When Ms. Colombia, née Oswaldo Gomez, arrived in New York City in 1975, she had just completed her law degree in Spain. Originally from Colombia, she came to New York seeking a more open society. She ...

Back in 2001, friends tried to set up Coca-Cola salesman Walter Body with guidance counselor Vanessa Falls. But both of them were single parents and weren’t interested in dating. The next day, however ...

With over two decades of listening, we know what makes a good conversation: Start by asking Great Questions. Here are some of our suggestions for getting a good conversation going. We encourage you to ...

Ellaraino experienced a common teenage reaction when she learned she’d have to leave Los Angeles to spend the summer in Louisiana with her great-grandmother, Silvia. Less common was Ellaraino’s ...

How did you come to serve in the military? What is your proudest moment? During your service, can you recall times when you were afraid? What are your strongest memories from your time in the military ...

Ellaraino, 72, grew up in Los Angeles in the 1950s. When was 16 she had one thing on her mind: boys. Her parents thought that was trouble, so they sent her to Louisiana to live with her ...

The StoryCorps Archive Mobile Tour One Small Step Military Voices Initiative Ways to Participate StoryCorps DIY StoryCorps Studios ...

Connie Labetti was working for Aon Corporation in 2001. Her office was on the 99th floor of the World Trade Center’s South Tower—the second to be hit on September 11, 2001. As the attacks began, she ...

The Museum of Jurassic Technology is a small nondescript storefront on Los Angeles’s Venice Boulevard. Inside, it is a museum like no other. Museum creator David Wilson, a man of prodigiously unusual ...

Founded in 2003, StoryCorps has collected and preserved conversations from over 630,000 participants across the country. Along the way, we’ve visited hundreds of cities and traveled tens of thousands ...

Before founding StoryCorps, Dave Isay made documentaries that shined a light on the darkest corners of the country. Perhaps one of the darkest places in the U.S. is inside the death chamber. No one is ...