StoryCorps Phoenix 2013

StoryCorps Phoenix

The StoryCorps team was at the Phoenix Art Museum in March to interview KJZZ listeners as part of its cross-country 2013 MobileBooth tour.

You can hear conversations from StoryCorps Phoenix participants by clicking on each story below.

The Story Behind StoryCorps Senior Field Correspondent Stina Sieg chats with the MobileBooth team about their lives on the road.	James and Marion Durham talk about their 42 years of married life and Marion's impact on the U.S. Park Service.
Fernanda Philbrick and her sister Roberta Santos talk about the hardships and challenges of leaving Brazil for the United States.	Claire and Zachary Robertin discuss Zach’s approach to the world-- living with Asperger's Syndrome.
Barbara Sausen and her best friend Pat Sopper share memories about their teenage escapades.	Sandra Day O'Connor and her son Scott O'Connor talk about the Chief Justice's life before her judicial career.
Ed and Claire Kerr talk about Ed's difficult childhood and the transformation that helped him to become the person he is today.	Kelli Little and her son Anthony recall the strains on their relationship as Anthony was growing up.
Amy Donohue and her friend James Pietragallo talk about their non-profit organization, which encourages people to donate a kidney.	Cat Hammad and her friend Tamara Heins talk about the special way in which Cat and her daugher Chandra communicate.
Jes Quiroz tells his daugter Irma Quiroz about a childhood mistake that nearly cost him his life.	Daniel Abril and his aunt Gloria look back on the challenges Daniel overcame as he was growing up with several cognitive disabilities.
Lilia Alvarez chats with Anna Berlenga about how she was taught to stand up for her convictions and how she's doing that today.	David and Suzanne Harbster reminisce about David’s days as a teacher and as Dave the Scientist on the Wallace and Ladmo Show.
Tom Hamilton shares memories with his daughter Lisa about owning a small business in Phoenix and trekking across the globe.	Tim Mikkelson and his friend Brian Koch talk about Tim's decision to start a company of his own.
Peggy and Celeste Plumlee talk about Peggy's potentially life-threatening disease and how it has changed their relationship.	Jenny Rose talks to Mark Teismann about her days as a teenager-- before she knew Mark was her biological father.
Ruth Jurhill and her daugher Dale Evans recall the hardships their family experienced during the Indonesian Revolution.	Patricia Trausch and her daugher Patty look back on Patricia's youth and her quest to become an educator.
Elizabeth Cusma and Oliver Renwick talk about Elizabeth's history of addiction and how she turned her life around.	Jonscott Williams chats with his daughter Imani Williams-Vaughn about life in the early 60s, divorce and a special song that unites them.
We conclude StoryCorps Phoenix 2013 with another conversation between Sandra Day O'Connor and her son Scott O'Connor.