/tags/storycorps storycorps en-US Copyright Fri, 15 May 2020 09:03:57 GMT /news-partners/2020-05-15/were-like-a-lifeline-postal-workers-fight-fear-to-work-during-pandemic Mail carriers Craig Boddie and Evette Jourdain spoke for a remote StoryCorps conversation about how the coronavirus outbreak in the U.S. has added stress to their essential jobs. Fri, 15 May 2020 09:03:57 GMT /news-partners/2020-05-15/were-like-a-lifeline-postal-workers-fight-fear-to-work-during-pandemic Emma Bowman, Jey Born /news-partners/2020-02-28/before-making-military-history-she-witnessed-one-of-historys-worst-race-riots Olivia Hooker advocated for the military to open its doors to women of color. But even after policies started to change, "nobody seemed to be joining," she said. So she decided to join herself. Fri, 28 Feb 2020 10:04:00 GMT /news-partners/2020-02-28/before-making-military-history-she-witnessed-one-of-historys-worst-race-riots Emma Bowman, Mia Warren /storycorps-columbus/2019-12-12/food-and-community-in-columbus-african-american-neighborhoods Preserving African American history has many challenges. That's why many saw it as a victory when two buildings from Poindexter Village were saved from… Thu, 12 Dec 2019 17:02:36 GMT /storycorps-columbus/2019-12-12/food-and-community-in-columbus-african-american-neighborhoods Michael De Bonis, Leticia Wiggins /storycorps-columbus/2019-12-05/landmark-same-sex-marriage-case-sparked-an-unlikely-friendship The landmark 2015 U.S. Supreme Court decision on "Obergefell v. Hodges" legalized same-sex marriage. In the case, Cincinnati real estate broker Jim… Thu, 05 Dec 2019 10:31:00 GMT /storycorps-columbus/2019-12-05/landmark-same-sex-marriage-case-sparked-an-unlikely-friendship Michael De Bonis, Leticia Wiggins /storycorps-columbus/2019-11-14/calling-home-from-vietnam Ernie Hartong enlisted in the army during the Vietnam War. He later volunteered at Columbus’ National Veteran’s Memorial and Museum.Ernie sat down with… Thu, 14 Nov 2019 10:31:00 GMT /storycorps-columbus/2019-11-14/calling-home-from-vietnam Michael De Bonis, Leticia Wiggins /storycorps-columbus/2019-10-17/communicating-without-the-spoken-word Katie Byrnes was born deaf, but this didn’t stop her from finding ways to relate to others.Her parents, Jayne and John Byrnes remember Katie’s earliest… Thu, 17 Oct 2019 12:35:57 GMT /storycorps-columbus/2019-10-17/communicating-without-the-spoken-word Leticia Wiggins, Michael De Bonis /storycorps-columbus/2019-10-10/introducing-storycorps-columbus-wosus-new-storytelling-podcast StoryCorps COLUMBUS is the new podcast and radio series from ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ´«Ã½.We’re excited to bring you interviews from Central Ohioans who shared their… Thu, 10 Oct 2019 19:11:42 GMT /storycorps-columbus/2019-10-10/introducing-storycorps-columbus-wosus-new-storytelling-podcast ÐÇ¿ÕÎÞÏÞ´«Ã½ /news-partners/2018-04-13/he-wasnt-really-afraid-of-anything-boston-bombing-victim-remembered Five years after two explosions went off at the Boston Marathon, parents remember their son, Officer D.J. Simmonds, whose injuries suffered during a confrontation with the bombers led to his death. Fri, 13 Apr 2018 09:05:00 GMT /news-partners/2018-04-13/he-wasnt-really-afraid-of-anything-boston-bombing-victim-remembered Emma Bowman, Liyna Anwar, Jasmyn Belcher Morris /news-partners/2018-01-05/he-went-to-prison-for-a-murder-he-didnt-commit-then-met-the-man-who-put-him-there Rickey Jackson served nearly four decades of a life sentence. Recently, he sat down with the man whose false testimony led to his wrongful conviction. Fri, 05 Jan 2018 09:57:00 GMT /news-partners/2018-01-05/he-went-to-prison-for-a-murder-he-didnt-commit-then-met-the-man-who-put-him-there Emma Bowman, Jud Esty-Kendall /news-partners/2017-11-18/this-thanksgiving-try-storycorps-oral-history-project This Thanksgiving, as families sit across the table from each other, StoryCorps founder Dave Isay says it's a great time to document those family memories. Sat, 18 Nov 2017 12:33:36 GMT /news-partners/2017-11-18/this-thanksgiving-try-storycorps-oral-history-project Emma Bowman