StoryCorps Chicago: Working On The Manhattan Project
Mary Payne recalls working in a lab at UChicago in the 1940s, part of an effort to build an atomic bomb.
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StoryCorps Chicago: ‘You Believed In Me When You Didn’t Know Me’
At StoryCorps Chicago, Tiffany Baker spoke to Terri Treiman, the social worker who helped ensure her family stayed together.
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Listen — 4:47StoryCorps Chicago: What I Learned From Meeting Nelson Mandela
Johann Buis was born in South Africa during apartheid. At StoryCorps, he tells his daughters what he learned after meeting Nelson Mandela.
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Listen — 4:03StoryCorps Chicago: ‘I Would Want Someone In My Corner’
When sexual assault occurs in Chicago, volunteer medical advocates Cindy Alvarado and Astrid Tamer could get the call.
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Listen — 3:14StoryCorps Chicago: ‘Writing Has Been A Good Outlet For My Emotions’
Vishal Bhuva recently completed a residency in the ER at Stroger Hospital. At StoryCorps, he read a poem he composed about the experience.
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Listen — 2:46StoryCorps Chicago: ‘I Have A Right To Be Heard’
Amy Sheffield only recently had the courage to come out. At StoryCorps in Chicago, she spoke about her journey toward self-acceptance.
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Listen — 4:23StoryCorps Chicago: My Job Is To Help You Understand The Differences
When it comes to answering uninformed questions about race, Yvonne has a very different approach than her son, Charles.
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Listen — 3:41StoryCorps Chicago: ‘Love Is Love’
Rachel Parsons talks with her husband, Nick, about identifying as a queer woman.
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Listen — 4:02StoryCorps Chicago: ‘The Gods Of Africa Were Beginning To Return To Us’
Makinde Adedapo interviews his father, Baba Ifatunji, about his experiences as a Yoruban priest.
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Listen — 4:50StoryCorps Chicago: Eating Disorder Was A Way ‘To Protect Myself’
Eric Dorsa says that his eating disorder was never about food. “The behaviors of the eating disorder are the symptom,” he says.
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