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Thank God For Coney Island

In 1920, a father made a split-second decision to save his newborn's life by taking her to an incubator exhibit at Coney Island. We meet her in this episode, and she shares how a sideshow attraction saved her life, and thousands of others, when hospitals couldn't, ultimately changing the course of American medicine. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

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  Nothing Left Unsaid

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  Peter the Wolf

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  The Birds, the Bees, and My Dad

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  My Way

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  EXTRA: The Men of Montford Point

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  EXTRA: I Shall Be Released

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  StoryCorps Then and Now: Listen More, Shout Less

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  EXTRA: Dear Mrs. Doyle

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  StoryCorps Then and Now: Mother Mary

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  StoryCorps Then and Now: Family Pride

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  StoryCorps Then and Now: Beyond the Booth

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  StoryCorps Then and Now: The Griot of Knoxville

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  StoryCorps Then and Now: On the Road

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  StoryCorps Then and Now: Love Letters

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  StoryCorps Then and Now: StoryCorps is Born

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  EXTRA: Why I'm On This Earth