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Meeting J.D. Salinger — Courtesy Of A Rainstorm

As a young man, Jim Krawczyk's favorite writer was J.D. Salinger. And in the late 1960s, Krawczyk decided to take a road trip to meet his hero. But in Cornish, the small New Hampshire town where the reclusive author lived, nobody seemed to know Salinger.

Meeting J.D. Salinger — Courtesy Of A Rainstorm

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Coping With Memory Loss As It Spans Generations

Gwen Richards, 55, was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's in 2008. Her mother also had the disease. Now, she worries about her children — that they will have go through what Richards went through with her mother, and that they might eventually be diagnosed themselves.

Coping With Memory Loss As It Spans Generations

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When The Tooth Fairy Overbooks, Helpers Step In

Lisa Ray doesn't have many strong memories of her father — he died in 1971, when she was just 6 years old. But she does cherish one episode that reveals a lot about him.

When The Tooth Fairy Overbooks, Helpers Step In

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A Life-Changing Stay In Juvenile Detention

As a kid growing up in Santa Fe, Larry Hoover found himself in the middle of gang territory. So years later, when he began teaching juvenile offenders, he understood where they were coming from. He says the key to reaching them was to simply treat them like human beings.

A Life-Changing Stay In Juvenile Detention

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Man Outruns Obesity After Boss's Ribbing

Not long ago, Antonio Douglas, 45, tipped the scales at 331 pounds. His boss, Frank Lynch, bugged him about it enough that Douglas finally challenged him to a race -- despite a 25-year age gap. And then they had a rematch.

Man Outruns Obesity After Boss's Ribbing

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63-Year Honeymoon Began With A Lift

A daily elevator ride and a 2-year-old in a red snow suit set Paul Wilson on a journey that helped him through World War II and turned into a marriage lasting more than six decades. He tells his daughter the story.

63-Year Honeymoon Began With A Lift

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Witnessing The End Of A Family Tradition

Nicholas Petron's grandfather came to the United States from Italy as a young man, to try to make it in New York City. He built a family, and a tradition of Sunday meals, around the apartment building he worked in. And then everything changed.

Witnessing The End Of A Family Tradition

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A Special Sister Deserves A Special Big Brother

Mitchel Watterson, 10, is the proud big brother to his sister, Bridget, who is deaf. Bridget is 8; her progressive hearing loss means that she could lose the last of her ability to hear at any time.

A Special Sister Deserves A Special Big Brother

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An In-Law's Tough Love Gives Way To True Friendship

Lucille Mascarenas moved from the city to her husband's farm in New Mexico when she got married. It was 1966, and she knew nothing about farming or cooking. She tells her son how she learned from her husband's stern grandmother and along the way became her friend.

An In-Law's Tough Love Gives Way To True Friendship

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StoryCorps' National Day Of Listening

National Day of Listening: Michel Martin Interviews Best Friend

As part of the National Day of Listening, Tell Me More host Michel Martin speaks with Athelia Knight, her best friend and godmother to her children.

National Day of Listening: Michel Martin Interviews Best Friend

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A Mother-In-Law’s WWII Saga

On the National Day of Listening, take an hour to record the stories and experiences of someone close to you. NPR guest host Jennifer Ludden does her part and speaks with her mother-in-law Marilyn Holmes, about her time in France during the second World War.

A Mother-In-Law’s WWII Saga

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StoryCorps' National Day Of Listening

National Day Of Listening: Father-Daughter Talk

Friday is the National Day of Listening — it is a chance to sit down with a loved one, turn on a tape recorder; and ask that person about their life. It's the kind of conversation that's been heard in the StoryCorps project. Juan Williams sat down and had a conversation with his daughter, Regan Williams Herald, who is expecting his first grandchild.

National Day Of Listening: Father-Daughter Talk

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StoryCorps' National Day Of Listening

Daniel Schorr: Lessons Learned And Shared

The longtime journalist chats with his son as part of StoryCorps' National Day of Listening project. NDOL encourages people to sit down with a loved one the day after Thanksgiving and record a meaningful conversation.

Daniel Schorr: Lessons Learned And Shared

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A Son's Premonition, And A Final Baseball Game

Dr. Gregg Korbon with his wife, Kathryn. They visited StoryCorps in Charlottesville, Va. StoryCorps hide caption

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A Son's Premonition, And A Final Baseball Game

Dr. Gregg and Kathryn Korbon tell the story of the Brian C. Korbon Field in Charlottesville, Va., named in honor of their son. Before his ninth birthday, Brian told his parents he wouldn't make it to his "double digits." He died months later. "That's what he was trying to tell us all that time," Kathryn recalls.

A Son's Premonition, And A Final Baseball Game

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Scott Simon: Finding The Right Answers

As part of StoryCorps' National Day of Listening project, Simon explains how he responds when asked, "Where did I come from?" by his 6-year-old daughter, Elise. NDOL encourages people to sit down with a loved one the day after Thanksgiving and record a meaningful conversation.

Scott Simon: Finding The Right Answers

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