StoryCorps Then and Now: On the Road

In Shreveport, Louisiana, one home has become a lighthouse for local kids. We meet the couple who opened their doors to the neighborhood, and discover how their work has not only changed the community, but changed them and their volunteers too.Leave us a voicemail at 702-706-TALK ...  Show more

September 11, 2001 was 25 years ago. But if you lived through that day, it doesn’t feel like it. StoryCorps started recording survivors and the families of victims just a few years after, with the goal of archiving one interview for each person lost. We dug through more than two ...  Show more

On today’s tapes…>> The Dream << Our storyteller has an interesting dream before work.>> The Trucker << Life on the road can be easy sometimes. 

From Montréal to Edinburgh, and from São Paulo to Taipei: your stories about belonging, or longing to just be.See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.NPR Privacy Policy 

On today's tapes...>> Video Store << Our storyteller has a strange encounter while working at a video store.>> The 100 Miler << After a hundred mile race through an island our storyteller leaves with an unexpected souvenir.>> Surprise Tape << “How did this get in there?” 

A few weeks ago, our staff here at Atlas Obscura put out an episode about our traveling expectations – places that either blew us away… or were a major letdown.  And today - we are hearing YOUR stories.

WE WANT YOUR STORIES: We’re working on a new slate ...