Media Summary: Noe Rueda grew up poor in Little Village, a neighborhood on Chicago's West Side. As young as 8 years old, Noe often relied on ... A college student tells a former teacher about growing up poor in Chicago and doing what he could – including working at a ... Nicholas Petron's grandfather, Rocco Galasso, moved to New York City from Italy with the hopes of

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Noe Rueda grew up poor in Little Village, a neighborhood on Chicago's West Side. As young as 8 years old, Noe often relied on ... A college student tells a former teacher about growing up poor in Chicago and doing what he could – including working at a ... Nicholas Petron's grandfather, Rocco Galasso, moved to New York City from Italy with the hopes of In 1955, John L. Black, Sr. started his job as a janitor for the Cincinnati public school system. He regularly put in 16-hour days to ... Eddie Lanier struggled with alcoholism for over 40 years, until his 28th stint in rehab finally led to sobriety. Homeless and hungry ... Patrick Haggerty grew up the son of a dairy farmer in rural Dry Creek, Washington, during the 1950s. As a teenager, Pat began to ...

Marine Lance Corporal Travis Williams remembers the 11 members of his team who died when a roadside bomb hit their vehicle ... John Washington was born blind and with a severe loss of hearing that has become more extreme over time. He raised three ... Sanitation workers Angelo Bruno and Eddie Nieves worked together for nearly ten years on the same garbage route in ... Kay Wang was a strong-willed grandmother who was reluctantly taken to a

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Let's make history…by recording it - StoryCorps & TED Prize
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John and Joe
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Leading the Way | Father Figures
An Introduction to StoryCorps from our Founder, Dave Isay
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Making It

Making It

Noe Rueda grew up poor in Little Village, a neighborhood on Chicago's West Side. As young as 8 years old, Noe often relied on ...

StoryCorps: Making it

StoryCorps: Making it

A college student tells a former teacher about growing up poor in Chicago and doing what he could – including working at a ...

Sundays at Rocco's

Sundays at Rocco's

Nicholas Petron's grandfather, Rocco Galasso, moved to New York City from Italy with the hopes of

Let's make history…by recording it - StoryCorps & TED Prize

Let's make history…by recording it - StoryCorps & TED Prize

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A Family Man

A Family Man

In 1955, John L. Black, Sr. started his job as a janitor for the Cincinnati public school system. He regularly put in 16-hour days to ...

The Road Home

The Road Home

Eddie Lanier struggled with alcoholism for over 40 years, until his 28th stint in rehab finally led to sobriety. Homeless and hungry ...

The Saint of Dry Creek

The Saint of Dry Creek

Patrick Haggerty grew up the son of a dairy farmer in rural Dry Creek, Washington, during the 1950s. As a teenager, Pat began to ...

John and Joe

John and Joe

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1st Squad, 3rd Platoon | #VeteransVoices from StoryCorps

1st Squad, 3rd Platoon | #VeteransVoices from StoryCorps

Marine Lance Corporal Travis Williams remembers the 11 members of his team who died when a roadside bomb hit their vehicle ...

Leading the Way | Father Figures

Leading the Way | Father Figures

John Washington was born blind and with a severe loss of hearing that has become more extreme over time. He raised three ...

An Introduction to StoryCorps from our Founder, Dave Isay

An Introduction to StoryCorps from our Founder, Dave Isay

Where did the idea for

Clean Streets

Clean Streets

Sanitation workers Angelo Bruno and Eddie Nieves worked together for nearly ten years on the same garbage route in ...

No More Questions!

No More Questions!

Kay Wang was a strong-willed grandmother who was reluctantly taken to a