Student Tells Former Teacher About How He Helped His Mom Make Ends Meet When He Was a Kid
In a heartwarming episode of the animated video series from StoryCorps, A young college man named Noe Rueda talks with his former teacher Alex Fernandez…
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‘A Good Man’, A Poignant Animated Short By StoryCorps About A Gay Man Reconnecting With His Siblings
In “A Good Man“, an animated short by StoryCorps, Brian Wilmouth poignantly talks with his brother Mike about how their father kicked him out of…
‘Me & You’, An Touching Story of a Mother Explaining to Her Son Why She Decided to Adopt Him
In the StoryCorps animation “Me & You”, Scott Miller has a touching conversation with his mother Jackie about her decision, back in 1971, to adopt…
The Road Home, StoryCorps’ Animated True Story About a Man’s 40-Year Struggle with Alcoholism
In the StoryCorps animation “The Road Home,” North Carolinian Eddie Lanier talks about his 40-year struggle with alcoholism and a Good Samaritan who helped him…
Marking the Distance, An Animated True Story About Living With Short-Term Memory Loss
Gweneviere Mann, who lost her short-term memory while undergoing brain surgery in 2008, talks about living with her unusual condition in “Marking the Distance,” an…
Eyes on the Stars, An Animated Short About Challenger Astronaut Ronald E. McNair as a Boy
“Eyes on the Stars” is an animated short by StoryCorps about NASA Challenger astronaut and physicist Ronald E. McNair. His brother Carl tells Ronald’s story…
Sundays at Rocco’s, An Animated True Story About How a Demolished Building Destroyed a Family
Sundays at Rocco’s is the true short story, told by Nicholas Petron, about his grandfather Rocco Galasso (an owner and superintendent of an apartment building…
Facundo the Great, Story of a School Boy in 1950s America Whose Name Couldn’t be Anglicized
In 1950s Southern California, Hispanic school children often suffered the indignity of having their names anglicized (Ramon became Raymond, Maria became Mary). The humorous short…
A Family Man, An Animated True Story About a Hard-Working Dad
The Rauch Brothers animation, A Family Man, is a touching true story about a hard-working dad, named John, told by his son, Samuel. Samuel was…
To R.P. Salazar, with Love, A True Love Story That Began With A Typo
“To R.P. Salazar, with Love” is a short animation that tells the true story of how two strangers with very similar names (and nearly identical…