Mary Heers
Volunteer ProducerMary got hooked on oral histories while visiting Ellis Island and hearing the recorded voices of immigrants that had passed through. StoryCorps drew her to UPR. After she retired from teaching at Preston High, she walked into the station and said she wanted to help. Kerry put her to work taking the best 3 minutes out of the 30 minute interviews recorded in Vernal. Passion kicked in. Mary went on to collect more and more stories and return them to the community on UPR's radio waves. Major credits to date: Utah Works, One Small Step, and the award winning documentary Ride the Rails.
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Two Cache Valley farm girls Debbie Andrew and her sister-in-law Jaylene Anderson give us two stories of everyday heroism on the farm.
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Calling in to the StoryCorps project from North Logan, Ron Godfrey shared moments from his childhood in Murray. Today's story involves a little boy named Timmy, a very prepared boy named Moe and a hapless tooth in the middle.
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All of last year, the news about the Great Salt Lake was going from bad to worse. We began to hear dire predictions that the shrinking lake might disappear altogether. Then, finally, with some legislative action and a big boost from record snow and rain, the water level began to rise. The Great Salt Lake is our unique treasure. But it’s future is still at risk. Will we keep it or lose it?
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Matthew and Lianne Wappett look back at a particularly wild experience on the San Juan river and how it affected their relationships with each other and their future family.
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Former bodybuilding champion Steve Reno began life as an orphan. Now at age 84, he looks back at the paths he has taken and shares key insights.
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This spring, the Storycorps mobile recording booth rolled back into Logan and set up shop. At 10:00 AM on April 28, the door to the trailer popped open and two rickety steps came down. Going into the booth took a little bit of courage.
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I learned the daffodils produce a toxic alkaloid, lycorine, which makes them taste bitter. Tulips, however, are not only edible, but delicious.
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Growing up in Ukraine, Nataliya and Diana met in a dance class when they were 15 and became best friends. In 2019, they left Ukraine to go to Egypt on vacation, never thinking they were beginning a journey that would take them to America.
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Michael Bingham and his sister Lianna are siblings with a 22-year age difference who never lived in the same house. Their StoryCorps experience was a chance for Lianna to get to know her brother better.
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In this episode, Mary's perspective on ice transforms after an unusual Christmas letter and a trip to the Olympic bobsled track.