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Sharing And Preserving The Stories Of Our Lives

Hoping and Pining, and Driving: A First Car

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

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One Year After the Tsunami: A Song for Sri Lanka

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

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A Return to the Roots of Childhood

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

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Finding Beauty, and Fun, in Every Day

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

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When AIDS Was an Unknown

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

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A Shift from Diplomacy to Pest Control

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

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Veterans Day

Soldiers Recall the Ways of War

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

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Serious Pranks, Serious Work: A Family Heirloom

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

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Grandmother Knows Best: Advice on Love

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

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A Sequel for Old Friends: Ralph and Donald

Ralph Tremonte and Donald Weiss grew up together at the Rockland Psychiatric Center in Orangeburg, N.Y., where they'd been committed as children. After 40 years, they had plenty to discuss.

A Sequel for Old Friends: Ralph and Donald

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Leaving Foster Care, Looking for Hope

Tyondra Newton grew up in and out of foster homes. Last year, when she turned 18, she moved into transitional living. But Newton is still coping with the instability she's known since she was 2.

Leaving Foster Care, Looking for Hope

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When Hard Labor Taught a Lesson

Monica Mayer's father made sure his daughters took their work seriously. Worried the girls were slacking off in middle school, he arranged his own version of a "boot camp." The result not only cured them of their bad habits -- it gave Mayer and her sisters a story they vividly recall.

When Hard Labor Taught a Lesson

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