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StoryCorps Detroit

StoryCorps seeks to preserve and share humanity’s stories in order to build connections between people and create a more just and compassionate world. StoryCorps Detroit features interviews recorded i... Read more

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How I Became Muslim

How I Became Muslim

Lehman Robinson converted to Islam when he was a teenager working at a secular Michigan summer camp. In this episode of ... Read more

15 Aug 2018

6mins

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"Someone I Could Be Myself With"

"Someone I Could Be Myself With"

Musician Spencer Barefield and his wife, artist Barbara Barefield, first met in the 1970s at a jazz club in the Cass Cor... Read more

8 Aug 2018

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Is this Detroit Institution Under-Rated?

Is this Detroit Institution Under-Rated?

This week's StoryCorps Detroit interviewees talk up their favorite Detroit gem.

1 Aug 2018

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How is the Force Today?

How is the Force Today?

Detroit Institute of Arts Museum Director Salvador Salort-Pons interviews his friend and colleague, Security Guard Roder... Read more

25 Jul 2018

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