Comparing Two Routes to Marriage January 27, 2006 • In the 1960s, when Sulochana Konur was a teenager in her native India, her family arranged for her to marry a man who would soon move to America. Their marriage has stood the test of time. But Konur's new daughter-in-law came into the family by another means. Comparing Two Routes to Marriage Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5173527/5173532" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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A Prison Tale: Remembering a Life January 20, 2006 • Prisoners at the maximum-security Oregon State Penitentiary pass the time with stories. For inmates Paul Mortimer and Shawn Fox, recalling their lives allows them to remember their identities outside the prison's walls. It also helps them believe in the future. A Prison Tale: Remembering a Life Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5164125/5164130" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Standing With Dr. King in Memphis January 13, 2006 • In 1968, 1,300 sanitation workers, most of whom were black, went on strike in Memphis, Tenn., protesting horrendous working conditions and low wages. Martin Luther King, Jr. went to Memphis to lend his support to the striking sanitation workers. One of those on strike recalls his visit. Standing With Dr. King in Memphis Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5155687/5155698" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Celebrating a Sister's Memory, on Tape January 6, 2006 • Seven years ago this week, Kim Emerson lost her sister to random violence on a subway platform. Soon after, Emerson found a cherished reminder of her sister's life. The Kendra Webdale case sparked the creation of "Kendra's Law," meant to ensure that mentally ill people take needed medication. Celebrating a Sister's Memory, on Tape Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5131670/5131677" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Hoping and Pining, and Driving: A First Car December 30, 2005 • In 1940, George Botti was a teenager on Long Island. Now 81, Botti visited StoryCorps with his daughter, Liz Manocha, to remember those years -- and how he came to own his first car. Hoping and Pining, and Driving: A First Car Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5074702/5074707" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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One Year After the Tsunami: A Song for Sri Lanka December 23, 2005 • Prianga and Eranga Pieris are originally from Sri Lanka. More than 35,000 people died there in last year's devastating tsunami. They sing a song that Prianga wrote in honor of the sea and their beloved homeland. One Year After the Tsunami: A Song for Sri Lanka Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5066967/5067006" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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A Return to the Roots of Childhood December 16, 2005 • At 68, Barb Fuller-Curry lives across the road from the farm where she grew up in rural Illinois. To her, the land is a reminder of the sacrifices her father and mother made for their children. A Return to the Roots of Childhood Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5055880/5055989" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Finding Beauty, and Fun, in Every Day December 9, 2005 • Close friends and business partners Anne Garde and Catherine Combs have worked together for 20 years. Painting houses in Missoula, Mont., the pair have found myriad ways to keep things lively on the job. Finding Beauty, and Fun, in Every Day Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5045170/5045183" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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When AIDS Was an Unknown December 2, 2005 • In honor of World AIDS Day, the StoryCorps oral history project presents the story of how the disease affected one family -- at a time when AIDS was still entering America's consciousness. Mary Caplan shares the story. When AIDS Was an Unknown Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5033517/5033522" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Keeping Time Across the Ages November 25, 2005 • At the StoryCorps booth in Bismarck, N.D., 81–year-old Virginia Fairbrother tells her daughter, Laurel Kaae, a family story about kindness to a stranger during the Great Depression. Keeping Time Across the Ages Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5023923/5025934" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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A Shift from Diplomacy to Pest Control November 18, 2005 • For the past 18 years, Andy Linares has been running his family business, Bug Off Pest Control. Recently, he came to the StoryCorps booth in New York's Grand Central Terminal to talk about his work as an exterminator. A Shift from Diplomacy to Pest Control Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5017591/5017601" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Soldiers Recall the Ways of War November 11, 2005 • Veteran's Day is a chance for Americans to remember those who have fought for their country. It's also a chance for veterans to recall their service -- the sacrifices, the dangers -- and how it changed their lives. To mark the holiday, the StoryCorps oral history project offers stories from two soldiers -- and two wars. Soldiers Recall the Ways of War Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5008155/5008162" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Serious Pranks, Serious Work: A Family Heirloom November 4, 2005 • Dr. Richard Collins grew up in a small upstate New York town, where his father practiced medicine. But as Collins told his grandson Sean -- a medical student himself -- that didn't keep him from orchestrating pranks when he was a student. Serious Pranks, Serious Work: A Family Heirloom Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4988072/4988085" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Grandmother Knows Best: Advice on Love October 28, 2005 • With marriage upcoming, Cinema Wood sought advice from an expert: her grandmother, Peggy Edwards, who was married for more than 50 years. The two recorded their talk at a StoryCorps mobile booth. Grandmother Knows Best: Advice on Love Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4976287/4976296" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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StoryCorps Marks Two Years of Listening October 26, 2005 • This week marks the second anniversary of StoryCorps, the oral history project collecting this nation's stories in sound. StoryCorps explores the idea that the stories we find all around us are as interesting and important as the stories of celebrities and statesmen that dominate the media.
