Columbus, Georgia Becomes New OSS Anchor Community

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Columbus, Georgia Becomes New OSS Anchor Community

Last week, we welcomed Columbus, Georgia, as our fourth One Small Step (OSS) Anchor Community! Activities in Columbus included a public launch event at the National Infantry Museum, and a presentation at the Columbus Rotary, where an audio card of an OSS conversation between Columbus NAACP President Wane Hailes and recently retired, six-term Muscogee County […]

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20th Anniversary: StoryCorps Animated Shorts

Celebrate our anniversary with a collection of five new animations that reflect the breadth of meaningful conversations that people have shared in StoryCorps Booths over the last 20 years, as they pass on wisdom they gained along their paths and even connect over a shared laugh. Family Harmony When Gilbert Zermeño dreamed of joining his […]

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Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month

In recognition of National Hispanic Heritage Month, we’re highlighting the stories that uplift Latine voices as they share triumphs, achievements, legacies, and lived experiences from across the United States.

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Five Ways to Celebrate Your Organization's Anniversary with StoryCorps

How does your organization commemorate its anniversary? At StoryCorps Studios, we’ve had the privilege of partnering with a wide range of diverse organizations to celebrate their important milestones. Discover a few ways we’ve leveraged the power of storytelling to create unforgettable anniversary moments. 1. Host a meaningful community engagement event Featuring the City of New Orleans, […]

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Life on the Road: Adventures with StoryCorps’ Mobile Tour Staff (September 1 - 7, 2023)

It’s been an amazing week in Green Bay, Wisconsin! September 1st After arriving in the city on Wednesday night, I head to the airstream for my first day of recordings in Green Bay on Friday morning. As I resettle into the booth, my colleagues and I are also preparing to finish our stop here – […]

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Life on the Road: Adventures with StoryCorps’ Mobile Tour Staff (August 25 - 31, 2023)

Today’s the day – I’m flying back to join the Mobile Tour Team in Green Bay, Wisconsin! Depending on where the team is located, travel days can look pretty different. This time around, I decided to take advantage of the team being in the Midwest by taking a quick trip to visit family friends in […]

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Staff Spotlight: Christopher Norris

About Me: I’m a self-taught drummer who has played professionally for over a decade, including auditioning for Diddy’s Making the Band reality TV show in 2009 — earning a skip-the-line pass for the New York auditions after being the only drummer from Philly to make the cut. I’m an excellent cook, avid reader, and a […]

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Commemorating the Anniversary of September 11

In recognition of the anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks, we have put together a few stories from our September 11th Initiative.

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One Small Step: A Proxy for Personal Conversations?

Not long into her initial One Small Step conversation, Kim noticed something a bit uncanny. Here she was expecting to begin a discourse with her political counterpart, someone with opposing political points of view. But from the outset, the gentleman on the other end of the Zoom call was starting to seem eerily familiar and […]