We all have a voice.
It all begins with a story. Whether you're launching a business, turning a hobby into a passion, or sharing a creative project with the world, the way you tell your story can make all the difference.
As a StoryCorps Mobile Facilitator, I listened closely as participants engaged in meaningful conversations, identifying the stories that resonated deeply and deserved to be shared with a broader audience.
EXTRA: The People That Nurtured Me.
Growing up in the 1950s in Montgomery, AL., Rev. Farrell Duncombe or "Little Farrell," as he was known by his family and friends, had a mischievous side. In this short episode, he remembers the day he got called out by the mother of civil rights. StoryCorps interview in Montgomery, AL on November 24, 2010 by Elizabeth Straight for StoryCorps.
In 1991, Dennis and Buelah Apple lost their 18-year-old son Denny to complications resulting from mononucleosis.
Nearly twenty years later, they sat down together at StoryCorps to remember him and talk about what their lives have been like since his death.
Dee Dickson remembers trying to get a job as a shipyard electrician in the 1970s.
Originally aired February 18, 2011 on NPR’s Morning Edition. Facilitated by Elizabeth Straight
In 1991, Reverend Eric Williams was a new pastor at the Calvary Temple Baptist Church in Kansas City, Missouri.
At StoryCorps, he told his colleague, Jannette Berkley-Patton about his first experience dealing with AIDS in his ministry. Originally aired November 30, 2012 on NPR’s Morning Edition. Facilitated by Elizabeth “Lizz” Straight
A Runaway Boy's Temptation: The Train Tracks
Bud Norton tells his nephew Tim Locher about his childhood adventures growing up in Kansas. Originally aired December 9, 2010 on NPR’s Morning Edition. Facilitated by Elizabeth “Lizz” Straight
City employee Phillip West (45) talks with StoryCorps Facilitator Elizabeth Straight (30) about the impact of the BP oil spill on the city of Orange Beach.
Janet Yost (69) and talks with StoryCorps Facilitator Elizabeth Straight (30) about her career as a nurse.
Shumaya Jones (21) talks with StoryCorps facilitator Elizabeth Straight (30) about college, her mother’s mental illness, and being homeless.
Janet Yost (69) and talks with StoryCorps Facilitator Elizabeth Straight (30) about her career as a nurse.
