Local Treasures

In 1920, a father made a split-second decision to save his newborn's life by taking her to an incubator exhibit at Coney Island. We meet her in this episode, and she shares how a sideshow attraction saved her life, and thousands of others, when hospitals couldn't, ultimately chan ... Show More

In 1968, just moments after Robert F. Kennedy was shot, a young photographer for The Los Angeles Times — Boris Yaro — captured the scene in an image that's haunted the nation ever since. In this episode of the StoryCorps podcast, we remember RFK and we revisit the story of that f ... Show More

Rabbi Philip Lazowski remembers a quick decision that saved his life during the Holocaust. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy 

If you subscribe to this podcast, then you're familiar with our listener dispatches: unique, funny, and often deeply personal stories shared with us by the Women Who Travel community. Weaving them into the podcast is one our favorite things to do, which is why this week we're mix ... Show More

<p>In this episode, Jess and Gabriel share their love story &amp; open up about both the heartwarming and the hilarious moments that brought them together from across the world. </p> 

Ghada and Ranyah don't know each other, but their stories have a lot in common. When they each married their husbands, everybody around them assumed they'd live happily ever after. But it didn't turn out that way, for either of them. They were both left to rebuild new identities ... Show More

Pendant des années, Louise a suivi des comptes fitness sur Instagram. Très vite, elle a voulu ressembler à ces filles à la plastique parfaite, c'est devenu son obsession. Mais à trop vouloir un "corps parfait", sa vie a basculé.Je suis Mina Soundiram, journaliste chez Brut, et mo ... Show More

<p>In this episode, Jess and Gabriel share their experiences of getting bullied and discuss how those experiences have played a role in making them the people they are today.</p> 

<p>Apprenez le français avec Kevin dans des galeries souterraines et écoutez l'histoire de ce lieu insolite.</p> <h2><strong>► EXERCICE à partir d'un extrait du podcast</strong></h2><p><strong>Les catacombes : parler d'un lieu et de son histoire </strong><strong>| niveau B1 <a hr ... Show More

All of our lives have changed. In this unprecedented time, we wanted to make something to reflect this moment. So today, our Kerning Cultures quarantine special: stories of staying at home, lockdowns from history, creative ways of escaping boredom... and for everybody's sanity, a ... Show More

This sounds like a contradiction - after all, you can listen to podcasts anywhere, and the most successful podcasts have a universal appeal. But, all stories come from somewhere, and as we discover, being rooted in a local patch can bring a real richness to your podcast. There is ... Show More