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StoryCorps
StoryCorps
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Stories of the human heart. A candid, unscripted conversation between two people about what's really important in life: love, loss, family, friendship.... more

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Episodes

A Damn Good Shipmate

Navy veterans Windy Barton and Michael Davidson struggled to feel fulfilled after leaving the military. Then they discovered Team Rubicon:... more

12 Nov 2024 · 6 minutes
Brave Enough To Ask

StoryCorps does a lot of different things, but they all come down to connecting people— even if they disagree. That's... more

05 Nov 2024 · 16 minutes
12 Feet From a Bomb

On the morning of January 29th, 1998, a terrorist bombed the New Woman All Women Health Care Clinic in Birmingham,... more

29 Oct 2024 · 17 minutes
Love Thy Neighbor

As communities across the Southern United States set about recovering from one of the most devastating hurricane seasons ever, we're... more

22 Oct 2024 · 17 minutes
The World Peace Game

For almost fifty years, people have been gathering in Charlottesville, Virginia to achieve something that seems impossible: world peace. And... more

15 Oct 2024 · 20 minutes
Stepping Up

As we enter the home stretch of this presidential election, we're bringing you an all new season of the StoryCorps... more

08 Oct 2024 · 16 minutes
702-706-TALK: Saviors, Survival, and Letting Go

We're back with more stories that listeners, like you, have shared on our voicemail. This week: The thin lines between... more

24 Sep 2024 · 15 minutes
EXTRA: A Gentleman and a Gentle Man

Cynthia Alvarez fell in love with Marine Corporal Daniel Mark MacMurray. She was a peace activist, he was a proud... more

10 Sep 2024 · 4 minutes
The Long Run

Gwen and Yasir weren't the type of couple that liked to run marathons, at first. As hardships pulled their lives... more

27 Aug 2024 · 21 minutes
For the Fans

Being a sports fan means putting a part of your happiness in the hands of strangers. When they lose, you... more

20 Aug 2024 · 18 minutes
Sideliners

Athletes get all the glory, but there are countless people around them making the games happen– from referees making judgments,... more

13 Aug 2024 · 17 minutes
The Family That Plays Together

Every athlete's looking for that extra edge — and for a lot of them, it's their family. Who drove them... more

06 Aug 2024 · 15 minutes
Game Changers

On the first episode of a new sports-themed season of the StoryCorps Podcast, we're talking about the game changers: People... more

30 Jul 2024 · 18 minutes
Radio Diaries: Angel Garcia

Today, an episode by our friends at Radio Diaries and Radiotopia from their latest series, "The Unmarked Graveyard: Stories from... more

23 Jul 2024 · 18 minutes
EXTRA: I'll Be There

Marine Staff Sergeant Nick Bennett and Sergeant Major Dan Miller remember a deployment during the Iraq War that changed their... more

06 Jul 2024 · 5 minutes
EXTRA: 702-706-TALK

All last season we asked our listeners to call our voicemail and tell us their stories. In this special bonus... more

04 Jun 2024 · 11 minutes
The Phantom of the World's Fair

In 1964, a 12-year-old paperboy from suburban Long Island spent nearly two weeks hiding among the gleaming attractions of the... more

21 May 2024 · 23 minutes
Nothing Left Unsaid

Jackie Miller and her son, Scott Miller, always shared everything with each other, even if it was hard. Scott knew... more

14 May 2024 · 23 minutes
Peter the Wolf

Judd Esty-Kendall's father was an animal lover who filled their house with raccoons, hawks, and critters of every size. At... more

07 May 2024 · 14 minutes
The Birds, the Bees, and My Dad

Howie Gordon starred in over a hundred porn films in the 70s and 80s under the name Richard Pacheco. But... more

30 Apr 2024 · 14 minutes
My Way

In "My Way," the new season of the StoryCorps podcast— stories from people who found a rhythm all their own... more

23 Apr 2024 · 18 minutes
EXTRA: The Men of Montford Point

In 1942, the U.S. allowed Black men to enlist in the Marine Corps for the first time. It was during... more

09 Apr 2024 · 7 minutes
EXTRA: I Shall Be Released

In this special episode, we're remembering StoryCorps participant Rick Abath, who talked to his wife, Diana, about being on guard... more

28 Mar 2024 · 9 minutes
StoryCorps Then and Now: Listen More, Shout Less

As we close out our special series celebrating 20 years of StoryCorps, hear how our One Small Step initiative is... more

19 Dec 2023 · 26 minutes
EXTRA: Dear Mrs. Doyle

This week, we're taking a break from our special series celebrating 20 years of StoryCorps to bring you an interview... more

12 Dec 2023 · 8 minutes
StoryCorps Then and Now: Mother Mary

Mary Johnson-Roy first came to StoryCorps in 2011 to speak with Oshea Israel, the man who murdered her son. In... more

05 Dec 2023 · 22 minutes
StoryCorps Then and Now: Family Pride

StoryCorps' initiatives have long helped us gather voices that are usually omitted from the historical record, like our LGBTQ+ Outloud... more

28 Nov 2023 · 23 minutes
StoryCorps Then and Now: Beyond the Booth

For most of StoryCorps' existence, we've recorded people in person at our storybooths. But on this episode of our special... more

21 Nov 2023 · 27 minutes
StoryCorps Then and Now: The Griot of Knoxville

As we celebrate StoryCorps' 20th anniversary, we bring you the story of a man who integrated his high school as... more

14 Nov 2023 · 23 minutes
StoryCorps Then and Now: On the Road

In the third episode of our special series celebrating two decades of StoryCorps, we're bringing you inside the Mobile Booth—the... more

07 Nov 2023 · 26 minutes
StoryCorps Then and Now: Love Letters

As we continue celebrating StoryCorps' 20th anniversary, we bring you two of our favorite stories that made a strong impression... more

31 Oct 2023 · 23 minutes
StoryCorps Then and Now: StoryCorps is Born

In this episode, we go back 20 years to the origins of StoryCorps–the challenges of building a recording booth in... more

24 Oct 2023 · 25 minutes
EXTRA: Why I'm On This Earth

As StoryCorps' 20th anniversary approaches, we'll be looking back at important moments both in our history and the country's. This... more

26 Sep 2023 · 5 minutes
EXTRA: The Kids From North Baghdad

In celebration of our 20th Anniversary, StoryCorps will be revisiting some of our most memorable conversations from the past two... more

19 Sep 2023 · 6 minutes
Living for the Dead

There are people who help us at every stage of life –– from the moment we're born to our last... more

01 Aug 2023 · 16 minutes
Same Train, Different Tracks

When a train ride to work veers into a life or death situation, two strangers become an important part of... more

25 Jul 2023 · 15 minutes
To Speak Up

50 years ago, most of the nation was glued to "gavel-to-gavel" coverage of the Senate Watergate hearings that would uncover... more

18 Jul 2023 · 17 minutes
The Long Way Home

Monique "Muffie" Mousseau and her partner Felipa Deleon grew up on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. In this... more

11 Jul 2023 · 21 minutes
Seeing The Way

Jason Romero was given a serious diagnosis. But to stop running from it he'd have to do something no one... more

04 Jul 2023 · 20 minutes
Thank God For Coney Island

In 1920, a father made a split-second decision to save his newborn's life by taking her to an incubator exhibit... more

27 Jun 2023 · 13 minutes
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In 1920, a father made a split-second decision to save his newborn's life by taking her to an incubator exhibit at Coney... more