“No matter what she did or how much she loved him she wasn’t able to save him”

A sister shares memory of her brother one year after she found him alone in his apartment in critical condition. He passed away a few days later in the hospital after he and his family made the mutual decision to...

Russell Interviewing Nikolle about losing her brother

This is Russell Paretzky interviewing Nikolle Vollmer who is it in relation to you that you have lost to drugs was it sudden or was there signs of the issue all right there question is how has this changed your...

"I would really try to have a normal life but I felt like it followed me around like a dark cloud" by Gianna Frohman

Me: So I’m here today with.. Jamie: Jamie! Me: And we’re going to be doing the stigma free project interview to help break the stigma regarding substance use and yeah, alright so I guess we can start from the beginning...

People know that drugs are dangerous, but people do them for the emotional high first, and the addiction comes later

Subject B talks about her experience with losing a past friend who she had graduated high school with. Rhian: “So who is it in relation to you that you’ve lost to drugs?” Subject B: “Um it was like, he was...

A talk with my father

In the interview we talked about my dads younger childhood and what made him who he is today

"When people think of narcotic addiction, they don’t necessarily think of a prominent vascular surgeon…but addiction has no boundaries."

One to One seeks to create experiences that connect people to stories through conversations, allowing them to feel seen. This conversation between neighbors features Amy Musone and Steve Heird, Addiction Has No Boundaries.

Common Ground Tacony Oral History Project: Rich

Rich, a longtime resident, of Tacony is now caretaker an abandoned and overgrown citygarden in Keystone Park. Working his whole life as a contractor and 22 years in recovery, Rich talks about his experiences living through addiction to then building...

Ralph’s Chipmunk and the Stupid Green Dress

In this interview, Katheryn Baldwin is asked by her daughter, Lily, to tell her a story about the dumbest thing Katheryn ever did. Tracing around a barely visible scar on her hand, Katheryn describes chasing after her cat Ralph, a...

Staff Talk About What Working at TreePeople Means to Them

A StoryCorps-inspired montage of five staffers at Los Angeles-based environmental nonprofit TreePeople speaking about what brought them to the work and why they stay. Recorded in 2011, including the voices of Rosa (Bautista) Donis (38), Edith de Guzman (31), Jim...

Table talk with Britt

Interview with a woman who has overcome addiction, homelessness, and beaten all odds. Through faith, compassion, and love for life.

the great Thanksgiving listen

me and my great uncle talked about his childhood and what life was like for him when he was younger

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Cynthia Rose and Taylor West

Taylor West (24) interviews Cynthia Rose (58) about her role as the mother of the community and how she is learning to give that same love and care to herself in this next phase of her life.

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Shannon Waters and William Neiheisel

One Small Step conversation partners Shannon Waters (53) and William "Bill" Neiheisel (68) discuss faith, their views on behavior and psychology and moving our country forward through love and kindness.

Addiction Interview #2

KP: This morning I’m with my friend’s sister, speaking a bit with her about her heroin addiction. I’d actually like to ask you about what you think the hardest thing about addiction is? NA: Well, when I relapsed after getting...

Robin Slemenda and Liz Wessel

Robin shared about her life journey with living her life as a vocation and the influence her mother had on her life. She was a pillar of strength. Her mom modeled a life of generous giving to help some of...

Charmayne Planter's inspirational path to becoming an activist, writer, and change-maker for environmental justice (Part 1)

In part 1, Charmayne walks us through the interconnections between her childhood love of nature, family loss, and Gullah Geechee heritage, to discover her calling to work with passion and creativity for the betterment of the environment and vulnerable communities...

Interview (2): "I didn't even know what the truth was anymore"

Jen: “The next person that I will be interviewing is someone close to me personally. She has been in a long-term relationship with someone has struggled with addiction and is now in recovery. In fact, she is the girlfriend of...

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Jennifer Sanchez and Liliana Sanchez

Jennifer Sanchez (18) y su madre Liliana Sanchez (42) hablan de la graduación de Jennifer, sus valores y sus deseos por el futuro. [Jennifer Sanchez (18) and her mother Liliana Sanchez (42) talk about Jennifer’s graduation, their values, and their...