StoryCorps Chicago Finale: ‘My Disabled Body Is My Happy Ending’

Andrea and Anja at the StoryCorps booth in Chicago
Andrea and Anja at the StoryCorps booth in Chicago.
Andrea and Anja at the StoryCorps booth in Chicago
Andrea and Anja at the StoryCorps booth in Chicago.

StoryCorps Chicago Finale: ‘My Disabled Body Is My Happy Ending’

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Anja Herman was 9 years old when she visited the StoryCorps booth in 2015 with her aunt, Andrea Korovesis. Recently, they revisited their conversation and talked about living with a physical disability.

Bill Healy produces StoryCorps Chicago for WBEZ and teaches journalism at Northwestern University. A podcast he produced was a finalist for the 2021 Pulitzer Prize in Audio Reporting. Follow him @chicagoan.