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StoryCorps Legacy: John Carlson

John Carlson speaks to his mother about how his involvement in Boy Scouts helped him through his illness.

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StoryCorps Legacy: Resurreccion "Sony" Florendo

Resurreccion "Sony" Florendo talks about her love for painting and how art has helped her heal.

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StoryCorps Legacy: Maria Rivas

Maria Rivas was her mother’s caregiver for the last six years of her life. She recounts stories from her childhood and from her mother, Julia Medina's, life.

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Voices from StoryCorpsU: Amirah

From StoryCorpsU, our year-round education program. Hear a student in Methuen, Massachusetts, speak about how her sister's struggle with depression and anxiety impacted her.

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Sharing Stories with Compassion

Humans of New York founder Brandon Stanton talks with StoryCorps founder Dave Isay about their passion for storytelling and how they get people to share intimate details of their lives with the world.

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The Unedited StoryCorps Interview: Grace Lee Boggs, 1915-2015

In June 2007, just weeks before she turned 92, the civil rights icon sat with a close friend for a StoryCorps interview to discuss the importance of political activism, her life with her husband Jimmy, and what she still hoped to accomplish in her remaining years. Hear the complete interview.

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Voices from StoryCorpsU: Justin

Hear a student in Chicago, Illinois, speak about the time he saved his little sister's life.