20 Years of StoryCorps

Celebrating 20 years of StoryCorps with some of its most powerful stories.

Hosted byMichael Garofalo

Curated byWill Fritzler, Hark Editor

6 CLIPS14 MINS

Clip 1 of 6

A Marriage Proposal in the Booth

In 2004, Michael Wolmetz proposed to his girlfriend, Debora Brakarz, in the StoryCorps booth in Grand Central Station. They reflect on the magical moment 20 years later.

StoryCorps

4 MINS

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Joy on Saint James Place

Father-and-son duo Joe and Chad Vill shared the joy of music with their Brooklyn neighborhood during the pandemic.

StoryCorps

2 MINS

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Showing Kindness to a Robber

Julio Diaz was mugged while he waited for the subway. But instead of reacting as one might expect, he decided to listen to his heart.

StoryCorps

2 MINS

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The Christmas Bike

On Christmas Eve, Lynn Weaver realized his brother's bike had been stolen. Their father's response demonstrated the giving spirit of the holidays.

StoryCorps

2 MINS

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Fireman Meets Girl He Rescued

Retired firefighter Derek Bart talks to Myeshia Oates, who he rescued from a burning building three decades earlier.

StoryCorps

1 MIN

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Sanitation Workers, and Friends

Angelo and Eddie have worked the same sanitation route for a decade. In the process, they've become lifelong friends.

StoryCorps

2 MINS

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Michael Garofalo

Curated byWill Fritzler

6 CLIPS14 MINS

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20 Years of StoryCorps

A Marriage Proposal in the Booth

StoryCorps

Joy on Saint James Place

StoryCorps

Showing Kindness to a Robber

StoryCorps

The Christmas Bike

StoryCorps

Fireman Meets Girl He Rescued

StoryCorps

Sanitation Workers, and Friends

StoryCorps

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