The universe is made of stories, not of atoms.
- Muriel Rukeyser

This coming year, Radio Diaries celebrates 15 years of stories on public radio. We wanted to tell you about some of the things we've done over the past years. Then we realized we could do something better: show you. Check out our video to the left.

We've got some big news to share in 2010. But we need your help now. Please consider donating to Radio Diaries. A gift of any size helps keep our organization going.

We are immensely grateful for your support.

The Audio History Project
We have launched a new series chronicling hidden chapters of 20th century history. Told in Radio Diaries style, the stories weave together home recordings, archival news clips, and first-person accounts to bring the past to life.

Hear the stories.

Mandela: An Audio History
A five-part radio series documenting the struggle against apartheid through rare sound recordings, the voice of Nelson Mandela himself, as well as those who fought with him, and against him.

Visit the website

Thembi's AIDS Diary:
A Year in the Life of a South African Teenager

Thembi was 19 when we first gave her a tape recorder. She kept an audio diary of her struggle to live with AIDS for more than a year. After the broadcast of her story she traveled around the world presenting her story.

She died on June 5th, 2009 from drug-resistant TB. She was brave and open about living with AIDS at a time when most South Africans were quiet about the epidemic. We learned so much from her and for that we are eternally grateful.
Hear Thembi's story.
Check out Thembi's Blog
Purchase the CD

You can hear our remembrance on NPR (streaming | download mp3). And you can hear her diary, which aired in 2006 here.