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Keith and Jeanne Gentry talk with Wendy Stancil about life and times in and around Hot Springs NC, family, and the origins of their iconic store, Gentry's Hardware.

Rik and Marianna talk about her family and his life as a musician.

Malik Brooks (14) and his teacher Matthew Coons (28) talk about music, school and violence in the community.

Clarissa Kirschenbaum (62) remembers her brother, Victor Wald, who died in the September 11th attacks on the World Trade Center, with her significant other, Gabriel Gonzalez (58).

Colleagues Alan Pally (60) and Christine Karatnytsky (48) talk about their work at Lincoln Center. They reminisce about their firs jobs

Leslie Burger (58) talks with her husband Alan (Buddy) Burger (59) about their forty year friendship, their childhood antics, and surviving both of their cancer diagnoses.

Jamaal D. Fisher (30) talks with StoryCorps Facilitator Marquita James (24) about his life.

Charles “Lew” Tobin, 60, tells friend Sandra Medearis how he got fed up with pouring iron and headed to Alaska. He began his northern adventure by spending the winter in a remote cabin on the tundra and learning first hand...

Katherine Shaw (47) and wife Carol Graham (54) talk about their sons, who passed away in accidents in their early 20s.

Tuckerton Seaport Folklife Director Lesley Schierenbeck interviews J.P. Hand of Goshen, New Jersey. JP has been carving traditional Barnegat Bay decoys for the past 50+ years. In this interview, he discusses how decoy carving became a part of his life,...

Carolyn Clymer: 2021-11-02 17:40:59

Charles “Lew” Tobin, 59, tells Sandra Medearis about running the first clown and juggling act in Nome in the early 1970’s. A tug boat captain, Lew would cruise into villages on the bow of is boat with a lot of...

Girl Scouts Victoria Ross and Ashley Sutton ask Allene Wilkie George about her experience as a Girl Scout. Allene has been a girl scout since 1932 and is a former President of the Girl Scout Council of Savannah.

Marion McClatchy (78) is interviewed by her daughter Susan McClatchy (44) about growing up in Bogota, Colombia.

Richardina DeMaere tells her granddaughter Monique Belli about her childhood and young adulthood in Belgium and what it was like to come to the United States.

On their 65th wedding anniversary, Gene (87) and Joan Dalebroux (85) talk about the joy, adventures, and dangers of farm life in tiny Thiry Daems, Wisconsin. Listen as their daughter Jill talks with them about Belgian traditions, raising a family...

Ira Greenberg (59) talks to his daughter Gabriela Greenberg (6) about her birthday, life in 1st grade and what they want for dinner.

Mary Ann Andries remembers her parents.

Melvin Erroll Taylor (MT) interviews his friends Sylvia Smith Lewis (SL) and JoJo Smith (JS). They discuss JoJo’s career as a professional dancer and dance instructor.

Jennifer Richesin: 2020-12-15 20:56:56 Rob Beebe (77) talks with his daughter, Jennifer Richesin (38) about his childhood, favorite memories, and funny stories about growing up. Talked about Ron's parents and why he admires them so much. Who he'll always remember...

Jann and Mary share stories of their friendship through three decades of work and fun. How our marketing career paths chose us and the many times they crossed paths over the years. Of course, there are a few moments that...

Nancy Bentley (63) interviews her husband, John Atkinson (67) about his life, focusing on his health issues with eczema and asthma, his work in the Peace Corps, and his favorite family memories.

John talks to his daughter about the importance of his faith in Jesus, especially in fighting his thyroid cancer.

(Updated 1/6/21: Edited to improve sound and decrease overlap caused by delay.) In an overdue reunion, Robin Wilson graced me with an hour of her Sunday to share her story. She passed down a major portion of my teaching-for-justice toolbox...