Stories Archive - StoryCorps
WEBEach week, the StoryCorps podcast shares these unscripted conversations, revealing the wisdom, courage, and poetry in the words of people you might not notice walking down the street. Subscribe to Our Podcast. podcast.
Stories to Lift Your Spirit - StoryCorps
WEBMar 12, 2020 · Laura Greenberg grew up as part of a gregarious family in Queens, New York. Her upbringing that couldn’t be more different than that of her husband, Carl. At StoryCorps, they told their daughter about those early days — terrible first kiss and all. Read the full transcript here. story. "If you need me to hold your hand, I'm there."
StoryCorps - Stories from people of all backgrounds and beliefs
WEBBrightness in Black. StoryCorps launches its newest initiative Brightness in Black, a celebration, a truth-telling, a showcase of the richness and complexity of Black life in America—with your stories front and center. Listen to stories of triumph, aspirations, resilience, and connection, and share your own. animation. 03:02.
Lesson: The Power of Active Listening - StoryCorps
WEBStudents will learn about active listening by discussing an audio clip and participating in an exercise to experience what if feels like to listen and have someone listen to them. Objectives: Students will reflect on the power of listening to others, and the power of being listened to. Students will understand the definition of active […]
Remarkable Friends Share Their Stories - StoryCorps
WEBJul 10, 2022 · Remarkable Friends Share Their Stories. Since the beginning of StoryCorps, countless friends have sat down, one-on-one, to share the things that matter to them through the StoryCorps interview process. That’s why we’re celebrating stories of those people who matter to each other. Explore the collection to hear from friendships that have ...
My Lobotomy - StoryCorps
WEBNov 16, 2005 · Introduction On January 17, 1946 a psychiatrist named Walter J. Freeman launched a radical new era in the treatment of mental illness in this country. On that day he performed the first-ever transorbital or “ice pick” lobotomy in his Washington, D.C. office. His patient was a severely depressed housewife named …
StoryCorps Archive
WEBThe American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress is partnering with StoryCorps to collect stories about the COVID-19 pandemic. The multiyear initiative will document, archive, and make accessible Americans’ experiences with COVID-19, to strengthen understanding of American life during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Stories to Lift Your Spirit for Spring - StoryCorps
WEBMar 23, 2024 · 3:00. In 2010, Ed Holley, a youth baseball coach in NYC, met 14-year-old player, Kanard Lewis. After a health scare from Kanard’s mom, Ed was asked to become Kanard’s legal guardian. More than a decade later, Ed and Kanard sat down for a StoryCorps conversation to reflect on their relationship. Budding Affection.
Stories to Celebrate Mother's Day - StoryCorps
WEBMay 8, 2024 · Mama Sug. Affectionately known as “Sug,” Cora Lee Collins captured the hearts of all. At StoryCorps, Sug’s daughter and granddaughter, Penelope Simmons and Suzanne Wayne, come together to reminisce about the wild, fun, and loving household Penelope grew up in and the endearing qualities that …
Great Questions - StoryCorps
WEBAfter 17 years of listening, we know what makes a great conversation: Ask great questions. Here are some of our suggestions for getting a good conversation going. We encourage you to use the ones you like and to come up with your own.