91, Helen Merrill has never missed a presidential election. She sat down with her granddaughter to remember her mother, Blanche, who rose from h...

  • Added: Oct 27, 2020
  • Length: 02:53
Caption: During a remote StoryCorps conversation this month from Stafford, N.Y., Dr. Roberto Vargas (left), his wife, Susan, and 10-year-old son, Xavier, talk about the challenges of staying safely distanced., Credit: the Vargas Family.
As the Director of Microbiology at a hospital in upstate New York, Dr. Roberto Vargas is regularly exposed to COVID-19. Here, he talks with his wif...

Bought by WERA-LP and WYAP


  • Added: Jun 16, 2020
  • Length: 02:37
  • Purchases: 2
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Dee Westenhauser speaks to her childhood friend, Martha Gonzalez, about the one person in her life who saw her for who she truly was.

Bought by KALW, KRVS, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, and WCQS


  • Added: Apr 22, 2019
  • Length: 02:25
  • Purchases: 4
Caption: Max Hanagarne (left) and Josh Hanagarne (right)
StoryCorps gives people the chance to talk to each other about the events that have helped shape who they are. Josh Hanagarne did just that with hi...

  • Added: Sep 05, 2017
  • Length: 02:51
Caption: The Kids on MIW, Credit: Oddua Productions
We will chat with three young Bay Area residents, Hali, Juliana, and Ruby, about what they think Making It Work all means!

  • Added: Aug 11, 2015
  • Length: 22:12
Caption: Rebecca Posamentier (R) and Carol Kirsch (L)
Rebecca Posamentier (R) reflects on an interview she recorded with her mother, Carol Kirsch (L).

Bought by WEZU and KZYX


  • Added: May 13, 2013
  • Length: 02:34
  • Purchases: 2
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Jack Richmond tells his daughter, Reagan, about being an amputee.

Bought by WEZU


  • Added: Apr 26, 2013
  • Length: 02:54
  • Purchases: 1
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Big-rig driver Boyd Applegate tells his sister, Rhonda Dixon, about being a real-beard Santa Claus.

Bought by WOUB, KALW, WEZU, and WKSU


  • Added: Dec 21, 2012
  • Length: 02:17
  • Purchases: 4
Caption: Theresa McLaughlin with her son, Dennis.
Theresa McLaughlin speaks about raising her son, Dennis, who was born with spina bifida, leaving him unable to use his legs.

Bought by WEZU, WTJU, and KUOW


  • Added: May 11, 2012
  • Length: 02:16
  • Purchases: 3
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On this episode of "Art Beat" we feature Minnesota author and farmer Gordon Fredrickson. Gordon writes children's books that reflect real life even...

Bought by KPIP-LP, KVSC, Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota, and KSRQ


  • Added: Dec 08, 2011
  • Length: 40:59
  • Purchases: 4
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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
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
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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
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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