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A joyful portrait of Mermaid and Milan, chosen sisters and ballroom divas.

13-year old Aimee and her dad talk about when she was adopted as a baby from China.

On January 29, 1998, the New Woman All Women Health Care Clinic in Birmingham, Alabama, was bombed.

Residents from Oaxacan town Niltepec alchemize blue indigo pigment from the jiquilite plant.

In 1930s Brooklyn, Van Harris grew up a block away from his wife-to-be Shirley.

Jeff Dupre remembers the first openly gay man to appear on the cover of a national publication.

Cheri Lindsay and her father Phillip talk about the rare skin condition they share called vitiligo.

Growing up as the youngest in a tight-knit family, Barry Romo wasn’t much older than his niece and nephews. He was especially close with his nephew, Robert, who everyone called Bobby. They came of age during the Vietnam War. Barry remembers his nephew who served in his brigade and

Rob Rigano always loved vehicles — and the thrill of sneakily rolling a car down the driveway as a child. So when @StoryCorps’ Airstream trailer stopped in San Diego, his older brother, Phil, knew it was the perfect place to take him. The brothers traveled down memory lane, laughing about high

Bud Jones started his taxidermy business when he was a teenager in Tallapoosa, Georgia. When Jackie and Bud went on their first date in 1954, little did she know that his calling would set the scene for their love story.

Every Christmas Eve, people worldwide use NORAD's Santa Tracker to follow Santa Claus as he flies across the globe to deliver presents. The merry mission started during the Cold War, when Air Force Colonel Harry Shoup received an unexpected call on his red phone — a top secret hotline

In 1958, John Cruitt was in third-grade. His teacher was Cecile Doyle. That year, his mother was seriously ill with multiple sclerosis. At StoryCorps, he talks with his former teacher about why he reached out to her decades later.

A Vietnamese American daughter captures her mother and father—former refugees of the American War in Vietnam / Vietnam War—as they dream of their late parents, childhood, and homeland.

Explore the stories of three women quilters whose lives complement and contrast each other across stunning landscapes in rural Colorado, Utah, and the Navajo Nation of New Mexico.

The Race to Pit Row - NASCAR’s first black woman pit crew member.

A young Kyrgyz girl named Altynai works as a truck driver—a male-dominated and physically demanding job—as a way to pay for her medical school at Columbia University.

As a child in Vietnam, Thao’s mother often rescued ants from bowls of sugar water. Years later they would return the favor. Using a striking metaphor, Boat People traces one family’s flight across the turbulent waters of history.

In one of the most remote places of the Peruvian Amazon, an Ashéninka boy must overcome his fears and catch a giant river catfish using just a hook to start his journey to becoming an adult. This film is a glimpse at a vanishing way of life as a father

One late October evening, Juliet Jegasothy was home alone with her baby when her doorbell started ringing. Terrified, she hid in her room and called her husband, Brian, who was working late. The newlyweds had just moved to Brooklyn, NY from Ceylon, now called Sri Lanka, and were still getting

In the 1980s, Ed Cage fell in love with beatboxing through the St. Louis hip hop scene. When he became a dad, his talent became a way to connect with his daughter, Nicole Paris. At StoryCorps, Ed and Nicole talk about how he passed the beat on to the next

In 1972, Sarah Churchill gave birth to her third child, Yomi. After she was born, doctors told her the baby had a rare genetic disorder that causes bones to break under the slightest pressure. At StoryCorps, Yomi asked her mom to tell her about the night she was born.

In the projects of Watts, Meryland Gonzales, a twelve-year-old female boxer trains to be crowned the 2019 Junior Olympics champion. Meanwhile, her immigrant parents work tirelessly to give their child a shot at achieving her dreams.

Across New York City, a bold experiment in participatory democracy is underway.

An idealistic, young journalist in Beijing profiles China's biggest real estate speculator. Their divergent life experiences and clashing values reflect the generational and societal changes happening in the country.

When her son leaves to study abroad, a Polish mother feels bereft until she finds a baby squirrel in her backyard.

Irma is an intimate musical portrait of Irma Gonzalez, the former world champion of women's professional wrestling. Filmed in Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl – a notorious district of Mexico City – Irma contradicts everything we have come to expect from stories reported from Mexico. Featuring music written and performed by Ms. Gonzalez,

In 1983 the German energy giant RWE started digging for coal in the Garzweiler II pit. Since then 16 villages around the mine have been resettled. Against all odds, brothers Helmut and Joachim Meier run the nursery they built 30 years ago until the very end. Life is grey and

This animated short recounts the Velvet Underground's first gig—in 1965, in front of a crowd of shocked kids at a suburban New Jersey high school.

20/Nothing follows Evan Smith, a man who lost his left eye many years ago. This experimental film takes an in-depth look at a life with no depth perception.

A collective of Palestinian-American dancers living in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn use traditional Dabka as a way to connect to their community and homeland.

Carl McNair tells the story of his brother Ronald who set his sights on the stars.

What happened to one elementary school as a result of mandated integration in the 1950's.

A close look at disabled New Yorkers fighting for accessibility on the MTA.

A filmmaker's conversations with her mom unveil intergenerational healing and a new start.

“Getting off the bus there was a puddle and you took your shirt off and laid it down."

Asma was assaulted for speaking Swahili; she talks with her attacker's sister, Dawn.

Judge Olly Neal recounts how a book cover turned him around academically.

The new kid at school becomes a hero when teachers can't find a way to anglicize his name.

New York City sanitation workers on becoming a part of the community they serve.

Robert Cochran thanks Herman Travis for the many ways he helps his community.

Remembering the September 11 victim who died praying for others.

A man reflects on feeling responsible for the September 11 attacks.

Patrick Haggerty remembers his father's unexpected advice to his gay son in the 1950s.

“I knew I was a girl. And so that weekend, I got to be me.”

“That was the first time that anyone was proud to say that they loved me.”

Barb Abelhauser worked in an office for 14 years until one day she become a bridgetender.

The Battle of the Bulge haunts one U.S. soldier.

Betty started a second career at the only remaining abortion clinic in Mississippi.

A lesson in compassion is passed between generations.

Paul Wilson, 93, and his daughter Marty discuss the first time he set eyes on her mother.

A former firefighter remembers his sons, who died while responding to the 9/11 attacks.

Noe Rueda tells Alex Fernandez about launching his first business venture.

Sometimes it takes a great love to make you feel like you belong.

Barnie Botone was 22 years old when he got his very first job on the railroad.

A man remembers watching the Twin Towers burn, knowing the woman he loved was inside.

Mary Mills was an only child, but her house was always filled with neighborhood kids.

As Sharon was fixing up her family home, she needed an electrician. She met Larry.

Growing up on his family farm in South Carolina, Drew Lanham was fascinated by birds.

A family is changed when they are forced to move from their apartment building.