May 25th, 2008 · When Frances Richey's son deployed to Iraq in 2004, their relationship was strained by their very different views about the war. While her son was gone, Frances Richey wrote poetry about her own experience and her son's. Richey speaks with NPR's Guy Raz about her poems and the bond they helped renew with her son.
Feb 27th, 2008 · Last fall, the storied developer Levitt and Sons halted construction on dozens of projects from South Carolina to Florida. Now many customers are stuck with devalued homes in half-built neighborhoods.
Aug 23rd, 2006 · Author Gary Shteyngart says his favorite novel is Fathers and Sons. Ivan Turgenev's story of two young men and their families "explains just about everything you need to know about families, love, heartache, religion, duels and the institution of serfdom in 19th-century Russia."
Jan 4th, 2006 · The 12 miners who did not survive the disaster at Sago Mine were fathers, sons and husbands. Some had been in the business their whole adult lives and were close to retirement. Others were in their 20s. We hear the names of those who lost their lives and some of what we know about them.
Oct 26th, 2005 · Steve Inskeep talks with two mothers of sons who died in Iraq. The number of U.S. troops killed there has reached 2,000 since March of 2003. Gena Courtney and Nan Byrd talk of the experience their families have been through dealing with the loss of their loved ones.
Oct 26th, 2005 · Courts in China have overturned several death sentences this year following widely publicized miscarriages of justice. The cases have prompted China to tighten control over the death penalty. Anthony Kuhn has the story of four Chinese families who claim their sons have been sentenced to death and unjustly imprisoned for more than a decade.
Aug 3rd, 2005 · Commentator Gwen Macsai is the mother of two boys. She has no idea how to prepare her sons for the craziness of "girl world." And she's a bit worried about it.
Jun 17th, 2005 · Earlier this week, a StoryCorps' mobile recording booth left Charlottesville, Va., after a two-week stay. For Father's Day, we bring you an excerpt from a Charlottesville session, along with two bonus features. Their common theme: a heritage of caring, and love.