StoryCorps Chicago: ‘What Made You Want To Adopt Me And My Brother?’
Helen Beneker first met her adoptive mother, Lisa, six years ago. Now a senior in high school, she recently asked her some big questions.
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StoryCorps Chicago: ‘Oooh! That Girl Can Sing!’
Music teacher Duane Davis, 74, talks to his former student, Brooke Zino, 29, about a universal challenge: overcoming self-doubt.
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Listen — 3:59StoryCorps Chicago: ‘There’s beauty in the challenge’
A mother speaks with her young daughter about what it’s like to go to second grade online.
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Listen — 4:32StoryCorps Chicago: Christmas For Me Has Always Been A Time Of Great Loss — And Victory
At StoryCorps in Chicago, Steve Pemberton looked back over his childhood in the foster system, and the Christmas that changed his life.
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Listen — 4:21StoryCorps Chicago: ‘I Didn’t Get A Chance To Say My Last I Love You’
Shanna Sigers’ husband died from coronavirus in April. For StoryCorps Chicago, she spoke about how his death has transformed her.
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Listen — 4:21StoryCorps Chicago: ‘Not Every Death Is A Tragedy’
Mike Grover has lived with an aggressive brain cancer for more than a decade. At StoryCorps Chicago, Mike spoke to his wife Lea about confronting death.
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Listen — 4:16StoryCorps Chicago: ‘I Wish I Could Take The Pain Away’
Billie Riepma’s son Dillon died in 2015, and she donated his organs. Laurie Diagne received his lungs, and formed a special bond with Billie.
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Listen — 4:06StoryCorps Chicago: After Recent Victory, Intersex Activist Says They’re Tired Of Fighting The Medical Establishment: ‘I Want To Do Things That Bring Me Joy’
Project co-founders Pidgeon Pagonis and Sean Saifa Wall speak to each other about what years of publicly sharing their traumas has meant.
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Listen — 4:00StoryCorps Chicago: ‘Young People Need To See Muslim Heroes Onscreen’
Actor Bassam Abdelfattah speaks with his friend, hip-hop musician Kayem, about how Muslim people are presented in the media.
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Listen — 3:33StoryCorps Chicago: ‘I Thought We Had A Lot Of Time’
Bill Durkin reflects on the life of his younger brother Bob, who was estranged from the family for decades before a late-in-life reunion.
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