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“I caught a wave and was gliding down the face...”
Tom Davis talks with his parents, Connie and Robert, about a surfing accident when he was 21 years old that left him paralyzed from the neck down.
To see a photo of Tom before his accident, click here.
Recorded in partnership with WUWF in Pensacola, FL
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“How come I didn't scare you?”
Hilda Chacón and her husband, Pedro Morán-Palma, remember when they first met twenty years ago.
To see photos of the family, click here.
Recorded in New York, NY
“Mother would go to court with them and testify that they'd been a resident at the ranch.”
Robbie McBride (L) and her sister Beth Ward (R) talk about life on their family-owned divorce ranch in Reno, Nevada.
Learn more about the ranch and the 1931 law that made Reno the divorce capital of the country here.
Recorded in Reno, NV
“What do you miss most about not having a hand?”
Lanie (L) and Alex (R) Jones interview their father, Eric, about his bionic hand.
Eric was one of the first 10 people in the U.S. to be fitted with a bionic hand.
To see a photo of Eric Jones' hand, click here.
Recorded in Mamaroneck, NY
“When I was thirteen, I mapped out my life...”
StoryCorps Facilitator Lillie Love talks to her friend and fellow Facilitator Anthony Knight about how her life has been different than she'd imagined.
Lillie died on June 25, 2010 in Atlanta, GA. View her tribute page here.
Recorded in partnership with WABE in Atlanta, GA
“The lights went up, the music went off, and you could hear a pin drop.”
Michael Levine (R), who witnessed the Stonewall Riots in 1969, speaks with his friend Matthew Merlin (L).
To see a photo of Michael Levine in 1969, click here.
Recorded in partnership with Congregation Beth Simchat Torah in New York, NY Hear more about the Stonewall Riots here.
“How did it hit you when you found out that you were going to get sole custody?”
Elton Colbert (R) asks his father, Jim (L), about life as a single parent.
Recorded in partnership with KUNR in Reno, NV
“When did you and Dad decide to adopt?”
Scott Miller talks to his mother, Jackie, about her decision to adopt him.
Recorded in partnership with In the Life TV in New York, NY
“I saw this guy with a head of black hair and white, white, teeth...”
Joan DeLevie (R) tells her daughter, Sharon (L), how she met her husband, Ari at a party in 1959.
Sharon DeLevie also interviewed her dad, Ari, about being the primary caregiver for her mother.
Recorded in New York, NY
“You and your sister couldn't tell us apart. And we couldn't tell you two apart.”
Elliot Reiken remembers how he and his identical twin brother, Danny, met and married another set of identical twins, Hunny (L) and Bunny Feller.
To see a wedding photo, click here.
Recorded in Brooklyn, NY