StoryCorps

Navy veterans Windy Barton and Michael Davidson struggled to feel fulfilled after leaving the military. Then they discovered Team Rubicon: a special team of veterans who go into the fray when natural disasters strike. The two friends came to StoryCorps to reflect on what inspired their sense of duty.Leave us a voicemail at 702-706-TALK, or email us at [email protected] more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

StoryCorps does a lot of different things, but they all come down to connecting people— even if they disagree. That's the idea behind our One Small Step initiative, where we pair strangers with opposing political views to have a conversation, not about politics, but about their lives. In the last episode of our season, two people who connected — even though their beliefs divided them.Leave us a voicemail at 702-706-TALK, or email us at [email protected] more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

On the morning of January 29th, 1998, a terrorist bombed the New Woman All Women Health Care Clinic in Birmingham, Alabama, killing a police officer and severely injuring a nurse. Both victims risked their own safety to show up for others—despite having different beliefs—and will forever be linked by the same act of political violence.Leave us a voicemail at 702-706-TALK, or email us at [email protected] more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

As communities across the Southern United States set about recovering from one of the most devastating hurricane seasons ever, we're doing what Mr. Rogers always told us to do when the news is scary: we're looking for the helpers. In this episode, two stories about people who have stepped up for their neighbors, despite their differences.Leave us a voicemail at 702-706-TALK, or email us at [email protected] more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy