Episodes

  • The Birds, the Bees, and My Dad

    The Birds, the Bees, and My Dad
    Apr 30 2024
    Howie Gordon starred in over a hundred porn films in the 70s and 80s under the name Richard Pacheco. But his greatest role was as a father. At StoryCorps, he talked with his son Bobby Gordon about sex, shame, and dirty movies.

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    14 mins
  • My Way

    My Way
    Apr 23 2024
    In "My Way," the new season of the StoryCorps podcast— stories from people who found a rhythm all their own and confidently marched to it their whole lives. Our first episode features a graduate of Hamburger University, one man's remarkably brave appearance on conservative radio in the 1990s, a New Yorker who took his mugger out to dinner, and more.

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    19 mins
  • EXTRA: The Men of Montford Point

    EXTRA: The Men of Montford Point
    Apr 9 2024
    In 1942, the U.S. allowed Black men to enlist in the Marine Corps for the first time. It was during World War II, and resulted in more than 19,000 Black recruits being sent to Montford Point, North Carolina for basic training. Many of those men are no longer with us, but their voices can be heard in the StoryCorps archive.

    These stories are part of our Military Voices Initiative.

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    8 mins
  • EXTRA: I Shall Be Released

    EXTRA: I Shall Be Released
    Mar 28 2024
    In this special episode, we're remembering StoryCorps participant Rick Abath, who talked to his wife, Diana, about being on guard during the biggest art heist in history. Rick died last month at the age of 57.

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    9 mins
  • StoryCorps Then and Now: Listen More, Shout Less

    StoryCorps Then and Now: Listen More, Shout Less
    Dec 19 2023
    As we close out our special series celebrating 20 years of StoryCorps, hear how our One Small Step initiative is helping to facilitate a national conversation by bringing people together from across the political spectrum.

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    26 mins
  • EXTRA: Dear Mrs. Doyle

    EXTRA: Dear Mrs. Doyle
    Dec 12 2023
    This week, we're taking a break from our special series celebrating 20 years of StoryCorps to bring you an interview recorded just days ago. It's an update to a story recorded around the holidays back in 2012, and we just had to share it.

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    8 mins
  • StoryCorps Then and Now: Mother Mary

    StoryCorps Then and Now: Mother Mary
    Dec 5 2023
    Mary Johnson-Roy first came to StoryCorps in 2011 to speak with Oshea Israel, the man who murdered her son. In the latest episode from our special series celebrating StoryCorps' 20th anniversary, we'll share updates on a conversation none of us imagined would happen back when StoryCorps started.

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    23 mins
  • StoryCorps Then and Now: Family Pride

    StoryCorps Then and Now: Family Pride
    Nov 28 2023
    StoryCorps' initiatives have long helped us gather voices that are usually omitted from the historical record, like our LGBTQ+ Outloud initiative. In our continuing celebration of twenty years of StoryCorps, we're sharing some of our favorite recordings from that collection... and how a story close to our founder Dave Isay's heart helped lead to its creation.

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    24 mins