All Pieces for StoryCorps

 
Caption: Shannon Doty (right) tells her father, Dan Flynn (left), in a remote StoryCorps conversation, that his dedication to help others inspired her goal to work in the medical field., Credit: Dan Flynn and Shannon Doty for StoryCorps.
Funeral Director Dan Flynn talks with his daughter Shannon about being a member of the national mortuary response team during COVID-19.

Bought by Allegheny Mountain Radio and WYAP


  • Added: Jun 15, 2020
  • Length: 02:42
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: New York City MTA bus operators Tyrone Hampton (left) and Frank de Jesus spoke last week about how the coronavirus pandemic has affected their work. They talked during a remote StoryCorps conversation., Credit: Tyrone Hampton and Frank de Jesus.
New York City bus operators Tyrone Hampton and Frank de Jesus talk about how the Covid-19 pandemic has impacted their calling.

Bought by WYAP


  • Added: Jun 15, 2020
  • Length: 02:13
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Friends for 30 years, Sam Dow (left) in Ann Arbor, Mich., and Josh Belser in Syracuse, N.Y., are both working on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic., Credit: Josh Belser.
Longtime friends Josh Belser and Sam Dow, who are healthcare workers in different states, have a conversation to check in with each other during th...

Bought by WYAP


  • Added: Jun 15, 2020
  • Length: 03:05
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Roman Coley Davis poses for a picture with his grandmother, "Mema" Laverne Tanner, whose special delivery from 7,000 miles away eased some of her grandson's homesickness., Credit: Dailey Hubbard
Former Army intelligence collector Roman Coley Davis talks about a package he received while stationed in Afghanistan.

Bought by WYAP


  • Added: Jun 15, 2020
  • Length: 02:52
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Lillian Bloodworth and her husband, John Bloodworth, at their home in Gulf Breeze, FL, on Thanksgiving Day, 2016., Credit: the Bloodworth family.
Lillian Bloodworth speaks with her husband, John Bloodworth, about why she spent nearly half her life donating blood.

Bought by WYAP


  • Added: Jun 15, 2020
  • Length: 01:54
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Chloe Longfellow at her StoryCorps interview in Seattle, Washington, Credit: Vanessa Gonzalez-Block for StoryCorps
Chloe Longfellow came to StoryCorps to remember some of the life lessons she learned as a kid, while spending time in her grandmother’s kitchen.

Bought by Radio Catskill, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, and WYAP


  • Added: Jun 15, 2020
  • Length: 02:37
  • Purchases: 3
Caption: Ruth Owens with her grandson, James Taylor, in April of 2019 at their StoryCorps recording in Cookeville, Tennessee., Credit: Rochelle Hoi-Yiu Kwan for StoryCorps.
Ruth Owens tells her grandson, James Taylor, about the four decades she worked as a nurse in rural Tennessee.

  • Added: Jun 15, 2020
  • Length: 02:07
Caption: Thomas Germano and Tom Germano at their StoryCorps interview in North Babylon, NY, on February 7, 2020. , Credit: Camila Kerwin for StoryCorps.
Tom Germano speaks with his son, Thomas, about the Great Postal Strike of 1970, and his love of delivering the mail.

Bought by WYAP


  • Added: Jun 15, 2020
  • Length: 02:15
  • Purchases: 1
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Rep. James Clyburn speaks with his granddaughter, Sydney Reed, about the lessons he’s learned from success and failure.

  • Added: Mar 10, 2020
  • Length: 03:04
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Dr. Olivia Hooker, who lived to be 103, sat down with her goddaughter Janis Porter to discuss her groundbreaking life as the first African American...

  • Added: Mar 03, 2020
  • Length: 02:05
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Shig Yabu tells his grandson Evan about an unlikely friend he made as a Japanese American internee during World War II.

Bought by KALW and PRX Remix


  • Added: Feb 25, 2020
  • Length: 02:18
  • Purchases: 2
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Eddie Chang came to StoryCorps with his daughter Tria, to talk about how he met her mom, E.F, and what they miss most since her death.

Bought by KALW and PRX Remix


  • Added: Feb 25, 2020
  • Length: 02:45
  • Purchases: 2
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Kate Quarfordt and her dad Kevin Craw remember the night that an impromptu singing performance helped Kate embrace the unexpected.

  • Added: Feb 11, 2020
  • Length: 03:04
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Growing up, Derrick Storms tormented his little brother, Raymond. Years later, they talked about how they transformed their relationship.

Bought by WOUB


  • Added: Feb 04, 2020
  • Length: 03:19
  • Purchases: 1
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NASA Engineer Joey Jefferson talks with his six-year-old nephew, Jerry Morrison, about their shared passion for space.

  • Added: Jan 28, 2020
  • Length: 02:34
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John Lewis remembers how Dr. King’s words inspired him to join the Civil Rights Movement.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WYAP, KUFM - Montana Public Radio, KUCR 88.3 fm Riverside, Calif., KPTZ, Port Townsend, WA and more


  • Added: Jan 23, 2020
  • Length: 02:59
  • Purchases: 8
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Russell King sat down with his music teacher Paige Macklin, to tell her about a choice she made, and how it changed his life.

Bought by WOUB


  • Added: Jan 23, 2020
  • Length: 02:59
  • Purchases: 1
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Dena Kohleriter had always seen herself becoming a mother one day. So when she was 36 years old, she decided to have a child on her own.

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio


  • Added: Jan 23, 2020
  • Length: 02:50
  • Purchases: 1
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Drew Lanham tells his friend John Lane about his lifelong passion for birds and nature.

Bought by WOUB


  • Added: Jan 23, 2020
  • Length: 03:02
  • Purchases: 1
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Asma Jama and Dawn Sahr look back on the traumatic event that brought them together, and their powerful friendship that grew from a surprising place.

  • Added: Jan 22, 2020
  • Length: 02:46