StoryCorps Animated Shorts

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Daddy's Lessons

Arguster and Lebronze Davis, along with their 15 siblings, grew up on their family’s farm in Wetumpka, Alabama in the 1950s. They came to StoryCorps to talk about their childhood and remember the wisdom of their dad, Ben Davis.

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The View From Here

2:41

The View From Here

Barb Abelhauser worked in an office for 14 years until one day she quit and decided to become a bridgetender on the Ortega River Bridge in Jacksonville, Florida. She planned to work there for a year. Eight years later she came to StoryCorps to talk about why she stayed.

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My Aunties

2:34

My Aunties

Stefan Lynch remembers the community of gay men - lovingly nicknamed his "aunties" - who helped raise him, the dark days of the beginning of the AIDS epidemic, and the lessons that he learned from this powerful family.

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Double Major

2:33

Double Major

When Wil Smith enrolled as a freshman in college, he brought an unusual roommate with him — his infant daughter. Wil and Olivia look back together on their days as college roommates.

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A Wonderful Life

3:41

A Wonderful Life

Sometimes the memories may be a little hazy, but the feelings are clear. Ken Morganstern, who was diagnosed with Alzheimer's five years before this conversation with his daughters Priya and Bhavani, discusses his most important legacy — his loving family.

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Leading the Way

2:43

Leading the Way

John Washington, 95, was born blind and with a severe loss of hearing. He sat down with his eldest child, Melva Washington Toomer, for a conversation about the pride he takes in his kids and to laugh over some of their childhood hijinks.

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You're My Line

2:19

You're My Line

Asma Jama was assaulted in a Minnesota Applebee’s for speaking Swahili. The attacker’s sister reached out to Asma to support her. They met for the first time at StoryCorps.

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The Treasures of Mrs. Grady's Library

2:46

The Treasures of Mrs. Grady's Library

Judge Olly Neal remembers his high school days, when a book — and a little nudge from two helpful librarians — turned him around academically.

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Driving Lessons

2:39

Driving Lessons

Muhammad Faridi talks with his father about what it was like to grow up as the son of a NYC cab driver. Though he was once embarrassed to talk about his family, Muhammad now takes pride in his father’s work.

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A Mother's Promise

2:54

A Mother's Promise

Maria Rivas and her teenage daughter, Emily, prepare for the possibility of Maria returning to El Salvador if she is forced to leave the U.S.