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Eric Jones, Custodian
From: Bending Borders
Series: 24 Hours: A Day in the Working Life
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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


  • Added: Jul 29, 2014
  • Length: 04:18
  • Purchases: 1
StoryCorps: Dekalb Walcott Jr. and Dekalb Walcott III
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Dekalb Walcott III talks to his dad, retired Chicago Fire Chief Dekalb Walcott Jr., about...

Bought by WEZU, WTJU, and KMUD


  • Added: Jul 08, 2014
  • Length: 02:04
  • Purchases: 3
Connected Neuro System
From: KBEM
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Melvin comments in his poem, that there are too many people in our society not really connecting with one another.

  • Added: Mar 20, 2014
  • Length: 04:26
Re-entry of the Father
From: KBEM
Series: Minneapolis Freestyle
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Joseph's father re-enters his life after years away.

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Mar 20, 2014
  • Length: 02:12
  • Purchases: 1
Life
From: KBEM
Series: Minneapolis Freestyle
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To Terrence, in his part of the world, you have to either play sports or do something illegal to support your family

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Feb 18, 2014
  • Length: 01:58
  • Purchases: 1
The Family Matriarch
From: KBEM
Series: Minneapolis Freestyle
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Jessalyn, a student at Menlo Park High School in Minneapolis has a touching reminiscence in verse about her great grandmother, the matriarch of her...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Feb 18, 2014
  • Length: 01:50
  • Purchases: 1
StoryCorps: Barbara Amaya and Bianca Belteton
From: StoryCorps
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Barbara Amaya tells her daughter, Bianca Belteton, about falling into the hands of sex traffickers as a 12-year-old runaway.

Bought by Allegheny Mountain Radio, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, and WEZU


  • Added: Feb 07, 2014
  • Length: 02:44
  • Purchases: 3
I Am From
From: KBEM
Series: Minneapolis Freestyle
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Dayquan, a student at Harrison High School, tells about the experiences that hade him what he is. A good deal of pathos is included.

Bought by KSRQ and KSRQ


  • Added: Jan 13, 2014
  • Length: 01:35
  • Purchases: 2
43: The Legacy of Spence Broughton
From: Everything Sounds
Series: Everything Sounds
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How would the legacy of your great, great, great, great, great, great grandfather be passed on if he was a notorious criminal?

  • Added: Dec 05, 2013
  • Length: 20:54
Waiting for Jim
From: Annie McEwen
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Jim is a young man who has everything in the world but direction.

  • Added: Nov 29, 2013
  • Length: 17:10
Beach-read favorite Dorothea Benton Frank and “The Last Original Wife”
From: Diana Korte
Series: Booktalk
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Leslie Anne Greene Carter is the only first wife remaining among her husband’s tight-knit group of friends in Atlanta. The author talks about Lesli...

Bought by KCMJ Community Radio


  • Added: Jul 06, 2013
  • Length: 10:02
  • Purchases: 1
StoryCorps MVI: Robert Stokely
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Robert Stokely remembers honoring his son, Army Sgt. Michael Stokely, who was killed in Iraq in 2005.

Bought by WEZU


  • Added: Jun 18, 2013
  • Length: 02:23
  • Purchases: 1
StoryCorps: Sally Edwards and Lue Hutchinson
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Sally Edwards (L) and Lue Hutchinson (R)
Sally Edwards (L) and Lue Hutchinson (R) remember becoming friends after they both lost sons in the Gulf War.

Bought by WEZU


  • Added: May 24, 2013
  • Length: 02:13
  • Purchases: 1
My Brother is Autistic
From: City High Radio
Caption: Producer Aaron
High school freshman Aaron Esceverri talks about what it's like to have a little brother who is autistic. His mom shares her perspective (in Spanis...

  • Added: May 23, 2013
  • Length: 07:23
My Mom's Psychic Surgery
From: City High Radio
Caption: Josh's Mom Gets Her Blood Pressure Taken
Josh's mom was having trouble having a baby, so she headed down to Mexico for an "operation" from a renowned psychic surgeon. This story was sele...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio and PRX Remix


  • Added: May 21, 2013
  • Length: 06:19
  • Purchases: 2
Growing Up In Poverty
From: City High Radio
Caption: Arturo And His Mom, Credit: From The Collection Of Arturo Camelot
Sixteen-year-old Arturo spent most of his life in what he considers poverty--living on welfare and supported by the Section 8 housing program--but ...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: May 14, 2013
  • Length: 05:46
  • Purchases: 2
StoryCorps: Reginald Mason
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Reginald Mason remembers growing up in Harlem with his mother during the 1970s.

Bought by WDBM, WVBI-LP, WEZU, and WTJU


  • Added: Mar 18, 2013
  • Length: 01:57
  • Purchases: 4
StoryCorps MVI: Tracy Johnson and Sandra Johnson
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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Tracy Johnson and her mother in-law, Sandra Johnson, talk about the death of their wife and daughter, Army Staff Sergeant Donna Johnson.

Bought by WEZU


  • Added: Mar 15, 2013
  • Length: 02:59
  • Purchases: 1
StoryCorps: Bonnie and Myra Brown
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
Caption: Bonnie Brown (L) and Myra Brown (R)
Myra Brown speaks with her mother, Bonnie Mae Brown, who has an intellectual disability.

Bought by WMUU-LP, WEZU, and Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 08, 2013
  • Length: 02:29
  • Purchases: 3
The Beat : Sharon Harris - "Will You Stay"
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: The Beat
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Sharon Harris is a member of the Jackpine Writer's Block, and a native of Park Rapids. She has published three books of poetry. The Beat is a daily...

  • Added: Jan 24, 2013
  • Length: 01:39
Producer Profile: Jack Kohler and Anacita Agustinez
From: Vision Maker Media
Series: Native Producer Profile
Caption: Anacita Agustinez
Shirley Sneve (Lakota), Executive Director, talks with producers Jack Kohler and Anacita Agustinez about their show On Native Ground.

Bought by KIDE Hoopa Tribal Radio 91.3fm


  • Added: Dec 11, 2012
  • Length: 16:19
  • Purchases: 1
Producer Profile: Gina Abatemarco
From: Vision Maker Media
Series: Native Producer Profile
Caption: Gina Abatemarco
After graduating with a BFA from Tisch School of the Arts’ Film & TV Program, Abatemarco was moved by a sensational article in the LA Times reporti...

  • Added: Nov 14, 2012
  • Length: 14:54
Producer Profile: Eli Cane
From: Vision Maker Media
Series: Native Producer Profile
Caption: Eli Cane
Cane's new documentary, The Dull Knifes, tells the coming-of-age story of 16-year-old George Dull Knife. He is the newest generation of a family th...

  • Added: Oct 25, 2012
  • Length: 16:11
Producer Profile: Sophie Rousmaniere and Jay Minton
From: Vision Maker Media
Series: Native Producer Profile
Caption: Sophie Rousmaniere
Reporter Ben Kreimer speaks with filmmakers Sophie Rousmaniere and Jay Minton about their documentary, Yellow Fever.

  • Added: Oct 09, 2012
  • Length: 16:44
Producer Profile: Maya Stark and Adi Lavy
From: Vision Maker Media
Series: Native Producer Profile
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Reporter Ben Kreimer speaks with filmmakers Maya Stark and Adi Lavy about their documentary, Sun Kissed.

  • Added: Aug 21, 2012
  • Length: 17:24

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