Veterans come back from their service with memories — fond ones and difficult ones. Jake Floyd’s memories of his exit from the military, and rough re…
StoryCorps Nashville: How One Veteran’s Service Gave Her The Grit To Battle Multiple Sclerosis
Judy Gatewood-Keim was a self-described thrill seeker looking for a challenge. She served in the military for nearly 30 years, and for more than half of…
StoryCorps Nashville: ‘I Served So That You Can Take A Knee’
When you’re a veteran, what does service mean to your children? Kevin Jones, who served in the Army, was interviewed in May in WPLN’s studio as part of…
StoryCorps Nashville: A Holiday Memory Of Dad Standing Up To Discrimination
When Michael Turney and his sister Betty Turney-Turner stopped by the StoryCorps booth in Nashville last year, they both talked about the values and work ethic they learned from their parents: stick up for yourself, even in the face of blatant discrimination.
StoryCorps Nashville: Vietnam Veteran Recounts His First Airstrike And A Trigger-Happy Co-Pilot
Listen Darrel Kilburn headed off to Vietnam right after college. He was a helicopter gunship pilot- often tasked with flying over dangerous territory and patrolling for enemy combatants. Now in his 70’s, the retired Army Colonel still remembers one of his first experiences facing enemy gunfire while flying with a new co-pilot. What could have […]
StoryCorps Nashville: Finding Redemption In A Difficult Mother
Listen Neil Stinson had a complicated relationship with his mother, who died five years ago from health complications related to her alcoholism. She was loving but often absent while he was growing up. And that’s what he talked about when he was interviewed by his wife, Lauren, in the StoryCorps booth at Nashville Public Radio.
StoryCorps Nashville: Mississippi Millie And The Delta Blues
Listen Mississippi Millie McLaine is an iconic Delta blues singer and musician. Born in Columbus, Mississippi, she moved to Pennsylvania at the age of 9 and there saw her career take off. Now 74 years old, she sits down with her friend Don Swartz Jr. to talk about the instruments she played as a child, […]
StoryCorps Nashville: Radical Faeries At The Short Mountain Sanctuary
Listen In the late 1970s, a group of gay men known as the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence began the Radical Faerie Movement in an effort to create communities for homosexuals cast out by society. The movement began in San Francisco and has generated many congregations worldwide, one of which sits in Short Mountain, Tennessee. Soami […]
StoryCorps Nashville: The First Female Sheriff In Davidson County
Listen In 1994, Davidson County elected its first female sheriff, Gayle Ray, shocking many people while making Tennessee history. Former Sheriff Ray is interviewed by her son, Austin, about the day she was elected and what it meant to break a gender barrier in Nashville.
StoryCorps Nashville: The Songs Of Felice And Boudleaux Bryant
Listen Del Bryant is the son of Boudleaux and Felice Bryant, famous Nashville songwriters for their work in the days of the Grand Ole Opry. Del is interviewed by his wife, Carolyn Smith Bryant, about how his parents met and the important role they played in country music.
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