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Teacher Appreciation Week #GoogleDoodle Featuring StoryCorps Stories

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Teacher Appreciation Week #GoogleDoodle Featuring StoryCorps Stories

Teacher Appreciation Week #GoogleDoodle Featuring StoryCorps Stories

We are kicking off Teacher Appreciation Week 2021 in partnership with Google to honor educators and highlight the voices of teachers and students.

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The Way Out of Toxic Polarization

The Way Out of Toxic Polarization

In an environment like we’re currently in, change can be difficult. But, it’s possible when you take small steps.

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On the Front Lines: Stories Recorded with the Association of American Medical Colleges

On the Front Lines: Stories Recorded with the Association of American Medical Colleges

In 2020 the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) partnered with StoryCorps to highlight health care professionals’ experiences with the COVID-19 pandemic, racism, and persistent inequities in America.

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Remarkable Friends Share Their Stories

Remarkable Friends Share Their Stories

Hear lifelong companions offer enduring support, new friends meet for the first time, and old acquaintances reconnect after years apart.

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Your support helps StoryCorps elevate the unique voices that are the stories of our shared humanity — at a time when we need it most. Please give today.

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We the People: Voices of the United States

We the People: Voices of the United States

This Independence Day, hear what it means to be an American right from the source. Listen to these extraordinary stories from remarkable people, all of whom make up this complicated, beautiful, and diverse country.

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Growing One Small Step — When It's Needed Most

Growing One Small Step — When It's Needed Most

StoryCorps is expanding One Small Step, our effort to facilitate and broadcast conversations with people in America of opposing viewpoints, to six additional communities in 2021.

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The Science behind One Small Step

The Science behind One Small Step

The “contact hypothesis” is a straightforward but powerful idea. It says this: People who come from different social and cultural groups can learn to like and accept one another through repeated interactions, such as through conversations. Contact can reduce prejudice and promote peace.

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A Daily Dose of Humanity

A Daily Dose of Humanity

Whether you are new to StoryCorps or have been with us since the beginning, take a few minutes to explore some of our favorite uplifting, inspiring, and laugh-out-loud stories.

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LGBTQ+ Voices to Honor This Pride Month

LGBTQ+ Voices to Honor This Pride Month

We’re celebrating Pride Month by lifting up the stories of LGBTQ+ history-makers.

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