StoryCorps Ozarks

Missouri State University student athlete Manuela Ngo Tonye Nyemeck and MSU's director of student athlete development and community engagement A'dja Jones talk about racism in the United States.

Gabe Serratos, 26, had a surprise story about his very first teenage date to share with his friend, Ashlyn Deffenbaugh. Moral of the story: Watch your water consumption before hitting the putt-putt green!

Dr. Bob Carolla was one of the first oncology doctors to practice in Springfield. In this StoryCorps conversation, he tells his wife, Peg Carolla, how his younger brother John's passing inspired his practice of writing letters to the loved ones of his deceased patients.

Friends Kathleen O'Dell and Andrea Croley turn back the pages of history to explore a family saga out of war-torn Dresden, Germany.

Aidan Gray and his grandfather, Robert Bell, share a poignant conversation as part of the StoryCorps Mobile Tour in the Ozarks.

Jordan Schreiber talks with Casey Daugherty about what the former teacher's support meant to her as she struggled to come to terms with her sexuality.

Julia Taylor and Mary Taylor Adams share their memories of the day they and others fell ill before the parade even started.