StoryCorps Shorts: Then and Now
Sisters Janaki Symon and Melissa Wilbur grew up in New York and settled across the country from each other as adults. The StoryCorps MobileBooth was in town when Melissa was visiting her sister, and Janaki invited her to sit down and talk about their relationship.
Episodes
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The Mole Agent
S33 E13 - 1h 22m
When 83-year-old Sergio is sent as an undercover spy to a Chile retirement home to track suspected elder abuse, he learns a deeper lesson on human connection. Through the lens of the hidden camera in his decoy glasses, viewers watch as Sergio struggles to balance his assignment with becoming increasingly involved in the lives of several residents.
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POV Shorts: Uniquely Euro
S33 E305 - 24m 5s
Two quirky stories as distinctive as the countries from which they hail, Ukraine and Austria.
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POV Shorts: Comic Culture
S33 E306 - 24m 36s
Slices of life from opposite sides of the world--where the everyday veers into comedy.
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POV Shorts: In The Absence
S33 E303 - 25m 20s
A South Korean community is torn apart by a ferry disaster which claimed the lives of hundreds of children. When government incompetence is revealed as the main cause, the victims’ families seek justice.
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POV Shorts: The Spectrum of Divide
S33 E302 - 25m 5s
Two perspectives on how shared beliefs connect and divide.
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Our Time Machine
S33 E10 - 1h 17m
When artist Maleonn realizes that his father suffers from Alzheimer’s disease, he creates “Papa’s Time Machine,” a magical, autobiographical stage performance featuring life-size mechanical puppets. Through the production of this play, the two men confront their mortality before time runs out and memories are lost forever.
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Love Child
S33 E8 - 1h 22m
With adultery being punishable by death in Iran, a young couple make the fateful decision to flee the country with their son. Love Child follows the new family on their life-threatening journey to seek asylum in Turkey, and witnesses a mother’s heart breaking fight to keep her family together and secure a future for her son.
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POV Shorts: Cherish
S33 E301 - 25m 15s
Three stories reflecting the many faces of love through memory, community and family.
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And She Could Be Next (Ep. 2)
S33 E2 - 1h 22m
And She Could Be Next follows a defiant movement of women of color as they transform politics from the ground up. Filmed during the historic 2018 midterm elections, the series features organizers and candidates (including Rashida Tlaib and Stacey Abrams) as they fight for a truly reflective government, asking whether democracy can be preserved—and made stronger—by those most marginalized.
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And She Could Be Next (Ep. 1)
S33 E1 - 1h 54m
And She Could Be Next follows a defiant movement of women of color as they transform politics from the ground up. Filmed during the historic 2018 midterm elections, the series features organizers and candidates (including Rashida Tlaib and Stacey Abrams) as they fight for a truly reflective government, asking whether democracy can be preserved—and made stronger—by those most marginalized.
Extras + Features
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Lesson Plan Clip 2 | We Are The Radical Monarchs
S33 E3 - 1m 31s
Who runs the world?! The Monarchs take to the streets at the women’s march.
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Trailer | We Are The Radical Monarchs
S33 E3 - 2m 31s
Meet the Radical Monarchs, a group of young girls of color at the front lines of social justice. Set in Oakland, the film documents the journey of the group as they earn badges for completing units including being an LGBTQ ally, preserving the environment, and disability justice. We follow the two founders as they face the challenge to grow the organization, both pre and post the 2016 election.
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Lesson Plan Clip 3 | We Are The Radical Monarchs
S33 E3 - 4m 55s
Monarchs learn about “Radical Advocacy” by talking with legislators.
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Lesson Plan Clip 3 | And She Could Be Next (Ep. 2)
S33 E2 - 3m 40s
What does voter suppression look like in Georgia? Stacey Abrams and the New Georgia Project explain how lawmakers have used their power to exclude and marginalize voters of color. As early voting begins, issues begin to arise.
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Lesson Plan Clip 1 | And She Could Be Next (Ep. 2)
S33 E2 - 3m 34s
Nse Ufot of the New Georgia Project describes voter suppression tactics. Young people of color describe how they are underestimated as a political force.
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Lesson Plan Clip 4 | And She Could Be Next (Ep. 2)
S33 E2 - 4m 47s
Confusion and long lines are prevalent on Election Day in Georgia.
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Lesson Plan Clip 2 | And She Could Be Next (Ep. 2)
S33 E2 - 7m 12s
Asians for Abrams describe their motivations for organizing, and show us what it’s like to canvass to this diverse multiethnic, multilingual demographic.
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Lesson Plan Clip 6 | And She Could Be Next (Ep. 1)
S33 E1 - 6m 34s
Stacey Abrams talks about the challenges of being a black woman candidate for governor in Georgia. Members of her multiracial, multiethnic coalition of organizers discuss working at the grassroots level on her campaign.
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Lesson Plan Clip 1 | And She Could Be Next (Ep. 1)
S33 E1 - 1m 4s
Rashida Tlaib shares a personal story about how witnessing one way Islamophobia impacted her children fueled her decision to run for office.
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Lesson Plan Clip 4 | And She Could Be Next (Ep. 1)
S33 E1 - 1m 49s
Maria Elena Durazos campaigns with Latinx union activists.
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Lesson Plan Clip 7 | And She Could Be Next (Ep. 1)
S33 E1 - 1m 54s
As the election draws near, polling places in communities of color are targeted for closure.
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Lesson Plan Clip 2 | And She Could Be Next (Ep. 1)
S33 E1 - 4m 44s
Nse Ufot describes the changing face of America. Organizers discuss the historic role Black women have played as political leaders of the New American Majority.
Schedule
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Liquor Store Dreams
Saturday
May 4
1 Hour 30 Minutes
Two Korean American children of liquor store owners reconcile their dreams with those of their immigrant parents as they confront the racial landscape of Los Angeles. -
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American Revolutionary: The Evolution of Grace Lee Boggs
Tuesday
May 7
1 Hour 30 Minutes
The life of Grace Lee Boggs, a 98-year-old Chinese-American philosopher, writer and activist. -
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About Love
Monday
May 13
1 Hour 30 Minutes
Power structures within the three generations of the Phadke family begin to unravel when the youngest daughter starts to record their personal lives. -
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Children of the Mist
Tuesday
May 14
1 Hour 30 Minutes
A 13-year-old Hmong girl is caught between tradition and modernity in rural northwest Vietnam. -
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Manzanar, Diverted: When Water Becomes Dust
Wednesday
May 15
1 Hour
Native American, Japanese American and rancher communities form an alliance to defend their land and water from Los Angeles.
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