Rank #1: Second Chances
In our very last episode of the season, two stories about relationships that start off rocky and the reunions that lead to second chances.
Jan 22 2019
11 mins
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Rank #2: StoryCorps 537: Never Say Goodbye
A special announcement from our podcast team about some exciting changes ahead. Plus, a StoryCorps classic: the love story of Danny and Annie Perasa.
Jun 29 2018
11 mins
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Rank #3: StoryCorps 536: Little Kids, Big Problems
In a grown-up world, kids often have no choice but to go along with the course charted by the adults around them. This means that kids are subject to grown-up problems, often in ways they can't understand until much later in their lives. This week, we'll hear what it's like to be a kid caught up in a tangle created by adults.
Jun 22 2018
12 mins
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Rank #4: Close Calls And Patron Saints
In this week's episode, two near-death experiences and what it means to reconnect with the people who happened to be in the right place at the right time.
Jan 15 2019
13 mins
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Rank #5: StoryCorps 535: Remorse
This week we bring you the second radio documentary from Chicago teenagers LeAlan Jones and Lloyd Newman, called Remorse: The 14 Stories of Eric Morse. In 1996, LeAlan and Lloyd investigated the death of Eric Morse, a 5-year-old boy dropped from a high-rise window, and uncovered the scars it left on their community.
Jun 15 2018
43 mins
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Rank #6: StoryCorps 534: Ghetto Life 101
In 1993, teenagers LeAlan Jones and Lloyd Newman recorded a week of their lives on Chicago's South Side. Working with StoryCorps founder Dave Isay, LeAlan and Lloyd produced a documentary they called Ghetto Life 101, one of the most acclaimed programs in public radio history. To mark the 25th anniversary, we bring you a special presentation of Ghetto Life 101.
Jun 08 2018
33 mins
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Rank #7: The Leesburg Stockade Girls
In 1963, more than a dozen African American teenage girls were arrested for protesting segregation laws in Americus, Georgia. They spent one night in the county jail, but were quickly hauled outside the city, where they spent the next two months locked inside a stockade. In this episode, the Leesburg Girls shine a light on an overlooked moment in civil rights history.
Jan 08 2019
12 mins
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Rank #8: StoryCorps 477: Looking Out
This week, we hear three stories from people who did not have much themselves, but looked out for others who needed some extra help.
Apr 20 2018
12 mins
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Rank #9: StoryCorps 528: Allie n Steve
What do you do when your parent changes in some pretty significant ways? This week StoryCorps and Invisibilia both look at that very question by telling different parts of the same story.
Apr 06 2018
18 mins
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Rank #10: StoryCorps 526: A Parent's Job
A parent's profession has an undeniable impact on their kids — both good and bad. This week, three stories about the things we learn from our parents' work.
Mar 16 2018
14 mins
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Rank #11: StoryCorps 525: The Good, Right, Honest Thing
It takes courage to speak up — especially when there's the risk that no one will believe you. In this episode, three women who had to face that risk, and came forward despite the potential consequences.
Mar 02 2018
14 mins
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Rank #12: StoryCorps 529: Where the Giant Mushrooms Grow
With nuclear weapons back in the headlines, fears of a new Atomic Age are creeping in again. This week, three stories about The Bomb, from people who experienced it first-hand.
Apr 27 2018
16 mins
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Rank #13: StoryCorps 522: Honestly Now
There's something about a StoryCorps booth that lets people be more candid than they usually are — and this is especially true of parents and their kids. In this episode, some of the most honest interviews we've ever recorded.
Jan 24 2018
14 mins
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Rank #14: StoryCorps 457: Eternally Eight
On June 5, 1989, Sean Smith fatally shot his younger sister, Erin, while playing with his father's gun. Now in his 30s, Sean speaks with with his mother, Lee, about this devastating accident.
Mar 09 2018
13 mins
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Rank #15: StoryCorps 531: Legacies of Love
So much of parenting is dealing with the unexpected and having to figure things out as you go. In this Mother's Day episode, we hear from moms whose decisions left a lifelong impression on their kids.
May 11 2018
13 mins
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Rank #16: Old Guitars and Purple Hearts
In this week's episode, two stories of people reuniting with family treasures and the way that objects can live on long after a person is gone.
Jan 01 2019
11 mins
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Rank #17: StoryCorps 523: Years in the Making
Not all love stories start with a lightning strike. For Valentine's Day, stories of relationships that took years to blossom and have stood the test of time.
Feb 09 2018
15 mins
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Rank #18: StoryCorps 462: In the Neighborhood
50 years ago, in 1968, François Clemmons was cast as Officer Clemmons on "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood." He came to StoryCorps to discuss how he got the role, and his relationship with Fred Rogers.
Feb 16 2018
14 mins
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Rank #19: Love and a Life Complete
This week's episode is all about love — what it's like to lose it and how it's never too late to find it.
Jun 04 2019
15 mins
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Rank #20: A Son Always Remembers His Father
After World War II, there was a radio program that reconnected people live on the air. It was called Reunion. In this episode, we'll revisit their very first broadcast, when Holocaust survivor Siegbert Freiberg was reunited with his father.
Dec 11 2018
14 mins
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