StoryCorps

It’s that time of year. Classrooms that have stood dark and empty since last spring are coming back to life. This week, stories about the place that shapes all who pass through it— because young or old, there’s always something more to learn. Leave us a voicemail at 702-706-TALK, or email us at podcast@storycorps.org. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

20 years ago, Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast. StoryCorps was there in the aftermath, recording interviews with survivors in the cities where they fled. The stories in this episode— many captured only weeks after the storm— bear witness to one of the worst natural disasters in U.S. history. Leave us a voicemail at 702-706-TALK, or email us at podcast@storycorps.org. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

This week: stories from people who dare to do things and go places few others would – from people who helped pave the way to outer space, to divers exploring ocean depths. Leave us a voicemail at 702-706-TALK, or email us at podcast@storycorps.org. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

35 years ago, the Americans with Disabilities Act advanced the idea that society should be accessible for everyone. In this episode: Stories about people who had to find their way in a world built for someone else. Leave us a voicemail at 702-706-TALK, or email us at podcast@storycorps.org. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

Now is the time for foods that celebrate the summer and treats that grant relief from the heat. On this episode: Stories about powerful memories relived through the tastes of summer. Leave us a voicemail at 702-706-TALK, or email us at podcast@storycorps.org. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

The thousands of interviews in the StoryCorps archive reflect the American experience— and the United States is, as the saying goes, a nation of immigrants. This week: Stories about people who found their way in the USA. Leave us a voicemail at 702-706-TALK, or email us at podcast@storycorps.org. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

Stories from dads about fatherhood and the unique ways they've found to bond with their kids— from beatboxing to square dancing, and even heavy metal. Leave us a voicemail at 702-706-TALK, or email us at podcast@storycorps.org. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

We're celebrating Pride with LGBTQ+ stories from around the country and across time— from a soldier whose coming out made history, to a phone operator at a helpline for inquiring lesbians. Leave us a voicemail at 702-706-TALK, or email us at podcast@storycorps.org. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

Stories about mothers, the difficult choices they face, and the moments they had no control over. Leave us a voicemail at 702-706-TALK, or email us at podcast@storycorps.org. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

We're back with more listener voicemails. You shared stories about hidden things — what you kept from others, or what others kept from you. Surprises under trucks, and secrets hidden under soil. Leave us a voicemail at 702-706-TALK, or email us at podcast@storycorps.org. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

On this episode, we dig into the StoryCorps archive to mark the 30th anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombing through the voices of multiple people who were there that day. Leave us a voicemail at 702-706-TALK, or email us at podcast@storycorps.org. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

This week: Stories about people who ended up in relationships they didn't see coming— friends and lovers who weren't part of the plan. Leave us a voicemail at 702-706-TALK, or email us at podcast@storycorps.org. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

Two friends went on a ski trip that went incredibly, horribly wrong. Almost a decade later, they came to StoryCorps to finally talk about it. Leave us a voicemail at 702-706-TALK, or email us at podcast@storycorps.org. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

This week on the podcast, we remember Howard Dully, who died earlier this year. He was given a lobotomy in 1960 when he was just 12 years old. In this documentary, he goes in search of the story behind his surgery. Leave us a voicemail at 702-706-TALK, or email us at podcast@storycorps.org. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

On the podcast this week: Stories about Black love, staying true to yourself, and remembering the loved ones who made us. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

After a 13-year-old girl fends off unwanted male attention for the first time, her mom convinces the girl's middle school to teach consent ed. It doesn't go as planned. This episode comes from The Longest Shortest Time, a podcast about parenthood and reproductive health that recently relaunched after a hiatus. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

Army Sergeant Alex Ortiz served in Afghanistan and Iraq before injuries forced him to retire in 2013. His wife, Lixannie, had never been close to a veteran before they met... and some things about his past surprised her. Leave us a voicemail at 702-706-TALK, or email us at podcast@storycorps.org. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

Anna Cherepnina fulfilled a long-held dream of serving in the military when she enlisted in the Army Reserves in 2009. But a string of personal tragedies brought her to the darkest moment of her life. At StoryCorps, she reflected on how an encounter with an insolent fox and a trip to the base of Mount Everest helped her see the light again. Leave us a voicemail at 702-706-TALK, or email us at podcast@storycorps.org. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

Leah Bash is an avid runner, a dog mom, a wife – and there's a part of her family's history she can't stop thinking about. Both sides of her family were incarcerated alongside 125,000 other Japanese Americans during World War II. Her father and his six siblings spent more than three years behind barbed wire at isolated camps in Manzanar, California and Crystal City, Texas. After Leah learns about her father's struggles with panic attacks and is herself diagnosed with bipolar disorder, she starts to wonder: could those experiences at camp during World War II have far-reaching consequences a generation later? In this episode of Inheriting from LAist Studios and the NPR network, Leah has a candid conversation with her cousin Joya, for the very first time, about their family's mental health and the effects of the incarceration camp. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

We're back with more listener voicemails. This week: Your stories about music boxes, family secrets, and the people who made a mark on you. Tell us your story at 702-706-TALK. Leave us a voicemail at 702-706-TALK, or email us at podcast@storycorps.org. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy