Have you ever heard of StoryCorps? I was first turned on to these stories by a good friend who heard them on the NPR radio broadcast. I love the concept and purpose of this organization, described below in the founder’s words. Check them out at www.storycorps.org or if you prefer to read the stories, you can buy their book, Listening is an Act of Love, which contains excerpts from many interviews over the years.
The heart of StoryCorps is the conversation between two people who are important to each other: a son asking his mother about her childhood, an immigrant telling his friend about coming to America, or a couple reminiscing on their 50th wedding anniversary. By helping people to connect, and to talk about the questions that matter, the StoryCorps experience is powerful and sometimes even life-changing.
Our goal is to make that experience accessible to all, and find new ways to inspire people to record and preserve the stories of someone important to them. Everybody’s story matters and every life counts.
Just as powerful is the experience of listening. Whenever people listen to these stories, they hear the courage, the humor, the trials and triumphs of an incredible range of voices.
By listening closely to one another, we can help illuminate the true character of this nation reminding us all just how precious each day can be and how truly great it is to be alive.
-Dave Isay, Founder, StoryCorps
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Written by Royale Scuderi
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