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Peylia Marsema Balinton — better known as blues singer Sugar Pie DeSanto — talks to her longtime manager Jim Moore. At 86 years old, she is about to be inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame.
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Albert José Jones was a senior in college when the club started the club. Now 93, he talks to fellow scuba diver and friend Jay Haigler about having a chance to dive all over the world.
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Conchetta Brown, 66, has Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, or COPD, and she uses oxygen to help her breath. She talks to her daughter Nidera about looking ahead to life after death.
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Native American artist Tchin, known for designing for brands such as Cartier, explains to his daughter Xiao Hui Star, what it was like to be one of the few Indigenous people where he was growing up.
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Two sisters discuss a harrowing and dark incident in their family history. Kim Farrant and Joy Kahahawai-Welch remember their uncle, and how the family has kept his name and legacy alive.
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Bernetta McKindra is the granddaughter of Henry Perry, known as the "father of Kansas City barbecue." She reflects on her family's culinary legacy.
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John Cruitt's mother died just days before Christmas in 1958. He's never forgotten the way his third grade teacher supported him. More than 50 years later he wrote to her and they reunited.
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In this week's StoryCorps, we hear from a woman who worked at the Lesbian Switchboard, a helpline for queer women looking for community and guidance.
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Rob Rigano lives in New York; his brother Phil lives near San Diego. During their once-a year-visit, StoryCorps' trailer was parked near Phil's home. He came back recently to remember the conversation
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In this week's StoryCorps, a conversation with Joseph Rogers Britton, a caregiver who has been working with AIDS patients for four decades.
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Phil Mortillaro started Greenwich Locksmiths in Manhattan in 1980. His youngest son Philip followed in his dad's footsteps, and in 2014 talked to him about why he went into the family business.
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Jackie and Scott Miller, a mother and son, first came to StoryCorps in 2008, and Jackie revealed a secret. Jackie is now 88, and her health is declining. They came back for one more conversation.