Opinion

Rebecca Greenberg made her first visit to StoryCorps with her mother. This time her father, Carl, joined them for some laughter and reminiscing.

A 'Not Normal' Family That Knows How To Laugh At Itself

11:27am October 24, 2013

by NPR Staff

To celebrate the 10th anniversary of StoryCorps, we revisit Laura Greenberg, who told her daughter Rebecca about her gregarious parents — and her awkward first kiss with Rebecca's father, Carl. Now, it's his turn to share his side of the family story.

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Hit The Numbers: Stats guys say that the clutch is a random crap shoot.

Sports

Frank Deford: 'Some Of Us Are More Valiant Than The Rest'

9:16am October 23, 2013

by Frank Deford

As the World Series begins, the sports commentator longs for proof of the existence of a legitimate clutch hitter. Stats guys say that the clutch is a random crap shoot.

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Wil Smith with his daughter, Olivia, today.

A Father, A Daughter And Lessons Learned

6:47am October 23, 2013

by NPR Staff

In celebration of the 10th anniversary of StoryCorps we hear again from Wil Smith, a single dad who took his infant daughter, Olivia, with him when he went to college. Now, Wil is helping Olivia with her school search, a role he says he's happy to have after a battle with colon cancer.

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Priya Morganstern (left) and Bhavani Jaroff visited a StoryCorps booth with their father, Ken Morganstern, in 2006. He passed away a year later.

Health & Safety

For A Father With Alzheimer's, Life 'Came Down To Love'

10:19am October 22, 2013

by NPR Staff

In commemoration of the 10th anniversary of StoryCorps, we hear again from Ken Morganstern, who shared some of his last memories with his daughters during a 2006 interview.

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The Schei family in 2010 (from left): Anneka, Gordon, Erik, Deven and Christine.

National

With Veteran's Life In Peril, His Parents Take Up The Fight

12:28pm October 18, 2013

by NPR Staff

Doctors said Erik Schei would be a "vegetable" for the rest of his life — and he was only 21. He had been shot in the head on his second tour in Iraq. But his parents choose to bring him home and give him another chance at life. Now, they say he's smiling every day and grateful to be alive.

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Starr Cookman (left) says she and Kylee Moreland Fenton have been "connected at the hip" since they were kids in Tucson, Ariz.

Best Friends, Sharing 'Two Sides Of The Same Heart'

12:23pm October 18, 2013

by NPR Staff

Starr Cookman and Kylee Moreland Fenton have been the closest of friends for decades. The pair grew even closer when Starr's infant son seemed ill. It's because of Kylee's insistence, Starr says, that 8-day-old Rowan received the heart surgery that saved his life.

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Sports

You Asked For It: Frank Deford's Top 12 List

12:35pm October 16, 2013

by Frank Deford

Commentator Frank Deford responds to suggestions of things he should comment on. Here, he takes on the Washington Redskins' name; high school football games on national TV; hockey fights; Pete Rose and the Baseball Hall of Fame; and the tradition of pouring Gatorade on winning coaches.

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Religion

Heaven Is Waiting; Hell Is A Different Question, Nun Says

6:38pm October 11, 2013

by NPR Staff

The Catholic Church has long held that saints are in communion with God after death, says Mary Catherine Hilkert, a Catholic theologian and Dominican Sister of Peace. But, she says, "never has there been a statement about anyone definitively being in hell."

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Detail of the central compartment of The Adoration of the Mystic Lamb, completed in 1432 by Jan van Eyck, where pilgrims gather to pay homage to the lamb of God. Many art historians interpret the painting's fountain as a symbol of eternal life.

Religion

To Pastor, Afterlife Is Where We 'Learn To Live Together'

4:39pm October 11, 2013

by NPR Staff

Humans have debated the concept of an afterlife for millennia. But ultimately, each individual's view on life after death is a personal one. For his part, the Rev. Gabriel Salguero, president of the National Latino Evangelical Coalition, sees eternity as a place where people cast aside the differences that divided them on earth.

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Barbara Handelsman, 80, and her grandson Aaron Handelsman, 20 — birds of a feather.

A Grandmother, Her Grandson And Fitting In — Together

11:52am October 11, 2013

by NPR Staff

Growing up, Barbara Handelsman often felt out of step with her family. She says she has always been shy and isolated, but with her grandson, Aaron, she says she's free to be herself. "I think we bring out the best in each other," Aaron says.

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