StoryCorps Connect: Free Online Platform To Bring Loved Ones Together

StoryCorps, the national non-profit organization dedicated to recording, preserving, and sharing the stories of people of all backgrounds and beliefs recently launched StoryCorps Connect—a new free platform to engage Americans in StoryCorps interviews conducted and recorded remotely.

WBUR has partnered with StoryCorps on projects like "Great Thanksgiving Listen" in the past and continues to support the public service platform they've developed to help bring loved ones together amidst a global public health crisis.

StoryCorps Connect aims to connect generations, offer a source of comfort and meaning to elders who may feel isolated and alone, and, in the process, preserve the wisdom of humanity. Learn more about StoryCorps Connect here.

Social distancing is the exact opposite of the StoryCorps ethos, which strives to bring people together and acknowledge and celebrate our common humanity. At this time of physical separation, the StoryCorps interview methodology is a more essential tool than ever before for bringing us together

Dave Isay, Founder and President of StoryCorps

Founded in 2003, StoryCorps has brought more than 600,000 Americans together—two at a time—to record intimate, face-to-face conversations about their lives, create human connection, pass wisdom from one generation to the next, and leave a legacy for the future. It is the largest single collection of voices ever gathered.

The organization began developing StoryCorps Connect in March in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, motivated by the belief that at this time of physical separation, StoryCorps can provide a critical public service to increase connection to others and reduce the impact of isolation, particularly on vulnerable populations in this country.