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Today at StoryCorps, coworkers Kirsten Purvis and Yohana Carrillo discuss their lives working within the English as a Second Language (ESL) department at Mobile public schools. Throughout their work, they've learned the true meaning of community and the ways our differences make the world a better place.

After meeting for the first time earlier in the day, Ottie and Francesca decided to stop by StoryCorps to discuss their spiritual journeys.

You’ve might have already heard his voice on the Alabama Public Radio airwaves on Saturday nights alongside string instruments. However, APR is properly introducing the new host to our Bama Bluegrass weekend programing, Jeffery Albright.

In the previous StoryCorps segment, Karlos Finley spoke on the teamwork and service his parents showcased during the Jim Crow and Civil Rights era. In today's continuation, Karlos discusses the wrongful charges his father faced after transitioning from pharmacology to Mobile's music industry, showing that Karlos is the realization of his ancestors' dreams.

California voters will decide in November whether to remove an exemption for involuntary servitude from the state constitution under a proposal the state Legislature just approved. Alabama voters abolished slavery this way back in 2022. The polls opened shortly after Alabama Public Radio premiered its award-winning documentary “No Stone Unturned: Preserving Slave cemeteries in Alabama."

Last week on StoryCorps, we met Ray Nicholson and Alvin Lovett as they discussed a teacher who impacted their lives. This week, we hear how the Vietnam war impacted the people in their community.

This week, Don reviews "Lights, Camera, Bones: A Sarah Booth Delaney Mystery" by Carolyn Haines

Today at StoryCorps, Kelly Finley interviews her friend Dale Pfeiffer about Driftwood housing, a non-profit he co-founded to combat chronic homelessness in Mobile. Dale’s story shows that there is always light at the end of the tunnel. Note to listeners, suicidal thoughts are mentioned in this piece.

In last week’s segment of StoryCorps, siblings Jim and Bridget Mulroy discussed their childhood and the dynamic of growing up with multiple brothers and sisters. And in today’s episode, Jim talks about his substance abuse issues and how they’ve impacted his relationships.

Siblings Bridget and Jim Mulroy sat down at StoryCorps to talk about their childhood-- Growing up with several other brothers and sisters; and whether or not they felt pressure from their parents to be similar to their older siblings, and share the same interests.