A Mentor and a Friend July 27, 2007 Ky-Antre Compton, 11, and Stuart Chittenden, 38, met through the youth mentoring program Big Brothers/Big Sisters. But their friendship might last long after Compton has grown up. A Mentor and a Friend Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/12253269/12262074" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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After Years of Stigma, Prayers Answered July 20, 2007 After years of hoping for a cure for a girl's epileptic seizures, a family's prayers are finally answered. Now an adult, Gloria Mengual describes the stigma of being treated differently from other kids and how her life has changed after surgery. After Years of Stigma, Prayers Answered Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/12112512/12112519" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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'My Best Friend in the Whole Wide World' July 13, 2007 For more than 60 years, friends Otis Wade and Mandred Henry were so close that each considered the other to be the brother he never had. Shortly after Henry's recent death, Wade recorded his remembrances of their lifelong bond. 'My Best Friend in the Whole Wide World' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/11926492/11926515" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Opinion Remembering the Horror and Heroes of a Circus Fire July 6, 2007 Maureen Krekian was 11 when a fire ripped through the circus she was attending in Hartford, Conn. Thanks to a stranger's quick thinking, she was able to escape one of the worst fire disasters in U.S. history. Remembering the Horror and Heroes of a Circus Fire Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/11768511/11768751" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Opinion Three Questions for a Teacher and Father June 29, 2007 Nick Shepard was 19 when he first learned his birth father's name. Shepard recalls how their brief meeting revealed some deep truths about that man and himself. Three Questions for a Teacher and Father Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/11532743/11532757" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Father vs. Father: Two Traditions Square Off June 22, 2007 Tony Gargagliano's father came to New York from Italy as a teenager in 1908. But he held on to many of his Old World ways — much to the aggravation --and the delight — of his son. For instance, there was the day they went to get his father's third marriage annulled. Father vs. Father: Two Traditions Square Off Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/11257491/11257496" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Opinion The Train Down South: A Trip to Segregation June 15, 2007 In the 1950s, Jim McFarland's grandmother took him on a train trip from New York to see relatives in the South. It was a summer ritual. As soon as the train hit Washington, McFarland knew he was far from New York. The Train Down South: A Trip to Segregation Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/11035917/11035922" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Wisconsin Author Trip: Meeting J.D. Salinger June 8, 2007 As a young man in Wisconsin, Jim Krawczyk's favorite writer was J.D. Salinger. And in the late 1960s, Krawczyk decided to go on a roadtrip to meet his hero — in Cornish, the small New Hampshire town that the celebrated recluse calls home. Wisconsin Author Trip: Meeting J.D. Salinger Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/10841242/10841260" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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A Father Disappears; A Daughter Wonders June 1, 2007 Teenagers LeKeisha Williams and Tia Williams are schoolmates and best friends. The pair, who are not related, recently talked about Tia's father, who left her life very early. LeKeisha asked Tia, "Who is important in your life right now?" "My mother," Tia answered. A Father Disappears; A Daughter Wonders Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/10606708/10606916" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Opinion The Day Bonnie and Clyde Came Calling May 25, 2007 Late one evening in 1933, when Trudy Henry was at home in Dodge City, Kan., with her mother and sister, a man and a woman drove up to their house. What followed could be seen as an innocent visit — if it weren't for the names of the couple in the car: Bonnie and Clyde. The Day Bonnie and Clyde Came Calling Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/10357978/10363002" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Two Women Linked by a Special Gift: a Daughter May 18, 2007 Stacy Cooper was on her own in 1999, when she was pregnant. She didn't feel ready to raise a child. At the time, Karen Smith and her husband were looking to adopt. So, they agreed to an open adoption. The two recently recalled how the process began, and where they see the future going. Two Women Linked by a Special Gift: a Daughter Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/10245412/10249956" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Finding a New Kind of Love, Late in Life May 4, 2007 Ten years ago, two men met who would change each other's lives. Don Boniface was single, with AIDS. Ted Kuhar had only recently told friends and family he was gay. "I didn't know what this kind of love was," Kuhar said. Finding a New Kind of Love, Late in Life Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9981593/9982671" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Parents Recall Daughter Who Changed Their World April 27, 2007 Liddy Horsey was born with Cornelia de Lange Syndrome, a rare genetic disorder. She didn't reach her ninth birthday — but she changed her parents' lives. Thom Horsey and Karen Manning Horsey recently spoke of how grateful they are. Parents Recall Daughter Who Changed Their World Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9852723/9855781" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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A Mother Who Flew High in the 1940s April 20, 2007 When she was just a 20-something, Dorothy Hayes — or Dot, as she's long been called — got a question that makes many young people groan: "What would you really like to do, Dot?" Her reply helped her see the world before settling down. A Mother Who Flew High in the 1940s Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9707420/9707424" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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The Day Our Family Took to the Road April 6, 2007 Sisters Evelyn Palmour and Doreene McCoy were just children when the Depression hit their Nebraska community. Recently, the sisters remembered how their family packed up, took to the road, and started a new life. The Day Our Family Took to the Road Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9400853/9400854" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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