StoryCorps

Cheryl White grew up on a 400-acre horse farm in Rome, Ohio. She left home as a teenager in 1971 to become a licensed jockey, even though no Black woman had ever successfully done that before.

Leta Spatz had a bench in a local park dedicated to her late husband. Twelve years later, she noticed a bouquet of yellow daisies on the bench.

A man talks about starting a free food delivery service for his neighbors in Fayetteville, Arkansas.

For StoryCorps, Lance Jackson speaks with his former music teacher about how her lessons led him to a career as a professional organist.

For StoryCorps, a husband and wife, who are both more than 100 years old, talk about how they met and fell in love.

Don Crisman and Gregory Eaton have never missed a Super Bowl. On Sunday, they'll attend their 60th game.

Leslie and Alan Burger have been in love since they met in elementary school in Bridgeport, Connecticut in the early 1960s. But their romance wasn’t always fun.

A man remembers how the West Hollywood sign showed him the way to where he belonged.

For StoryCorps, a reflection on how a child's vaccination sparked the creation of one of the most beloved songs in the movie "Mary Poppins."

An Army veteran remembers her wife's last Christmas after she was diagnosed with cancer.