StoryCorps

Take a journey back to the summer of 1990 with this documentary about Coney Island, produced by StoryCorps founder Dave Isay.

Hans Walters works at the New York Aquarium as a shark biologist, but in his former life, he was the lead singer of a mildly successful heavy metal band.

To commemorate Pride month, we listen to StoryCorps founder Dave Isay's first radio documentary, Remembering Stonewall. That event marked the beginning of the modern gay rights movement in America.

You can get a lot of things out of work. For some people, it's satisfaction; for others it's a headache. Then there are the people who go to work one day and find love.

In this Father's Day episode, what it means to become a dad, what impressions fathers leave on their kids, and how being a dad can be about so much more than just biology.

In this episode, we listen to three interviews recorded over the course of a decade that trace the journey of a young man with Asperger's Syndrome from middle school through college and into the working world.

In 1968, François Clemmons was cast as Officer Clemmons on "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood." He came to StoryCorps to discuss how he got the role, and his relationship with Fred Rogers.

In this episode, stories about life after incarceration. We'll hear from people who have served their sentences, but can still feel like they're doing time.

May 16 is the birthday of the late oral historian Studs Terkel. At StoryCorps, it's also a holiday called Studs Terkel Day. In this episode we remember one of our heroes by listening to an interview he recorded in 2005.

Being a mom can be hard. It takes patience, resilience and a fair amount of grit. In this episode, we're paying tribute to some tough mothers, without shying away from how challenging it can be if you happen to be their kid.