About Us
StoryCorps is an independent nonprofit whose mission is to provide Americans of all backgrounds and beliefs with the opportunity to record, share, and preserve the stories of our lives. Since 2003, StoryCorps has collected and archived more than 30,000 interviews from more than 60,000 participants. Each conversation is recorded on a free CD to share, and is preserved at the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress. StoryCorps is one of the largest oral history projects of its kind, and millions listen to our weekly broadcasts on NPR’s Morning Edition and on our Listen pages.
- View our story: from modest start up to national movement.
- Read our mission and principles.
- Download our Annual Reports.
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. Just as powerful is the experience of listening. Whenever people listen to these stories, they hear the courage, humor, 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
Get involved with StoryCorps
- Make a reservation to record an interview with someone you care about
- Groups, institutions, and organizations can sponsor on-site recording days in their community
- Read our bestselling books Listening Is an Act of Love and Mom: A Celebration of Mothers from StoryCorps
- Listen to hundreds of stories online on our Listen pages
- Subscribe to our podcast
- Sign up for our weekly newsletter
- You can also help keep StoryCorps accessible to all by making a financial contribution
Members of the media can visit our press room.
Videos
Book Tour
Watch Dave Isay as he explains the StoryCorps experience while on the Listening Is an Act of Love book tour.
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CNN’s American Morning
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