Participate in the Great Thanksgiving Listen : : Story Corps

Participate in the Great Thanksgiving Listen

Story Corps

Make a plan to interview someone you love on Thanksgiving.

Commit to being part of this historic effort. Pick a grandparent, or neighbor, or family friend over the age of 65 who you’d like to interview. Simply download the StoryCorps app, use the built-in prompts to record and publish an interview over Thanksgiving weekend. There are resources here to help you get the most out of your interview experience.

After you publish your interview, please log in to your account at StoryCorps.me and tag it for #TheGreatListen 2015 [Your state abbreviation], i.e. TheGreatListen2015AZ or TheGreatListen2015KS.  READ MORE !

And then listen.

Literacy – Spanning the US: Rancho Cucamonga CA - StoryCorps Medal Winner

Literacy: Spanning the U.S.

IMLS and StoryCorps

2013 Medal Winners - Listen Online

StoryCorps is making their visits to the 2013 medal-winning institutions in early 2014. Check back to hear additional stories as they are made available.

Rancho Cucamonga Public Library

"You become an expert on deception..."

Jerry Piazza (L), a 64-year-old student in the adult literacy program at the Rancho Cucamonga Public Library, talks to Allen Callaci (R), the literacy librarian, about navigating life without the ability to read. They talk about his decision to go to tutoring and publicly reveal his struggle.

Length: 2:28. Read transcript (PDF)

StoryCorps’ mission is to provide Americans of all backgrounds and beliefs with the opportunity to record, preserve, and share their stories. StoryCorps is currently one of the fastest-growing nonprofits in the country. Each week, millions of Americans listen to StoryCorps’ award-winning broadcasts on NPR’s Morning Edition. Fifty of StoryCorps’ most emblematic stories have been collected in the New York Times bestseller, Listening Is an Act of Love (Penguin Press). A follow-up book, Mom: A Celebration of Mothers from StoryCorps (Penguin Press), published in Spring 2010, features inspiring stories by and about mothers.

Upcoming Mobile Tour Dates & Stops

Marquette, MI ● July 5 to August 2, 2014

Reservations Open: June 19, 2014 & July 8, 2014

Radio Partner: Public Radio 90, WNMU-FM

Peter White Public Library, 217 North Front Street Marquette, Michigan 49855

Grand Rapids, MI ● August 8 to September 5, 2014

Reservations Open: July 25, 2014 & August 8, 2014

Radio Partner: WGVU Public Media

St. Louis, MO ● September 11 to October 10, 2014

Reservations Open: August 28, 2014 & September 12, 2014

Radio Partner: St. Louis Public Radio KWMU

Tulsa, OK ● October 16 to November 15, 2014

Reservations Open: October 2, 2014 & October 17, 2014

Radio Partner: Public Radio Tulsa KWGS

Dallas, TX ● November 20 to December 20, 2014

Reservations Open: November 6, 2014 & November 21, 2014

Radio Partner: KERA Public Media for North Texas

Recording Locations

StoryCorps Atlanta

the Atlanta History Center and Public Broadcasting Atlanta: Visit StoryCorps in Atlanta.

StoryCorps Chicago

the Chicago Cultural Center and WBEZ 91.5: Visit StoryCorps in Chicago.

StoryCorps San Francisco

the San Francisco Public Library, Airbnb, KALW and KQED: Visit StoryCorps in San Francisco.