StoryCorps: Recording The Lives And Stories Of Everyday Americans StoryCorps is an independent nonprofit project whose mission is to honor and celebrate the lives of everyday Americans by listening to their stories.
StoryCorps
Sharing And Preserving The Stories Of Our Lives
Sean Lennon and Yoko Ono. StoryCorps hide caption
Ellene Montagne decided at 10 she wanted to be a pilot. She's pictured here in 1947 near Fort Belvoir, Va., where she learned how to fly at a local airport. Courtesy of Michael Montagne hide caption
Arsalan and father Dr. Tariq Iftikhar enjoy a family moment during a trip to London in May 2009. Family photo hide caption
NPR's Guy Raz and Robert Siegel chat about Siegel's first days in radio. Friday is the National Day of Listening, a chance to sit down with a loved one, turn on a tape recorder, and ask that person about his life. John Poole/NPR hide caption
Scott Macaulay has hosted a dinner for anyone who needs a place to go for Thanksgiving for the past 25 years. StoryCorps hide caption
Showaye Selassie (left) and her friend, Susan Greenfield. At StoryCorps in New York City, Selassie told Greenfield that her mom, who was schizophrenic, is one of the most interesting people she will ever meet. StoryCorps hide caption
Ninety-year-old Sid Radner has had a lifelong fascination with Harry Houdini and tries to contact the escape artist and magician every year on Halloween at the Official Houdini Seance. StoryCorps hide caption
David Wilson was one of the first to tie the knot in Massachusetts in 2004 after same-sex marriage became legal in the state. StoryCorps hide caption
John Kane and his daughter, Sally, visited StoryCorps in Paonia, Colo. Kane, a U.S. District Court judge, was appointed to the bench by President Carter in 1977. Courtesy of StoryCorps hide caption