StoryCorps Oklahoma

KOSU 46 - One Small Step: Terri and Emily

Founded in 2003 by Dave Isay, StoryCorps has given more than 450,000 people — Americans of all backgrounds and beliefs, in towns and cities in all 50 states — the chance to record interviews about their lives. As part of its cross-country MobileBooth tour, StoryCorps recorded interviews in Oklahoma City from February 8th to March 9th, 2018. Listen to some of those stories here.

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StoryCorps Oklahoma

Episodes

One Small Step: Terri and Emily

Explaining OKC becoming a StoryCorps Anchor City

One Small Step: Kristi and Tristen

Explaining One Small Step's Ground Rules

One Small Step: Marc and Kristin

One Small Step: Kelli and Carol

One Small Step: John and Olive

One Small Step participants discuss their differences in faith

KOSU and Story Corps help Oklahomans take One Small Step forward, Together

Introducing: KOSU and StoryCorps' One Small Step

Recounting One Of The Largest Fires In Air Force History

'Do You Know What It Means To Be Adopted?'

'We're Going To Face This Head-On': Coming To Grips With A Cancer Diagnosis In A New Relationship

Separated By The Vietnam War, High School Sweethearts Find Each Other Again

Fleeing Civil War In Lebanon, His Family Made Their Home Halfway Across The World

She Was A Cloistered Nun For 24 Years, Then She Left

'I Am So Proud Of You': How A Woman With Down Syndrome Became A Self-Advocate

'I Never Wanted To Burden People': He Won't Let His Injury Define Him

More Than A Dozen Years Later, A Mother Strives To Catch Her Daughter's Killer

Eating Sushi Helped Him Learn The Unwritten Cultural Norms Of His Spouse's Family

'I'll Just Keep Praying With You': An Unconditional Friendship Despite Spiritual Differences

'I Can See The Goodness In You': Daughter Strives To Be Like Her Mother

'There Is A Bond Between Homeless People': Seeing The Blessings Of A Nomadic Life

'She's There When I Need Her': A Special Bond Between An Athlete And A Coach

'You're My Sister, Forever': How Adoption Changed Both Their Lives

'I Was Lost': Overcoming Addiction, Crime & Homelessness To Give Back

'Mayberry Was Much More Sophisticated': Growing Up In Rural Oklahoma in the 1950s

'Don't Save This For Posterity, Just Save Your Posterior': Communication During the Vietnam War

Changing How People Feel About Themselves, One Haircut At A Time

Her Interracial Marriage Opened Her Eyes To Racism

'I Am Grateful That I Had You In My Life': An Aunt And Niece Reflect On Good Times, Hard Times

'I Want To Fight With You, But I Can't Fight For You': A Teacher And Student In Pursuit Of A GED

'I Want To Be President When I Grow Up': A Boy Expresses Love For His Country

A Former Oklahoma City Police Officer Recalls His Career Of Three Decades

'Is This What I Want to Be Doing For The Rest of My Life?': Changing Careers To Fight Homelessness

'Getting High Didn't Make Anything Better': A Mother And Daughter Look Toward A Hopeful Future

'How Did You Find Out About Being Black?': Growing Up In The South During The Sixties

Oklahoma Veteran Makes Sure Fallen Soldiers Have a Little Piece of Home

Moore Tornado Survivors Revisit That Fateful Day

A Mom Finds Herself Again After Returning From Iraq

'There Was No End To The Dirt': A Tale of Dust Bowl Survival

Pride In Being The Daughter of Vietnamese Immigrants

A Father And Son's Evolving Relationship

Parents Navigate Childhood Leukemia

A Texan & A Kurd Found Love, Then Had To Tell Their Family