VOICEMAILS: Part of My Life, Part of My Soul

StoryCorps

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Society & Culture

4.5 • 3.9K Ratings

🗓️ 10 March 2026

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

Some moments feel big because everything’s on the line— and others only felt that way at the time. Lately our listeners have been leaving us voicemails about both: slip-ups and serious situations, fateful decisions and faux pas. Listen to hear your stories about codewords, cookies, and odd romance.

Want to share your story with us? Leave a voicemail at 702-706-TALK, or email us at podcast@storycorps.org.

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0:00.0	Hey folks, I'm Max Young Rice.
0:10.7	We've got a special episode for you today.
0:13.0	The StoryCorps archive is the largest collection of human voices in history,
0:17.1	because we try to record as much as we can in as many places as we can.
0:21.4	And yet, there will always be stories in this country that we can't get to.
0:25.5	That's why we like it when you reach out to us.
0:27.9	Every episode, we ask a question and have you leave your answer in a voicemail at 702-706 talk.
0:34.7	And you tell us stories about everything.
0:37.0	A lot of you share really important moments,
0:39.6	and we'll get to those.
0:40.9	But first, we're going to start with some not-so-important moments.
0:44.6	Stories about misunderstandings and faux-paws.
0:47.3	Things going wrong, even when there's no bad intent.
0:50.1	I mean, we've all been there.
0:51.7	It's the StoryCorps podcast from NPR.
0:54.1	Let's get started.
1:03.2	Hi, this is Kathy calling from Enola, Pennsylvania.
1:07.0	I am blind.
1:08.5	My favorite Halloween story.
1:11.1	I was sitting on my porch with my bowl of candy,
1:14.2	and I heard these people coming up,
1:16.2	and I heard the parents say,
	...

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