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StoryCorps

My Way

StoryCorps

NPR

Society & Culture

4.73.9K Ratings

🗓️ 23 April 2024

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Summary

In "My Way," the new season of the StoryCorps podcast— stories from people who found a rhythm all their own and confidently marched to it their whole lives. Our first episode features a graduate of Hamburger University, one man's remarkably brave appearance on conservative radio in the 1990s, a New Yorker who took his mugger out to dinner, and more.

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0:00.0

Hey listeners, we want to know what you think of the show.

0:03.2

Leave us feedback on our new voicemail line,

0:05.8

702, 706, talk, that's 702, 706, T-A-L-KK or email us at Podcast at StoryCorps.

0:15.0

We also want to hear your stories, so listen for a special prompt at the end of each episode.

0:22.0

Hi, I'm Dave Iceay, founder of StoryCorps.

0:25.0

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0:28.0

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0:31.0

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0:45.6

Jasmine, have I ever told you much about my dad? Not really.

0:46.4

Okay, so he was kind of a character.

0:48.2

His name was Anthony, but everybody called him Sonny.

0:51.2

He was one of those people who didn't really believe that rules were made for him.

0:56.5

One time we were on vacation and we were driving through New York City.

1:00.6

We started to go over the George Washington Bridge and he realized we missed our exit.

1:04.6

Now, Jasmine, if you were driving that car, what would you do?

1:07.3

I'd turn around. And how would you do that?

1:09.7

A drive to the next exit, I guess. Right, I think any reasonable person would do what you just described,

1:14.5

but not my dad.

1:15.8

My dad stopped the car, put it in reverse,

1:18.8

and backed up halfway across the George Washington Bridge to get back to our exit.

1:24.0

Never mind the hundreds of cars around you.

1:26.6

I mean, this is how I grew up.

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