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  • 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.

    Nov. 8, 2019 read more
    Listen — 3:45
  • 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.

    Oct. 25, 2019 read more
    Listen — 4:47
  • StoryCorps 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.

    Oct. 11, 2019 read more
    Listen — 4:03
  • StoryCorps 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.

    Sept. 27, 2019 read more
    Listen — 3:14
  • StoryCorps 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.

    Aug. 30, 2019 read more
    Listen — 2:46
  • StoryCorps 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.

    Aug. 16, 2019 read more
    Listen — 4:23
  • StoryCorps 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.

    Aug. 2, 2019 read more
    Listen — 3:41
  • StoryCorps Chicago: ‘Love Is Love’

    Rachel Parsons talks with her husband, Nick, about identifying as a queer woman.

    July 19, 2019 read more
    Listen — 4:02
  • StoryCorps 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.

    June 21, 2019 read more
    Listen — 4:50
  • StoryCorps 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.

    May 31, 2019 read more
    Listen — 3:55
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