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"What was it like to be pregnant with me in jail?" "I remember feeling this tremendous weight of fear of what my life would be like." "I remember just holding his featherweight frame in my arms." "Vote for Yetta and Things Will Get Betta." "Just roll with it." “What made you stick around through it all?” "I had my ticket punched by my nephew’s blood." "He was proud to be the person to challenge that law." “It’s like being on a Broadway show that has a long run.” "I didn't really have any lox slicing credentials."
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"Well, no one really dreams of air conditioning at night." "I felt like this weight had just been lifted out of me." "You were my first child, I was so glad you were born." "We met through a computer dating service back in 1964." "What was it like to be pregnant with me in jail?" "All of a sudden, we had to go get chemo together." "I felt like a superhero." "It’s not his bad days that are hard, it’s my bad days that are hard." "I really just wanted to reach through the computer and hug you." "I knew that Gene would be just elated if he could go to the Moon…at last."
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"Being married is like having a color television set..." "I didn't even recognize myself." "I draw my strength from you." "We didn't know he was sick..." "Do you have any different take on that story?" "She attracted people wherever she went." "As he's walking away, I'm like, 'Hey, you forgot something...'" "I didn't know that there were other blind people except me and my brothers." "I felt like I was on pause my whole childhood." "When I saw him coming, I ducked around the hall and hid from him."
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“Traffic Stop”: A Q&A with KZ Animation
StoryCorps shorts have taken on a new look under the direction of KZ Animation. Meet the animators and learn more about them and the artistic choices that went into the making of “Traffic Stop.”
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