POV

Eva Vega-Olds used the StoryCorps App to capture some of her father’s memories and preserve the sound of his voice.

Roman felt tired and alone during his time in Afghanistan. He sat down at StoryCorps to remember the day he received a package from his Mema that reminded him of her love.

Roberto Vargas uses StoryCorps to talk to his wife, Susan, and son about their experience during the pandemic.

The Masses portrays three South London neighbors’ devotion to their respective religions: Islam, Christianity and Football.

Growing up on his family farm in South Carolina, Drew Lanham was fascinated by birds, but life took him in a different direction. At StoryCorps, he told his friend, John Lane, how he found his way back.

Barnie Botone was 22 years old when he got his very first job on the railroad. At StoryCorps, he remembered the day he told his grandmother the news.

Barb Abelhauser worked in an office for 14 years until one day she quit and decided to become a bridgetender on the Ortega River Bridge in Jacksonville, Florida. She planned to work there for a year. Eight years later she came to StoryCorps to talk about why she stayed.

Stefan Lynch was raised by gay parents in the early eighties. He was cared for and loved by a group of adults, largely gay men, who he called his “aunties.” Stefan remembers the succession of AIDS-related illnesses in his family, including the death of his father in ‘91. Even in the face of terrible sickness and loss, his aunties showed him how to survive and care for one another.

Wil Smith enrolled as a freshman at Bowdoin College at the age of 27 with his infant daughter, Olivia, in tow. As a teenager, Olivia sat down with her dad to hear more about their days as college roommates.

Five years after Ken Morganstern was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, he sat down with his daughters, Priya Morganstern and Bhavani Jaroff, to talk about the memories he had left.

John Washington was born blind and with a severe loss of hearing that became more extreme over time. He raised three children with his wife Fannie Ruth, who was also blind and deaf.

Outside of El Chapo's Brooklyn trial, his mythology appears in media spectacles and selfies.

Clash is a short experimental documentary critiquing the lack of diversity in on-screen representation in Britain today.

This animated short recounts the Velvet Underground's first gig—in 1965, in front of a crowd of shocked kids at a suburban New Jersey high school.

Asma Jama was assaulted in a Minnesota Applebee’s for speaking Swahili. The attacker’s sister reached out to Asma to support her.

Muhammad Faridi talks to his father about what it was like to grow up as the son of a NYC cab driver. Though he was once embarrassed to talk about his family, Muhammad now takes pride in his father’s work.

Maria Rivas and her teenage daughter, Emily, are preparing for the possibility of Maria returning to El Salvador if she loses her Temporary Protected Status to live and work legally in the U.S. Maria reminds her daughter of the promise she made to her.

Judge Olly Neal grew up in Arkansas in the ’50s and didn’t care much for high school. One day he came across a book by author Frank Yerby. The cover piqued his interest, but Olly didn’t want to risk his reputation by letting his friends see him reading. So rather than check out the book, he stole it.He recounts how this book — and a little nudge from two helpful librarians — turned him around.

Ten-year-old Dezmond Floyd has an open discussion with his mother Tanai about what happens during his school’s active shooter drills.

Two people on opposite ends of the political spectrum reflect on the moment that brought them together nearly two years ago: a protest just days after the 2016 presidential election in Austin, Texas. Presented as part of StoryCorps’ One Small Step initiative.