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Sharing And Preserving The Stories Of Our Lives

A Look at Dads of All Kinds

Fathers and Sons, Sharing Stories and Wisdom

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

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Eating in America, Now and Then

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

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Opinion

Reflecting on Democracy and Segregation

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

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Recording America's Stories, One at a Time

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

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Love at First Sight -- and a Proposal

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

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Father's Day

Sharing Father's Day Memories

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

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Mother's Day

A Collection of Mother's Day Stories

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

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A Couple's Tender Moment, on Valentine's Day

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

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Family Tales Across Generations

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

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