A Wounded Spirit

I came across this story  on StoryCorps and I was moved by the photo attached to it. The two people had a great deal of pain written on their faces. In the story, the parents of Marine Corporal Jeff Lucey open…

An Audible Change - Cristal's Diary

An Audible Change – Cristal’s Diary Cristal’s radio diary begins in the middle of her complicated story. There is no music throughout the entire piece, only voices. The narrator describes to her audience her experience in prison. The audience has…

14-year-old Blind Triplets: Growing Up

This is a very interesting audio composition right off the bat, because the title (14-year-old triplets Leo, Nick, and Steven Argel tell Ollie Cantos about growing up) accompanied with the picture of three blind boys.makes you want to learn more….

A Family without a Home

The audio story I listened to was about a homeless family who lives in their car. The family includes a mom, a dad, their teenage daughter, her brother and their dog. This story intrigued me because by the looks of…

The Best of Friends

I choose an audio story about two best friends, recounting a couple moments in their lives that seem to reflect the pivotal strength of their friendship. I felt connected to this story because I have a best friend back home…

Celebrating the Life of Alexis D'Luna

The audio I listened to was about Alexis D’Luna. Alexis had a rare genetic condition called CHARGE syndrome. As a result, she had many complications including being intellectually disabled and legally blind. Alexis died in her sleep due to complications from…

Overcoming Cancer Together

The audio story that I listened to was about Jerris Marr and his daughter, Faith. Faith, who is now ten years old, had a rare form of cancer on her spine when she was four years old. Her doctors were…

Working Woman in a Man's World

In the audio story I listened to, a daughter is talking with her mother, Barbara Moore, about her mothers’s career as a bricklayer in Baltimore, Maryland. This story was particularly compelling to me because as an female engineer I am aware…

Hey, #engcmp0420! Since you’re in the midst of interviews and we’re doing an audio workshop on Tuesday, I thought it would make sense to have your blog post be about audio this week. 1) Listen to a few audio stories…

Ebola Outbreak in Texas

After scanning through the Washington Post website, I noticed that a big concern of the readers as the paper sees it is news about the Ebola virus outbreak in Dallas, Texas. The headline stood out to me because there were also a…