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Chicago StoryBooth to Sunset Recordings in 2021

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Chicago StoryBooth to Sunset Recordings in 2021

Chicago StoryBooth to Sunset Recordings in 2021

After more than eight years in the region, StoryCorps will close its recording booth in Chicago in September 2021. In the months ahead, we will host capstone listening events and present broadcasts honoring the people and stories of the region.

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I have the coolest job. Your support makes it possible.

I have the coolest job. Your support makes it possible.

Our stories make up our history. Help us continue to create a place for history to be heard.

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An oral history emergency?

An oral history emergency?

If you could press a button and listen to your grandmother when she was ten years old, would you press that button?

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The 2021 StoryCorps Mobile Tour: Recording Conversations Remotely Across the U.S.

The 2021 StoryCorps Mobile Tour: Recording Conversations Remotely Across the U.S.

We're partnering with local radio stations in cities throughout the U.S. to remotely record the conversations of local residents and preserve them in the Library of Congress. Find out where we'll be visiting in 2021.

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2020: A Year in Stories

2020: A Year in Stories

With your support, we have been able to continue to highlight the voices of people from all backgrounds while preserving priceless memories.

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This Holiday Season, Find Connection With The Great Thanksgiving Listen

This Holiday Season, Find Connection With The Great Thanksgiving Listen

Be a part of this year’s national movement to create a history of the United States by recording your own stories virtually using StoryCorps Connect with an elder, mentor, friend, or someone you admire.

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The Great Thanksgiving Listen Aims to Bring Families — and the Country — Together Through Listening

The Great Thanksgiving Listen Aims to Bring Families — and the Country — Together Through Listening

In a year when the holidays will look markedly different than usual, we invite students nationwide to use the new remote recording platform StoryCorps Connect to record conversations with a grandparent, teacher, mentor, or another elder.

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Do you have the courage to listen? Take One Small Step

Do you have the courage to listen? Take One Small Step

As we prepare for the outcome of the election, read a note from Dave Isay about One Small Step, our initiative to bring people together for conversations about their lives.

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Stories for Veterans Day

Stories for Veterans Day

Listen to voices and stories recorded through our Military Voices Initiative.

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Announcing Our First Location for One Small Step Cities: Wichita, Kansas

Announcing Our First Location for One Small Step Cities: Wichita, Kansas

Calling all Kansans: StoryCorps selects Wichita for One Small Step Cities, the first of four locations where we anchor our work in 2020 and 2021.

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