http://storycorps.org/listen/stories/august-faustino-and-chris-elardo/
This is an interview, or more of a conversation, between two tansmen. They talk about their transition and just the pure joy they feel when someone calls them sir. One talks about how, as a child, he would be so jealous of his older brother and would go to bed in the morning and just wish to wake up a boy. I think I mainly enjoyed this story because I could relate to it. Being transgendered is extremely difficult. Especially when you're not out to family or friends, like me. Whenever I listen to a story and I can personally relate to it, it makes it that much better for me because I can pull from their experiences and compare them to mine.
Thursday, February 2, 2012
Story #9
http://storycorps.org/listen/stories/george-caywood-and-gina-caywood/
This story has a daughter who is interviewing her father about what it was like raising a family while dealing with depression. I really enjoyed this story because the entire time you could really hear the sincerity in their voices to each other. They both seemed interested in the topic and willing to talk about it. At the very end of the interview you can hear their voices soften when they say I love you to each other and that can really tell you just how much they care about each other and appreciate each other.
This story has a daughter who is interviewing her father about what it was like raising a family while dealing with depression. I really enjoyed this story because the entire time you could really hear the sincerity in their voices to each other. They both seemed interested in the topic and willing to talk about it. At the very end of the interview you can hear their voices soften when they say I love you to each other and that can really tell you just how much they care about each other and appreciate each other.
Sunday, January 29, 2012
Story #8
http://storycorps.org/listen/stories/kaitlyn-sever-and-lynne-lande/
This has to be my favorite story I have listened to so far. This is an interview with a mother, who happens to be lesbian, and a daughter. The entire time they are asking each other questions and responding to each other and at the very end they ask each other if they love the other one and their responses are phenomenal.
I really enjoyed the form of this interview. I really liked how it wasn't really structured any certain way and it sounded like they were both having a really good time with each other. It also made me think abou the people in my life who I love so dearly and you can't help but appreciate anything that reminds you of those wonderful feelings.
This has to be my favorite story I have listened to so far. This is an interview with a mother, who happens to be lesbian, and a daughter. The entire time they are asking each other questions and responding to each other and at the very end they ask each other if they love the other one and their responses are phenomenal.
I really enjoyed the form of this interview. I really liked how it wasn't really structured any certain way and it sounded like they were both having a really good time with each other. It also made me think abou the people in my life who I love so dearly and you can't help but appreciate anything that reminds you of those wonderful feelings.
Story #7
http://storycorps.org/listen/stories/antero-garcia-and-roger-alvarez/
This story is about a young man by the name of Roger Alverez and his freshman teacher, Antero Garcia and they get the chance to talk about why Roger never finished high school. I really liked this story because it starts out with the powerful question of "How did you know you weren't going to graduate? Like for sure." I really liked that question because of its simplicity but it also has the potential to have a good story and explanation come from it.
I also really enjoyed the tone of their voices throughout the story. There was one part where the teacher asked how he could have reached out to him better and in that point of the story you can hear the tone of his voice switch and it made it feel more real.
This story is about a young man by the name of Roger Alverez and his freshman teacher, Antero Garcia and they get the chance to talk about why Roger never finished high school. I really liked this story because it starts out with the powerful question of "How did you know you weren't going to graduate? Like for sure." I really liked that question because of its simplicity but it also has the potential to have a good story and explanation come from it.
I also really enjoyed the tone of their voices throughout the story. There was one part where the teacher asked how he could have reached out to him better and in that point of the story you can hear the tone of his voice switch and it made it feel more real.
Friday, January 20, 2012
Story #6
http://storycorps.org/listen/stories/debbie-fisher-and-terrence-hicks/
This story is told by Debbie Fisher and she uses her time to talk about her father who is a Auschwitz, Holocaust, survivor. She talks about how she was reading Night when she was younger and she didn't realize that the camp the Eli Weisel was in was the same camp that her father was in.
I really enjoyed this story because it was about a topic that I am personally interested in and that always makes you actually want to listen to it. Surprisingly she doesn't show much emotion through the entire story. When she talks about her father's parents and sibilings getting killed in front of him, she has the same tone of voice. I would expect her tone to become quiet and maybe a little shakey.
This story is told by Debbie Fisher and she uses her time to talk about her father who is a Auschwitz, Holocaust, survivor. She talks about how she was reading Night when she was younger and she didn't realize that the camp the Eli Weisel was in was the same camp that her father was in.
I really enjoyed this story because it was about a topic that I am personally interested in and that always makes you actually want to listen to it. Surprisingly she doesn't show much emotion through the entire story. When she talks about her father's parents and sibilings getting killed in front of him, she has the same tone of voice. I would expect her tone to become quiet and maybe a little shakey.
Story #5
http://storycorps.org/listen/stories/doris-and-lisa-cohen/
This story is an interview that a daughter does with her mother. She talks about how just 13 years ago (from the day of the interview) the mother, Doris Cohen, lost her husband and three years ago (from the day of the interview) she was diagnosed with breast cancer. When the daughter, Lisa Cohen, starts to talk about this you can hear her voice quiver and shake. It makes you feel how much these events really affected her even though it all directly happened to her mom.
Further into the interview we learned that the father/husband took his own life. At this point Doris starts to cry and says, "It made us feel that, maybe he didn't love us as much as he loved him. But I've come to understand that, people who kill themselves always think that their loved ones will be better off without them..."
I really enjoyed the story because you could really feel all of the emotion. You could really tell when they were sad or happy by the tone of their voices. It made me start to cry which I really ejoyed. I love reading and listening to stories that I, personally, can really connect with. It almost makes me feel like I am part of the story.
This story is an interview that a daughter does with her mother. She talks about how just 13 years ago (from the day of the interview) the mother, Doris Cohen, lost her husband and three years ago (from the day of the interview) she was diagnosed with breast cancer. When the daughter, Lisa Cohen, starts to talk about this you can hear her voice quiver and shake. It makes you feel how much these events really affected her even though it all directly happened to her mom.
Further into the interview we learned that the father/husband took his own life. At this point Doris starts to cry and says, "It made us feel that, maybe he didn't love us as much as he loved him. But I've come to understand that, people who kill themselves always think that their loved ones will be better off without them..."
I really enjoyed the story because you could really feel all of the emotion. You could really tell when they were sad or happy by the tone of their voices. It made me start to cry which I really ejoyed. I love reading and listening to stories that I, personally, can really connect with. It almost makes me feel like I am part of the story.
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Story #4
http://storycorps.org/listen/stories/mary-johnson-and-oshea-israel/
This story literally made my jaw drop. It has a mother talking with the man who killed her son. Oshea Israel, the murderer, was involved in a teenage gang when he was 16 and he got in a fight with Mary Johnson's son which ended when he shot and killed Laramiun Byrd, the son. Oshea is now 34 (at the time of the interview) and is next door neighbors with Mary. She has taken him in as her own son. She talks about how she never got the chance to see Laramiun graduate from college or get married but then continues to say how she can have those experiences with Oshea.
This was a really striking story for me because I have always felt that being able to forgive someone is a good trait to have but I have never heard of someone taking the person in as their own child. I felt confused, nervous, happy, sad, etc. all from this story which really made it a good story for me. It was literally emotion after emotion.
This story literally made my jaw drop. It has a mother talking with the man who killed her son. Oshea Israel, the murderer, was involved in a teenage gang when he was 16 and he got in a fight with Mary Johnson's son which ended when he shot and killed Laramiun Byrd, the son. Oshea is now 34 (at the time of the interview) and is next door neighbors with Mary. She has taken him in as her own son. She talks about how she never got the chance to see Laramiun graduate from college or get married but then continues to say how she can have those experiences with Oshea.
This was a really striking story for me because I have always felt that being able to forgive someone is a good trait to have but I have never heard of someone taking the person in as their own child. I felt confused, nervous, happy, sad, etc. all from this story which really made it a good story for me. It was literally emotion after emotion.
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