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
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6mins
"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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9mins
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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8mins
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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8mins
Drawing Monsters on the Hudson Building
Drawing Monsters on the Hudson Building
In the mid-1990s, a Detroit artist brightened up the boarded-over display windows of the Hudson Building with chalk draw... Read more
18 Jul 2018
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6mins
What Happens When a Father is Deported?
What Happens When a Father is Deported?
A mother and daughter from Detroit discuss how the deportation of their family's patriarch still affects them almost 15 ... Read more
11 Jul 2018
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6mins
Not Ready to Die
Not Ready to Die
Detroiter Roy Sims was diagnosed with a serious heart condition that doctors told him would be his demise. “It got to t... Read more
4 Jul 2018
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6mins
"I Work Like a Woman"
"I Work Like a Woman"
Detroiter Carlena Murdy tells her daughter Holly Gist-Richer about being one of the first machine repairwomen at a Detro... Read more
27 Jun 2018
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9mins
"The city is like one big house"
"The city is like one big house"
One new Detroiter tells of the dramatic welcome gift she received from a woman in her 90s, now her "best friend" here.
23 Aug 2017
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8mins
A Tale of Two Paper's Opinions
A Tale of Two Paper's Opinions
Two Detroit editorial page editors tell each other how their backgrounds influenced their opposing opinions.
16 Aug 2017
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13mins