Driveway Moments A Mother's Bittersweet Memories May 30, 2008 A decision to let her son enjoy a few moments of independence and beauty ended in tragedy. But out of Rich Stark's death in a car accident, Myra Dean managed to extract small comforts. A Mother's Bittersweet Memories Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/90959458/90981407" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Honoring the Dead Brings Father, Son Closer May 23, 2008 David Shea didn't know much about his father until one Memorial Day when Denny Shea took his son along for a ride to the cemetery. It was there that the father introduced his son to the people who had made a difference in his own past. Honoring the Dead Brings Father, Son Closer Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/90733490/90755831" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Moment of Anger Haunts Father May 16, 2008 Bob Chase Sr. can't shake the memory of a spanking he gave his son 50 years ago. Though he views it as one of his greatest failings, his son urges his father to let the memory fade. Moment of Anger Haunts Father Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/90476704/90506930" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Remembering 'The Greatest Mom in the World' May 9, 2008 Wanda Zoeller, the youngest of six children, was so poor growing up that her family had to keep borrowing a light bulb from one room to light another. Zoeller says her mother, who was the most important person in her life, made sure they didn't feel poor. Remembering 'The Greatest Mom in the World' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/90298486/90309533" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Leaving the Farm, Then Breaking New Ground May 2, 2008 Lyle Link left his father's farm after deciding that picking corn and shoveling manure wasn't for him. He met his future wife, Marion, at church and never looked back. Now 90, Link describes the life they lived together and his heartache now that she's gone. Leaving the Farm, Then Breaking New Ground Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/90100464/90127349" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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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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