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James Bost and Doug Bost

James Bost tells his son Doug about the time during the Great Depression when his father withdrew all of his money from the bank, put it into a suitcase, and buried it in their garden. And even though he describes it as “kind of silly in some ways, and kind of stupid,” he discusses how he himself has done something similar during the recent financial crisis.

Originally aired January 30, 2009, on NPR’s Morning Edition.

James Perry and Patricia Perry

Police Officer John W. Perry was killed in the World Trade Center attacks on September 11, 2001. John was also a lawyer, an actor, a multilinguist, an athlete, and a civil liberties activist.

His parents, Patricia and James Perry, came to StoryCorps to remember him.

Recorded May 1, 2008.

Sister Mary DeSalles Collins

Sister Mary DeSalles Collins recalls an early morning trip to a bar she once made to ensure that a child she was attempting to place with an adoptive family had a new home for Christmas.

Originally aired December 26, 2008, on NPR’s Morning Edition.

Lori Armstrong and Janet Lutz

Janet Lutz (right) is a hospital chaplain who blesses the hands of the people who work there. She tells her friend Lori Armstrong (left) about coming across another hospital employee—a woman who prepare the surgical instruments—who prays for each of the patients going into surgery.

Originally aired December 19, 2008, on NPR’s Morning Edition.

Ledo Lucietto and Anne Lucietto

Ledo Lucietto and his daughter Anne talk about their shared passion for mechanical engineering that has been passed down through generations and discuss when Ledo first knew that Anne would become an engineer.

Originally aired December 12, 2008, on NPR’s Morning Edition.

Hector Vega and his wife Leopoldina

Hector Vega and his wife, Leopoldina, remember the day Hector returned home from war.

Angie Kardashian

For decades, Angie Kardashian ran an Italian restaurant in California. But after September 11, 2001, everything changed. While watching news coverage of the rescue effort at Ground Zero, she felt called to help.

Angie sold her restaurant, moved to New York City, and starting contributing in the best way she knew how: cooking for firefighters. Angie thought she’d stay for a few months, but those months turned into years. In the two years that followed, Angie cooked for more than one hundred FDNY companies.

She came to StoryCorps to remember her experience.

Recorded March 4, 2008.

Kenny Sailors and Anne Brande

Former NBA player Kenny Sailors is credited with pioneering the modern jump shot. Growing up on a farm in Wyoming, he played basketball with his older brother, which required him to find a new way to shoot the ball. (Until then, shots were taken with two hands from chest level while the player stood on the ground.)

Kenny Sailors' jumpshotKenny went on to become a three-time all-American at the University of Wyoming and later played a few years of professional basketball. He was inducted into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame in 2012.

Kenny, who never explicitly claimed credit for inventing the jump shot, told StoryCorps he likes Ray Meyers (DePaul University’s famed coach) explanation of his place in history best, “Sailors might not have been the first player to jump in the air and shoot the ball, but he developed the shot that is being used today.”

Kenny came to StoryCorps with his friend, Anne Brande, in July 2008, to talk about his early life and the lasting fame the jump shot has brought him. (Kenny Sailors passed away on January 30, 2016 at the age of 95.)

Originally aired October 24, 2008, on NPR’s Morning Edition.

Oleg Roitman and Andrew Vollo

New York City cab driver Oleg Roitman (left), whose nickname is “The Human Computer,” because if someone tells him a date in Russian, Hebrew, or English he can instantly tell them on which day of the week they were born, talks with fellow taxi driver Andrew Vollo (right) about entertaining passengers.

Originally aired September 26, 2008, on NPR’s Morning Edition.

Jerry Tierstein and Andrew Vollo

New York City cab driver Jerry Tierstein (right) tells fellow cab driver Andrew Vollo about a memorable passenger.

Originally aired September 26, 2008 on NPR’s Morning Edition.