Chef Barney Northrop tells his friend William Wood about his path through homeschooling and religious deconstruction to sought-after chef in Logan.

Dorie Thorpe tells her friend Ginger Payant about her name, her ingenious way of getting more time with an electric sewing machine, and the glasses she used to become a sports champion.

Conversations bring out stories, not only our own, but those of previous generations. Alice MacAllister reveals the story of one of the lesser known victims of the Red Scare: her own father.

North Logan's Ron Godfrey tells his StoryCorps conversation partner about a run-in with the school principal.

Ordinary people often have big unrecognized stories. We are lucky that a friend and coworker heard this story and insisted her friend come into the booth with her.

Chiq Spencer brought her husband John into the StoryCorps booth to tell us how his military career began unexpectedly — with pingpong balls.

Jennifer Walker grew up a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. By the time she got to college, Jennifer decided only to date fellow members of the church so she could get married in the temple. Then Jennifer met Andrew, who, despite not belonging to the LDS church, immediately felt like home.

Stephanie Sorenson and Lila Geddes came into the StoryCorps booth with a tale of an under-aged Cache Valley joyride made uniquely possible by rural life.

For A.J. Anderson, participating in StoryCorps was a chance to hear stories from his grandpa John Waters.

StoryCorps participant Mark Baldwin spins his tale of an earlier generation of boys growing up and playing softball in Wellsville, Utah.