Discover StoryCorps

Discover StoryCorps

StoryCorps reminds the nation that every story matters and every voice counts. Since 2003, StoryCorps has given a quarter of a million Americans the chance to record interviews about their lives, to pass wisdom from one generation to the next, and to leave a legacy for the future. It is the largest single collection of human voices ever gathered. These powerful stories illustrate our shared humanity and show how much more we share in common than divides us. Learn more about our work and our national recording initiatives.

StoryCorps Legacy

Providing people of all ages with serious illness and their families an opportunity to record, preserve, and share their stories by partnering with hospitals and clinics, pediatric centers, hospice and palliative care departments, and disease specific organizations.

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StoryCorps Justice Project

Documenting the experiences of youth of color in the juvenile and adult justice system in New York City and jails nationwide, with a focus on amplifying and preserving the stories of those whose lives have been impacted by mass incarceration and the criminal justice system.

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StoryCorps OutLoud

Launched on the 45th anniversary of the 1969 Stonewall Uprising as an extension of our commitment to preserve the stories of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) people from across the country at a time of profound change in social attitudes.

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September 11th Initiative

A Peabody Award-winning initiative in partnership with the National September 11 Memorial & Museum to record at least one story in honor of each of the lives lost during the attacks on September 11, 2001, and the February 26, 1993, World Trade Center bombing.

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StoryCorps Griot

StoryCorps Griot ensures that the voices, experiences, and life stories of African Americans will be preserved and presented with dignity. The Griot Initiative also documents the varied voices of people with roots in the African Diaspora who are living in the United States.

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StoryCorps Historias

StoryCorps Historias is an initiative to record the diverse stories and life experiences of Latinos in the United States. StoryCorps Historias is an initiative to record the diverse stories and life experiences of Latinos in the United States.

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Memory Loss Initiative

In 2006, StoryCorps launched the Memory Loss Initiative to support and encourage people with various forms of memory loss to share their stories with loved ones and future generations.

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Military Voices Initiative

The Military Voices Initiative provides a platform for veterans, service members, and military families to share their stories. In doing so we honor their voices, amplify their experiences, and let them know that we—as a nation—are listening.

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StoryCorps Archive

StoryCorps’ archive comprises one of the first and largest born-digital collections of human voices, featuring more than 65,000 interviews recorded in all 50 states and Puerto Rico.

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Education

We offer resources to make the StoryCorps mission come alive, supporting adults and youth in building relationships and creating more compassionate schools, families, and communities. 

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Each 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.