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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.

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.

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…

The landmark 2015 U.S. Supreme Court decision on "Obergefell v. Hodges" legalized same-sex marriage. In the case, Cincinnati real estate broker Jim…

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…

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…

StoryCorps COLUMBUS is the new podcast and radio series from WOSU Public Media.We’re excited to bring you interviews from Central Ohioans who shared their…

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.

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.

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.