Summer Reading: About Story Corps

"StoryCorps’ mission is to preserve and share humanity’s stories in order to build connections between people and create a more just and compassionate world. -- We do this to remind one another of our shared humanity, to strengthen and build the connections between people, to teach the value of listening, and to weave into the fabric of our culture the understanding that everyone’s story matters. At the same time, we are creating an invaluable archive for future generations." -- About StoryCorps

To share these stories, StoryCorps produces:

• Videos
• Animated shorts
• Podcasts (NPR / WNYC)
• Texts

"Everyone around you has a story the world needs to hear", Dave Isay's lecture to accept the 2015 TED Prize. (March 2015)

Listen to a sample of stories from Callings told by the participants along with information from the creators about the making and editing of the book itself. 

Participants:

• Angelo Bruno & Eddie Nieves, Sanitation Workers (p.125)
• Barbara Moore, Bricklayer (p.72)
• Ayodeji Ogunnuyi, English Teacher (p.169)
• Barbara Abelhauser, Bridgetender (p.17)