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Woman talks about mixed feelings of getting in touch with biological family

Barry Benepe talks to his son Adrian Benepe about growing up with a love of nature, his process of learning about art, and the Greenmarket in New York that he founded

Jeff Rosen (53) and Bridgetta Bourne-Firl talk about their involvement in the Deaf President Now (DPN) protest in the late 1980s. Both Jeff and Bridgetta were students at Gallaudet University and student leaders in the DPN movement. They also discuss...

Linda Dean Goolsbee tells StoryCorps facilitator Rose Gorman of her parents, Jack and Francis Dean.

Erica Hymen (29) and her husband Adam Arenstein (28) talk about their relationship, how they met and what the future holds.

Two brothers, ages 9 and 13, remember their father who died on 9-11-01

Wife, Karen Wald (61), and husband, Rick Wald (61), exchange family history, impactful memories, and stories from their philanthropic work.

Glen Bray (51) and his wife, Edie Bray (44) are interviewed by their two teenage sons, Zeke Bray (16) and Landon Bray (14) about Glen’s childhood, his group of friends called the The Sons of Fun, how their parents met...

Husband and wife re-say their vows to each other and recount the stories of their marriage.

StoryCorps Facilitator Nzingha Garner interviews Corinne Cobabe about her cross country road trip to interview inspiring woman after the death of her father.

Margaret Sturgill interviews her friend and coworker Dennis Horton (60) about his childhood diagnosis of polio and how it changed his life.

Joseph Engler (65) talks to his daughter Kerry Slattery (36) about his life as a San Francisco Police officer

Kohei tells his mother, Penny, about hopping trains, adventuring, and having a son.

Eileen, 63, interviews her son David, 28, about his work as a firefighter, his relationship with his family, and his values.

Author and retired professor Dr. John Yung, 73, talks with his cousin-in-law, Pui Yue “Ronnie” Hon, about growing up in Macon, Georgia as a Chinese-American during the Jim Crow era. He also discusses the three books he has written about...

Linda Tirico (57) speaks with Erin Dickey, Facilitator, about the progress of her work life and her current unemployment. Her theme was to discuss who she is today.

Lavera and Doyle Clay tell their grandson, John, about their courtship, family, childhood, and religion.

Clarence talks about coming to America from India.

Mark Richards, 31, talks to his wife Sarah Richards, 30, about his birth in Colombia, his adoption, growing up in New Jersey, their meeting, marriage and new-born baby.

daughter interviews her 80-yr-old dad about his childhood in Boyle Heights L.A., and his thoughts on the Japanese American internment, and on how his sense of justice has been an inspiration to her.

Susan (57) tells her friend Stormy (51) about growing up in a steel mill community and dealing with breast cancer.

Sisters Hinde Muya and Amina Osman are interviewed by McKenzie Wren. The pair discuss the path that brought them to the United States from a refugee camp in Somalia. Hinde shares her views about the differences between Somali Bantu culture...

Alfonso Castillo Garcia (84) talks with his granddaughter Renee Sanchez (36) about his life.

Heather Sher (40) interviews her grandmother, Rheba Sher (89) about growing up above the family bar in Baltimore, adopting two sons, and retiring at 85. Heather and Rheba now live together.

Friends Russ Howell (70) and Paul Reeves (60) share a conversation about their love of reading. The two talk about their relationship with reading growing up, the books that have impacted them, and the miracle of losing yourself in a...