Rika Matsuda's Story

At 16, Reed Norwood was trapped in a burning truck after a crash. A passing trucker stopped and saved his life. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising. 

When Teyu immigrated to the U.S. at 11, he spoke no English and felt isolated at school. A fellow student patiently helped him learn the language — and feel less alone. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of p ...  Show more

Today Ros takes to the mic to answer all of the questions you sent in about her time away filming her project. She answers the questions of a student director who is currently making her own documentary to which of Eric’s annoying habits she missed the most. Ros shares the empowe ...  Show more

Listen as I share a story of a strange teacher from StoryBird, react to a girl attending a billionaire high school(that’s a thing?), and listen to real life stories from my experiences with teachers. StoryBird: https://storybird.com/longform-story/teacher-troubles Billionaire Hig ...  Show more

Retell a painful story to highlight your best traitsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

On this episode of Our American Stories, even though the working-class African-American community around Eric often couldn’t read or write, they could tell a story. To Eric, there was no honor higher than having the stories he would learn retold by the men around him. Support the ...  Show more