StoryCorps Shorts: Then and Now

About the Episode

Sisters Janaki Symon and Melissa Wilbur grew up in New York and settled across the country from each other as adults. The StoryCorps MobileBooth was in town when Melissa was visiting her sister, and Janaki invited her to sit down and talk about their relationship.

Aired: 04/09/24 | Expires: 09/30/28 | Runtime: 2m 23s

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Extras

Behind the Lens: A House Made of Splinters

A message from the filmmaker.

1:44
Anatomy of a Scene: Fauna

Anatomy of a Scene from Fauna with director Pau Faus.

3:07
Behind the Lens: Fauna

A message from the filmmaker.

1:49
Behind the Lens: Against the Tide

A message from the filmmaker.

1:25
Behind the Lens: Is There Anybody Out There?

A message from the filmmaker.

0:51
Behind the Lens: Hummingbirds

A message from the filmmaker.

1:30
Behind the Lens: King Coal

A message from the filmmaker.

1:28
King Coal: Bonus Feature

Performances by Shodekeh Talifero (breath artist), Lou Maiuri, Jesse Milnes, and Emily Miller.

8:00
a film is a goodbye that never ends

Filmmaker María Luisa Santos grapples with saying goodbye to Turbo, a dog she has come to adore.

13:44
StoryCorps Shorts: Beat by Beat

Ed Cage and his daughter Nicole talk about how he passed beatboxing on to the next generation.

2:47