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“I’m speaking with the man who killed my son.”
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“I’m speaking with the man who killed my son.”
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“I had a child to raise and I just could not die right then.”
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“I had a child to raise and I just could not die right then.”
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From the StoryCorps App: Lives Impacted by AIDS
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StoryCorps 517: Fighting It Every Day
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"I always wonder about the person's mother — she saw him first and I saw him last."
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"I always wonder about the person's mother — she saw him first and I saw him last."
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The Great Thanksgiving Listen: Recipes for Success

Kids at StoryCorps

Celebrating some of our youngest participants

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"Why are you asking these questions?"
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"Why are you asking these questions?"
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"We see each other every day, every minute of every day."
2:18

"We see each other every day, every minute of every day."
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"I was worried that you liked me as a girl."
2:25

"I was worried that you liked me as a girl."
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"The hardest thing I do every day is decide to go outside or not."
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"The hardest thing I do every day is decide to go outside or not."

Animations

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A Good Man
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The Icing on the Cake

Staff Picks

StoryCorps staff members share their favorite stories

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"I always walk them through the lunch line..."
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"I always walk them through the lunch line..."

"This one always makes me smile — small acts of kindness can have a big impact on peoples' lives." — Emily, Custom Services
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“I remember saying, ‘I'm sorry for driving by you a hundred times and never saying hi.’”
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“I remember saying, ‘I'm sorry for driving by you a hundred times and never saying hi.’”

"For those of us with any big dreams, behold the power of holding on to your passion and never letting go!" — Yusuf, Finance
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"My American soldier became my Iraqi brother."
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"My American soldier became my Iraqi brother."

"I love this interview because it shows how families can be created and chosen." — Ellen, Individual Giving
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"There are certain kinds of love that never die."
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"There are certain kinds of love that never die."

"One of the most poignant stories of first love and loss ever told. I still think of Glenda often — over two years after I first heard her story." — Rachel, Animation

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Each week, the StoryCorps podcast shares unscripted conversations, revealing wisdom, courage, and poetry in the words of people you might not notice walking down the street.