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StoryCorps American Pathways: Sohaib Sultan and Arshe Ahmed
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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
StoryCorps: Robert Robinson and John Fortunato
From: StoryCorps
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
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


  • Added: Jan 23, 2024
  • Length: 02:44
  • Purchases: 1
StoryCorps: Debora Brakarz and Mike Wolmetz
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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
StoryCorps: John Vigiano Sr. and Joseph Vigiano
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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
StoryCorps September 11th: Jan Vigiano and John Vigiano Sr.
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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
Ep. 6 A Secret Death
From: Haley Taylor
Series: Tales For Other Times
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An episode that introduces a character while also saying goodbye to them.

  • Added: Feb 15, 2023
  • Length: 08:01
StoryCorps: Jennifer Hensel and Jeremy Richman
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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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
#metoo, Part 2
From: Charles McGuigan
Series: A Grain of Sand
Caption: Didi Tremblay, Credit: Rebecca D'Angelo
Five women over a couple of weeks and in a number of different locations shared their stories of micro-aggressions, sexual assault, abuse, molestat...

  • Added: Oct 16, 2022
  • Length: 27:05
StoryCorps: Natalie Young and David Young
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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
StoryCorps Military Voices Initiative: Gena Gear and Ryan Walz
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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
Russ, 2016
From: Greg Miller
Series: PhotoPhonica
Caption: Russ Darling building a stone wall in NE Connecticut. , Credit: © Greg Miller
Russ Darling is a Vietnam Era Veteran who has worn many hats over his life: Poet, Artist, former School Bus driver and most recently, Stone Mason.

  • Added: Jan 05, 2022
  • Length: 10:13
Animal Shelters are Struggling Nationally Due to the Effects of COVID-19
From: Syracuse University Broadcast Journalism
Caption: A dog that was found in a truck and rescued., Credit: Samantha Lindell
Supply chain issues, staff shortages, and negligent owners have put a strain on animal shelters throughout the pandemic.

  • Added: Dec 08, 2021
  • Length: 05:03
StoryCorps: Ronnie Palazzolo
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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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
Mother Mine: September Edition
From: Katie Semro
Series: Mother Mine
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In this piece we hear four people from around the world talking about their mothers and who they are because of their mothers. From a mother in Bos...

Bought by KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA, WMPG, and RadioStPete Florida


  • Added: Sep 10, 2021
  • Length: 29:29
  • Purchases: 3
StoryCorps MVI: Lynn Chapman and Keith Chapman
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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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
StoryCorps: Sylvia Grosvold and Josh Weiner
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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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
StoryCorps Military Voices Initiative: Melanie Dunne and Marissa Miranda
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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
StoryCorps American Pathways: Najat Hamza
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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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
StoryCorps Historias: Carmencristina Moreno and Rosemary Selzer
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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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
Missing Them
From: Brooklyn Public Library
Series: "Borrowed" Podcast from Brooklyn Public Library
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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
Darkness
From: Ariel Mejia
Series: ASM Youth Radio Summer 2020
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A piece by Joshua Ivy. I was a boy that overcame abuse from a man.

  • Added: Aug 18, 2020
  • Length: 05:40
StoryCorps: Jackie Stockton and Alice Stockton-Rossini
From: StoryCorps
Series: StoryCorps
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
RDD: Allowed to Dream
From: WGTE Public Media
Series: The Rough Draft Diaries with Haley Taylor
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Jennifer Brouwer lost her mother to Pancreatic Cancer in 2001, in wanting to honor her mother’s memory she created the Janet Phleger Foundation, a...

Bought by WOUB


  • Added: Mar 23, 2020
  • Length: 06:23
  • Purchases: 1
Marian and Homer (the cat) shortened (3:13)
From: Paul Messing
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A heartfelt phoned-in story from a woman recalling something special about her late cat. (Excerpt from my pilot "For Kindred Spirits.")

Bought by WOUB and PRX Remix


  • Added: Oct 10, 2019
  • Length: 03:13
  • Purchases: 2