The Stories

Weekly radio episodes and select featured stories

Hugh Grant (Karuk) Part 2

Alcohol had taken Hugh… it had taken everything from him like it does to so many others. But something happened in his life that made all the difference, and...

Play Episode

Hugh Grant (Karuk) Part 1

“I took a drink of my mom’s beer. And it was terrible. I said, ‘Oh, how can you drink that stuff’. I’ll never forget her answer: ‘You’ll find out.’...

Play Episode

George Landlord (Yup’ik) Part 2

From falling into the freezing waters of the Yukon River to serving on the battlefields of Vietnam, George has lived through many challenging and difficult situations. Drugs and alcohol...

Play Episode

George Landlord (Yup’ik) Part 1

George grew up in Mountain Village, Alaska where life can be pretty rugged. One day, while he was out on his snow machine he got caught in a storm....

Play Episode

Nicole Harjo (Creek)

You don’t have to do bad things to be bad. Nicole grew up in a Christian home where her father was a pastor. She knew right from wrong and...

Play Episode

Willie Doyeto (Kiowa) Part 3

It was a tragic, unexpected loss. Willie’s son and daughter-in-law, along with some others, were standing by their car alongside the highway checking their vehicle for a noise they...

Play Episode

Willie Doyeto (Kiowa) Part 2

“I guess it was in June – the first part of June of 1963 that I couldn’t take it anymore. My body couldn’t take what I was doing –...

Play Episode

Willie Doyeto (Kiowa) Part 1

Willie grew up in Hobert, Oklahoma in a pastor’s home. He recalls the Sunday gatherings at church along the river, how the ladies dressed… what they did. He tells...

Play Episode

A Storyteller Classic Just for You

Subscribe to receive info on our latest news and we’ll send you a link to one of our favoriite episodes