Opinion Learning Life's Lessons: Love and Coping June 24, 2005 Visiting from Philadelphia, Melva Hightower and her 12-year-old nephew Tyler interviewed each other in Grand Central Terminal. The pair spoke of what they've learned about life and love. Learning Life's Lessons: Love and Coping Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4716712/4716738" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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A Look at Dads of All Kinds Fathers and Sons, Sharing Stories and Wisdom June 17, 2005 For Father's Day, we bring you an excerpt from a Charlottesville, Va. session, along with two bonus features. Their common theme: a heritage of caring, and love. Fathers and Sons, Sharing Stories and Wisdom Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4705617/4707338" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Eating in America, Now and Then June 3, 2005 From hot dogs to ice cream and bread, Americans love their food. But it can sometimes mean more than a simple meal. A competitive eater and a child of the 1930s weigh in, as part of the StoryCorps oral history project. Eating in America, Now and Then Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4677856/4677886" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Opinion Reflecting on Democracy and Segregation May 27, 2005 Sam Harmon, 75, tells his 12-year-old grandson, Ezra Awumey, about an incident of his own youth. It occurred when Harmon, on leave from the Navy in Washington, D.C., tried to go see a movie. Reflecting on Democracy and Segregation Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4668772/4668867" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Learning to Live With Cerebral Palsy May 20, 2005 Cerebral palsy has changed Vicky Page's life. As part of the StoryCorps oral history project, she discusses how she grew up with the disorder with a friend, Terrence Hicks. Learning to Live With Cerebral Palsy Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4659573/4659729" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Recording America's Stories, One at a Time May 18, 2005 Two Airstream trailers are beginning the first leg of cross-country journeys to record the stories of everyday Americans. The mobile recording studios are part of StoryCorps, an oral history project. Recording America's Stories, One at a Time Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4655946/4656017" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Opinion A Father's Memories of Auschwitz January 27, 2005 Debbie Fisher says her father, an Auschwitz survivor, portrayed his ordeal as something like, in her words, "Robin Hood and his merry men meet the Nazis." But one day he told her the full story. A Father's Memories of Auschwitz Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/4467864/4467884" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Love at First Sight -- and a Proposal August 11, 2004 Danny Perasa proposed to Annie, his future wife, on their first date 27 years ago, and she accepted. The Brooklyn couple's story is the latest from StoryCorps, a project that records oral histories at New York City's Grand Central Terminal. Love at First Sight -- and a Proposal Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/3844820/3845686" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Father's Day Sharing Father's Day Memories June 18, 2004 Poet Billy Collins shares memories of his father's puckish spirit as part of the StoryCorps national oral history project. Hear Collins' conversation with friend Nancy Cobb, recorded in a booth at New York City's Grand Central Terminal. Sharing Father's Day Memories Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1963122/1963828" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Mother's Day A Collection of Mother's Day Stories May 7, 2004 Just in time for Mother's Day, participants in the StoryCorps national oral history project make special recordings with, and for, their moms. Hear a sampling of the conversations recorded in a booth at New York City's Grand Central Terminal. A Collection of Mother's Day Stories Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1875505/1876028" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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A Couple's Tender Moment, on Valentine's Day February 14, 2004 On this Valentine's Day, eavesdrop on young sweethearts in a quiet place in the middle of New York's Grand Central Terminal. The conversation, featured on Weekend Edition Saturday, is part of an oral history project. Hear an extended version plus other tales of love from the StoryCorps recording booth. A Couple's Tender Moment, on Valentine's Day Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1675413/1676182" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Family Tales Across Generations December 16, 2003 A 77-year-old woman tells her daughter how she'd like to be remembered. A mother shares a romantic secret with her son. Those are a few of the stories from oral history recordings at the StoryCorps booth in New York's Grand Central Terminal. Family Tales Across Generations Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1541027/1550043" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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