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Caption: Arshe Ahmed, Radiyya, and Sohaib Sultan at Spring Lake Beach, New Jersey on August 30, 2020, Credit: Courtesy of Arshe Ahmed
Imam Sohaib Sultan and his wife, Arshe Ahmed, came to StoryCorps to talk about becoming parents, and what it means to live “a blessed life.”

Bought by KALW


  • Added: Feb 20, 2024
  • Length: 02:48
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Robert Robinson and Dr. John Fortunato at their StoryCorps interview in Chicago, Illinois on October 30, 2023, Credit: Jeb Backe for StoryCorps
After Dr. John Fortunato diagnosed Robert Robinson’s daughter, Angel, with a rare kind of cancer, the father and doctor forged a lasting bond.

  • Added: Feb 08, 2024
  • Length: 03:20
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


  • Added: Jan 23, 2024
  • Length: 02:44
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Debora Brakarz and Mike Wolmetz
Nearly two decades after Mike Wolmetz proposed to Debora Brakarz at the StoryCorps booth in Grand Central, they returned to share an update about t...

Bought by Allegheny Mountain Radio


  • Added: Sep 14, 2023
  • Length: 05:45
  • Purchases: 1
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: Jan Vigiano and John Vigiano Sr.
Retired New York City firefighter John Vigiano Sr. remembers his sons, John Jr., a firefighter, and Joe, a policeman, who both died at the World Tr...

  • Added: Sep 12, 2023
  • Length: 02:57
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An episode that introduces a character while also saying goodbye to them.

  • Added: Feb 15, 2023
  • Length: 08:01
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Avielle Richman was one of the children killed in the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School on December 14, 2012. She was six years old. Her par...

  • Added: Dec 13, 2022
  • Length: 02:59
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Charmed lives lack for something. If you’re born in a state of nirvana or somehow privileged as a member of the elect, what’s the point? It’s only ...

  • Added: Oct 16, 2022
  • Length: 52:04
Caption: Chief Albert Naquin and Démé Naquin Jr. at their StoryCorps interview in Montegut, Louisiana on September 17, 2022., Credit: By Zanna McKay for StoryCorps
As stronger and more frequent storms hit the Louisiana coastline due to climate change, members of the Jean Charles Choctaw Nation have been forced...

Bought by WYAP


  • Added: Sep 27, 2022
  • Length: 02:50
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Natalie and David Young at their StoryCorps interview in May of 2019. , Credit: Kevin Oliver for StoryCorps
Natalie and David Young remember abortion provider Dr. George Tiller, who was killed three years after they sought his help in Wichita, Kansas.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and WYAP


  • Added: Jun 28, 2022
  • Length: 03:00
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Gena Gear and Ryan Walz at their StoryCorps interview in Minneapolis, MN, on May 5, 2022.
Gena Gear and her son, Ryan Walz, remember Army Sergeant First Class Jodi Walz, a Desert Storm veteran who served as a trumpet player in the United...

  • Added: Jun 03, 2022
  • Length: 03:02
Caption: The Action Tours protest at the Macy’s 34th St Store in NYC on Nov 29, 1991., Credit: Meryl Levin
On Black Friday 1991, AIDS activists protested the department store's refusal to rehire a Santa who had HIV. The man who inspired the protest recon...

Bought by KALW and KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Dec 13, 2021
  • Length: 02:13
  • Purchases: 2
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Ronnie and Richie Palazzolo were identical twins who did everything together, including working at the World Trade Center. They were both there on ...

Bought by WYAP


  • Added: Sep 15, 2021
  • Length: 02:59
  • Purchases: 1
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On this episode of The Apple Seed we're bringing you a rendition of the Cinderella story. The story of Cinderella has hundreds of versions from all...

Bought by KSJE, WVPE, KTXK, KKRN, and Robin Hood Radio/ WHDD AM 1020/FM 91.9-WLHV FM 88.1 /WGHQ AM 920


  • Added: Sep 02, 2021
  • Length: 54:59
  • Purchases: 5
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Keith Chapman sits down with his mother, Lynn Chapman, to remember his brother, Sgt. 1st Class Nathan Ross Chapman, the first American soldier to b...

Bought by WYAP


  • Added: Aug 30, 2021
  • Length: 03:46
  • Purchases: 1
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Sylvia Grosvold and her father Josh Weiner came back to StoryCorps to reflect on their relationship, just as Sylvia was about to leave for college.

Bought by WYAP


  • Added: Aug 30, 2021
  • Length: 02:45
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Melanie Dunne and her husband, Josh, at their graduation from New Mexico State University., Credit: Courtesy of Melanie Dunne.
Marine Corporal Josh Dunne is remembered by his wife, Melanie Dunne, and her sister, Marissa Miranda.

Bought by WYAP


  • Added: Aug 10, 2021
  • Length: 02:42
  • Purchases: 1
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Casimiro “Cas” Torres reflects on how his childhood led him to incarceration at New York City’s Hart Island, where he buried the poor and unclaimed...

Bought by WYAP


  • Added: Aug 10, 2021
  • Length: 02:12
  • Purchases: 1
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Najat Hamza reflects on her experience resettling in the US and her longing for the home she left behind.

Bought by WYAP


  • Added: Apr 20, 2021
  • Length: 02:30
  • Purchases: 1
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Carmencristina Moreno and her sister, Rosemary Selzer, remember their father, songwriter Luis M. Moreno, and the bittersweet legacy he left behind.

Bought by WYAP


  • Added: Apr 06, 2021
  • Length: 02:56
  • Purchases: 1
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81-year-old Navy veteran Joseph Patton remembers his service and the discrimination he faced as a gay man in the 1950s.

Bought by KALW


  • Added: Feb 09, 2021
  • Length: 02:44
  • Purchases: 1
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A special episode, created in partnership with Queens Memory and the online newspaper The CITY, on grief and mourning during the COVID-19 pandemic,...

  • Added: Dec 10, 2020
  • Length: 23:17
Caption: Jackie Stockton and daughter Alice Stockton-Rossini at the Philadelphia Flower Show March, 2019, Credit: Alice Stockton-Rossini.
Jackie Stockton and her daughter Alice Stockton-Rossini recovered from COVID-19, the virus that killed a best friend and a family member. Having fa...

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


  • Added: Jun 16, 2020
  • Length: 02:47
  • Purchases: 3
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Humbird live in the KQAL studio. Original air date: 05/15/20.

  • Added: May 28, 2020
  • Length: 21:36