An Interview Reveals Hard Family Truths April 25, 2008 When Rahsheed McKenstry, 10, and his mother Rhonetta McKenstry entered the StoryCorps booth in Memphis, Tenn., he quickly found his own interview style ... a style that uncovered hard truths. An Interview Reveals Hard Family Truths Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/89535203/89934154" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Learning to Read After Decades Brings Joy April 18, 2008 Joe Buford, 63, has a high school diploma but kept a secret, even from his family: He couldn't read. He managed to fool others into thinking that he could. And he was terrified that his inability would be passed on to his kids. Learning to Read After Decades Brings Joy Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/89743505/89750278" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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A Chance Encounter April 10, 2008 At a StoryCorps booth in Oakland, Calif., Cheo Taylor asked his father, Donald, about how his parents met. Donald Taylor first saw his future wife, Doris, in 1958. Shortly afterward, they married, later divorced, and then re-married each other. A Chance Encounter Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/89546596/89546595" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Sanitation Workers Remember King's Last Stand April 4, 2008 Forty years ago Friday, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was shot and killed in Memphis, Tenn. Sanitation workers, who were on strike in the city at the time, remember the indignities they suffered and the civil rights leader who came to support them. Sanitation Workers Remember King's Last Stand Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/89361277/89369898" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Opinion A Victim Treats His Mugger Right March 28, 2008 Julio Diaz ends his daily subway commute one stop early, just so he can eat at his favorite diner. One evening, his routine was broken when a teenage mugger took his wallet at knifepoint. But neither of them could have predicted what happened next. A Victim Treats His Mugger Right Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/89164759/89176753" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Opinion Driveway Moments Seeing Red over Injustice March 21, 2008 Mary Ellen Noone's great-grandmother became the victim of a vicious, racist store owner just for wearing nail polish. Noone says she's still angry that someone could have that much control over another person — who just wanted to feel like a woman. Seeing Red over Injustice Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/88708253/88732643" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Separated by War, Father and Son Reconnect March 14, 2008 Eric Lamet's family became separated from his father during World War II and thought he was dead. But after the war, they learned he had survived. When the two met again, Lamet barely recognized the man he remembered as a dapper dad. Separated by War, Father and Son Reconnect Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/88202081/88226030" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Living in the Backward World of the '60s March 7, 2008 Tia Smallwood remembers what it was like to attend college in the late 1960s, when women were struggling to break into fields historically closed to them. She talks to her daughter about her unusual first job interview and the complicated choice she had to make between motherhood and career. Living in the Backward World of the '60s Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/87965100/87974928" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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February 29, 2008 Lucky Osborne grew up with his grandparents at the end of a country road in Mississippi. He remembers shooting alligators and ducking his grandmother's wooden spoon. And the story of an upside-down cafe sign that didn't need fixing. Daddy Charlie and the Curious Sign Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/87776650/87792368" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Opinion A Transformative Moment Sparks Change of Life February 22, 2008 After leaving the Marines, George Hill became addicted to drugs and alcohol, and found himself on the streets of Los Angeles. But a handful of change from a fellow homeless man sent Hill on the path to recovery and joy. A Transformative Moment Sparks Change of Life Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/19252578/19266646" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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A Valentine's Romance That's Lasted 40 Years February 15, 2008 Peter Vincelli and Mary Beinert were high school sweethearts in Brooklyn in the 1960s. They fell in love when they met 40 years ago this week — on Valentine's Day. He says it was love at first sight. She says it was love at first kiss. A Valentine's Romance That's Lasted 40 Years Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/19062818/19072168" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Father Finds Peace in Forgiveness February 8, 2008 After Hector Black's daughter was murdered seven years ago, all he could think about was revenge. But after learning about the killer's troubled background, Black asked authorities to spare his life. Father Finds Peace in Forgiveness Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/18791726/18803114" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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A Sisterhood Evolves from Hate to Love February 1, 2008 During their childhood, Melissa Wilbur and Janaki Symon's relationship was marked by bitterness and jealousy. But an unexpected sign of affection finally brought the sisters closer. A Sisterhood Evolves from Hate to Love Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/18590244/18599110" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Collecting More Than an Obsession for New Yorker January 25, 2008 Harley Spiller has about a million objects crammed into his small apartment, including a world-record 10,000 Chinese takeout menus. He also collects bottle caps, packs of gum, and other odds and ends. He thinks he's got his hobby under control. Collecting More Than an Obsession for New Yorker Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/18399495/18409469" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Opinion A Long Life of Love and Wonder January 18, 2008 Anna and Joseph Wise, childhood sweethearts, were married for nearly six decades. Now 96, she has outlived him for 16 years and wonders how "you get through almost anything." A Long Life of Love and Wonder Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/18193509/18212190" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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