Category: Witness
“We had some strange things happen.”
90-year-old Sid Radner talks about the annual Halloween séance he holds to try to contact Harry Houdini.
Recorded in Holyoke, MA.
“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.
Zenobbie Clark (L) and her sister, Diana Carter (R), remember their brother, Samuel "Bubba" Hammond Jr., who was shot in the back and killed during the Orangeburg Massacre of 1968.
To learn more about what happened that night in Orangeburg, South Carolina, click here.
Recorded in Plantation, FL.
“He had no sense of humor especially about himself.”
Judge Joe Pigott tells his wife, Lorraine, about his step-grandfather's reaction to a famous radio broadcast in 1938.
Recorded in partnership with Mississippi Public Broadcasting in Jackson, MS.
“Some call us the Guardians of the Gate.”
Ironworkers Kerry Davis (L) and Ken Hopper (R), who have been working together for 25 years, talk about rescuing suicide jumpers on the Golden Gate Bridge.
For more photos, click here.
Recorded in in partnership with the Contemporary Jewish Museum and KALW in San Francisco, CA.
Jim Sargent (L) and his brother, Don (R), who was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes when he was 17, interview each other.
Recorded in partnership with KCPW Public Radio in Salt Lake City, UT..
