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    • StoryCorps: National Day Of Listening

      StoryCorps: National Day Of Listening

      December 2, 2009

      All Thanksgiving week VPR Commentators shared their stories in the spirit of StoryCorps' National Day of Listening.  Listen to their stories and take time to record the personal stories that enrich your own life.

    • Lange: The Runaway Beer Wagon

      Lange: The Runaway Beer Wagon

      December 2, 2009

      Inspired by the recent National Day of Listening, commentator Willem Lange has the story of his great-grandmother and the run-away beer wagon.

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    • Livingston: The Story Of The Sword

      Livingston: The Story Of The Sword

      December 1, 2009

      The recent National Day of Listening reminded commentator Judy Livingston of the story her father used to tell about how he came to be presented with a magnificent Samurai sword.

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    • McCallum: The Perfect Tree

      McCallum: The Perfect Tree

      December 1, 2009

      Commentator Mary McCallum was inspired by the recent National Day of Listening, to retell one of her own family's favorite holiday stories.

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    • Nadworny: Grandpa And The World Series

      Nadworny: Grandpa And The World Series

      November 30, 2009

      Last Friday, people around the country participated in the second annual National Day of Listening. And that reminded commentator Rich Nadworny of a story about his grandfather's obsession with baseball.

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    • Martin: Dropping Off The Kids

      Martin: Dropping Off The Kids

      November 30, 2009

      Last Friday, many people around the country participated in the second annual National Day of Listening - an event that reminded commentator Mike Martin of a story often told by his wife's family in France.

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    • Mares: The Life-Changing Gamble

      Mares: The Life-Changing Gamble

      November 27, 2009

      As people around the country take part today in the second annual National Day of Listening, commentator Bill Mares tells a story his father told him about a gamble that paid off handsomely.

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    • Guyon: The Best First Impression

      Guyon: The Best First Impression

      November 27, 2009

      In the spirit of the National Day of Listening, commentator Annie Lawrence Guyon recalls a story often told during her family's Thanksgiving holidays - about the welcome they were given when they came to this country.

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    • McCallum: Carving The Turkey

      McCallum: Carving The Turkey

      November 26, 2009

      As many people around the country participate in the National Day of Listening, commentator Mary McCallum has a family story in which the phrase "carving the turkey" takes on an entirely new meaning.

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    • Schubart: When Elephants Grazed In Wolcott

      Schubart: When Elephants Grazed In Wolcott

      November 26, 2009

      Commentator Bill Schubart grew up in Morrisville and has written about Lamoille County. He remembers a story, often repeated in his childhood, about the time when elephants grazed in Wolcott.

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    • Seamans: The Real Turkey Campaign

      Seamans: The Real Turkey Campaign

      November 25, 2009

      As part of the National Day of Listening, commentator Bill Seamans has the story of the missile cruiser and the Campaign for Real Turkey.

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    • Doyle-Schechtman: Stuffing The Dates

      Doyle-Schechtman: Stuffing The Dates

      November 25, 2009

      As part of the National Day of Listening, commentator Deborah Doyle-Schechtman has the story of a Thanksgiving family tradition everybody loved to hate.

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    • Luskin: A Plumbing Catastrophe

      Luskin: A Plumbing Catastrophe

      November 24, 2009

      As part of the second annual National Day of Listening, commentator Deborah Luskin tells a favorite family story involving a Thanksgiving challenge and an outhouse.

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    • Freeman: Capturing Moseby

      Freeman: Capturing Moseby's Pants

      November 24, 2009

      As part of the National Day of Listening, commentator Castle Freeman has a favorite story from his own family that features a daring escape and a surprising souvenir.

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    • Moats: Lena And The Lightning

      Moats: Lena And The Lightning

      November 23, 2009

      As part of the National Day of Listening, commentator David Moats shares the oral history from his family in which a great aunt may - or may not - have been hit by lighting.

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    • Hunter: There

      Hunter: There's Many A Slip

      November 23, 2009

      As part of the National Day of Listening, commentator Edith Hunter tells us about how a family tradition was born when an old car died.

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