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'I’ve Always Felt That When You Inhale, I Exhale'

Posted 05.04.2012

Read More: Celebrate Mother's Day, Coping With Illness, Mother's Day 2012, Mother Daughter Relationships, Barbara Cooper, Jody Houston, Mothers-Day-Pkg, My Story, Mother Daughter, Storycorps, Progeria, MOM: A Celebration of Mothers, Women News

Jody Houston, 57, interviews her daughter, Barbara Cooper, 30. Jody Houston: You were born prematurely. The doctor came into the recovery room, a...

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Q&A With StoryCorps Founder Dave Isay: Love and the City

| Posted 02.14.2012

Read More: NY Around Town, Storycorps, My Ny, Valentines Day 2012, Dave Isay, Grand Central, Video, New York News

By Daniel T. Allen StoryCorps is a nonprofit organization that records, preserves and broadcasts oral histories on public radio. Since launching in...

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The Love Story That Started With a Typo...

StoryCorps | Posted 03.27.2012

Read More: Marriage, Storycorps, Love and Relationships, Love, Animation, Valentines Day, Video, Good News News

In January 2007, Rachel P. Salazar and Ruben P. Salazar were living 9,000 miles apart and completely unaware of each other's existence. But when an email meant for Rachel accidentally went to Ruben, it wasn't long before an ordinary mistake began to look like an extraordinary stroke of luck.

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Best Day-After-Thanksgiving Idea We've Heard Yet

Posted 11.25.2011

Read More: Black Friday Alternative, Thank a Teacher, Video, Family Dinner Download, Family Dinner Table Talk, Dinner Download, Thanksgiving, Day of Listening, National Day of Listening, Storycorps, Parents News

This week's Family Dinner Table Talk, from HuffPost and The Family Dinner book: One of the best day-after Thanksgiving activities we’ve heard abo...

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Join StoryCorps. Thank a Teacher on November 25!

StoryCorps | Posted 01.25.2012

Read More: Holidays, Listening, Education, Teachers, Storycorps, Students, Video, Education News

This Friday, November 25, marks StoryCorps' 4th annual National Day of Listening, and we are asking everyone to take a moment to thank the teacher who made all the difference.

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Healing, Storytelling and Girls' Empowerment: Stand Up for Girls and Let them Speak!

Susan M. Blaustein | Posted 11.21.2011

Read More: Women's Rights, Poverty, International Day of the Girl, Storycorps, Stand Up for Girls, Millennium Cities, Litworld, Impact News

Support the Stand Up for Girls Rally to help each mother and daughter, however disadvantaged, speak of her own searing history -- her elders, her children, her men, her world. The rest of woman -- and mankind requires this.

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"She Was the One"

StoryCorps | Posted 11.07.2011

Read More: Storycorps, Loss, Love, Remembrance, September 11th, September 11, Decade After 9/11 - Lives Affected, September 11 Anniversary, Decade After 9/11 - Coping, Decade After 9/11 - Remembering, Decade After 9/11 - New York, Impact News

When Richie Pecorella met Karen Juday, she captured his heart and changed his life. They were engaged and living together in Brooklyn when Karen was killed in the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, where she worked as an administrative assistant.

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"Always a Family"

StoryCorps | Posted 11.06.2011

Read More: Storycorps, Love, September 11th, Family, Impact News

On the morning of September 11th, Michael Trinidad called his ex-wife, Monique Ferrer, from the 103rd floor of the World Trade Center's North Tower to say goodbye. In the wake of his death, Monique tells the story of Michael's lasting legacy -- the family they built together.

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'Miss Devine'

StoryCorps | Posted 10.25.2011

Read More: Storycorps, Funny Videos, Animation, Entertainment News

Two cousins reminisce about their childhood visits to their grandparents, where Miss Lizzie Devine -- their neighbor, Sunday School teacher and "the only woman who had more power than our grandmother" -- loomed large.

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Gone But Not Forgotten: Remembering Victims Of 9/11

Posted 07.02.2011

Read More: Project 2, September 11, 996, Victims of 9/11, Terrorism, National 9/11 Memorial, 9/11, Storycorps, Slidepollajax, Dealing With Loss, Terrorist Attacks, September 11 Victims, Impact News

While the death of Osama bin Laden has brought the tragic attacks of Sept. 11 into the nation's spotlight once again, that day's events are daily on t...

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WATCH: Gulf Residents Won't Feel Safe From Oil Spill Until 'Things Stop Dying'

The Huffington Post | Joanna Zelman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Oil Spill Stories, Gulf Coast Stories, Gulf Oil Spill, Geraldine Philippe, Storycorps, Gulf Coast Oil Spill, Atakapa Tribe, Bridge the Gulf, BP Oil Spill, Rosina Philippe, Oil Spill Aftermath, Oil Spill Effects, Video, Green News

Day 46 - This is the exact day that Rosina Philippe remembers the devastating effects of the Gulf oil spill reaching her home. Rosina recalls that "...

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LISTEN: Grandmother Tells Granddaughter What It Was Like To Fall In Love With Her Partner

Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: National Day of Listening, Gay Rights, Storycorps, Oral History, Grandparenting, Healthy Living News

This Friday, StoryCorps, an oral history initiative that helps Americans record and archive stories from their lives, will celebrate the third annual ...

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WATCH: Studs Terkel On What's Missing From Modern Life

Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: National Day of Listening, Storycorps-Animation, Storycorps, Oral History, Studs Terkel, Healthy Living News

This Friday, StoryCorps, an oral history initiative that helps Americans record and archive stories from their lives, will celebrate the third annual ...

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WATCH: Mother And Daughter Recall The Challenges Of Immigrating To The U.S. In The 1970s

Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Storycorps, National Day of Listening, Living News, Immigration, Healthy Living News

This Friday, StoryCorps, an oral history initiative that helps Americans record and archive stories from their lives, will celebrate the third annual ...

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Arianna, Mary Matalin Bridge Political Differences In StoryCorps Conversation

Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: National Day of Listening, Mary Matalin, Storycorps, Arianna Huffington, Healthy Living News

This Friday, StoryCorps, an oral history initiative that helps Americans record and archive stories from their lives, will celebrate the third annual ...

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A Forgotten Fisherman Fights to Survive the BP Oil Disaster

Rocky Kistner | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bp, Louisiana, Gulf Oil Spill, Storycorps, Gulf of Mexico, Nrdc, Fishermen, Green News

JJ is a survivor in this hard scrabble fishing community. In good times before the oil catastrophe and Katrina, he says he could make thousands of dollars a night shrimping. Now he doesn't have enough money for gas.

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How to Defeat the Great Eraser

Steven Crandell | Posted 11.17.2011

Death eventually claims everyone who remembers a certain person, but there is another option: Honor those people and their stories by writing them down or recording them.

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'Stories From The Gulf': Residents Share Their Struggles After The Oil Spill

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gulf Fishermen, Natural Resources Defense Council, Gulf Shrimp, BP Oil Spill, Gulf Oil Spill, Story Corps, Storycorps, Gulf Families, Nrdc, Video, Impact News

CORRECTION: Bridge The Gulf was incorrectly called Bridge The Gap in this post. StoryCorps, an organization known for highlighting the unique stories...

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WATCH: Gulf Residents' StoryCorps Project Burst BP's PR Bubble

Peter Lehner | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Oil Industry, Louisiana, Bp, Shrimp, Gulf Fishermen, Storycorps, Gulf Oil Spill, Gulf Coast, Fishermen, Smarter Ideas, Green News

"If this whole environment gets demolished, what good is a boat?"

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Joe Klein and Diane Sawyer Tour the Real Reality: Are We on Our Way to a Media Tipping Point?

Arianna Huffington | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Social Media, Joe Klein, Storycorps, Seth Reams, We've Got Time to Help, Third World America, Diane Sawyer, Media News

No sooner had I written this post than the DC media delivered a perfect illustration of the huge gulf between what obsesses the Washington press corps and what the rest of America is worrying and talking about.

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StoryCorps Animated Shorts Tell Inspiring, Personal Stories -- 'Danny & Annie'

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Storycorps Animation, Storycorps, Storycorps Npr, Danny and Annie, Storycorps Pbs, Video, Impact News

You've likely heard broadcasts from StoryCorps and didn't even know it. Their audio stories have been featured on NPR and PBS -- stories about the con...

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Mother's Day Collection From StoryCorps: Dave Isay Talks To Stephen Colbert About 'MOM' (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Stephen Colbert, The Colbert Report, Mother's Day, Books, Dave Isay, Dave Isay Mom, Mom, Storycorps, Books News

Dave Isay, the editor of a new collection of pieces from StoryCorps called "Mom," was on Stephen Colbert last night to talk about the book. StoryCorps...

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Mother's Day: Autistic 12-Year-Old Interviews His Mom About What It's Like To Raise Him (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Storycorps, Mother's Day Books, Mother's Day, Mom, Dave Isay Mom, Dave Isay, Autism, Parenting, Books, Video, Books News

In Dave Isay's new book, "MOM," he collects the best pieces of mom-related stories from StoryCorps. Over six years, the organization put up booths whe...

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Mother's Day: Books Only A Mom Could Love

USA Today | Craig Wilson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Didn't I Feed You Yesterday, Storycorps, When Did I Get Like This, Mother's Day Books, Mother's Day, Dave Isay, Just Let Me Lie Down, Books, Mother's Day 2010, Books News

Let Mom escape this Mother's Day. Give her a book. Here are a few she just might be able to relate to:...

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A Mom Reviews Her Son's Book, Mom: A Celebration of Mothers from StoryCorps

Jane Isay | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Storycorps, Mother's Day, Working Mothers, Children, Stay at Home Mothers, Adoption, Books News

MOM presents bits of conversations about and with mothers, culled from tens of thousands interviews collected at StoryCorps booths around the country.

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